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Luana Carolina vs. Joanne Wood

UFC 6-4-0 vs. 9-8-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-4-0
UFC record
9-8-0
Women's Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Flyweight
33
AgeΔ 7 yrs
40
5'6"
HeightΔ 0"
5'6"
69"
ReachΔ 4"
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
12.7
Layoff (months)Δ 18.7 mo
31.4
LWWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Joanne Wood carries real power — 0.24 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.10 Women's Flyweight norm.
Joanne Wood outworks the Women's Flyweight division — 7.10 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.93 norm.
Luana Carolina is a submission threat — 0.56 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Women's Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Luana Carolina

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 74
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.16 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.9 wins over .500

Joanne Wood

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 98
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.92 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6044.53/min · norm 3.93
Sig. strikes landed
13297.10/min · norm 3.93
4673.51/min · norm 3.84
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
9154.89/min · norm 3.84
50.7%norm 45.5%
Striking accuracy
51.5%norm 45.5%
52.1%norm 56.1%
Striking defense
51.5%norm 56.1%
10.11/15 · norm 0.10
Knockdowns
30.24/15 · norm 0.10

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

Luana Carolina

Distance 78.9% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 15.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 4.5%)

Joanne Wood

Distance 85.1% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.6% (norm 4.5%)

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

Luana Carolina

Head 69.1% (norm 78.1%) · Body 20.7% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 10.2% (norm 7.6%)

Joanne Wood

Head 59.9% (norm 78.1%) · Body 18.4% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 21.6% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Carolina L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med Wood L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 430 / 940 45.7% 40.3% 1046 / 2196 47.6% 40.3%
In the clinch 132 / 183 72.1% 73.9% 224 / 292 76.7% 73.9%
On the ground 42 / 68 61.8% 74.4% 59 / 94 62.8% 74.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 321 / 823 39.0% 36.0% 581 / 1547 37.6% 36.0%
To the body 183 / 247 74.1% 69.5% 323 / 476 67.9% 69.5%
To the legs 100 / 121 82.6% 82.3% 425 / 559 76.0% 82.3%

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: 47 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 47 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 Carolina L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med vs Wood L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 316 / 762 41.5% 39.0% 691 / 1596 43.3% 39.0%
In the clinch 107 / 145 73.8% 73.8% 152 / 197 77.2% 73.8%
On the ground 44 / 67 65.7% 73.4% 72 / 93 77.4% 73.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 262 / 688 38.1% 35.0% 554 / 1394 39.7% 35.0%
To the body 148 / 204 72.5% 69.0% 255 / 334 76.3% 69.0%
To the legs 57 / 82 69.5% 78.7% 106 / 158 67.1% 78.7%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
342.9% acc · 0.34/15 · norm 0.94
Takedowns landed
1955.9% acc · 1.52/15 · norm 0.94
3265.3% def · norm 61.1%
Takedowns stopped
2058.8% def · norm 61.1%
22:0016.5% of cage time · norm 18.7%
Control time
35:0018.7% of cage time · norm 18.7%
40:294:33 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
38:413:06 per 15 · norm 3:00
50.56/15 · norm 0.32
Submission attempts
40.32/15 · norm 0.32

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