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Karol Rosa vs. Ailin Perez

UFC 8-5-0 vs. 7-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-5-0
UFC record
7-1-0
Women's Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Bantamweight
31
AgeΔ 1 yrs
32
5'5"
HeightΔ 0"
5'5"
67"
ReachΔ 1"
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
4
Layoff (months)Δ 3.2 mo
0.8
LWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ailin Perez hunts takedowns — 4.34 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.91 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Karol Rosa carries real power — 0.15 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.07 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Ailin Perez carries real power — 0.14 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.07 Women's Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Ailin Perez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 61
Tier 3 — regional circuit 71

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.39 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

10665.47/min · norm 3.60
Sig. strikes landed
2932.82/min · norm 3.60
8354.28/min · norm 3.51
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1861.79/min · norm 3.51
55.6%norm 46.5%
Striking accuracy
54.3%norm 46.5%
49.5%norm 52.8%
Striking defense
56.5%norm 52.8%
20.15/15 · norm 0.07
Knockdowns
10.14/15 · norm 0.07

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

Karol Rosa

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

Ailin Perez

Distance 64.6% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 12.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 22.8% (norm 7.3%)

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

Karol Rosa

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

Ailin Perez

Head 65.2% (norm 75.5%) · Body 18.0% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 16.9% (norm 8.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Rosa L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med Perez L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 853 / 1634 52.2% 38.5% 152 / 349 43.6% 38.5%
In the clinch 112 / 144 77.8% 74.3% 52 / 68 76.5% 74.3%
On the ground 101 / 139 72.7% 70.8% 89 / 123 72.4% 70.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 623 / 1366 45.6% 37.7% 164 / 352 46.6% 37.7%
To the body 136 / 171 79.5% 71.1% 69 / 97 71.1% 71.1%
To the legs 307 / 380 80.8% 80.8% 60 / 91 65.9% 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 Rosa L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med vs Perez L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 710 / 1493 47.6% 41.3% 137 / 367 37.3% 41.3%
In the clinch 103 / 133 77.4% 75.0% 27 / 37 73.0% 75.0%
On the ground 22 / 28 78.6% 74.2% 22 / 24 too few to rate 74.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 479 / 1216 39.4% 37.7% 82 / 284 28.9% 37.7%
To the body 195 / 250 78.0% 73.2% 45 / 69 65.2% 73.2%
To the legs 161 / 188 85.6% 80.9% 59 / 75 78.7% 80.9%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1448.3% acc · 1.08/15 · norm 0.91
Takedowns landed
3045.5% acc · 4.34/15 · norm 0.91
2773.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
866.7% def · norm 62.5%
52:2026.8% of cage time · norm 26.3%
Control time
43:1741.7% of cage time · norm 26.3%
39:083:00 per 15 · norm 3:19
Time under control lower is better
21:373:07 per 15 · norm 3:19
20.15/15 · norm 0.36
Submission attempts
10.14/15 · norm 0.36

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