Poliana Botelho vs. Pearl Gonzalez
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
Pearl Gonzalez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.43 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 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%)
Pearl Gonzalez
Distance 93.5% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 0.6% (norm 5.0%)
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%)
Pearl Gonzalez
Head 75.3% (norm 76.4%) · Body 5.9% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 18.8% (norm 9.1%)
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 | Gonzalez L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 112 / 240 | 46.7% | 39.9% | 54 / 159 | 34.0% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 70 / 85 | 82.4% | 73.3% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 22 / 23 | too few to rate | 74.7% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 104 / 217 | 47.9% | 34.9% | 32 / 128 | 25.0% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 63 / 89 | 70.8% | 69.5% | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 37 / 42 | 88.1% | 82.6% | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 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 Flyweight: 46 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 Botelho L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Gonzalez L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 107 / 311 | 34.4% | 38.8% | 63 / 210 | 30.0% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 74.1% | 53 / 63 | 84.1% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 66 / 91 | 72.5% | 73.4% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 97 / 278 | 34.9% | 35.3% | 70 / 215 | 32.6% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 50 / 73 | 68.5% | 69.0% | 35 / 46 | 76.1% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 50 / 79 | 63.3% | 78.7% | 12 / 13 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Botelho has more cage time on record.