Tracy Cortez vs. Erin Blanchfield
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Tracy Cortez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.02 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Erin Blanchfield
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.65 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tracy Cortez
Distance 81.7% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 12.8% (norm 4.5%)
Erin Blanchfield
Distance 87.2% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 4.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tracy Cortez
Head 78.5% (norm 78.1%) · Body 12.4% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 7.6%)
Erin Blanchfield
Head 85.1% (norm 78.1%) · Body 8.6% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 6.3% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cortez L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Blanchfield L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 386 / 926 | 41.7% | 40.3% | 556 / 1379 | 40.3% | 40.3% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 62 | 77.4% | 73.9% | 44 / 69 | 63.8% | 73.9% |
| On the ground | 111 / 145 | 76.6% | 74.4% | 105 / 134 | 78.4% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 359 / 889 | 40.4% | 36.0% | 511 / 1347 | 37.9% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 101 / 140 | 72.1% | 69.5% | 106 / 136 | 77.9% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 85 / 104 | 81.7% | 82.3% | 88 / 99 | 88.9% | 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 Cortez L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Blanchfield L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 464 / 1039 | 44.7% | 39.0% | 537 / 1344 | 40.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 63 | 69.8% | 73.8% | 26 / 57 | 45.6% | 73.8% |
| On the ground | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 73.4% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 333 / 866 | 38.5% | 35.0% | 401 / 1187 | 33.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 97 / 141 | 68.8% | 69.0% | 81 / 126 | 64.3% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 89 / 110 | 80.9% | 78.7% | 82 / 89 | 92.1% | 78.7% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Blanchfield has more cage time on record.