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Molly McCann vs.
Gillian Robertson

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

7-7-0 Molly McCann · UFC
14-6-0 Gillian Robertson · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

7-7-0
UFC record
14-6-0
Women's Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Flyweight
36
AgeΔ 5 yrs
31
5'4"
HeightΔ 1"
5'5"
62"
ReachΔ 1"
63"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
16.5
Layoff (months)Δ 11.7 mo
4.8
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
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The read

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.

Gillian Robertson is a submission threat — 0.87 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Women's Flyweight norm.
Gillian Robertson hunts takedowns — 2.76 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.02 Women's Flyweight norm.
Molly McCann carries real power — 0.21 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.09 Women's Flyweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Molly McCann

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 77
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 30
Tier 3 — regional circuit 41

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

Gillian Robertson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 146
Tier 3 — regional circuit 32

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.36 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7555.28/min · norm 3.91
Sig. strikes landed
5602.71/min · norm 3.91
6644.65/min · norm 3.81
Sig. strikes absorbed
5902.86/min · norm 3.81
49.9%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
48.5%norm 44.9%
62.5%norm 55.95%
Striking defense
56.0%norm 55.95%
20.21/15 · norm 0.09
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.09

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Molly McCann

Distance 87.1% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 4.9%)

Gillian Robertson

Distance 68.0% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 2.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 29.8% (norm 4.9%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Molly McCann

Head 80.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 12.6% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 7.7%)

Gillian Robertson

Head 74.8% (norm 78.1%) · Body 13.9% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 11.3% (norm 7.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone McCann L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med Robertson L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 626 / 1319 47.5% 39.9% 281 / 785 35.8% 39.9%
In the clinch 61 / 89 68.5% 73.3% 20 / 26 76.9% 73.3%
On the ground 68 / 106 64.2% 74.7% 259 / 344 75.3% 74.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 522 / 1221 42.8% 34.9% 377 / 864 43.6% 34.9%
To the body 146 / 191 76.4% 69.5% 90 / 160 56.2% 69.5%
To the legs 87 / 102 85.3% 82.6% 93 / 131 71.0% 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 McCann L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med vs Robertson L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 512 / 1570 32.6% 38.8% 407 / 1127 36.1% 38.8%
In the clinch 87 / 117 74.4% 74.1% 55 / 70 78.6% 74.1%
On the ground 65 / 86 75.6% 73.4% 128 / 145 88.3% 73.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 385 / 1391 27.7% 35.3% 452 / 1161 38.9% 35.3%
To the body 189 / 264 71.6% 69.0% 90 / 119 75.6% 69.0%
To the legs 90 / 118 76.3% 78.7% 48 / 62 77.4% 78.7%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

1737.0% acc · 1.78/15 · norm 1.02
Takedowns landed
3840.9% acc · 2.76/15 · norm 1.02
1338.2% def · norm 58.95%
Takedowns stopped
738.9% def · norm 58.95%
17:3712.3% of cage time · norm 19.15%
Control time
102:3649.7% of cage time · norm 19.15%
43:014:30 per 15 · norm 3:03
Time under control
30:052:11 per 15 · norm 3:03
50.52/15 · norm 0.32
Submission attempts
120.87/15 · norm 0.32

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Robertson has more cage time on record.

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