Tainara Lisboa vs.
Luana Santos
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.
Tainara Lisboa
Full career not yet synced for Tainara Lisboa — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Luana Santos
Full career not yet synced for Luana Santos — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 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)
Tainara Lisboa
Distance 77.0% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 20.5% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 2.5% (norm 7.5%)
Luana Santos
Distance 89.3% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 9.3% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 7.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tainara Lisboa
Head 77.0% (norm 75.2%) · Body 20.1% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 8.8%)
Luana Santos
Head 71.7% (norm 75.2%) · Body 20.9% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 8.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lisboa L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Santos L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 65 / 188 | 34.6% | 38.3% | 174 / 325 | 53.5% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 50 | 82.0% | 73.3% | 17 / 34 | 50.0% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 2 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 65 / 188 | 34.6% | 37.7% | 115 / 261 | 44.1% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 38 / 49 | 77.6% | 70.0% | 57 / 76 | 75.0% | 70.0% |
| To the legs | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 80.9% | 23 / 27 | 85.2% | 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 Lisboa L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Santos L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 105 / 205 | 51.2% | 41.3% | 149 / 478 | 31.2% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 29 | 62.1% | 74.7% | 30 / 43 | 69.8% | 74.7% |
| On the ground | 32 / 51 | 62.7% | 74.2% | 10 / 10 | too few to rate | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 115 / 230 | 50.0% | 38.1% | 123 / 426 | 28.9% | 38.1% |
| To the body | 18 / 26 | 69.2% | 73.2% | 43 / 67 | 64.2% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 80.9% | 23 / 38 | 60.5% | 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 — Santos has more cage time on record.