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Ernesta Kareckaite vs. Nicolle Caliari

UFC 1-2-1 vs. 1-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-2-1
UFC record
1-2-0
Women's Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Flyweight
28
AgeΔ 1 yrs
29
5'9"
HeightΔ 6"
5'3"
71"
ReachΔ 9"
62"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.3
Layoff (months)Δ 4.9 mo
5.2
DLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Nicolle Caliari hunts takedowns — 3.03 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.94 Women's Flyweight norm.
Nicolle Caliari owns the mat — in control 35% of cage time, vs a 19% Women's Flyweight norm.
Ernesta Kareckaite rarely shoots — 0.50 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.94 Women's Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ernesta Kareckaite

Full career not yet synced for Ernesta Kareckaite — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Nicolle Caliari

Full career not yet synced for Nicolle Caliari — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3015.02/min · norm 3.93
Sig. strikes landed
1193.00/min · norm 3.93
2614.35/min · norm 3.84
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2335.88/min · norm 3.84
40.0%norm 45.5%
Striking accuracy
39.0%norm 45.5%
53.0%norm 56.1%
Striking defense
53.4%norm 56.1%
00.00/15 · norm 0.10
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.10

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Ernesta Kareckaite

Distance 91.1% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.1% (norm 4.5%)

Nicolle Caliari

Distance 91.8% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 3.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 4.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Ernesta Kareckaite

Head 85.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 11.0% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 3.3% (norm 7.6%)

Nicolle Caliari

Head 78.7% (norm 78.1%) · Body 16.4% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Kareckaite L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med Caliari L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 261 / 685 38.1% 40.3% 101 / 280 36.1% 40.3%
In the clinch 32 / 44 72.7% 73.9% 7 / 10 too few to rate 73.9%
On the ground 8 / 23 too few to rate 74.4% 11 / 15 too few to rate 74.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 229 / 644 35.6% 36.0% 80 / 240 33.3% 36.0%
To the body 57 / 83 68.7% 69.5% 27 / 50 54.0% 69.5%
To the legs 15 / 25 60.0% 82.3% 12 / 15 too few to rate 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 Kareckaite L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med vs Caliari L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 215 / 492 43.7% 39.0% 202 / 461 43.8% 39.0%
In the clinch 41 / 54 75.9% 73.8% 19 / 27 70.4% 73.8%
On the ground 5 / 9 too few to rate 73.4% 12 / 12 too few to rate 73.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 149 / 400 37.2% 35.0% 178 / 423 42.1% 35.0%
To the body 90 / 127 70.9% 69.0% 51 / 69 73.9% 69.0%
To the legs 22 / 28 78.6% 78.7% 4 / 8 too few to rate 78.7%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
250.0% acc · 0.50/15 · norm 0.94
Takedowns landed
825.8% acc · 3.03/15 · norm 0.94
3282.1% def · norm 61.1%
Takedowns stopped
1100.0% def · norm 61.1%
10:2517.4% of cage time · norm 18.7%
Control time
13:5235.0% of cage time · norm 18.7%
14:223:35 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
4:411:46 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Submission attempts
10.38/15 · norm 0.32

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kareckaite has more cage time on record.