Yan Xiaonan vs. Claudia Gadelha
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Yan Xiaonan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Claudia Gadelha
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.19 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Yan Xiaonan
Distance 91.7% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 5.1% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 5.0%)
Claudia Gadelha
Distance 86.4% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 5.9% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yan Xiaonan
Head 78.6% (norm 76.4%) · Body 8.7% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 12.7% (norm 9.1%)
Claudia Gadelha
Head 89.2% (norm 76.4%) · Body 8.5% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 2.4% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Xiaonan L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Gadelha L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 793 / 1862 | 42.6% | 38.3% | 465 / 1227 | 37.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 69 / 103 | 67.0% | 72.6% | 62 / 109 | 56.9% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 54 / 65 | 83.1% | 75.0% | 63 / 84 | 75.0% | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 599 / 1596 | 37.5% | 35.4% | 490 / 1266 | 38.7% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 121 / 177 | 68.4% | 69.3% | 75 / 120 | 62.5% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 196 / 257 | 76.3% | 77.9% | 25 / 34 | 73.5% | 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 Xiaonan L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Gadelha L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 461 / 1367 | 33.7% | 39.7% | 603 / 1597 | 37.8% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 55 / 86 | 64.0% | 71.5% | 117 / 168 | 69.6% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 115 / 135 | 85.2% | 74.4% | 93 / 135 | 68.9% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 445 / 1307 | 34.0% | 36.0% | 515 / 1530 | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 113 / 173 | 65.3% | 68.4% | 180 / 230 | 78.3% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 73 / 108 | 67.6% | 79.1% | 118 / 140 | 84.3% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Xiaonan has more cage time on record.