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Shana Dobson vs.
Ariel Beck

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

2-4-0 Shana Dobson · UFC
0-1-0 Ariel Beck · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-4-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Women's Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Flyweight
37.4
AgeΔ 1.5 yrs
35.9
5'6"
HeightΔ 0"
5'6"
69"
ReachΔ 3"
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
65.5
Layoff (months)Δ 38.6 mo
104.1
LWLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
L
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.

Shana Dobson carries real power — 0.28 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.09 Women's Flyweight norm.
Ariel Beck rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.02 Women's Flyweight norm.
Shana Dobson's takedown defense leaks — 14% stopped, vs a 59% Women's Flyweight 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.

Shana Dobson

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

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Ariel Beck

Full career not yet synced for Ariel Beck — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1803.34/min · norm 3.91
Sig. strikes landed
354.44/min · norm 3.91
2805.20/min · norm 3.81
Sig. strikes absorbed
344.31/min · norm 3.81
37.9%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
34.3%norm 44.9%
50.1%norm 55.95%
Striking defense
64.2%norm 55.95%
10.28/15 · norm 0.09
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.09

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

Shana Dobson

Distance 85.5% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.9% (norm 4.9%)

Ariel Beck

Distance 98.0% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 4.9%)

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

Shana Dobson

Head 76.4% (norm 78.1%) · Body 17.3% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 7.7%)

Ariel Beck

Head 51.0% (norm 78.1%) · Body 36.3% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 12.7% (norm 7.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Dobson L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med Beck L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 129 / 406 31.8% 39.9% 34 / 100 34.0% 39.9%
In the clinch 30 / 41 73.2% 73.3% 1 / 2 too few to rate 73.3%
On the ground 21 / 28 75.0% 74.7% 0 / 0 too few to rate 74.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 103 / 363 28.4% 34.9% 8 / 52 15.4% 34.9%
To the body 54 / 82 65.9% 69.5% 16 / 37 43.2% 69.5%
To the legs 23 / 30 76.7% 82.6% 11 / 13 too few to rate 82.6%

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 Flyweight: 46 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 46 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 Dobson L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med vs Beck L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 167 / 401 41.6% 38.8% 31 / 92 33.7% 38.8%
In the clinch 46 / 67 68.7% 74.1% 3 / 3 too few to rate 74.1%
On the ground 67 / 93 72.0% 73.4% 0 / 0 too few to rate 73.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 158 / 389 40.6% 35.3% 19 / 70 27.1% 35.3%
To the body 93 / 136 68.4% 69.0% 9 / 16 too few to rate 69.0%
To the legs 29 / 36 80.6% 78.7% 6 / 9 too few to rate 78.7%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

350.0% acc · 0.84/15 · norm 1.02
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.02
214.3% def · norm 58.95%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 58.95%
3:326.6% of cage time · norm 19.15%
Control time
0:091.9% of cage time · norm 19.15%
24:256:47 per 15 · norm 3:03
Time under control
0:000:00 per 15 · norm 3:03
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

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