Nora Cornolle
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, TD Defense, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Wrestling, Control · stats alone on Striking D, Durability.
Built on 82 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.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Klaudia Sygula coinflip UFC Fight Night Parnasse vs Hooker Full Card Preview & Predictions · August 29, 2026
Picks Cornolle for 'home field advantage' and immediately tells the viewer not to "listen to me" after admitting he's been wrong about Sygula before -- a direct hedge on the win pick itself.
A good striker with solid combinations and kicks to every level, plus a clinch game built on decent trips and sharp knees and elbows. Her grappling is thinner than the board's own 'decent' label suggests -- he credits only her ground-and-pound from top and openly doubts whether 'decent' is even earned given poor top control and bad takedown defense. He frames this as largely a pure striking match given both women want to stand and trade.
vs Joselyne Edwards clear UFC Fight Night Strickland vs Hernandez Full Card Preview & Predictions · February 14, 2026 · 1 read since
calls her the more dangerous striker and says plainly she gets this one done
Our paraphrase: a good striker with strong combinations and kicks to every level off either leg, which the analyst calls genuinely impressive. Her biggest edge in the fight is said to be the clinch, where her knees, elbows and trips are all good-to-decent. Grappling overall is called a real hole in her game -- occasional takedowns with good ground-and-pound once there, but poor takedown defense and weak top control -- leading the analyst to expect she avoids it and this stays mostly a standing fight.
vs Karol Rosa coinflip UFC Fight Night Albazi vs Taira Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · July 27, 2025 · 2 reads since
says plainly he is torn between two fighters whose tools cancel each other out, then sides with Cornolle 'for now', flagging that he could change his mind later.
A good striker with good combinations and kicks to all levels off either leg, plus genuinely solid clinch work (good knees, good elbows, decent trips). Her grappling needs work: she won a recent submission but the grappling itself 'didn't look great', her ground-and-pound is pretty good, but her takedown defense isn't strong and her top control is largely absent.
vs Hailey Cowan lean UFC 314 Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · April 8, 2025 · 3 reads since
Names Cornolle outright ('Taking Cornell') and frames her as the clearly superior, busier striker. Still, he grants Cowan a believable takedown-based path to stealing a round or two and waves it off only mildly, then wraps up with a stock disclaimer about his own fallibility. A granted, barely-answered path for the opponent plus a closing disclaimer keeps this below clear.
A good striker: crisp combination punching, able to kick effectively off either stance, plus a strong clinch game built on knees/elbows and trip attempts. Grappling-wise she is only decent -- holding position on top and stopping takedowns are both issues for her -- but her ground-and-pound turns dangerous whenever she lands on top.
vs Jacqueline Cavalcanti lean UFC Fight Night Moicano vs Saint-Denis Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Paris) · September 25, 2024 · 4 reads since
He expects Cavalcanti to win again but calls it closer than their first meeting, flags the hometown-crowd angle (Cornolle fights in Paris) as a genuine wildcard, and states plainly that he would not put money on this one. Defensible alternative: coinflip, given that explicit wager caution.
A Muay-Thai-leaning striker who wants the clinch -- kicks to all levels, good combinations, a strong clinch game with knees and elbows, and good ground-and-pound when she lands on top -- but her takedown defense is called "pretty bad," her single biggest structural weakness. She is the hometown fighter (Paris), which the analyst flags as a possible scoring factor.
vs Melissa Mullins clear UFC Fight Night Allen vs Curtis Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 90) · April 2, 2024 · 5 reads since
Calls it a close, good matchup but commits to the grappler with a stated mechanism (top control into ground-and-pound) and a specific method/round (TKO, rounds 2-3); no hedge on who wins, only on how close the fight is.
A striker-forward, Muay-Thai-influenced profile: crisp combination punching, strikes aimed at every level, and clinch work built on knees and elbows. 138 calls her clearly the better striker of the two. Her grappling is rated only decent and described as stalling once she reaches top position, which is the stated reason she is not favored despite the striking edge.
vs Joselyne Edwards coinflip UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Spivac Full Card Breakdown, Predictions, & Analysis (UFC Paris) · August 30, 2023 · 6 reads since
Uses explicit coinflip wording and separately tells viewers twice to avoid the moneyline on both sides entirely. Names Cornolle as the pick and discloses a small personal bet, but the hedge targets the outcome itself, not just the price.
Leans striker over grappler but rounded in both areas -- a good striker with clean combinations who kicks to all levels, plus a good clinch game (elbows/knees) and decent ground work if the fight reaches the mat. Her striking is rated about even with Edwards, maybe a touch behind, though that gap is discounted given how different their levels of competition have been.
Striking trend
Fight history
W Klaudia Sygula 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse · September 5, 2026
L Joselyne Edwards 16-6 walk-in Submission · R2 2:44 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · February 21, 2026
L Karol Rosa 18-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park · August 2, 2025
W Hailey Cowan 0-1 walk-in Submission · R2 1:52 — UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · April 12, 2025
L Jacqueline Cavalcanti 7-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis · September 28, 2024
W Melissa Mullins 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:06 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 · April 6, 2024
W Joselyne Edwards 13-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac · September 2, 2023
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
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Full career — 13 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Joselyne Edwards | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
February 21, 2026 |
UFC | 2 | 2:44 |
| L | Karol Rosa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park
August 2, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Hailey Cowan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 314
April 12, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 1:52 |
| L | Jacqueline Cavalcanti | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
September 28, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Melissa Mullins | TKO (knee to the body and head kicks) | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2
April 6, 2024 |
UFC | 2 | 3:06 |
| W | Joselyne Edwards | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
September 2, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Hassna Gaber | TKO (leg injury) | UAE Warriors 38
March 17, 2023 |
UAE Warriors | 1 | 2:45 |
| W | Sanaa Mandar | TKO (punches) | UAE Warriors 37
February 26, 2023 |
UAE Warriors | 1 | 2:47 |
| W | Priscila de Souza | TKO (punches) | Hexagone MMA 6
January 22, 2023 |
Hexagone MMA | 2 | 2:25 |
| W | Asmaa Abash | TKO (elbows) | UAE Warriors 32
September 16, 2022 |
UAE Warriors | 3 | 3:15 |
| W | Juliet Chukwu | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Benin FC 7
April 23, 2022 |
Benin FC | 1 | 1:25 |
| W | Marie Loiseau | TKO (punches) | Gladiator Fighting Arena 13
April 2, 2022 |
Gladiator Fighting Arena | 1 | 4:16 |
| L | Jacqueline Cavalcanti | Decision (unanimous) | Free Fight Academy Challenge 2
July 10, 2021 |
Free Fight Academy Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Nora Cornolle) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Nora Cornolle by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized