Gillian Robertson vs. Taila Santos

UFC 14-6-0 vs. 4-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
14-6-0
UFC record
4-3-0
Women's Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Flyweight
31
AgeΔ 2 yrs
33
5'5"
HeightΔ 1"
5'6"
63"
ReachΔ 5"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
4.8
Layoff (months)Δ 30.6 mo
35.4
WWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Taila Santos carries real power — 0.43 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.09 Women's Flyweight norm.
Taila Santos is a submission threat — 1.29 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Women's Flyweight norm.
Gillian Robertson is a submission threat — 0.87 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Women's Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Gillian Robertson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 146
Tier 3 — regional circuit 32

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.36 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Taila Santos

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 94
Tier 3 — regional circuit 140

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.42 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5602.71/min · norm 3.91
Sig. strikes landed
3153.01/min · norm 3.91
5902.86/min · norm 3.81
Sig. strikes absorbed
2692.57/min · norm 3.81
48.5%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
45.8%norm 44.9%
56.0%norm 55.95%
Striking defense
57.3%norm 55.95%
00.00/15 · norm 0.09
Knockdowns
30.43/15 · norm 0.09

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

Gillian Robertson

Distance 68.0% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 2.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 29.8% (norm 4.9%)

Taila Santos

Distance 80.1% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.6% (norm 4.9%)

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

Gillian Robertson

Head 74.8% (norm 78.1%) · Body 13.9% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 11.3% (norm 7.7%)

Taila Santos

Head 70.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 15.7% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 13.7% (norm 7.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Robertson L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med Santos L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 281 / 785 35.8% 39.9% 215 / 551 39.0% 39.9%
In the clinch 20 / 26 76.9% 73.3% 43 / 57 75.4% 73.3%
On the ground 259 / 344 75.3% 74.7% 57 / 80 71.2% 74.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 377 / 864 43.6% 34.9% 167 / 486 34.4% 34.9%
To the body 90 / 160 56.2% 69.5% 65 / 108 60.2% 69.5%
To the legs 93 / 131 71.0% 82.6% 83 / 94 88.3% 82.6%

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 Flyweight: 46 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 46 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 Robertson L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med vs Santos L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 407 / 1127 36.1% 38.8% 212 / 549 38.6% 38.8%
In the clinch 55 / 70 78.6% 74.1% 37 / 56 66.1% 74.1%
On the ground 128 / 145 88.3% 73.4% 20 / 25 80.0% 73.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 452 / 1161 38.9% 35.3% 150 / 475 31.6% 35.3%
To the body 90 / 119 75.6% 69.0% 56 / 78 71.8% 69.0%
To the legs 48 / 62 77.4% 78.7% 63 / 77 81.8% 78.7%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3840.9% acc · 2.76/15 · norm 1.02
Takedowns landed
1575.0% acc · 2.15/15 · norm 1.02
738.9% def · norm 58.95%
Takedowns stopped
2985.3% def · norm 58.95%
102:3649.7% of cage time · norm 19.15%
Control time
41:4439.8% of cage time · norm 19.15%
30:052:11 per 15 · norm 3:03
Time under control
23:183:20 per 15 · norm 3:03
120.87/15 · norm 0.32
Submission attempts
91.29/15 · norm 0.32

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