Julia Polastri vs. Josefine Knutsson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Josefine Knutsson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 1 finish wins over 10 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
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%)
Josefine Knutsson
Distance 74.7% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 12.9% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 12.4% (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%)
Josefine Knutsson
Head 73.3% (norm 76.4%) · Body 17.6% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 9.1% (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 | Knutsson L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 370 / 664 | 55.7% | 38.3% | 159 / 319 | 49.8% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 59 / 77 | 76.6% | 72.6% | 34 / 55 | 61.8% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 25 / 41 | 61.0% | 75.0% | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 269 / 558 | 48.2% | 35.4% | 137 / 313 | 43.8% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 122 / 154 | 79.2% | 69.3% | 59 / 75 | 78.7% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 63 / 70 | 90.0% | 77.9% | 35 / 39 | 89.7% | 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 Knutsson L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 344 / 852 | 40.4% | 39.7% | 63 / 146 | 43.2% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 38 | 68.4% | 71.5% | 14 / 22 | too few to rate | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 74.4% | 31 / 47 | 66.0% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 227 / 692 | 32.8% | 36.0% | 70 / 154 | 45.5% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 101 / 154 | 65.6% | 68.4% | 27 / 45 | 60.0% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 52 / 59 | 88.1% | 79.1% | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Polastri has more cage time on record.