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Karine Silva vs. Poliana Botelho

UFC 5-3-0 vs. 3-4-0
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Karine Silva

VS

Poliana Botelho

5-3-0
UFC record
3-4-0
Women's Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Flyweight
32
AgeΔ 5 yrs
37
5'5"
HeightΔ 3"
5'8"
67"
ReachΔ 0"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6.1
Layoff (months)Δ 46.4 mo
52.5
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Karine Silva is a submission threat — 1.38 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Women's Flyweight norm.
Karine Silva hunts takedowns — 2.08 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.94 Women's Flyweight norm.
Poliana Botelho carries real power — 0.21 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.10 Women's Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Karine Silva

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 63
Tier 3 — regional circuit 134

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.96 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Poliana Botelho

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 34
Tier 3 — regional circuit 61

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 14 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1972.27/min · norm 3.93
Sig. strikes landed
2042.90/min · norm 3.93
2292.64/min · norm 3.84
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1972.80/min · norm 3.84
39.7%norm 45.5%
Striking accuracy
58.6%norm 45.5%
53.7%norm 56.1%
Striking defense
54.2%norm 56.1%
10.17/15 · norm 0.10
Knockdowns
10.21/15 · norm 0.10

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

Karine Silva

Distance 87.1% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 4.5%)

Poliana Botelho

Distance 69.0% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 24.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 4.5%)

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

Karine Silva

Head 62.1% (norm 78.1%) · Body 18.5% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 19.4% (norm 7.6%)

Poliana Botelho

Head 62.4% (norm 78.1%) · Body 25.6% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 12.1% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Silva L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med Botelho L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 150 / 432 34.7% 40.3% 112 / 240 46.7% 40.3%
In the clinch 30 / 38 78.9% 73.9% 70 / 85 82.4% 73.9%
On the ground 17 / 26 65.4% 74.4% 22 / 23 too few to rate 74.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 83 / 308 26.9% 36.0% 104 / 217 47.9% 36.0%
To the body 45 / 92 48.9% 69.5% 63 / 89 70.8% 69.5%
To the legs 69 / 96 71.9% 82.3% 37 / 42 88.1% 82.3%

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 Flyweight: 47 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 47 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 Silva L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med vs Botelho L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 174 / 421 41.3% 39.0% 107 / 311 34.4% 39.0%
In the clinch 20 / 28 71.4% 73.8% 24 / 28 85.7% 73.8%
On the ground 35 / 46 76.1% 73.4% 66 / 91 72.5% 73.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 127 / 358 35.5% 35.0% 97 / 278 34.9% 35.0%
To the body 63 / 87 72.4% 69.0% 50 / 73 68.5% 69.0%
To the legs 39 / 50 78.0% 78.7% 50 / 79 63.3% 78.7%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1254.5% acc · 2.08/15 · norm 0.94
Takedowns landed
457.1% acc · 0.85/15 · norm 0.94
529.4% def · norm 61.1%
Takedowns stopped
2076.9% def · norm 61.1%
19:5222.9% of cage time · norm 18.7%
Control time
13:4719.6% of cage time · norm 18.7%
25:594:29 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
30:446:33 per 15 · norm 3:00
81.38/15 · norm 0.32
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

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