Miesha Tate vs.
Sara McMann
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
Sara McMann
Full career not yet synced for Sara McMann — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 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%)
Sara McMann
Distance 59.5% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 11.5% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 29.0% (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%)
Sara McMann
Head 78.4% (norm 75.2%) · Body 16.0% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 5.7% (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 | McMann L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 400 / 1049 | 38.1% | 38.3% | 90 / 347 | 25.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 103 / 150 | 68.7% | 73.3% | 55 / 67 | 82.1% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 115 / 144 | 79.9% | 70.8% | 114 / 169 | 67.5% | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 398 / 1004 | 39.6% | 37.7% | 166 / 457 | 36.3% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 169 / 267 | 63.3% | 70.0% | 67 / 93 | 72.0% | 70.0% |
| To the legs | 51 / 72 | 70.8% | 80.9% | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 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 McMann L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 448 / 1085 | 41.3% | 41.3% | 109 / 282 | 38.7% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 139 / 180 | 77.2% | 74.7% | 55 / 65 | 84.6% | 74.7% |
| On the ground | 63 / 90 | 70.0% | 74.2% | 91 / 109 | 83.5% | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 450 / 1109 | 40.6% | 38.1% | 193 / 384 | 50.3% | 38.1% |
| To the body | 120 / 154 | 77.9% | 73.2% | 43 / 52 | 82.7% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 80 / 92 | 87.0% | 80.9% | 19 / 20 | 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.