Tracy Cortez vs.
Melissa Gatto
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.
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
Melissa Gatto
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 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)
Tracy Cortez
Distance 81.7% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 12.8% (norm 4.9%)
Melissa Gatto
Distance 89.1% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.8% (norm 4.9%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tracy Cortez
Head 78.5% (norm 78.1%) · Body 12.4% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 7.7%)
Melissa Gatto
Head 67.2% (norm 78.1%) · Body 21.2% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 7.7%)
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 | Gatto L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 386 / 926 | 41.7% | 39.9% | 225 / 475 | 47.4% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 62 | 77.4% | 73.3% | 26 / 43 | 60.5% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 111 / 145 | 76.6% | 74.7% | 14 / 15 | too few to rate | 74.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 359 / 889 | 40.4% | 34.9% | 144 / 358 | 40.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 101 / 140 | 72.1% | 69.5% | 76 / 113 | 67.3% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 85 / 104 | 81.7% | 82.6% | 45 / 62 | 72.6% | 82.6% |
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 Flyweight: 46 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 Gatto L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 464 / 1039 | 44.7% | 38.8% | 140 / 362 | 38.7% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 63 | 69.8% | 74.1% | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 74.1% |
| On the ground | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 73.4% | 39 / 54 | 72.2% | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 333 / 866 | 38.5% | 35.3% | 103 / 321 | 32.1% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 97 / 141 | 68.8% | 69.0% | 61 / 84 | 72.6% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 89 / 110 | 80.9% | 78.7% | 40 / 42 | 95.2% | 78.7% |
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 — Cortez has more cage time on record.