Taila Santos vs. Mara Romero Borella
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Taila Santos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.42 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Mara Romero Borella
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 4 |
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
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Taila Santos
Distance 80.1% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 8.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.6% (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)
Taila Santos
Head 70.6% (norm 78.1%) · Body 15.7% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 13.7% (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 | Santos L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Borella L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 215 / 551 | 39.0% | 39.9% | 137 / 402 | 34.1% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 57 | 75.4% | 73.3% | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 57 / 80 | 71.2% | 74.7% | 17 / 20 | too few to rate | 74.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 167 / 486 | 34.4% | 34.9% | 100 / 355 | 28.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 65 / 108 | 60.2% | 69.5% | 14 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 83 / 94 | 88.3% | 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 Santos L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Borella L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 212 / 549 | 38.6% | 38.8% | 125 / 517 | 24.2% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 56 | 66.1% | 74.1% | 22 / 30 | 73.3% | 74.1% |
| On the ground | 20 / 25 | 80.0% | 73.4% | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 150 / 475 | 31.6% | 35.3% | 94 / 465 | 20.2% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 56 / 78 | 71.8% | 69.0% | 44 / 68 | 64.7% | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 63 / 77 | 81.8% | 78.7% | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 78.7% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Santos has more cage time on record.