Randa Markos vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Randa Markos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 10 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Karolina Kowalkiewicz
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Randa Markos
Distance 78.0% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 12.4% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 9.6% (norm 5.0%)
Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Distance 88.2% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 10.3% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Randa Markos
Head 86.4% (norm 76.4%) · Body 6.6% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 7.0% (norm 9.1%)
Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Head 76.9% (norm 76.4%) · Body 15.9% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Markos L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Kowalkiewicz L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 410 / 1205 | 34.0% | 38.3% | 1101 / 2859 | 38.5% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 143 / 191 | 74.9% | 72.6% | 253 / 334 | 75.7% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 121 / 148 | 81.8% | 75.0% | 40 / 50 | 80.0% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 513 / 1334 | 38.5% | 35.4% | 852 / 2494 | 34.2% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 76 / 102 | 74.5% | 69.3% | 370 / 517 | 71.6% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 85 / 108 | 78.7% | 77.9% | 172 / 232 | 74.1% | 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 Strawweight: 63 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 Markos L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Kowalkiewicz L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 472 / 1399 | 33.7% | 39.7% | 1172 / 2983 | 39.3% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 102 / 142 | 71.8% | 71.5% | 230 / 324 | 71.0% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 130 / 164 | 79.3% | 74.4% | 49 / 57 | 86.0% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 463 / 1379 | 33.6% | 36.0% | 858 / 2517 | 34.1% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 113 / 165 | 68.5% | 68.4% | 376 / 560 | 67.1% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 128 / 161 | 79.5% | 79.1% | 217 / 287 | 75.6% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kowalkiewicz has more cage time on record.