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Gillian Robertson vs. Taila Santos

UFC 14-7-0 vs. 4-3-0
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Gillian Robertson

VS

Taila Santos

14-7-0
UFC record
4-3-0
Women's Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Flyweight
31
AgeΔ 2 yrs
33
5'5"
HeightΔ 1"
5'6"
63"
ReachΔ 5"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.2
Layoff (months)Δ 35.6 mo
37.8
LWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Taila Santos carries real power — 0.43 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.10 Women's Flyweight norm.
Taila Santos is a submission threat — 1.29 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Women's Flyweight norm.
Gillian Robertson hunts takedowns — 2.53 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.94 Women's Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Gillian Robertson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 146
Tier 3 — regional circuit 32

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.36 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Taila Santos

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 94
Tier 3 — regional circuit 140

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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6092.63/min · norm 3.93
Sig. strikes landed
3153.01/min · norm 3.93
6552.83/min · norm 3.84
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2692.57/min · norm 3.84
47.4%norm 45.5%
Striking accuracy
45.8%norm 45.5%
56.6%norm 56.1%
Striking defense
57.3%norm 56.1%
00.00/15 · norm 0.10
Knockdowns
30.43/15 · norm 0.10

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

Gillian Robertson

Distance 68.8% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 28.4% (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)

Gillian Robertson

Head 75.5% (norm 78.1%) · Body 13.9% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 10.6% (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 Robertson L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med Santos L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 305 / 885 34.5% 40.3% 215 / 551 39.0% 40.3%
In the clinch 28 / 36 77.8% 73.9% 43 / 57 75.4% 73.9%
On the ground 276 / 365 75.6% 74.4% 57 / 80 71.2% 74.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 414 / 971 42.6% 36.0% 167 / 486 34.4% 36.0%
To the body 99 / 179 55.3% 69.5% 65 / 108 60.2% 69.5%
To the legs 96 / 136 70.6% 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 Robertson L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med vs Santos L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 462 / 1280 36.1% 39.0% 212 / 549 38.6% 39.0%
In the clinch 57 / 72 79.2% 73.8% 37 / 56 66.1% 73.8%
On the ground 136 / 158 86.1% 73.4% 20 / 25 80.0% 73.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 492 / 1301 37.8% 35.0% 150 / 475 31.6% 35.0%
To the body 104 / 136 76.5% 69.0% 56 / 78 71.8% 69.0%
To the legs 59 / 73 80.8% 78.7% 63 / 77 81.8% 78.7%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3940.6% acc · 2.53/15 · norm 0.94
Takedowns landed
1575.0% acc · 2.15/15 · norm 0.94
937.5% def · norm 61.1%
Takedowns stopped
2985.3% def · norm 61.1%
109:2347.2% of cage time · norm 18.7%
Control time
41:4439.8% of cage time · norm 18.7%
40:532:38 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
23:183:20 per 15 · norm 3:00
120.78/15 · norm 0.32
Submission attempts
91.29/15 · norm 0.32

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

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