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Ivana Petrovic
Women's Flyweight

Ivana Petrovic

1-3-0
Positional Grappler Durable
5'8"Height
70"Reach
SouthpawStance
32Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
14:07Avg fight

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 33 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking decent · Apr 2025 · stats read 16 → nudged -8 inside the band · claims striking technique +1, pressure +1 (+2) Accuracy — Below avg, rated 34 of 100 · claims striking technique +1 (+2) Striking D — Above avg, rated 72 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Durability — Above avg, rated 76 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Wrestling — Average, rated 64 of 100 · 138 MMA: wrestling good · Oct 2024 · stats read 63 → nudged +2 inside the band · claims td offense +2, clinch +1 (+5) TD Defense — Average, rated 48 of 100 · 138 MMA: wrestling good (no takedown-defence tag), half-weighted with the stats read 39 Grappling — Average, rated 67 of 100 · 138 MMA: grappling good · Apr 2025 · stats read 68 → nudged +4 inside the band · tag sub threat: good (+3) · claims sub offense +1, ground and pound +1 (+3) Control — Strong, rated 87 of 100 · claims top control +2, ground and pound +1 (+10) Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking decent
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · April 29, 2025 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Albazi · October 29, 2024 watch ↗
grappling good
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · April 29, 2025 watch ↗
wrestling good
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Albazi · October 29, 2024 watch ↗
  • very good UFC Fight Night Strickland vs Magomedov Full Card Breakdown & Predictions (UFC Vegas 76) · June 27, 2023 watch ↗
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking decent 2 reads
grappling good 1 read
wrestling good 2 reads
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

138 MMA anchors Striking, Wrestling, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, TD Defense, Control · stats alone on Striking D, Durability.

Built on 56 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Positional Grappler strong control — rates 87 of 100 · claims top control +2, ground and pound +1 (+10)
Durable above avg durability — rates 76 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.91
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.05
Striking accuracy41.1%
Striking defense56.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.12
Takedown accuracy38.1%
Takedown defense61.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.8
Control time36.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Insider info

4 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Juliana Miller clear UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · April 29, 2025
strikingdecent grapplinggood wrestlinggood

No hedge on the win itself; he closes by predicting a fast-clip finish and uses no root-beer or underdog price language.

Decent, forward-moving striker whose one-two is enough to get by; the stronger piece is her good body-lock-takedown grappling, where she advances position quickly to mount and finishes via TKO or rear-naked choke. He rates her above the bottom tier of the division and picks her to finish the fight at a good pace.

Strengthforward-pressure one-two
Strengthgood body-lock takedown
Strengthadvances position quickly to mount
Strengthfinishes via ground-and-pound into TKO or RNC
sub threat · good
vs Jamey-Lyn Horth coinflip UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs Albazi · October 29, 2024 · 1 read since
strikingdecent wrestlinggood

names Horth as the pick but stacks hedges on the win itself: says the betting line pulls him toward Petrovic, admits uncertainty over whether Horth is really that big a favorite, says he 'might regret it', advises viewers that this one calls for sitting back and watching rather than wagering, and closes with the root-beer idiom -- the combination of wager caution plus explicit stay-off framing caps this at a coinflip despite a named winner.

A wrestler first: good body-lock takedowns, systematic top control that advances to mount, grinds with ground and pound until the opponent turns over, then finishes with the rear naked choke -- described as her repeated sequence for winning fights. Her striking is secondary, mainly there to set up the clinch and the body-lock takedown; she comes forward and throws a one-two to close distance. The analyst calls her clearly the better wrestler than striker of the two.

Strengthgood, systematic wrestling/top control sequence into RNC
Strengthbody-lock takedowns
Strengthforward-pressing striking that sets up the takedown
Weaknessstriking is a setup tool; much weaker than her wrestling
vs Liang Na lean UFC Fight Night Nicolau vs Perez Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 91) · April 23, 2024 · 2 reads since
wrestlingvery good

States Petrovic wins 'at a pretty high clip' once past round one, but flags Na as genuinely live early and adds a price caution at -500.

A methodical wrestler who works to top position off the bodylock and lands heavy ground-and-pound once there. Her finish is a patient rear-naked choke she waits for rather than hunts aggressively. The analyst expects her to take over once the fight passes the first round and names her outright as his pick at a very short price.

Strengthbodylock into methodical top control
Strengthheavy ground-and-pound from mount
Strengthpatient rear-naked-choke finisher
Weaknessnot an elite back-taker - wins the choke only when given it
sub threat · good
vs Luana Carolina clear UFC Fight Night Strickland vs Magomedov Full Card Breakdown & Predictions (UFC Vegas 76) · June 27, 2023 · 3 reads since
wrestlingvery good

He states the clear pick is Petrovic; the only hedge voiced anywhere in the chapter is about the finishing METHOD (submission vs. TKO), which does not demote a win-confidence grade.

An undefeated, heavy-handed wrestler built around the body-lock takedown into top position, from where she lands some of the division's heaviest ground-and-pound elbows. Her stated path to several of her wins is the same sequence: mount, elbows, opponent gives up the back, rear-naked choke. She enters this bout as the sizeable favorite and making her UFC debut.

StrengthReliable body-lock takedown entry
StrengthHeavy, advancing ground-and-pound from mount
StrengthA repeatable finishing sequence into the rear-naked choke

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
July 1, 2023 vs Luana Carolina — 1.47/min (L) Jul '23 April 27, 2024 vs Liang Na — 3.13/min (W) Apr '24 November 2, 2024 vs Jamey-Lyn Horth — 1.67/min (L) Nov '24 May 3, 2025 vs Juliana Miller — 1.67/min (L) May '25

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Juliana Miller 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · May 3, 2025
25/53Sig. strikes
22/55Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
2:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jamey-Lyn Horth 1-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi · November 2, 2024
25/75Sig. strikes
29/70Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
7:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Liang Na 0-3 walk-in Submission · R3 1:29 — UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez · April 27, 2024
36/73Sig. strikes
24/52Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
5:37Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Luana Carolina 8-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · July 1, 2023
22/62Sig. strikes
41/87Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
4:11Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts

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

UFC bouts in this database
1-3-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 1
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 4

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 56 qualified Women's Flyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.9 avg 4.0
Strikes absorbed /min 2.0 avg 3.8
Striking accuracy 41.1% avg 44.2%
Striking defense 56.1% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 2.1 avg 1.3
Takedown accuracy 38.1% avg 41.3%
Takedown defense 61.1% avg 60.7%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.8 avg 0.5
Control time 36.0% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 39.3%

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