Aisling Daly vs. Randa Markos

UFC 2-1-0 vs. 7-10-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-1-0
UFC record
7-10-1
Women's Strawweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Strawweight
38
AgeΔ 2 yrs
40
5'2"
HeightΔ 2"
5'4"
64"
ReachΔ 1"
63"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
129.5
Layoff (months)Δ 72 mo
57.5
WLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Aisling Daly owns the mat — in control 61% of cage time, vs a 19% Women's Strawweight norm.
Aisling Daly is a submission threat — 0.86 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Women's Strawweight norm.
Randa Markos owns the mat — in control 26% of cage time, vs a 19% Women's Strawweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Aisling Daly

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 22
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 33
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.93 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.7 wins over .500

Randa Markos

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 710
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1022.92/min · norm 3.77
Sig. strikes landed
6742.97/min · norm 3.77
491.40/min · norm 3.94
Sig. strikes absorbed
7043.10/min · norm 3.94
52.0%norm 44.5%
Striking accuracy
43.7%norm 44.5%
55.9%norm 54.4%
Striking defense
58.7%norm 54.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.00
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.00

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

Aisling Daly

Distance 32.1% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 20.4% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 47.4% (norm 5.0%)

Randa Markos

Distance 78.0% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 12.4% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 9.6% (norm 5.0%)

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

Aisling Daly

Head 78.1% (norm 76.4%) · Body 17.9% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 9.1%)

Randa Markos

Head 86.4% (norm 76.4%) · Body 6.6% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 7.0% (norm 9.1%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Daly L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med Markos L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 16 / 63 25.4% 38.3% 410 / 1205 34.0% 38.3%
In the clinch 28 / 40 70.0% 72.6% 143 / 191 74.9% 72.6%
On the ground 58 / 93 62.4% 75.0% 121 / 148 81.8% 75.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 71 / 153 46.4% 35.4% 513 / 1334 38.5% 35.4%
To the body 25 / 35 71.4% 69.3% 76 / 102 74.5% 69.3%
To the legs 6 / 8 too few to rate 77.9% 85 / 108 78.7% 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 Daly L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med vs Markos L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 21 / 56 37.5% 39.7% 472 / 1399 33.7% 39.7%
In the clinch 20 / 35 57.1% 71.5% 102 / 142 71.8% 71.5%
On the ground 8 / 20 too few to rate 74.4% 130 / 164 79.3% 74.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 32 / 87 36.8% 36.0% 463 / 1379 33.6% 36.0%
To the body 10 / 16 too few to rate 68.4% 113 / 165 68.5% 68.4%
To the legs 7 / 8 too few to rate 79.1% 128 / 161 79.5% 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
541.7% acc · 2.15/15 · norm 1.10
Takedowns landed
1728.8% acc · 1.12/15 · norm 1.10
233.3% def · norm 64.1%
Takedowns stopped
3052.6% def · norm 64.1%
21:0860.6% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
58:5125.9% of cage time · norm 19.4%
9:424:10 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
57:133:46 per 15 · norm 3:00
20.86/15 · norm 0.29
Submission attempts
30.20/15 · norm 0.29

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