Hannah Cifers vs. Mallory Martin

UFC 2-5-0 vs. 1-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-5-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Women's Strawweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Strawweight
34
AgeΔ 2 yrs
32
5'1"
HeightΔ 3"
5'4"
62"
ReachΔ 1"
63"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
71.3
Layoff (months)Δ 15.2 mo
56.1
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Hannah Cifers rarely shoots — 0.26 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.10 Women's Strawweight norm.
Mallory Martin is a submission threat — 0.48 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Women's Strawweight norm.
Mallory Martin's takedown defense leaks — 25% stopped, vs a 64% Women's Strawweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Hannah Cifers

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 25
Tier 3 — regional circuit 82

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.27 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.7 wins over .500

Mallory Martin

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 23
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 11
Tier 3 — regional circuit 82

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.57 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2914.99/min · norm 3.77
Sig. strikes landed
1163.73/min · norm 3.77
3145.39/min · norm 3.94
Sig. strikes absorbed
1946.23/min · norm 3.94
44.5%norm 44.5%
Striking accuracy
40.7%norm 44.5%
52.9%norm 54.4%
Striking defense
52.3%norm 54.4%
20.51/15 · norm 0.00
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.00

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

Hannah Cifers

Distance 82.7% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 14.2% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 3.1% (norm 5.0%)

Mallory Martin

Distance 91.2% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 5.0%)

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

Hannah Cifers

Head 64.7% (norm 76.4%) · Body 20.8% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 9.1%)

Mallory Martin

Head 89.8% (norm 76.4%) · Body 9.5% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 0.7% (norm 9.1%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Cifers L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med Martin L/AAccWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 215 / 541 39.7% 38.3% 95 / 260 36.5% 38.3%
In the clinch 65 / 93 69.9% 72.6% 16 / 19 too few to rate 72.6%
On the ground 11 / 20 too few to rate 75.0% 5 / 6 too few to rate 75.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 128 / 423 30.3% 35.4% 93 / 256 36.3% 35.4%
To the body 90 / 136 66.2% 69.3% 22 / 27 81.5% 69.3%
To the legs 73 / 95 76.8% 77.9% 1 / 2 too few to rate 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 Cifers L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med vs Martin L/AOpp accWomen's Strawweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 200 / 508 39.4% 39.7% 162 / 363 44.6% 39.7%
In the clinch 51 / 71 71.8% 71.5% 28 / 38 73.7% 71.5%
On the ground 63 / 88 71.6% 74.4% 4 / 6 too few to rate 74.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 204 / 529 38.6% 36.0% 141 / 328 43.0% 36.0%
To the body 80 / 107 74.8% 68.4% 42 / 67 62.7% 68.4%
To the legs 30 / 31 96.8% 79.1% 11 / 12 too few to rate 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1100.0% acc · 0.26/15 · norm 1.10
Takedowns landed
225.0% acc · 0.96/15 · norm 1.10
1164.7% def · norm 64.1%
Takedowns stopped
125.0% def · norm 64.1%
7:3713.1% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
6:5522.2% of cage time · norm 19.4%
11:322:58 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
5:252:36 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.26/15 · norm 0.29
Submission attempts
10.48/15 · norm 0.29

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