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Joselyne Edwards vs. Karol Rosa

UFC 9-4-0 vs. 8-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-4-0
UFC record
8-5-0
Women's Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Bantamweight
31
AgeΔ 0 yrs
31
5'8"
HeightΔ 3"
5'5"
70"
ReachΔ 3"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5.8
Layoff (months)Δ 1.8 mo
4
WWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Karol Rosa carries real power — 0.15 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.07 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Joselyne Edwards is a submission threat — 0.55 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.36 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Karol Rosa outworks the Women's Bantamweight division — 5.47 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.60 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Joselyne Edwards

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 94
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.22 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Karol Rosa

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 85
Tier 3 — regional circuit 113

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.82 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7484.61/min · norm 3.60
Sig. strikes landed
10665.47/min · norm 3.60
5283.26/min · norm 3.51
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
8354.28/min · norm 3.51
53.1%norm 46.5%
Striking accuracy
55.6%norm 46.5%
50.0%norm 52.8%
Striking defense
49.5%norm 52.8%
10.09/15 · norm 0.07
Knockdowns
20.15/15 · norm 0.07

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

Joselyne Edwards

Distance 89.9% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 7.3%)

Karol Rosa

Distance 85.2% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 7.3%)

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

Joselyne Edwards

Head 51.0% (norm 75.5%) · Body 28.0% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 21.1% (norm 8.7%)

Karol Rosa

Head 71.3% (norm 75.5%) · Body 8.9% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 19.8% (norm 8.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Edwards L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med Rosa L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 637 / 1266 50.3% 38.5% 853 / 1634 52.2% 38.5%
In the clinch 54 / 75 72.0% 74.3% 112 / 144 77.8% 74.3%
On the ground 57 / 68 83.8% 70.8% 101 / 139 72.7% 70.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 287 / 718 40.0% 37.7% 623 / 1366 45.6% 37.7%
To the body 240 / 394 60.9% 71.1% 136 / 171 79.5% 71.1%
To the legs 221 / 297 74.4% 80.8% 307 / 380 80.8% 80.8%

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 Bantamweight: 41 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 41 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 Edwards L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med vs Rosa L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 368 / 841 43.8% 41.3% 710 / 1493 47.6% 41.3%
In the clinch 113 / 152 74.3% 75.0% 103 / 133 77.4% 75.0%
On the ground 47 / 63 74.6% 74.2% 22 / 28 78.6% 74.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 252 / 689 36.6% 37.7% 479 / 1216 39.4% 37.7%
To the body 145 / 198 73.2% 73.2% 195 / 250 78.0% 73.2%
To the legs 131 / 169 77.5% 80.9% 161 / 188 85.6% 80.9%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1436.8% acc · 1.29/15 · norm 0.91
Takedowns landed
1448.3% acc · 1.08/15 · norm 0.91
3162.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
2773.0% def · norm 62.5%
32:1819.9% of cage time · norm 26.3%
Control time
52:2026.8% of cage time · norm 26.3%
47:084:21 per 15 · norm 3:19
Time under control lower is better
39:083:00 per 15 · norm 3:19
60.55/15 · norm 0.36
Submission attempts
20.15/15 · norm 0.36

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