Mara Romero Borella vs. Kalindra Faria
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Kalindra Faria
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 8 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.25 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mara Romero Borella
Distance 91.4% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 4.9%)
Kalindra Faria
Distance 61.5% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 9.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 28.6% (norm 4.9%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mara Romero Borella
Head 80.7% (norm 78.1%) · Body 4.8% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 7.7%)
Kalindra Faria
Head 81.3% (norm 78.1%) · Body 13.2% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 7.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Borella L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Faria L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 137 / 402 | 34.1% | 39.9% | 20 / 56 | 35.7% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 73.3% | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 17 / 20 | too few to rate | 74.7% | 23 / 26 | 88.5% | 74.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 100 / 355 | 28.2% | 34.9% | 38 / 74 | 51.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 14 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.5% | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 53 / 64 | 82.8% | 82.6% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 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 Borella L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Faria L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 125 / 517 | 24.2% | 38.8% | 17 / 40 | 42.5% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 30 | 73.3% | 74.1% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 74.1% |
| On the ground | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 73.4% | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 94 / 465 | 20.2% | 35.3% | 26 / 51 | 51.0% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 44 / 68 | 64.7% | 69.0% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 78.7% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 78.7% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Borella has more cage time on record.