Viviane Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez

UFC 7-6-0 vs. 6-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-6-0
UFC record
6-3-0
Women's Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Flyweight
39
AgeΔ 7 yrs
32
5'4"
HeightΔ 1"
5'5"
68"
ReachΔ 3"
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
13.3
Layoff (months)Δ 12.4 mo
0.9
LWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Viviane Araujo is a submission threat — 0.60 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Women's Flyweight norm.
Tracy Cortez hunts takedowns — 1.82 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.02 Women's Flyweight norm.
Viviane Araujo hunts takedowns — 1.72 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.02 Women's Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Viviane Araujo

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 87
Tier 3 — regional circuit 61

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Tracy Cortez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 73
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.02 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7723.84/min · norm 3.91
Sig. strikes landed
5453.90/min · norm 3.91
9704.83/min · norm 3.81
Sig. strikes absorbed
5193.71/min · norm 3.81
47.5%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
48.1%norm 44.9%
55.9%norm 55.95%
Striking defense
53.5%norm 55.95%
10.07/15 · norm 0.09
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.09

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

Viviane Araujo

Distance 96.2% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.3% (norm 4.9%)

Tracy Cortez

Distance 81.7% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 12.8% (norm 4.9%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Viviane Araujo

Head 85.1% (norm 78.1%) · Body 8.8% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 7.7%)

Tracy Cortez

Head 78.5% (norm 78.1%) · Body 12.4% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 7.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Araujo L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med Cortez L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 730 / 1565 46.6% 39.9% 386 / 926 41.7% 39.9%
In the clinch 17 / 23 too few to rate 73.3% 48 / 62 77.4% 73.3%
On the ground 25 / 38 65.8% 74.7% 111 / 145 76.6% 74.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 571 / 1384 41.3% 34.9% 359 / 889 40.4% 34.9%
To the body 112 / 143 78.3% 69.5% 101 / 140 72.1% 69.5%
To the legs 89 / 99 89.9% 82.6% 85 / 104 81.7% 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 Araujo L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med vs Cortez L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 841 / 2025 41.5% 38.8% 464 / 1039 44.7% 38.8%
In the clinch 69 / 101 68.3% 74.1% 44 / 63 69.8% 74.1%
On the ground 60 / 74 81.1% 73.4% 11 / 15 too few to rate 73.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 623 / 1723 36.2% 35.3% 333 / 866 38.5% 35.3%
To the body 183 / 282 64.9% 69.0% 97 / 141 68.8% 69.0%
To the legs 164 / 195 84.1% 78.7% 89 / 110 80.9% 78.7%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2343.4% acc · 1.72/15 · norm 1.02
Takedowns landed
1737.8% acc · 1.82/15 · norm 1.02
3075.0% def · norm 58.95%
Takedowns stopped
1858.1% def · norm 58.95%
41:4220.8% of cage time · norm 19.15%
Control time
43:4631.3% of cage time · norm 19.15%
27:482:04 per 15 · norm 3:03
Time under control
21:282:18 per 15 · norm 3:03
80.60/15 · norm 0.32
Submission attempts
30.32/15 · norm 0.32

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