Poliana Botelho vs. Lauren Mueller
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Poliana Botelho
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Lauren Mueller
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.42 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 1 finish wins over 9 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Poliana Botelho
Distance 69.0% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 24.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 4.9%)
Lauren Mueller
Distance 94.4% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 4.9%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Poliana Botelho
Head 62.4% (norm 78.1%) · Body 25.6% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 12.1% (norm 7.7%)
Lauren Mueller
Head 76.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 16.7% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 7.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Botelho L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Mueller L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 112 / 240 | 46.7% | 39.9% | 160 / 436 | 36.7% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 70 / 85 | 82.4% | 73.3% | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 22 / 23 | too few to rate | 74.7% | 2 / 7 | too few to rate | 74.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 104 / 217 | 47.9% | 34.9% | 102 / 354 | 28.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 63 / 89 | 70.8% | 69.5% | 46 / 77 | 59.7% | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 37 / 42 | 88.1% | 82.6% | 28 / 31 | 90.3% | 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 Botelho L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Mueller L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 107 / 311 | 34.4% | 38.8% | 180 / 451 | 39.9% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 74.1% | 21 / 29 | 72.4% | 74.1% |
| On the ground | 66 / 91 | 72.5% | 73.4% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 97 / 278 | 34.9% | 35.3% | 120 / 367 | 32.7% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 50 / 73 | 68.5% | 69.0% | 48 / 73 | 65.8% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 50 / 79 | 63.3% | 78.7% | 39 / 46 | 84.8% | 78.7% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Botelho has more cage time on record.