Melissa Mullins vs. Bia Mesquita
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Melissa Mullins
Full career not yet synced for Melissa Mullins — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Bia Mesquita
Full career not yet synced for Bia Mesquita — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 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 Mullins
Distance 80.4% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 17.0% (norm 7.3%)
Bia Mesquita
Distance 27.0% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 1.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 72.0% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Melissa Mullins
Head 89.5% (norm 75.5%) · Body 7.4% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.7%)
Bia Mesquita
Head 94.0% (norm 75.5%) · Body 3.0% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 8.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Mullins L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Mesquita L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 129 / 283 | 45.6% | 38.5% | 11 / 27 | 40.7% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 74.3% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 74.3% |
| On the ground | 38 / 60 | 63.3% | 70.8% | 46 / 72 | 63.9% | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 143 / 315 | 45.4% | 37.7% | 53 / 94 | 56.4% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 22 / 26 | 84.6% | 71.1% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 71.1% |
| To the legs | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 80.8% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 80.8% |
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 Bantamweight: 41 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 41 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 Mullins L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Mesquita L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 176 / 390 | 45.1% | 41.3% | 14 / 53 | 26.4% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 27 | 66.7% | 75.0% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 75.0% |
| On the ground | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 74.2% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 114 / 302 | 37.7% | 37.7% | 11 / 41 | 26.8% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 49 / 79 | 62.0% | 73.2% | 2 / 6 | too few to rate | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 35 / 43 | 81.4% | 80.9% | 3 / 9 | too few to rate | 80.9% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Mullins has more cage time on record.