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Matchup deep-dive

Liz Carmouche vs.
Ronda Rousey

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

5-5-0 Liz Carmouche · UFC
6-2-0 Ronda Rousey · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

5-5-0
UFC record
6-2-0
Women's Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Bantamweight
42.5
AgeΔ 3 yrs
39.5
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'7"
66"
ReachΔ 0"
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
83.9
Layoff (months)Δ 31.3 mo
115.2
LWWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW
The read

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.

Ronda Rousey carries real power — 1.21 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.08 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Ronda Rousey is a submission threat — 3.03 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.34 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Liz Carmouche hunts takedowns — 2.61 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.91 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Liz Carmouche

Full career not yet synced for Liz Carmouche — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Ronda Rousey

Full career not yet synced for Ronda Rousey — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3142.18/min · norm 3.56
Sig. strikes landed
1184.77/min · norm 3.56
3022.10/min · norm 3.51
Sig. strikes absorbed
1174.73/min · norm 3.51
53.0%norm 46.65%
Striking accuracy
52.0%norm 46.65%
64.9%norm 52.45%
Striking defense
40.6%norm 52.45%
00.00/15 · norm 0.08
Knockdowns
21.21/15 · norm 0.08

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

Liz Carmouche

Distance 70.4% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 20.8% (norm 7.5%)

Ronda Rousey

Distance 55.9% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 29.1% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 15.0% (norm 7.5%)

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

Liz Carmouche

Head 65.9% (norm 75.2%) · Body 13.0% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 21.1% (norm 8.8%)

Ronda Rousey

Head 82.4% (norm 75.2%) · Body 12.3% (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 Carmouche L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med Rousey L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 177 / 417 42.4% 38.3% 39 / 127 30.7% 38.3%
In the clinch 46 / 52 88.5% 73.3% 50 / 66 75.8% 73.3%
On the ground 91 / 123 74.0% 70.8% 29 / 34 85.3% 70.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 164 / 390 42.1% 37.7% 83 / 187 44.4% 37.7%
To the body 57 / 77 74.0% 70.0% 24 / 28 85.7% 70.0%
To the legs 93 / 125 74.4% 80.9% 11 / 12 too few to rate 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 Carmouche L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med vs Rousey L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 171 / 678 25.2% 41.3% 85 / 150 56.7% 41.3%
In the clinch 75 / 111 67.6% 74.7% 28 / 42 66.7% 74.7%
On the ground 56 / 72 77.8% 74.2% 4 / 5 too few to rate 74.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 126 / 606 20.8% 38.1% 95 / 172 55.2% 38.1%
To the body 48 / 90 53.3% 73.2% 16 / 19 too few to rate 73.2%
To the legs 128 / 165 77.6% 80.9% 6 / 6 too few to rate 80.9%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

2561.0% acc · 2.61/15 · norm 0.91
Takedowns landed
872.7% acc · 4.85/15 · norm 0.91
1666.7% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
250.0% def · norm 62.5%
42:4129.7% of cage time · norm 26.55%
Control time
11:5248.0% of cage time · norm 26.55%
38:133:59 per 15 · norm 3:19
Time under control
3:081:54 per 15 · norm 3:19
40.42/15 · norm 0.34
Submission attempts
53.03/15 · norm 0.34

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

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