Nina Nunes vs. Mackenzie Dern
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Nina Nunes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.64 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Mackenzie Dern
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 1 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Striking
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%)
Mackenzie Dern
Distance 86.5% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 8.3% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nina Nunes
Head 72.7% (norm 76.6%) · Body 13.0% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 14.3% (norm 9.1%)
Mackenzie Dern
Head 87.0% (norm 76.6%) · Body 8.1% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 5.0% (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 | Dern L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 464 / 1081 | 42.9% | 38.3% | 628 / 1780 | 35.3% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 78 | 61.5% | 72.6% | 81 / 107 | 75.7% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 30 / 41 | 73.2% | 75.0% | 142 / 170 | 83.5% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 306 / 872 | 35.1% | 35.4% | 633 / 1789 | 35.4% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 94 / 156 | 60.3% | 69.3% | 124 / 166 | 74.7% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 142 / 172 | 82.6% | 77.9% | 94 / 102 | 92.2% | 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 Dern L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 327 / 824 | 39.7% | 39.7% | 748 / 1749 | 42.8% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 50 / 67 | 74.6% | 71.2% | 137 / 162 | 84.6% | 71.2% |
| On the ground | 51 / 72 | 70.8% | 74.4% | 56 / 77 | 72.7% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 254 / 711 | 35.7% | 36.0% | 514 / 1458 | 35.3% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 83 / 127 | 65.4% | 68.7% | 235 / 318 | 73.9% | 68.7% |
| To the legs | 91 / 125 | 72.8% | 79.1% | 192 / 212 | 90.6% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dern has more cage time on record.