Virna Jandiroba vs.
Kanako Murata
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.
Virna Jandiroba
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.46 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500
Kanako Murata
Full career not yet synced for Kanako Murata — 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 -0.3 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)
Virna Jandiroba
Distance 88.6% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 3.7% (norm 5.0%)
Kanako Murata
Distance 51.0% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 4.6% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 44.4% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Virna Jandiroba
Head 87.6% (norm 76.4%) · Body 10.4% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 2.0% (norm 9.1%)
Kanako Murata
Head 82.1% (norm 76.4%) · Body 12.6% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Jandiroba L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Murata L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 309 / 843 | 36.7% | 38.3% | 33 / 77 | 42.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 52 / 73 | 71.2% | 72.6% | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 32 / 35 | 91.4% | 75.0% | 48 / 67 | 71.6% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 314 / 833 | 37.7% | 35.4% | 66 / 124 | 53.2% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 62 / 99 | 62.6% | 69.3% | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 17 / 19 | too few to rate | 77.9% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 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 Jandiroba L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Murata L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 372 / 960 | 38.8% | 39.7% | 64 / 163 | 39.3% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 58 / 76 | 76.3% | 71.5% | 17 / 23 | too few to rate | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 64 / 75 | 85.3% | 74.4% | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 347 / 916 | 37.9% | 36.0% | 65 / 158 | 41.1% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 97 / 136 | 71.3% | 68.4% | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 50 / 59 | 84.7% | 79.1% | 7 / 16 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
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 — Jandiroba has more cage time on record.