Karol Rosa vs.
Pannie Kianzad
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.
Karol Rosa
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 3 |
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
Pannie Kianzad
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 3 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 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)
Karol Rosa
Distance 85.2% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 7.5%)
Pannie Kianzad
Distance 86.7% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 11.6% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 7.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Karol Rosa
Head 71.3% (norm 75.2%) · Body 8.9% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 19.8% (norm 8.8%)
Pannie Kianzad
Head 81.0% (norm 75.2%) · Body 13.7% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 8.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rosa L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Kianzad L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 853 / 1634 | 52.2% | 38.3% | 576 / 1256 | 45.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 112 / 144 | 77.8% | 73.3% | 123 / 168 | 73.2% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 101 / 139 | 72.7% | 70.8% | 14 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 623 / 1366 | 45.6% | 37.7% | 498 / 1173 | 42.5% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 136 / 171 | 79.5% | 70.0% | 141 / 198 | 71.2% | 70.0% |
| To the legs | 307 / 380 | 80.8% | 80.9% | 74 / 77 | 96.1% | 80.9% |
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 Bantamweight: 40 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 40 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/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Kianzad L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 710 / 1493 | 47.6% | 41.3% | 479 / 1064 | 45.0% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 103 / 133 | 77.4% | 74.7% | 96 / 136 | 70.6% | 74.7% |
| On the ground | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 74.2% | 23 / 31 | 74.2% | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 479 / 1216 | 39.4% | 38.1% | 398 / 968 | 41.1% | 38.1% |
| To the body | 195 / 250 | 78.0% | 73.2% | 95 / 135 | 70.4% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 161 / 188 | 85.6% | 80.9% | 105 / 128 | 82.0% | 80.9% |
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 — Rosa has more cage time on record.