Melissa Martinez vs.
Fatima Kline
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
Fatima Kline
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.57 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 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%)
Fatima Kline
Distance 82.1% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 10.3% (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%)
Fatima Kline
Head 81.4% (norm 76.4%) · Body 14.7% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 4.0% (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 | Kline L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 153 / 330 | 46.4% | 38.3% | 237 / 559 | 42.4% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 72.6% | 41 / 52 | 78.8% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 75.0% | 49 / 70 | 70.0% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 66 / 217 | 30.4% | 35.4% | 232 / 554 | 41.9% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 50 / 68 | 73.5% | 69.3% | 75 / 100 | 75.0% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 45 / 57 | 78.9% | 77.9% | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 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 Kline L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 186 / 433 | 43.0% | 39.7% | 138 / 393 | 35.1% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 29 | 86.2% | 71.5% | 18 / 27 | 66.7% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 74.4% | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 131 / 355 | 36.9% | 36.0% | 100 / 330 | 30.3% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 58 / 75 | 77.3% | 68.4% | 44 / 72 | 61.1% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 33 / 45 | 73.3% | 79.1% | 21 / 31 | 67.7% | 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 — Kline has more cage time on record.