Montana De La Rosa vs. Mara Romero Borella

UFC 6-5-1 vs. 2-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-5-1
UFC record
2-5-0
Women's Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Flyweight
31
AgeΔ 9 yrs
40
5'7"
HeightΔ 1"
5'6"
68"
ReachΔ 1"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
26
Layoff (months)Δ 44.6 mo
70.6
WLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Montana De La Rosa is a submission threat — 0.82 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Women's Flyweight norm.
Montana De La Rosa hunts takedowns — 1.85 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.02 Women's Flyweight norm.
Mara Romero Borella hunts takedowns — 1.83 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.02 Women's Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Montana De La Rosa

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 66
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 02
Tier 3 — regional circuit 72

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.59 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Mara Romero Borella

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 25
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 94

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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4242.90/min · norm 3.91
Sig. strikes landed
1672.54/min · norm 3.91
4963.39/min · norm 3.81
Sig. strikes absorbed
1632.48/min · norm 3.81
37.2%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
38.0%norm 44.9%
45.3%norm 55.95%
Striking defense
71.2%norm 55.95%
10.10/15 · norm 0.09
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.09

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

Montana De La Rosa

Distance 83.5% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.6% (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)

Montana De La Rosa

Head 85.2% (norm 78.1%) · Body 10.2% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 4.6% (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 Rosa L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med Borella L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 300 / 952 31.5% 39.9% 137 / 402 34.1% 39.9%
In the clinch 53 / 101 52.5% 73.3% 13 / 18 too few to rate 73.3%
On the ground 71 / 87 81.6% 74.7% 17 / 20 too few to rate 74.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 302 / 971 31.1% 34.9% 100 / 355 28.2% 34.9%
To the body 78 / 116 67.2% 69.5% 14 / 21 too few to rate 69.5%
To the legs 44 / 53 83.0% 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 Rosa L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med vs Borella L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 338 / 707 47.8% 38.8% 125 / 517 24.2% 38.8%
In the clinch 128 / 156 82.1% 74.1% 22 / 30 73.3% 74.1%
On the ground 30 / 43 69.8% 73.4% 16 / 18 too few to rate 73.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 296 / 668 44.3% 35.3% 94 / 465 20.2% 35.3%
To the body 148 / 177 83.6% 69.0% 44 / 68 64.7% 69.0%
To the legs 52 / 61 85.2% 78.7% 25 / 32 78.1% 78.7%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1833.3% acc · 1.85/15 · norm 1.02
Takedowns landed
844.4% acc · 1.83/15 · norm 1.02
1368.4% def · norm 58.95%
Takedowns stopped
466.7% def · norm 58.95%
48:4933.4% of cage time · norm 19.15%
Control time
16:4025.3% of cage time · norm 19.15%
22:212:17 per 15 · norm 3:03
Time under control
13:323:05 per 15 · norm 3:03
80.82/15 · norm 0.32
Submission attempts
10.23/15 · norm 0.32

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