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Jessica Penne vs. Elise Reed

UFC 3-6-0 vs. 4-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-6-0
UFC record
4-6-0
Women's Strawweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Strawweight
43
AgeΔ 10 yrs
33
5'5"
HeightΔ 2"
5'3"
67"
ReachΔ 4"
63"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
24
Layoff (months)Δ 22.1 mo
1.9
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Elise Reed rarely shoots — 0.41 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.10 Women's Strawweight norm.
Jessica Penne absorbs 6.30 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 4.00 Women's Strawweight norm — hittable.
Opponents land 54% of their strikes at range on Jessica Penne, vs a 40% Women's Strawweight norm — a hole in the guard.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jessica Penne

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 47
Tier 3 — regional circuit 101

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.67 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Elise Reed

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 55
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 13 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3262.99/min · norm 3.77
Sig. strikes landed
3823.50/min · norm 3.77
6876.30/min · norm 4.00
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
4544.16/min · norm 4.00
34.1%norm 44.5%
Striking accuracy
52.3%norm 44.5%
43.7%norm 54.4%
Striking defense
48.2%norm 54.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.00
Knockdowns
10.14/15 · norm 0.00

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

Jessica Penne

Distance 89.6% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 7.2% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 3.1% (norm 5.0%)

Elise Reed

Distance 90.7% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 5.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Jessica Penne

Head 77.9% (norm 76.6%) · Body 19.0% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 9.1%)

Elise Reed

Head 65.9% (norm 76.6%) · Body 18.2% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 15.9% (norm 9.1%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Penne L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med Reed L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 253 / 856 29.6% 38.3% 323 / 662 48.8% 38.3%
In the clinch 50 / 69 72.5% 72.6% 45 / 52 86.5% 72.6%
On the ground 23 / 30 76.7% 75.0% 14 / 16 too few to rate 75.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 186 / 744 25.0% 35.4% 200 / 481 41.6% 35.4%
To the body 117 / 181 64.6% 69.3% 98 / 133 73.7% 69.3%
To the legs 23 / 30 76.7% 77.9% 84 / 116 72.4% 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 Penne L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med vs Reed L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 564 / 1045 54.0% 39.7% 317 / 689 46.0% 39.7%
In the clinch 82 / 124 66.1% 71.2% 67 / 85 78.8% 71.2%
On the ground 41 / 51 80.4% 74.4% 70 / 102 68.6% 74.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 436 / 919 47.4% 36.0% 281 / 653 43.0% 36.0%
To the body 108 / 135 80.0% 68.7% 92 / 129 71.3% 68.7%
To the legs 143 / 166 86.1% 79.1% 81 / 94 86.2% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
814.0% acc · 1.10/15 · norm 1.10
Takedowns landed
360.0% acc · 0.41/15 · norm 1.10
847.1% def · norm 64.1%
Takedowns stopped
2652.0% def · norm 64.1%
20:4519.0% of cage time · norm 19.0%
Control time
8:357.9% of cage time · norm 19.0%
14:562:03 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
42:165:48 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.14/15 · norm 0.29
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

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