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Rosi Sexton vs.
Alexis Davis

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

0-2-0 Rosi Sexton · UFC
8-6-0 Alexis Davis · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-2-0
UFC record
8-6-0
Women's Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Bantamweight
49
AgeΔ 8 yrs
41
5'3"
HeightΔ 3"
5'6"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
153.3
Layoff (months)Δ 99.3 mo
54
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWLL
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.

Rosi Sexton absorbs 8.33 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.51 Women's Bantamweight norm — hittable.
Alexis Davis is a submission threat — 0.74 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.34 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Alexis Davis's takedown defense leaks — 27% stopped, vs a 62% Women's Bantamweight 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.

Rosi Sexton

Full career not yet synced for Rosi Sexton — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Alexis Davis

Full career not yet synced for Alexis Davis — 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 +0.4 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1224.07/min · norm 3.56
Sig. strikes landed
7544.16/min · norm 3.56
2508.33/min · norm 3.51
Sig. strikes absorbed
7464.12/min · norm 3.51
39.9%norm 46.65%
Striking accuracy
47.4%norm 46.65%
40.0%norm 52.45%
Striking defense
55.1%norm 52.45%
00.00/15 · norm 0.08
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.08

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

Rosi Sexton

Distance 95.4% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 1.3% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 7.5%)

Alexis Davis

Distance 83.3% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 8.7% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 7.5%)

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

Rosi Sexton

Head 89.2% (norm 75.2%) · Body 2.6% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 8.2% (norm 8.8%)

Alexis Davis

Head 69.6% (norm 75.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 18.2% (norm 8.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Sexton L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med Davis L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 109 / 292 37.3% 38.3% 566 / 1326 42.7% 38.3%
In the clinch 3 / 4 too few to rate 73.3% 91 / 138 65.9% 73.3%
On the ground 10 / 10 too few to rate 70.8% 97 / 127 76.4% 70.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 95 / 273 34.8% 37.7% 379 / 1107 34.2% 37.7%
To the body 7 / 8 too few to rate 70.0% 135 / 195 69.2% 70.0%
To the legs 20 / 25 80.0% 80.9% 240 / 289 83.0% 80.9%

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 Bantamweight: 40 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 40 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 Sexton L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med vs Davis L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 219 / 381 57.5% 41.3% 621 / 1505 41.3% 41.3%
In the clinch 20 / 22 too few to rate 74.7% 60 / 85 70.6% 74.7%
On the ground 11 / 14 too few to rate 74.2% 65 / 71 91.5% 74.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 212 / 375 56.5% 38.1% 550 / 1404 39.2% 38.1%
To the body 29 / 33 87.9% 73.2% 115 / 154 74.7% 73.2%
To the legs 9 / 9 too few to rate 80.9% 81 / 103 78.6% 80.9%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

220.0% acc · 1.00/15 · norm 0.91
Takedowns landed
1246.2% acc · 0.99/15 · norm 0.91
480.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
627.3% def · norm 62.5%
6:3722.1% of cage time · norm 26.55%
Control time
57:4831.9% of cage time · norm 26.55%
8:274:13 per 15 · norm 3:19
Time under control
24:362:02 per 15 · norm 3:19
00.00/15 · norm 0.34
Submission attempts
90.74/15 · norm 0.34

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

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