Miranda Maverick vs.
Shanna Young
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.
Miranda Maverick
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Shanna Young
Full career not yet synced for Shanna Young — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 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)
Miranda Maverick
Distance 89.4% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.1% (norm 4.9%)
Shanna Young
Distance 86.6% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.2% (norm 4.9%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Miranda Maverick
Head 74.1% (norm 78.1%) · Body 14.5% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 11.3% (norm 7.7%)
Shanna Young
Head 78.7% (norm 78.1%) · Body 17.4% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 7.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Maverick L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Young L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 416 / 1033 | 40.3% | 39.9% | 108 / 264 | 40.9% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 31 / 40 | 77.5% | 73.3% | 18 / 19 | too few to rate | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 67 / 82 | 81.7% | 74.7% | 14 / 22 | too few to rate | 74.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 282 / 856 | 32.9% | 34.9% | 94 / 240 | 39.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 121 / 168 | 72.0% | 69.5% | 35 / 53 | 66.0% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 111 / 131 | 84.7% | 82.6% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 82.6% |
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 Flyweight: 46 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 46 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 Maverick L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Young L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 296 / 851 | 34.8% | 38.8% | 111 / 231 | 48.1% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 46 | 76.1% | 74.1% | 56 / 76 | 73.7% | 74.1% |
| On the ground | 27 / 37 | 73.0% | 73.4% | 59 / 95 | 62.1% | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 260 / 787 | 33.0% | 35.3% | 126 / 288 | 43.8% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 71 / 113 | 62.8% | 69.0% | 79 / 92 | 85.9% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 27 / 34 | 79.4% | 78.7% | 21 / 22 | too few to rate | 78.7% |
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 — Maverick has more cage time on record.