Yana Santos vs. Miesha Tate
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Yana Santos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Miesha Tate
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Yana Santos
Distance 68.9% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 27.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 7.3%)
Miesha Tate
Distance 78.1% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 11.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.7% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yana Santos
Head 53.1% (norm 75.5%) · Body 29.4% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 17.5% (norm 8.7%)
Miesha Tate
Head 74.8% (norm 75.5%) · Body 19.9% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 8.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Santos L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Tate L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 381 / 806 | 47.3% | 38.5% | 400 / 1049 | 38.1% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 261 / 318 | 82.1% | 74.3% | 103 / 150 | 68.7% | 74.3% |
| On the ground | 35 / 46 | 76.1% | 70.8% | 115 / 144 | 79.9% | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 227 / 621 | 36.6% | 37.7% | 398 / 1004 | 39.6% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 279 / 344 | 81.1% | 71.1% | 169 / 267 | 63.3% | 71.1% |
| To the legs | 171 / 205 | 83.4% | 80.8% | 51 / 72 | 70.8% | 80.8% |
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 Bantamweight: 41 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 41 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 Santos L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Tate L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 271 / 731 | 37.1% | 41.3% | 448 / 1085 | 41.3% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 116 / 142 | 81.7% | 75.0% | 139 / 180 | 77.2% | 75.0% |
| On the ground | 92 / 142 | 64.8% | 74.2% | 63 / 90 | 70.0% | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 300 / 774 | 38.8% | 37.7% | 450 / 1109 | 40.6% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 145 / 194 | 74.7% | 73.2% | 120 / 154 | 77.9% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 34 / 47 | 72.3% | 80.9% | 80 / 92 | 87.0% | 80.9% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Tate has more cage time on record.