Taila Santos vs. Roxanne Modafferi
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Taila Santos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.42 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Roxanne Modafferi
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 11 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.22 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 45 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Taila Santos
Distance 80.1% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.6% (norm 4.5%)
Roxanne Modafferi
Distance 93.4% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 4.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Taila Santos
Head 70.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 15.7% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 13.7% (norm 7.6%)
Roxanne Modafferi
Head 92.2% (norm 78.1%) · Body 5.5% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 2.3% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Santos L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Modafferi L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 215 / 551 | 39.0% | 40.3% | 532 / 1920 | 27.7% | 40.3% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 57 | 75.4% | 73.9% | 35 / 54 | 64.8% | 73.9% |
| On the ground | 57 / 80 | 71.2% | 74.4% | 55 / 81 | 67.9% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 167 / 486 | 34.4% | 36.0% | 523 / 1894 | 27.6% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 65 / 108 | 60.2% | 69.5% | 62 / 114 | 54.4% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 83 / 94 | 88.3% | 82.3% | 37 / 47 | 78.7% | 82.3% |
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: 47 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 47 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 Santos L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Modafferi L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 212 / 549 | 38.6% | 39.0% | 906 / 1995 | 45.4% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 56 | 66.1% | 73.8% | 72 / 94 | 76.6% | 73.8% |
| On the ground | 20 / 25 | 80.0% | 73.4% | 71 / 109 | 65.1% | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 150 / 475 | 31.6% | 35.0% | 799 / 1888 | 42.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 56 / 78 | 71.8% | 69.0% | 126 / 181 | 69.6% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 63 / 77 | 81.8% | 78.7% | 124 / 129 | 96.1% | 78.7% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Modafferi has more cage time on record.