Cory McKenna vs. Elise Reed
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Cory McKenna
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.16 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Elise Reed
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Cory McKenna
Distance 92.3% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 5.0%)
Elise Reed
Distance 90.3% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 7.2% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cory McKenna
Head 92.7% (norm 76.4%) · Body 3.9% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 9.1%)
Elise Reed
Head 69.0% (norm 76.4%) · Body 16.3% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 14.7% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | McKenna L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Reed L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 165 / 494 | 33.4% | 38.3% | 279 / 565 | 49.4% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 72.6% | 40 / 45 | 88.9% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 75.0% | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 168 / 496 | 33.9% | 35.4% | 187 / 432 | 43.3% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 13 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.3% | 77 / 102 | 75.5% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 77.9% | 69 / 92 | 75.0% | 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 McKenna L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Reed L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 214 / 427 | 50.1% | 39.7% | 203 / 498 | 40.8% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 51 / 62 | 82.3% | 71.5% | 45 / 59 | 76.3% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 74.4% | 70 / 102 | 68.6% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 157 / 362 | 43.4% | 36.0% | 197 / 495 | 39.8% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 69 / 81 | 85.2% | 68.4% | 63 / 97 | 64.9% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 54 / 65 | 83.1% | 79.1% | 58 / 67 | 86.6% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Reed has more cage time on record.