Lisa Ellis vs. Felice Herrig
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Lisa Ellis
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.12 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Felice Herrig
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.63 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Lisa Ellis
Distance 50.0% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 31.8% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 18.2% (norm 5.0%)
Felice Herrig
Distance 85.7% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 10.1% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Lisa Ellis
Head 81.8% (norm 76.4%) · Body 18.2% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 9.1%)
Felice Herrig
Head 77.2% (norm 76.4%) · Body 16.4% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ellis L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Herrig L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 3 / 11 | too few to rate | 38.3% | 304 / 969 | 31.4% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 72.6% | 85 / 114 | 74.6% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 75.0% | 36 / 48 | 75.0% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 9 / 18 | too few to rate | 35.4% | 259 / 873 | 29.7% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 69.3% | 123 / 186 | 66.1% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 77.9% | 43 / 72 | 59.7% | 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 Ellis L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Herrig L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 5 / 20 | too few to rate | 39.7% | 363 / 853 | 42.6% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 71.5% | 125 / 148 | 84.5% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 74.4% | 87 / 107 | 81.3% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 25 / 48 | 52.1% | 36.0% | 378 / 868 | 43.5% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.4% | 120 / 150 | 80.0% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 77 / 90 | 85.6% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Herrig has more cage time on record.