Istela Nunes vs.
Yazmin Jauregui
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.
Istela Nunes
Full career not yet synced for Istela Nunes — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Yazmin Jauregui
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.19 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.6 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)
Istela Nunes
Distance 93.3% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 5.0%)
Yazmin Jauregui
Distance 89.4% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Istela Nunes
Head 69.9% (norm 76.4%) · Body 20.0% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 9.1%)
Yazmin Jauregui
Head 76.1% (norm 76.4%) · Body 12.3% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Nunes L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Jauregui L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 200 / 443 | 45.1% | 38.3% | 232 / 639 | 36.3% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 27 | 88.9% | 72.6% | 27 / 41 | 65.9% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 1 / 5 | too few to rate | 75.0% | 23 / 35 | 65.7% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 117 / 332 | 35.2% | 35.4% | 176 / 544 | 32.4% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 66 / 95 | 69.5% | 69.3% | 47 / 88 | 53.4% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 42 / 48 | 87.5% | 77.9% | 59 / 83 | 71.1% | 77.9% |
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 Strawweight: 63 fighters · Women's Strawweight: 63 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 Nunes L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Jauregui L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 160 / 445 | 36.0% | 39.7% | 192 / 455 | 42.2% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 31 | 58.1% | 71.5% | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 36 / 55 | 65.5% | 74.4% | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 167 / 453 | 36.9% | 36.0% | 131 / 377 | 34.7% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 32 / 59 | 54.2% | 68.4% | 50 / 67 | 74.6% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 42 / 49 | 85.7% | 79.1% |
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 — Nunes has more cage time on record.