Mackenzie Dern vs. Ashley Yoder
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mackenzie Dern
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 1 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Ashley Yoder
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.25 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mackenzie Dern
Distance 86.5% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 8.3% (norm 5.0%)
Ashley Yoder
Distance 86.9% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 4.8% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 8.3% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mackenzie Dern
Head 87.0% (norm 76.6%) · Body 8.1% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 9.1%)
Ashley Yoder
Head 78.8% (norm 76.6%) · Body 15.0% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Dern L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Yoder L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 628 / 1780 | 35.3% | 38.3% | 423 / 1252 | 33.8% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 81 / 107 | 75.7% | 72.6% | 48 / 69 | 69.6% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 142 / 170 | 83.5% | 75.0% | 93 / 119 | 78.2% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 633 / 1789 | 35.4% | 35.4% | 364 / 1135 | 32.1% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 124 / 166 | 74.7% | 69.3% | 136 / 216 | 63.0% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 94 / 102 | 92.2% | 77.9% | 64 / 89 | 71.9% | 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 Dern L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Yoder L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 748 / 1749 | 42.8% | 39.7% | 503 / 1067 | 47.1% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 137 / 162 | 84.6% | 71.2% | 131 / 157 | 83.4% | 71.2% |
| On the ground | 56 / 77 | 72.7% | 74.4% | 47 / 62 | 75.8% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 514 / 1458 | 35.3% | 36.0% | 354 / 862 | 41.1% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 235 / 318 | 73.9% | 68.7% | 159 / 231 | 68.8% | 68.7% |
| To the legs | 192 / 212 | 90.6% | 79.1% | 168 / 193 | 87.0% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dern has more cage time on record.