Miesha Tate vs.
Rin Nakai
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.
Miesha Tate
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Rin Nakai
Full career not yet synced for Rin Nakai — 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 -1.0 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)
Miesha Tate
Distance 78.1% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 11.2% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 10.7% (norm 7.5%)
Rin Nakai
Distance 74.8% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 23.7% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 7.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Miesha Tate
Head 74.8% (norm 75.2%) · Body 19.9% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 8.8%)
Rin Nakai
Head 78.4% (norm 75.2%) · Body 18.0% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 8.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Tate L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Nakai L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 400 / 1049 | 38.1% | 38.3% | 29 / 104 | 27.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 103 / 150 | 68.7% | 73.3% | 18 / 33 | 54.5% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 115 / 144 | 79.9% | 70.8% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 398 / 1004 | 39.6% | 37.7% | 33 / 109 | 30.3% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 169 / 267 | 63.3% | 70.0% | 10 / 25 | 40.0% | 70.0% |
| To the legs | 51 / 72 | 70.8% | 80.9% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 80.9% |
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 Bantamweight: 40 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 40 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 Tate L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Nakai L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 448 / 1085 | 41.3% | 41.3% | 87 / 255 | 34.1% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 139 / 180 | 77.2% | 74.7% | 28 / 38 | 73.7% | 74.7% |
| On the ground | 63 / 90 | 70.0% | 74.2% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 450 / 1109 | 40.6% | 38.1% | 84 / 254 | 33.1% | 38.1% |
| To the body | 120 / 154 | 77.9% | 73.2% | 29 / 38 | 76.3% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 80 / 92 | 87.0% | 80.9% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 80.9% |
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 — Tate has more cage time on record.