Lauren Mueller vs.
Poliana Botelho
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.
Lauren Mueller
Full career not yet synced for Lauren Mueller — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Poliana Botelho
Full career not yet synced for Poliana Botelho — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 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)
Lauren Mueller
Distance 94.4% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 4.9%)
Poliana Botelho
Distance 69.0% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 24.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 4.9%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Lauren Mueller
Head 76.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 16.7% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 7.7%)
Poliana Botelho
Head 62.4% (norm 78.1%) · Body 25.6% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 12.1% (norm 7.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Mueller L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Botelho L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 160 / 436 | 36.7% | 39.9% | 112 / 240 | 46.7% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 73.3% | 70 / 85 | 82.4% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 2 / 7 | too few to rate | 74.7% | 22 / 23 | too few to rate | 74.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 102 / 354 | 28.8% | 34.9% | 104 / 217 | 47.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 46 / 77 | 59.7% | 69.5% | 63 / 89 | 70.8% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 28 / 31 | 90.3% | 82.6% | 37 / 42 | 88.1% | 82.6% |
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: 46 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 46 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 Mueller L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Botelho L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 180 / 451 | 39.9% | 38.8% | 107 / 311 | 34.4% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 21 / 29 | 72.4% | 74.1% | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 74.1% |
| On the ground | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 73.4% | 66 / 91 | 72.5% | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 120 / 367 | 32.7% | 35.3% | 97 / 278 | 34.9% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 48 / 73 | 65.8% | 69.0% | 50 / 73 | 68.5% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 39 / 46 | 84.8% | 78.7% | 50 / 79 | 63.3% | 78.7% |
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 — Botelho has more cage time on record.