Danielle Taylor vs. Jessica Penne
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Danielle Taylor
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.18 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Jessica Penne
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.67 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Danielle Taylor
Distance 97.3% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 0.1% (norm 5.0%)
Jessica Penne
Distance 89.6% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 7.2% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 3.1% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Danielle Taylor
Head 83.8% (norm 76.4%) · Body 7.6% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 8.6% (norm 9.1%)
Jessica Penne
Head 77.9% (norm 76.4%) · Body 19.0% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Taylor L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Penne L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 195 / 680 | 28.7% | 38.3% | 253 / 856 | 29.6% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 72.6% | 50 / 69 | 72.5% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 75.0% | 23 / 30 | 76.7% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 130 / 586 | 22.2% | 35.4% | 186 / 744 | 25.0% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 32 / 53 | 60.4% | 69.3% | 117 / 181 | 64.6% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 44 / 60 | 73.3% | 77.9% | 23 / 30 | 76.7% | 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 Taylor L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Penne L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 222 / 840 | 26.4% | 39.7% | 564 / 1045 | 54.0% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 33 | 72.7% | 71.5% | 82 / 124 | 66.1% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 74.4% | 41 / 51 | 80.4% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 152 / 711 | 21.4% | 36.0% | 436 / 919 | 47.4% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 58 / 96 | 60.4% | 68.4% | 108 / 135 | 80.0% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 38 / 69 | 55.1% | 79.1% | 143 / 166 | 86.1% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Penne has more cage time on record.