Erin Blanchfield vs. Taila Santos
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Erin Blanchfield
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.65 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.0 wins over .500
Taila Santos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.42 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Erin Blanchfield
Distance 87.2% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 4.5%)
Taila Santos
Distance 80.1% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.6% (norm 4.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Erin Blanchfield
Head 85.1% (norm 78.1%) · Body 8.6% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 7.6%)
Taila Santos
Head 70.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 15.7% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 13.7% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Blanchfield L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Santos L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 556 / 1379 | 40.3% | 40.3% | 215 / 551 | 39.0% | 40.3% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 69 | 63.8% | 73.9% | 43 / 57 | 75.4% | 73.9% |
| On the ground | 105 / 134 | 78.4% | 74.4% | 57 / 80 | 71.2% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 511 / 1347 | 37.9% | 36.0% | 167 / 486 | 34.4% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 106 / 136 | 77.9% | 69.5% | 65 / 108 | 60.2% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 88 / 99 | 88.9% | 82.3% | 83 / 94 | 88.3% | 82.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Women's Flyweight: 47 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 47 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Blanchfield L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Santos L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 537 / 1344 | 40.0% | 39.0% | 212 / 549 | 38.6% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 57 | 45.6% | 73.8% | 37 / 56 | 66.1% | 73.8% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 73.4% | 20 / 25 | 80.0% | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 401 / 1187 | 33.8% | 35.0% | 150 / 475 | 31.6% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 81 / 126 | 64.3% | 69.0% | 56 / 78 | 71.8% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 82 / 89 | 92.1% | 78.7% | 63 / 77 | 81.8% | 78.7% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Blanchfield has more cage time on record.