Cat Zingano vs. Ronda Rousey

UFC 3-4-0 vs. 6-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-4-0
UFC record
6-2-0
Women's Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Bantamweight
44
AgeΔ 5 yrs
39
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'7"
68"
ReachΔ 2"
66"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
91.3
Layoff (months)Δ 23.9 mo
115.2
LWLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ronda Rousey carries real power — 1.21 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.08 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Ronda Rousey is a submission threat — 3.03 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.34 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Cat Zingano hunts takedowns — 2.77 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.91 Women's Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Cat Zingano

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 75
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.16 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Ronda Rousey

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 62
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.7 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1812.57/min · norm 3.56
Sig. strikes landed
1184.77/min · norm 3.56
1151.63/min · norm 3.51
Sig. strikes absorbed
1174.73/min · norm 3.51
61.4%norm 46.65%
Striking accuracy
52.0%norm 46.65%
47.5%norm 52.45%
Striking defense
40.6%norm 52.45%
00.00/15 · norm 0.08
Knockdowns
21.21/15 · norm 0.08

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

Cat Zingano

Distance 46.8% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 18.0% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 35.3% (norm 7.5%)

Ronda Rousey

Distance 55.9% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 29.1% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 15.0% (norm 7.5%)

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

Cat Zingano

Head 67.8% (norm 75.2%) · Body 20.3% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 11.9% (norm 8.8%)

Ronda Rousey

Head 82.4% (norm 75.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 8.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Zingano L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med Rousey L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 66 / 138 47.8% 38.3% 39 / 127 30.7% 38.3%
In the clinch 44 / 53 83.0% 73.3% 50 / 66 75.8% 73.3%
On the ground 71 / 104 68.3% 70.8% 29 / 34 85.3% 70.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 107 / 200 53.5% 37.7% 83 / 187 44.4% 37.7%
To the body 46 / 60 76.7% 70.0% 24 / 28 85.7% 70.0%
To the legs 28 / 35 80.0% 80.9% 11 / 12 too few to rate 80.9%

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 Bantamweight: 40 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 40 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 Zingano L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med vs Rousey L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 46 / 124 37.1% 41.3% 85 / 150 56.7% 41.3%
In the clinch 20 / 29 69.0% 74.7% 28 / 42 66.7% 74.7%
On the ground 49 / 66 74.2% 74.2% 4 / 5 too few to rate 74.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 92 / 193 47.7% 38.1% 95 / 172 55.2% 38.1%
To the body 17 / 20 too few to rate 73.2% 16 / 19 too few to rate 73.2%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 80.9% 6 / 6 too few to rate 80.9%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1365.0% acc · 2.77/15 · norm 0.91
Takedowns landed
872.7% acc · 4.85/15 · norm 0.91
642.9% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
250.0% def · norm 62.5%
31:0344.0% of cage time · norm 26.55%
Control time
11:5248.0% of cage time · norm 26.55%
24:265:11 per 15 · norm 3:19
Time under control
3:081:54 per 15 · norm 3:19
40.85/15 · norm 0.34
Submission attempts
53.03/15 · norm 0.34

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