Jodie Esquibel vs.
Hannah Cifers
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.
Jodie Esquibel
Full career not yet synced for Jodie Esquibel — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
Hannah Cifers
Full career not yet synced for Hannah Cifers — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.7 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)
Jodie Esquibel
Distance 93.8% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 5.0%)
Hannah Cifers
Distance 82.7% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 14.2% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 3.1% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jodie Esquibel
Head 79.2% (norm 76.4%) · Body 18.9% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 9.1%)
Hannah Cifers
Head 64.7% (norm 76.4%) · Body 20.8% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Esquibel L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Cifers L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 216 / 735 | 29.4% | 38.3% | 215 / 541 | 39.7% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 42 | 57.1% | 72.6% | 65 / 93 | 69.9% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 75.0% | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 160 / 621 | 25.8% | 35.4% | 128 / 423 | 30.3% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 73 / 148 | 49.3% | 69.3% | 90 / 136 | 66.2% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 77.9% | 73 / 95 | 76.8% | 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 Esquibel L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Cifers L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 344 / 811 | 42.4% | 39.7% | 200 / 508 | 39.4% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 90 / 112 | 80.4% | 71.5% | 51 / 71 | 71.8% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 74.4% | 63 / 88 | 71.6% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 300 / 752 | 39.9% | 36.0% | 204 / 529 | 38.6% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 102 / 133 | 76.7% | 68.4% | 80 / 107 | 74.8% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 40 / 47 | 85.1% | 79.1% | 30 / 31 | 96.8% | 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 — Cifers has more cage time on record.