Talita Bernardo vs.
Marion Reneau
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.
Talita Bernardo
Full career not yet synced for Talita Bernardo — 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 -0.2 wins over .500
Marion Reneau
Full career not yet synced for Marion Reneau — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-4 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)
Talita Bernardo
Distance 91.8% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 2.2% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 7.5%)
Marion Reneau
Distance 78.3% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 9.8% (norm 7.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Talita Bernardo
Head 80.9% (norm 75.2%) · Body 7.3% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 11.9% (norm 8.8%)
Marion Reneau
Head 81.2% (norm 75.2%) · Body 12.4% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 8.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bernardo L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Reneau L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 148 / 379 | 39.1% | 38.3% | 359 / 1026 | 35.0% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 73.3% | 106 / 157 | 67.5% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 70.8% | 81 / 128 | 63.3% | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 106 / 334 | 31.7% | 37.7% | 366 / 1065 | 34.4% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 24 / 30 | 80.0% | 70.0% | 112 / 162 | 69.1% | 70.0% |
| To the legs | 44 / 49 | 89.8% | 80.9% | 68 / 84 | 81.0% | 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 Bernardo L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Reneau L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 153 / 398 | 38.4% | 41.3% | 421 / 1249 | 33.7% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 22 | too few to rate | 74.7% | 125 / 149 | 83.9% | 74.7% |
| On the ground | 56 / 88 | 63.6% | 74.2% | 53 / 95 | 55.8% | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 174 / 440 | 39.5% | 38.1% | 284 / 1051 | 27.0% | 38.1% |
| To the body | 29 / 40 | 72.5% | 73.2% | 192 / 276 | 69.6% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 80.9% | 123 / 166 | 74.1% | 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 — Reneau has more cage time on record.