Julia Polastri vs.
Cory McKenna
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.
Julia Polastri
Full career not yet synced for Julia Polastri — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Cory McKenna
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.16 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 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)
Julia Polastri
Distance 84.9% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 5.0%)
Cory McKenna
Distance 92.3% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Julia Polastri
Head 71.4% (norm 76.4%) · Body 19.7% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 9.0% (norm 9.1%)
Cory McKenna
Head 92.7% (norm 76.4%) · Body 3.9% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Polastri L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | McKenna L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 370 / 664 | 55.7% | 38.3% | 165 / 494 | 33.4% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 59 / 77 | 76.6% | 72.6% | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 75.0% | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 269 / 558 | 48.2% | 35.4% | 168 / 496 | 33.9% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 122 / 154 | 79.2% | 69.3% | 13 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 63 / 70 | 90.0% | 77.9% | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 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 Polastri L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs McKenna L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 344 / 852 | 40.4% | 39.7% | 214 / 427 | 50.1% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 38 | 68.4% | 71.5% | 51 / 62 | 82.3% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 74.4% | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 227 / 692 | 32.8% | 36.0% | 157 / 362 | 43.4% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 101 / 154 | 65.6% | 68.4% | 69 / 81 | 85.2% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 52 / 59 | 88.1% | 79.1% | 54 / 65 | 83.1% | 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 — McKenna has more cage time on record.