Nicco Montano vs.
Roxanne Modafferi
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.
Nicco Montano
Full career not yet synced for Nicco Montano — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Roxanne Modafferi
Full career not yet synced for Roxanne Modafferi — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 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)
Nicco Montano
Distance 89.5% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 7.5%)
Roxanne Modafferi
Distance 93.4% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 4.9%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nicco Montano
Head 83.6% (norm 75.2%) · Body 6.2% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 8.8%)
Roxanne Modafferi
Head 92.2% (norm 78.1%) · Body 5.5% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 2.3% (norm 7.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Montano L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Modafferi L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 187 / 479 | 39.0% | 38.3% | 532 / 1920 | 27.7% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 29 | 55.2% | 73.3% | 35 / 54 | 64.8% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 70.8% | 55 / 81 | 67.9% | 74.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 151 / 447 | 33.8% | 37.7% | 523 / 1894 | 27.6% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 70.0% | 62 / 114 | 54.4% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 50 / 55 | 90.9% | 80.9% | 37 / 47 | 78.7% | 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 Bantamweight: 40 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 Montano L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Modafferi L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 144 / 455 | 31.6% | 41.3% | 906 / 1995 | 45.4% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 74.7% | 72 / 94 | 76.6% | 74.1% |
| On the ground | 18 / 19 | too few to rate | 74.2% | 71 / 109 | 65.1% | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 144 / 446 | 32.3% | 38.1% | 799 / 1888 | 42.3% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 24 / 35 | 68.6% | 73.2% | 126 / 181 | 69.6% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 80.9% | 124 / 129 | 96.1% | 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 — Modafferi has more cage time on record.