Julianna Pena vs. Nicco Montano
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Julianna Pena
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.0 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500
Nicco Montano
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.41 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 7 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Julianna Pena
Distance 74.2% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 18.2% (norm 7.3%)
Nicco Montano
Distance 89.5% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Julianna Pena
Head 87.7% (norm 75.5%) · Body 10.6% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 1.7% (norm 8.7%)
Nicco Montano
Head 83.6% (norm 75.5%) · Body 6.2% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 8.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pena L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Montano L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 305 / 823 | 37.1% | 38.5% | 187 / 479 | 39.0% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 65 / 84 | 77.4% | 74.3% | 16 / 29 | 55.2% | 74.3% |
| On the ground | 123 / 202 | 60.9% | 70.8% | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 387 / 973 | 39.8% | 37.7% | 151 / 447 | 33.8% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 92 / 117 | 78.6% | 71.1% | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 71.1% |
| To the legs | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 80.8% | 50 / 55 | 90.9% | 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 Pena L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Montano L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 297 / 799 | 37.2% | 41.3% | 144 / 455 | 31.6% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 46 / 66 | 69.7% | 75.0% | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 75.0% |
| On the ground | 64 / 85 | 75.3% | 74.2% | 18 / 19 | too few to rate | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 262 / 773 | 33.9% | 37.7% | 144 / 446 | 32.3% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 93 / 113 | 82.3% | 73.2% | 24 / 35 | 68.6% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 52 / 64 | 81.2% | 80.9% | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 80.9% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pena has more cage time on record.