Molly McCann vs. Lara Procopio

UFC 7-7-0 vs. 1-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-7-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Women's Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Flyweight
36
AgeΔ 6 yrs
30
5'4"
HeightΔ 0"
5'4"
62"
ReachΔ 5"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
16.6
Layoff (months)Δ 45.1 mo
61.7
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Lara Procopio hunts takedowns — 3.15 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.02 Women's Flyweight norm.
Molly McCann carries real power — 0.21 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.09 Women's Flyweight norm.
Lara Procopio owns the mat — in control 35% of cage time, vs a 19% Women's Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Molly McCann

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 77
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 30
Tier 3 — regional circuit 41

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Lara Procopio

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 11 documented bouts

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7555.28/min · norm 3.91
Sig. strikes landed
2425.64/min · norm 3.91
6644.65/min · norm 3.81
Sig. strikes absorbed
2796.50/min · norm 3.81
49.9%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
58.6%norm 44.9%
62.5%norm 55.95%
Striking defense
47.1%norm 55.95%
20.21/15 · norm 0.09
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.09

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

Molly McCann

Distance 87.1% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 4.9%)

Lara Procopio

Distance 89.3% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 8.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 4.9%)

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

Molly McCann

Head 80.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 12.6% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 7.7%)

Lara Procopio

Head 78.2% (norm 78.1%) · Body 10.4% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 7.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone McCann L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med Procopio L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 626 / 1319 47.5% 39.9% 203 / 369 55.0% 39.9%
In the clinch 61 / 89 68.5% 73.3% 30 / 35 85.7% 73.3%
On the ground 68 / 106 64.2% 74.7% 9 / 9 too few to rate 74.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 522 / 1221 42.8% 34.9% 159 / 323 49.2% 34.9%
To the body 146 / 191 76.4% 69.5% 39 / 43 90.7% 69.5%
To the legs 87 / 102 85.3% 82.6% 44 / 47 93.6% 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 McCann L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med vs Procopio L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 512 / 1570 32.6% 38.8% 223 / 455 49.0% 38.8%
In the clinch 87 / 117 74.4% 74.1% 27 / 35 77.1% 74.1%
On the ground 65 / 86 75.6% 73.4% 29 / 37 78.4% 73.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 385 / 1391 27.7% 35.3% 166 / 388 42.8% 35.3%
To the body 189 / 264 71.6% 69.0% 47 / 55 85.5% 69.0%
To the legs 90 / 118 76.3% 78.7% 66 / 84 78.6% 78.7%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1737.0% acc · 1.78/15 · norm 1.02
Takedowns landed
947.4% acc · 3.15/15 · norm 1.02
1338.2% def · norm 58.95%
Takedowns stopped
150.0% def · norm 58.95%
17:3712.3% of cage time · norm 19.15%
Control time
14:5534.8% of cage time · norm 19.15%
43:014:30 per 15 · norm 3:03
Time under control
7:362:39 per 15 · norm 3:03
50.52/15 · norm 0.32
Submission attempts
10.35/15 · norm 0.32

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