Jennifer Maia vs.
Roxanne Modafferi
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.
Jennifer Maia
Full career not yet synced for Jennifer Maia — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Roxanne Modafferi
Full career not yet synced for Roxanne Modafferi — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 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)
Jennifer Maia
Distance 92.2% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.5% (norm 4.9%)
Roxanne Modafferi
Distance 93.4% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 4.9%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jennifer Maia
Head 86.5% (norm 78.1%) · Body 7.8% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 7.7%)
Roxanne Modafferi
Head 92.2% (norm 78.1%) · Body 5.5% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 2.3% (norm 7.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Maia L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Modafferi L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 664 / 1864 | 35.6% | 39.9% | 532 / 1920 | 27.7% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 111 / 147 | 75.5% | 73.3% | 35 / 54 | 64.8% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 6 / 11 | too few to rate | 74.7% | 55 / 81 | 67.9% | 74.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 565 / 1749 | 32.3% | 34.9% | 523 / 1894 | 27.6% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 110 / 157 | 70.1% | 69.5% | 62 / 114 | 54.4% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 106 / 116 | 91.4% | 82.6% | 37 / 47 | 78.7% | 82.6% |
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: 46 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 46 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 Maia L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Modafferi L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 727 / 1727 | 42.1% | 38.8% | 906 / 1995 | 45.4% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 52 / 70 | 74.3% | 74.1% | 72 / 94 | 76.6% | 74.1% |
| On the ground | 32 / 34 | 94.1% | 73.4% | 71 / 109 | 65.1% | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 488 / 1428 | 34.2% | 35.3% | 799 / 1888 | 42.3% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 189 / 249 | 75.9% | 69.0% | 126 / 181 | 69.6% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 134 / 154 | 87.0% | 78.7% | 124 / 129 | 96.1% | 78.7% |
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 — Maia has more cage time on record.