Joanne Wood vs.
Kalindra Faria
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.
Joanne Wood
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.92 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Kalindra Faria
Full career not yet synced for Kalindra Faria — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.3 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)
Joanne Wood
Distance 85.1% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.6% (norm 4.9%)
Kalindra Faria
Distance 61.5% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 9.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 28.6% (norm 4.9%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Joanne Wood
Head 59.9% (norm 78.1%) · Body 18.4% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 21.6% (norm 7.7%)
Kalindra Faria
Head 81.3% (norm 78.1%) · Body 13.2% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 7.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Wood L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Faria L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1046 / 2196 | 47.6% | 39.9% | 20 / 56 | 35.7% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 224 / 292 | 76.7% | 73.3% | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 59 / 94 | 62.8% | 74.7% | 23 / 26 | 88.5% | 74.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 581 / 1547 | 37.6% | 34.9% | 38 / 74 | 51.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 323 / 476 | 67.9% | 69.5% | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 425 / 559 | 76.0% | 82.6% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 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 Wood L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Faria L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 691 / 1596 | 43.3% | 38.8% | 17 / 40 | 42.5% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 152 / 197 | 77.2% | 74.1% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 74.1% |
| On the ground | 72 / 93 | 77.4% | 73.4% | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 554 / 1394 | 39.7% | 35.3% | 26 / 51 | 51.0% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 255 / 334 | 76.3% | 69.0% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 106 / 158 | 67.1% | 78.7% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 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 — Wood has more cage time on record.