Irene Aldana vs.
Holly Holm
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Irene Aldana
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.92 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
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
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Irene Aldana
Distance 93.9% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 7.5%)
Holly Holm
Distance 89.4% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 7.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Irene Aldana
Head 81.5% (norm 75.2%) · Body 9.6% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 8.9% (norm 8.8%)
Holly Holm
Head 68.5% (norm 75.2%) · Body 18.6% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 8.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Aldana L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Holm L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 948 / 2504 | 37.9% | 38.3% | 659 / 1766 | 37.3% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 55 / 74 | 74.3% | 73.3% | 94 / 120 | 78.3% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 62 / 89 | 69.7% | 70.8% | 52 / 89 | 58.4% | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 743 / 2174 | 34.2% | 37.7% | 377 / 1353 | 27.9% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 145 / 255 | 56.9% | 70.0% | 246 / 368 | 66.8% | 70.0% |
| To the legs | 177 / 238 | 74.4% | 80.9% | 182 / 254 | 71.7% | 80.9% |
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: 40 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 40 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 Aldana L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Holm L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1258 / 2942 | 42.8% | 41.3% | 531 / 1401 | 37.9% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 74 | 59.5% | 74.7% | 156 / 187 | 83.4% | 74.7% |
| On the ground | 61 / 103 | 59.2% | 74.2% | 63 / 79 | 79.7% | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 828 / 2395 | 34.6% | 38.1% | 394 / 1154 | 34.1% | 38.1% |
| To the body | 242 / 388 | 62.4% | 73.2% | 206 / 301 | 68.4% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 293 / 336 | 87.2% | 80.9% | 150 / 212 | 70.8% | 80.9% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Holm has more cage time on record.