Maria Oliveira vs.
Gloria de Paula
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.
Maria Oliveira
Full career not yet synced for Maria Oliveira — 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 -0.8 wins over .500
Gloria de Paula
Full career not yet synced for Gloria de Paula — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.2 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)
Maria Oliveira
Distance 98.2% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 0.4% (norm 5.0%)
Gloria de Paula
Distance 92.9% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 6.9% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 0.2% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Maria Oliveira
Head 80.4% (norm 76.4%) · Body 11.9% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 9.1%)
Gloria de Paula
Head 84.2% (norm 76.4%) · Body 9.6% (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 | Oliveira L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Paula L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 297 / 783 | 37.9% | 38.3% | 201 / 405 | 49.6% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 72.6% | 28 / 30 | 93.3% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 75.0% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 200 / 641 | 31.2% | 35.4% | 168 / 367 | 45.8% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 61 / 95 | 64.2% | 69.3% | 35 / 42 | 83.3% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 48 / 61 | 78.7% | 77.9% | 26 / 27 | 96.3% | 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 Oliveira L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Paula L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 221 / 495 | 44.6% | 39.7% | 194 / 616 | 31.5% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 39 | 94.9% | 71.5% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 70 / 79 | 88.6% | 74.4% | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 232 / 497 | 46.7% | 36.0% | 130 / 524 | 24.8% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 48 / 61 | 78.7% | 68.4% | 43 / 64 | 67.2% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 48 / 55 | 87.3% | 79.1% | 45 / 56 | 80.4% | 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 — Oliveira has more cage time on record.