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Yan Xiaonan vs. Viviane Pereira

UFC 9-5-0 vs. 2-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-5-0
UFC record
2-2-0
Women's Strawweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Strawweight
37
AgeΔ 4 yrs
33
5'5"
HeightΔ 4"
5'1"
63"
ReachΔ 0"
63"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
1.7
Layoff (months)Δ 98.2 mo
99.9
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Viviane Pereira rarely shoots — 0.25 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.10 Women's Strawweight norm.
Viviane Pereira's takedown defense leaks — 29% stopped, vs a 64% Women's Strawweight norm.
Yan Xiaonan rarely shoots — 0.82 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.10 Women's Strawweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Yan Xiaonan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 94
Tier 3 — regional circuit 101

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

Viviane Pereira

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 22
Tier 3 — regional circuit 143

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.81 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

9354.67/min · norm 3.77
Sig. strikes landed
1622.70/min · norm 3.77
6493.24/min · norm 4.00
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2694.48/min · norm 4.00
44.8%norm 44.5%
Striking accuracy
30.0%norm 44.5%
60.3%norm 54.4%
Striking defense
58.1%norm 54.4%
20.15/15 · norm 0.00
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.00

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%)

Viviane Pereira

Distance 93.1% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 3.9% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 3.0% (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%)

Viviane Pereira

Head 85.7% (norm 76.6%) · Body 11.7% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 2.6% (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/AAccWomen's Strawweight med Pereira L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 811 / 1918 42.3% 38.3% 141 / 503 28.0% 38.3%
In the clinch 70 / 106 66.0% 72.6% 13 / 21 too few to rate 72.6%
On the ground 54 / 65 83.1% 75.0% 8 / 16 too few to rate 75.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 610 / 1637 37.3% 35.4% 122 / 463 26.3% 35.4%
To the body 124 / 183 67.8% 69.3% 28 / 63 44.4% 69.3%
To the legs 201 / 269 74.7% 77.9% 12 / 14 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 Yan L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med vs Pereira L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 477 / 1412 33.8% 39.7% 177 / 522 33.9% 39.7%
In the clinch 55 / 86 64.0% 71.2% 23 / 33 69.7% 71.2%
On the ground 117 / 138 84.8% 74.4% 69 / 87 79.3% 74.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 457 / 1342 34.1% 36.0% 153 / 483 31.7% 36.0%
To the body 116 / 178 65.2% 68.7% 59 / 78 75.6% 68.7%
To the legs 76 / 116 65.5% 79.1% 57 / 81 70.4% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1173.3% acc · 0.82/15 · norm 1.10
Takedowns landed
1100.0% acc · 0.25/15 · norm 1.10
3764.9% def · norm 64.1%
Takedowns stopped
228.6% def · norm 64.1%
15:517.9% of cage time · norm 19.0%
Control time
5:459.6% of cage time · norm 19.0%
57:274:18 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
14:263:36 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Submission attempts
10.25/15 · norm 0.29

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