Shanna Young vs.
Macy Chiasson
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.
Shanna Young
Full career not yet synced for Shanna Young — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Macy Chiasson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 2 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 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)
Shanna Young
Distance 86.6% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.2% (norm 4.9%)
Macy Chiasson
Distance 65.0% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 18.5% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 16.4% (norm 7.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Shanna Young
Head 78.7% (norm 78.1%) · Body 17.4% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 7.7%)
Macy Chiasson
Head 72.3% (norm 75.2%) · Body 21.7% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 8.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Young L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Chiasson L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 108 / 264 | 40.9% | 39.9% | 237 / 692 | 34.2% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 19 | too few to rate | 73.3% | 150 / 197 | 76.1% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 14 / 22 | too few to rate | 74.7% | 103 / 175 | 58.9% | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 94 / 240 | 39.2% | 34.9% | 268 / 769 | 34.9% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 35 / 53 | 66.0% | 69.5% | 173 / 231 | 74.9% | 70.0% |
| To the legs | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 82.6% | 49 / 64 | 76.6% | 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 Flyweight: 46 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 Young L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Chiasson L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 111 / 231 | 48.1% | 38.8% | 233 / 519 | 44.9% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 56 / 76 | 73.7% | 74.1% | 135 / 178 | 75.8% | 74.7% |
| On the ground | 59 / 95 | 62.1% | 73.4% | 53 / 67 | 79.1% | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 126 / 288 | 43.8% | 35.3% | 255 / 544 | 46.9% | 38.1% |
| To the body | 79 / 92 | 85.9% | 69.0% | 127 / 170 | 74.7% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 21 / 22 | too few to rate | 78.7% | 39 / 50 | 78.0% | 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 — Chiasson has more cage time on record.