Shana Dobson vs.
Mariya Agapova
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.
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
Mariya Agapova
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 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)
Shana Dobson
Distance 85.5% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.9% (norm 4.9%)
Mariya Agapova
Distance 77.8% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 10.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.4% (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%)
Mariya Agapova
Head 72.3% (norm 78.1%) · Body 20.8% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 6.9% (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/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Agapova L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 129 / 406 | 31.8% | 39.9% | 136 / 281 | 48.4% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 41 | 73.2% | 73.3% | 31 / 39 | 79.5% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 21 / 28 | 75.0% | 74.7% | 35 / 41 | 85.4% | 74.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 103 / 363 | 28.4% | 34.9% | 130 / 261 | 49.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 54 / 82 | 65.9% | 69.5% | 56 / 75 | 74.7% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 23 / 30 | 76.7% | 82.6% | 16 / 25 | 64.0% | 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/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Agapova L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 167 / 401 | 41.6% | 38.8% | 82 / 221 | 37.1% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 46 / 67 | 68.7% | 74.1% | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 74.1% |
| On the ground | 67 / 93 | 72.0% | 73.4% | 34 / 46 | 73.9% | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 158 / 389 | 40.6% | 35.3% | 80 / 206 | 38.8% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 93 / 136 | 68.4% | 69.0% | 29 / 42 | 69.0% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 29 / 36 | 80.6% | 78.7% | 22 / 39 | 56.4% | 78.7% |
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 — Dobson has more cage time on record.