Melissa Amaya vs. Tina Black
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Melissa Amaya
Full career not yet synced for Melissa Amaya — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Tina Black
Full career not yet synced for Tina Black — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Melissa Amaya
Distance 93.1% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 6.9% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 5.0%)
Tina Black
Distance 83.8% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 12.4% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 3.8% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Melissa Amaya
Head 84.5% (norm 76.6%) · Body 13.8% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 1.7% (norm 9.1%)
Tina Black
Head 92.4% (norm 76.6%) · Body 2.9% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Amaya L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Black L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 19 / 54 | 35.2% | 38.3% | 39 / 88 | 44.3% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 72.6% | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 75.0% | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 15 / 49 | 30.6% | 35.4% | 44 / 97 | 45.4% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 69.3% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 77.9% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 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 Amaya L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Black L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 39 / 88 | 44.3% | 39.7% | 19 / 54 | 35.2% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 71.2% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 71.2% |
| On the ground | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 74.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 44 / 97 | 45.4% | 36.0% | 15 / 49 | 30.6% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| To the legs | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Amaya has more cage time on record.