Nina Nunes vs.
Cynthia Calvillo
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.
Nina Nunes
Full career not yet synced for Nina Nunes — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Cynthia Calvillo
Full career not yet synced for Cynthia Calvillo — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 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)
Nina Nunes
Distance 90.1% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 5.0%)
Cynthia Calvillo
Distance 93.7% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nina Nunes
Head 72.7% (norm 76.4%) · Body 13.0% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 14.3% (norm 9.1%)
Cynthia Calvillo
Head 71.0% (norm 76.4%) · Body 19.8% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Nunes L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Calvillo L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 464 / 1081 | 42.9% | 38.3% | 639 / 1795 | 35.6% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 78 | 61.5% | 72.6% | 19 / 23 | too few to rate | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 30 / 41 | 73.2% | 75.0% | 78 / 98 | 79.6% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 306 / 872 | 35.1% | 35.4% | 394 / 1361 | 28.9% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 94 / 156 | 60.3% | 69.3% | 224 / 380 | 58.9% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 142 / 172 | 82.6% | 77.9% | 118 / 175 | 67.4% | 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 Strawweight: 63 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 Nunes L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Calvillo L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 327 / 824 | 39.7% | 39.7% | 645 / 1833 | 35.2% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 50 / 67 | 74.6% | 71.5% | 36 / 67 | 53.7% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 51 / 72 | 70.8% | 74.4% | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 254 / 711 | 35.7% | 36.0% | 418 / 1520 | 27.5% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 83 / 127 | 65.4% | 68.4% | 121 / 202 | 59.9% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 91 / 125 | 72.8% | 79.1% | 148 / 187 | 79.1% | 79.1% |
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 — Calvillo has more cage time on record.