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Polyana Viana vs.
Tabatha Ricci

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

4-8-0 Polyana Viana · UFC
7-5-0 Tabatha Ricci · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-8-0
UFC record
7-5-0
Women's Strawweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Strawweight
34.1
AgeΔ 2.6 yrs
31.5
5'5"
HeightΔ 4"
5'1"
67"
ReachΔ 6"
61"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.7
Layoff (months)Δ 2.1 mo
0.6
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
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.

Polyana Viana is a submission threat — 1.51 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Women's Strawweight norm.
Tabatha Ricci hunts takedowns — 2.37 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.10 Women's Strawweight norm.
Polyana Viana's takedown defense leaks — 33% stopped, vs a 64% Women's Strawweight 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.

Polyana Viana

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 48
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Tabatha Ricci

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 75
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 30
Tier 3 — regional circuit 20

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.24 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2522.82/min · norm 3.77
Sig. strikes landed
5973.77/min · norm 3.77
2452.74/min · norm 3.94
Sig. strikes absorbed
7584.79/min · norm 3.94
40.8%norm 44.5%
Striking accuracy
36.5%norm 44.5%
52.9%norm 54.4%
Striking defense
58.1%norm 54.4%
10.17/15 · norm 0.00
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.00

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

Polyana Viana

Distance 89.6% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 5.0%)

Tabatha Ricci

Distance 91.2% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 5.0%)

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

Polyana Viana

Head 71.8% (norm 76.4%) · Body 18.6% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 9.6% (norm 9.1%)

Tabatha Ricci

Head 81.4% (norm 76.4%) · Body 8.3% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 9.1%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Viana L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med Ricci L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 203 / 553 36.7% 38.3% 480 / 1492 32.2% 38.3%
In the clinch 23 / 34 67.6% 72.6% 41 / 57 71.9% 72.6%
On the ground 26 / 30 86.7% 75.0% 76 / 87 87.4% 75.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 119 / 443 26.9% 35.4% 395 / 1332 29.7% 35.4%
To the body 79 / 115 68.7% 69.3% 81 / 136 59.6% 69.3%
To the legs 54 / 59 91.5% 77.9% 121 / 168 72.0% 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 Viana L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med vs Ricci L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 184 / 440 41.8% 39.7% 658 / 1653 39.8% 39.7%
In the clinch 18 / 20 too few to rate 71.5% 79 / 128 61.7% 71.5%
On the ground 43 / 60 71.7% 74.4% 21 / 27 77.8% 74.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 123 / 345 35.7% 36.0% 489 / 1433 34.1% 36.0%
To the body 62 / 99 62.6% 68.4% 184 / 271 67.9% 68.4%
To the legs 60 / 76 78.9% 79.1% 85 / 104 81.7% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

433.3% acc · 0.67/15 · norm 1.10
Takedowns landed
2534.7% acc · 2.37/15 · norm 1.10
733.3% def · norm 64.1%
Takedowns stopped
1954.3% def · norm 64.1%
6:397.4% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
39:4225.1% of cage time · norm 19.4%
45:017:33 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
14:511:24 per 15 · norm 3:00
91.51/15 · norm 0.29
Submission attempts
10.09/15 · norm 0.29

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

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