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Cat Zingano
Women's Featherweight · “Alpha”

Cat Zingano

14-5-0 UFC 3-4-0
Smothering Control Precision Striker
5'6"Height
68"Reach
SouthpawStance
44Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
10:04Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Below avg, rated 27 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Accuracy — Strong, rated 87 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking D — Average, rated 52 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Durability — Average, rated 66 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Wrestling — Average, rated 62 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter TD Defense — Weak, rated 24 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Grappling — Above avg, rated 70 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Control — Strong, rated 87 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Strong 87
  2. Control Strong 87
  3. Grappling Above avg 70
  4. Durability Average 66
  5. Wrestling Average 62
  6. Striking D Average 52
  7. Striking Below avg 27
  8. TD Defense Weak 24

Built on 70 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Smothering Control 44% of every fight spent in control position
Precision Striker strong accuracy — rates 87 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.57
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.63
Striking accuracy61.4%
Striking defense47.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.77
Takedown accuracy65.0%
Takedown defense42.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.85
Control time44.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-3

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
April 13, 2013 vs Miesha Tate — 2.71/min (W) Apr '13 September 27, 2014 vs Amanda Nunes — 3.52/min (W) Sep '14 February 28, 2015 vs Ronda Rousey — 0.0/min (L) — only 0.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '15 July 9, 2016 vs Julianna Pena — 0.73/min (L) Jul '16 March 3, 2018 vs Ketlen Vieira — 3.93/min (L) Mar '18 July 14, 2018 vs Marion Reneau — 2.2/min (W) Jul '18 December 29, 2018 vs Megan Anderson — 2.95/min (L) — only 1.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '18

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Megan Anderson 8-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:01 — UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · December 29, 2018
3/6Sig. strikes
3/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Marion Reneau 9-3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov · July 14, 2018
33/57Sig. strikes
14/39Absorbed
6/10Takedowns
8:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Ketlen Vieira 9-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya · March 3, 2018
59/106Sig. strikes
41/71Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Julianna Pena 7-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · July 9, 2016
11/23Sig. strikes
12/21Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
9:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Ronda Rousey 10-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R1 0:14 — UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano · February 28, 2015
0/1Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Amanda Nunes 9-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:21 — UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso · September 27, 2014
40/60Sig. strikes
22/37Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
6:57Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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W Miesha Tate 11-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:55 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale · April 13, 2013
35/42Sig. strikes
23/42Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
5:51Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
14-5-0Pro record
Black House, Alliance MMAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 4
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 7
Bellator 5
Ring Of Fire 3
Fight To Win 2
Invicta FC 1
Crowbar MMA 1
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Cris Cyborg TKO (punches) Bellator 300
October 7, 2023
 Bellator 1 4:01
W Leah McCourt Decision (unanimous) Bellator 293
March 31, 2023
 Bellator 3 5:00
W Pam Sorenson Decision (unanimous) Bellator 282
June 24, 2022
 Bellator 3 5:00
W Olivia Parker Submission (armbar) Bellator 256
April 9, 2021
 Bellator 1 2:56
W Gabby Holloway Decision (unanimous) Bellator 245
September 11, 2020
 Bellator 3 5:00
L Megan Anderson TKO (eye injury) UFC 232
December 29, 2018
 UFC 1 1:01
W Marion Reneau Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov
July 14, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
L Ketlen Vieira Decision (split) UFC 222
March 3, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
L Julianna Peña Decision (unanimous) UFC 200
July 9, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
L Ronda Rousey Submission (straight armbar) UFC 184
February 28, 2015
 UFC 1 0:14
W Amanda Nunes TKO (elbows and punches) UFC 178
September 27, 2014
 UFC 3 1:21
W Miesha Tate TKO (knees and elbow) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale
April 13, 2013
 UFC 3 2:55
W Raquel Pennington Submission (rear-naked choke) Invicta FC 3: Penne vs Sugiyama
October 6, 2012
 Invicta FC 2 3:32
W Takayo Hashi KO (slam) Fight To Win: Outlaws
May 14, 2011
 Fight To Win 3 4:42
W Carina Damm TKO (punches and elbows) Crowbar MMA: Winter Brawl
December 10, 2010
 Crowbar MMA 2 3:37
W Ivana Coleman TKO (punches) Ring Of Fire 38: Ascension
June 5, 2010
 Ring Of Fire 1 1:54
W Barb Honchak Decision (unanimous) Fight To Win: Phenoms
January 30, 2010
 Fight To Win 3 5:00
W Angela Samaro Submission (anaconda choke) Ring Of Fire 33: Adrenaline
January 10, 2009
 Ring Of Fire 2 3:40
W Karina Taylor Submission (armbar) Ring Of Fire 32: Respect
June 13, 2008
 Ring Of Fire 1 2:30

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Cat Zingano) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 3 qualified Women's Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.6 avg 4.3
Strikes absorbed /min 1.6 avg 2.8
Striking accuracy 61.4% avg 55.7%
Striking defense 47.5% avg 53.6%
Takedowns /15 min 2.8 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 65.0% avg 47.9%
Takedown defense 42.9% avg 52.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.8 avg 0.4
Control time 44.0% avg 29.9%
Finish rate 66.7% avg 77.8%

Headshot of Cat Zingano by SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI, UNITED STATES 12.16.2019 Photo by Pfc. Ezra Camarena 28th Public Affairs Detachment · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · cropped and resized