Livinha Souza vs.
Brianna Fortino
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.
Livinha Souza
Full career not yet synced for Livinha Souza — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.2 wins over .500
Brianna Fortino
Full career not yet synced for Brianna Fortino — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 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)
Livinha Souza
Distance 76.3% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 11.5% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 12.3% (norm 5.0%)
Brianna Fortino
Distance 79.2% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 18.8% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Livinha Souza
Head 65.6% (norm 76.4%) · Body 17.0% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 17.4% (norm 9.1%)
Brianna Fortino
Head 74.9% (norm 76.4%) · Body 17.6% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 7.5% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Souza L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Fortino L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 79 / 193 | 40.9% | 38.3% | 69 / 202 | 34.2% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 72.6% | 33 / 48 | 68.8% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 15 / 31 | 48.4% | 75.0% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 51 / 166 | 30.7% | 35.4% | 57 / 191 | 29.8% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 28 / 43 | 65.1% | 69.3% | 36 / 45 | 80.0% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 35 / 44 | 79.5% | 77.9% | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 77.9% |
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 Strawweight: 63 fighters · Women's Strawweight: 63 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 Souza L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Fortino L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 150 / 427 | 35.1% | 39.7% | 70 / 192 | 36.5% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 64 | 65.6% | 71.5% | 24 / 30 | 80.0% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 42 / 51 | 82.4% | 74.4% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 175 / 446 | 39.2% | 36.0% | 50 / 170 | 29.4% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 38 / 62 | 61.3% | 68.4% | 31 / 39 | 79.5% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 21 / 34 | 61.8% | 79.1% | 16 / 17 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
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 — Souza has more cage time on record.