Katlyn Cerminara vs. Mara Romero Borella
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Katlyn Cerminara
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 3 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Mara Romero Borella
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.18 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 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)
Katlyn Cerminara
Distance 93.9% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 3.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 4.9%)
Mara Romero Borella
Distance 91.4% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 4.9%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Katlyn Cerminara
Head 79.8% (norm 78.1%) · Body 13.8% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 7.7%)
Mara Romero Borella
Head 80.7% (norm 78.1%) · Body 4.8% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 7.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cerminara L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Borella L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 960 / 2967 | 32.4% | 39.9% | 137 / 402 | 34.1% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 86 / 123 | 69.9% | 73.3% | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 58 / 69 | 84.1% | 74.7% | 17 / 20 | too few to rate | 74.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 677 / 2520 | 26.9% | 34.9% | 100 / 355 | 28.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 269 / 437 | 61.6% | 69.5% | 14 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 158 / 202 | 78.2% | 82.6% | 53 / 64 | 82.8% | 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 Cerminara L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Borella L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 942 / 2687 | 35.1% | 38.8% | 125 / 517 | 24.2% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 98 / 129 | 76.0% | 74.1% | 22 / 30 | 73.3% | 74.1% |
| On the ground | 40 / 47 | 85.1% | 73.4% | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 563 / 2131 | 26.4% | 35.3% | 94 / 465 | 20.2% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 186 / 325 | 57.2% | 69.0% | 44 / 68 | 64.7% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 331 / 407 | 81.3% | 78.7% | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 78.7% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cerminara has more cage time on record.