Holly Holm vs. Megan Anderson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Holly Holm
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.11 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Megan Anderson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Holly Holm
Distance 89.4% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 7.3%)
Megan Anderson
Distance 73.6% (norm 72.1%) · Clinch 13.6% (norm 16.0%) · Ground 12.7% (norm 11.9%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Holly Holm
Head 68.5% (norm 75.5%) · Body 18.6% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 8.7%)
Megan Anderson
Head 79.1% (norm 73.9%) · Body 20.0% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 0.9% (norm 9.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Holm L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Anderson L/A | Acc | Women's Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 659 / 1766 | 37.3% | 38.5% | 31 / 81 | 38.3% | 46.8% |
| In the clinch | 94 / 120 | 78.3% | 74.3% | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 78.3% |
| On the ground | 52 / 89 | 58.4% | 70.8% | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 377 / 1353 | 27.9% | 37.7% | 35 / 87 | 40.2% | 42.9% |
| To the body | 246 / 368 | 66.8% | 71.1% | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 78.2% |
| To the legs | 182 / 254 | 71.7% | 80.8% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 81.7% |
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 Bantamweight: 41 fighters · Women's Featherweight: 3 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 Holm L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Anderson L/A | Opp acc | Women's Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 531 / 1401 | 37.9% | 41.3% | 36 / 80 | 45.0% | 32.7% |
| In the clinch | 156 / 187 | 83.4% | 75.0% | 20 / 24 | too few to rate | 75.0% |
| On the ground | 63 / 79 | 79.7% | 74.2% | 41 / 50 | 82.0% | 72.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 394 / 1154 | 34.1% | 37.7% | 58 / 101 | 57.4% | 26.4% |
| To the body | 206 / 301 | 68.4% | 73.2% | 16 / 24 | too few to rate | 60.3% |
| To the legs | 150 / 212 | 70.8% | 80.9% | 23 / 29 | 79.3% | 67.6% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Holm has more cage time on record.