Melissa Martinez vs.
Alice Ardelean
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.
Melissa Martinez
Full career not yet synced for Melissa Martinez — 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 -0.7 wins over .500
Alice Ardelean
Full career not yet synced for Alice Ardelean — 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 -1.8 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)
Melissa Martinez
Distance 96.5% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 5.0%)
Alice Ardelean
Distance 97.9% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 1.5% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 0.6% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Melissa Martinez
Head 63.5% (norm 76.4%) · Body 19.9% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 16.7% (norm 9.1%)
Alice Ardelean
Head 81.4% (norm 76.4%) · Body 11.6% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 7.0% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Martinez L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Ardelean L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 153 / 330 | 46.4% | 38.3% | 473 / 1033 | 45.8% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 72.6% | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 75.0% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 66 / 217 | 30.4% | 35.4% | 341 / 859 | 39.7% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 50 / 68 | 73.5% | 69.3% | 86 / 122 | 70.5% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 45 / 57 | 78.9% | 77.9% | 60 / 74 | 81.1% | 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 Martinez L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Ardelean L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 186 / 433 | 43.0% | 39.7% | 331 / 861 | 38.4% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 29 | 86.2% | 71.5% | 15 / 35 | 42.9% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 74.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 131 / 355 | 36.9% | 36.0% | 207 / 702 | 29.5% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 58 / 75 | 77.3% | 68.4% | 63 / 101 | 62.4% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 33 / 45 | 73.3% | 79.1% | 76 / 93 | 81.7% | 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 — Ardelean has more cage time on record.