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Viktoriia Dudakova vs.
Istela Nunes

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

2-2-0 Viktoriia Dudakova · UFC
0-5-0 Istela Nunes · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

2-2-0
UFC record
0-5-0
Women's Strawweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Strawweight
27.5
AgeΔ 6.5 yrs
34
5'5"
HeightΔ 1"
5'4"
67"
ReachΔ 1"
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
18.8
Layoff (months)Δ 2.8 mo
16
LLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLL
The read

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.

Viktoriia Dudakova hunts takedowns — 2.25 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.10 Women's Strawweight norm.
Istela Nunes rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.10 Women's Strawweight norm.
Viktoriia Dudakova's takedown defense leaks — 40% stopped, vs a 64% Women's Strawweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Viktoriia Dudakova

Full career not yet synced for Viktoriia Dudakova — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -2.2 wins over .500

Istela Nunes

Full career not yet synced for Istela Nunes — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1393.47/min · norm 3.77
Sig. strikes landed
2254.28/min · norm 3.77
1614.02/min · norm 3.94
Sig. strikes absorbed
2144.07/min · norm 3.94
45.7%norm 44.5%
Striking accuracy
47.4%norm 44.5%
51.5%norm 54.4%
Striking defense
59.7%norm 54.4%
10.37/15 · norm 0.00
Knockdowns
10.29/15 · norm 0.00

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Viktoriia Dudakova

Distance 88.5% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 11.2% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 0.3% (norm 5.0%)

Istela Nunes

Distance 93.3% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 5.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Viktoriia Dudakova

Head 80.9% (norm 76.4%) · Body 18.1% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 1.0% (norm 9.1%)

Istela Nunes

Head 69.9% (norm 76.4%) · Body 20.0% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 9.1%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Dudakova L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med Nunes L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 113 / 269 42.0% 38.3% 200 / 443 45.1% 38.3%
In the clinch 25 / 34 73.5% 72.6% 24 / 27 88.9% 72.6%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 75.0% 1 / 5 too few to rate 75.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 93 / 246 37.8% 35.4% 117 / 332 35.2% 35.4%
To the body 43 / 55 78.2% 69.3% 66 / 95 69.5% 69.3%
To the legs 3 / 3 too few to rate 77.9% 42 / 48 87.5% 77.9%

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 Strawweight: 63 fighters · Women's Strawweight: 63 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 Dudakova L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med vs Nunes L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 127 / 281 45.2% 39.7% 160 / 445 36.0% 39.7%
In the clinch 11 / 15 too few to rate 71.5% 18 / 31 58.1% 71.5%
On the ground 23 / 36 63.9% 74.4% 36 / 55 65.5% 74.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 110 / 261 42.1% 36.0% 167 / 453 36.9% 36.0%
To the body 34 / 54 63.0% 68.4% 32 / 59 54.2% 68.4%
To the legs 17 / 17 too few to rate 79.1% 15 / 19 too few to rate 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

630.0% acc · 2.25/15 · norm 1.10
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.10
240.0% def · norm 64.1%
Takedowns stopped
1047.6% def · norm 64.1%
7:3919.1% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
3:306.7% of cage time · norm 19.4%
12:594:52 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
18:005:07 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Nunes has more cage time on record.

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