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Sara McMann vs.
Karol Rosa

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

7-6-0 Sara McMann · UFC
8-5-0 Karol Rosa · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

7-6-0
UFC record
8-5-0
Women's Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Bantamweight
45.9
AgeΔ 14.3 yrs
31.6
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'5"
66"
ReachΔ 1"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
52.4
Layoff (months)Δ 50.9 mo
1.5
WLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL
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.

Sara McMann hunts takedowns — 3.27 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.91 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Sara McMann owns the mat — in control 57% of cage time, vs a 27% Women's Bantamweight norm.
Karol Rosa carries real power — 0.15 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.08 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.

Sara McMann

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

In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500

Karol Rosa

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 85
Tier 3 — regional circuit 113

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.82 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2592.09/min · norm 3.56
Sig. strikes landed
10665.47/min · norm 3.56
2552.06/min · norm 3.51
Sig. strikes absorbed
8354.28/min · norm 3.51
44.4%norm 46.65%
Striking accuracy
55.6%norm 46.65%
44.1%norm 52.45%
Striking defense
49.5%norm 52.45%
10.12/15 · norm 0.08
Knockdowns
20.15/15 · norm 0.08

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

Sara McMann

Distance 59.5% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 11.5% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 29.0% (norm 7.5%)

Karol Rosa

Distance 85.2% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 7.5%)

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

Sara McMann

Head 78.4% (norm 75.2%) · Body 16.0% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 8.8%)

Karol Rosa

Head 71.3% (norm 75.2%) · Body 8.9% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 19.8% (norm 8.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone McMann L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med Rosa L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 90 / 347 25.9% 38.3% 853 / 1634 52.2% 38.3%
In the clinch 55 / 67 82.1% 73.3% 112 / 144 77.8% 73.3%
On the ground 114 / 169 67.5% 70.8% 101 / 139 72.7% 70.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 166 / 457 36.3% 37.7% 623 / 1366 45.6% 37.7%
To the body 67 / 93 72.0% 70.0% 136 / 171 79.5% 70.0%
To the legs 26 / 33 78.8% 80.9% 307 / 380 80.8% 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 McMann L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med vs Rosa L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 109 / 282 38.7% 41.3% 710 / 1493 47.6% 41.3%
In the clinch 55 / 65 84.6% 74.7% 103 / 133 77.4% 74.7%
On the ground 91 / 109 83.5% 74.2% 22 / 28 78.6% 74.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 193 / 384 50.3% 38.1% 479 / 1216 39.4% 38.1%
To the body 43 / 52 82.7% 73.2% 195 / 250 78.0% 73.2%
To the legs 19 / 20 too few to rate 80.9% 161 / 188 85.6% 80.9%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

2756.3% acc · 3.27/15 · norm 0.91
Takedowns landed
1448.3% acc · 1.08/15 · norm 0.91
125.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
2773.0% def · norm 62.5%
70:2156.8% of cage time · norm 26.55%
Control time
52:2026.8% of cage time · norm 26.55%
20:332:29 per 15 · norm 3:19
Time under control
39:083:00 per 15 · norm 3:19
40.48/15 · norm 0.34
Submission attempts
20.15/15 · norm 0.34

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

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