Molly McCann vs. Alexia Thainara
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Molly McCann
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Alexia Thainara
Full career not yet synced for Alexia Thainara — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Molly McCann
Distance 87.1% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 4.5%)
Alexia Thainara
Distance 73.0% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 16.1% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Molly McCann
Head 80.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 12.6% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 7.6%)
Alexia Thainara
Head 62.8% (norm 76.6%) · Body 19.6% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 17.6% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | McCann L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Thainara L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 626 / 1319 | 47.5% | 40.3% | 134 / 294 | 45.6% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 61 / 89 | 68.5% | 73.9% | 45 / 65 | 69.2% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 68 / 106 | 64.2% | 74.4% | 30 / 44 | 68.2% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 522 / 1221 | 42.8% | 36.0% | 103 / 253 | 40.7% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 146 / 191 | 76.4% | 69.5% | 55 / 79 | 69.6% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 87 / 102 | 85.3% | 82.3% | 51 / 71 | 71.8% | 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 Flyweight: 47 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 McCann L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Thainara L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 512 / 1570 | 32.6% | 39.0% | 112 / 208 | 53.8% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 87 / 117 | 74.4% | 73.8% | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 71.2% |
| On the ground | 65 / 86 | 75.6% | 73.4% | 5 / 10 | too few to rate | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 385 / 1391 | 27.7% | 35.0% | 62 / 146 | 42.5% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 189 / 264 | 71.6% | 69.0% | 46 / 66 | 69.7% | 68.7% |
| To the legs | 90 / 118 | 76.3% | 78.7% | 24 / 26 | 92.3% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — McCann has more cage time on record.