Melinda Fabian vs. DeAnna Bennett
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Melinda Fabian
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.06 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
DeAnna Bennett
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 8 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.16 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Melinda Fabian
Distance 84.5% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 14.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 4.5%)
DeAnna Bennett
Distance 70.4% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 28.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 1.2% (norm 4.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Melinda Fabian
Head 77.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 11.7% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 10.7% (norm 7.6%)
DeAnna Bennett
Head 66.7% (norm 78.1%) · Body 25.9% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Fabian L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Bennett L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 98 / 245 | 40.0% | 40.3% | 27 / 57 | 47.4% | 40.3% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 43 | 53.5% | 73.9% | 19 / 23 | too few to rate | 73.9% |
| On the ground | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 74.4% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 73 / 225 | 32.4% | 36.0% | 25 / 54 | 46.3% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 69.5% | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 82.3% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 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 Fabian L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Bennett L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 79 / 272 | 29.0% | 39.0% | 32 / 91 | 35.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 40 / 49 | 81.6% | 73.8% | 17 / 24 | too few to rate | 73.8% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 73.4% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 71 / 259 | 27.4% | 35.0% | 34 / 98 | 34.7% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 38 / 50 | 76.0% | 69.0% | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 78.7% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 78.7% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Fabian has more cage time on record.