Yan Xiaonan vs. Marina Rodriguez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Yan Xiaonan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500
Marina Rodriguez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Yan Xiaonan
Distance 91.8% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 5.1% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 3.1% (norm 5.0%)
Marina Rodriguez
Distance 81.7% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 13.9% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 4.4% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yan Xiaonan
Head 78.4% (norm 76.6%) · Body 8.8% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 9.1%)
Marina Rodriguez
Head 73.1% (norm 76.6%) · Body 16.0% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 10.8% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Yan L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Rodriguez L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 811 / 1918 | 42.3% | 38.3% | 653 / 1703 | 38.3% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 70 / 106 | 66.0% | 72.6% | 229 / 290 | 79.0% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 54 / 65 | 83.1% | 75.0% | 73 / 91 | 80.2% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 610 / 1637 | 37.3% | 35.4% | 552 / 1524 | 36.2% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 124 / 183 | 67.8% | 69.3% | 236 / 334 | 70.7% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 201 / 269 | 74.7% | 77.9% | 167 / 226 | 73.9% | 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 Yan L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Rodriguez L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 477 / 1412 | 33.8% | 39.7% | 420 / 1152 | 36.5% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 55 / 86 | 64.0% | 71.2% | 93 / 137 | 67.9% | 71.2% |
| On the ground | 117 / 138 | 84.8% | 74.4% | 141 / 195 | 72.3% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 457 / 1342 | 34.1% | 36.0% | 403 / 1112 | 36.2% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 116 / 178 | 65.2% | 68.7% | 146 / 214 | 68.2% | 68.7% |
| To the legs | 76 / 116 | 65.5% | 79.1% | 105 / 158 | 66.5% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rodriguez has more cage time on record.