Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kayla Harrison
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 1 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 2.52 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.0 wins over .500
Amanda Nunes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.59 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 13-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kayla Harrison
Distance 46.1% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 12.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 41.6% (norm 6.2%)
Amanda Nunes
Distance 73.4% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 23.8% (norm 6.2%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kayla Harrison
Head 79.5% (norm 75.7%) · Body 13.7% (norm 15.5%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)
Amanda Nunes
Head 74.9% (norm 75.7%) · Body 11.1% (norm 15.5%) · Legs 14.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Harrison L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Nunes L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 40 / 101 | 39.6% | 38.3% | 639 / 1309 | 48.8% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 27 | 88.9% | 75.2% | 33 / 51 | 64.7% | 75.2% |
| On the ground | 72 / 91 | 79.1% | 70.8% | 256 / 424 | 60.4% | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 97 / 174 | 55.7% | 37.0% | 629 / 1337 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
| To the body | 27 / 30 | 90.0% | 71.2% | 124 / 198 | 62.6% | 71.2% |
| To the legs | 12 / 15 | too few to rate | 80.8% | 175 / 249 | 70.3% | 80.8% |
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 Bantamweight: 42 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 42 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 Harrison L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Nunes L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 27 / 94 | 28.7% | 41.3% | 397 / 1071 | 37.1% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 74.7% | 45 / 66 | 68.2% | 74.7% |
| On the ground | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 74.2% | 57 / 89 | 64.0% | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 21 / 76 | 27.6% | 38.1% | 338 / 1001 | 33.8% | 38.1% |
| To the body | 6 / 19 | too few to rate | 73.2% | 73 / 109 | 67.0% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 88 / 116 | 75.9% | 80.7% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Nunes has more cage time on record.