Sara McMann vs.
Lina Lansberg
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.
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
Lina Lansberg
Full career not yet synced for Lina Lansberg — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 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)
Sara McMann
Distance 59.5% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 11.5% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 29.0% (norm 7.5%)
Lina Lansberg
Distance 58.7% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 29.7% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 11.5% (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%)
Lina Lansberg
Head 69.8% (norm 75.2%) · Body 25.2% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 5.0% (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/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Lansberg L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 90 / 347 | 25.9% | 38.3% | 159 / 413 | 38.5% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 55 / 67 | 82.1% | 73.3% | 170 / 209 | 81.3% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 114 / 169 | 67.5% | 70.8% | 61 / 81 | 75.3% | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 166 / 457 | 36.3% | 37.7% | 206 / 491 | 42.0% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 67 / 93 | 72.0% | 70.0% | 154 / 177 | 87.0% | 70.0% |
| To the legs | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 80.9% | 30 / 35 | 85.7% | 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/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Lansberg L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 109 / 282 | 38.7% | 41.3% | 270 / 626 | 43.1% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 55 / 65 | 84.6% | 74.7% | 182 / 231 | 78.8% | 74.7% |
| On the ground | 91 / 109 | 83.5% | 74.2% | 108 / 145 | 74.5% | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 193 / 384 | 50.3% | 38.1% | 312 / 702 | 44.4% | 38.1% |
| To the body | 43 / 52 | 82.7% | 73.2% | 193 / 232 | 83.2% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 19 / 20 | too few to rate | 80.9% | 55 / 68 | 80.9% | 80.9% |
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 — McMann has more cage time on record.