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What normal looks like: Women's Bantamweight

The typical active UFC women's bantamweight lands 3.53 significant strikes a minute, absorbs 3.26 and lands 1.08 takedowns per 15 minutes. These are medians over the 31 women's bantamweights with a UFC bout since 10 October 2024, counting only those with enough fights for a fair figure.

A number on its own says little: 4.8 strikes a minute is busy in one division and ordinary in another. This page sets out what is normal among today’s active women's bantamweights, stat by stat, so any fighter’s figure can be read at a glance. Every fighter page in the division can show the same line. Women's Bantamweight rankings →
31 active women's bantamweights · figures to 10 October 2026 · updated 16 October 2026

shaded: middle half of active women's bantamweights · tick: division norm (the median) · solid line: the middle 80% · dotted ends: the top and bottom 10% · further right is always better, so the line is flipped for stats where lower is better.

The fighters

Age
35
median · range 20 to 40 · 31 with a recorded date of birth
Height
5 ft 7 in
median · range 5 ft 2 in to 5 ft 11 in · 31 with a recorded height
Reach
68 in
median · range 65 in to 72 in · 31 with a recorded reach

Age on 10 October 2026. Height, reach and date of birth as listed in the official UFC statistics; a missing entry is left out, not guessed.

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute

19 of 31 active clear the minimum

Significant strikes landed per minute of fight time. Higher is better.

Division norm 3.53/min · middle half 2.93/min to 4.38/min · lowest 10% at or below 2.70/min · highest 10% at or above 5.33/min

Last five fights: norm 3.41/min, middle half 2.80/min to 4.44/min (n = 28).

Highest: Josiane Nunes (5.65/min), Karol Rosa (5.47/min), Jacqueline Cavalcanti (5.30/min). Lowest: Luana Santos (2.53/min), Nora Cornolle (2.65/min), Ketlen Vieira (2.71/min).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.

Across divisions
Medians run from 3.53/min (Women's Bantamweight) to 4.32/min (Lightweight).

Significant strikes absorbed per minute

19 of 31 active clear the minimum

Significant strikes taken per minute. Lower is better.

Division norm 3.26/min · middle half 2.66/min to 4.21/min · lowest 10% at or below 2.26/min · highest 10% at or above 4.93/min

Last five fights: norm 3.39/min, middle half 2.87/min to 4.41/min (n = 28).

Highest: Priscila Cachoeira (7.45/min), Josiane Nunes (5.76/min), Mayra Bueno Silva (4.73/min). Lowest: Ailin Perez (1.79/min), Nora Cornolle (1.95/min), Norma Dumont (2.34/min).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.

Across divisions
Medians run from 3.26/min (Women's Bantamweight) to 4.23/min (Lightweight). Further right is better here too.

Striking differential per minute

19 of 31 active clear the minimum

Strikes landed minus strikes absorbed, per minute. Higher is better.

Division norm 0.43/min · middle half -0.48/min to 1.11/min · lowest 10% at or below -1.06/min · highest 10% at or above 1.37/min

Last five fights: norm -0.17/min, middle half -0.88/min to 1.04/min (n = 28).

Highest: Jacqueline Cavalcanti (2.32/min), Norma Dumont (1.45/min), Joselyne Edwards (1.36/min). Lowest: Priscila Cachoeira (-3.11/min), Mayra Bueno Silva (-1.20/min), Ketlen Vieira (-1.02/min).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.

Across divisions
Medians run from 0.17/min (Flyweight) to 0.85/min (Light Heavyweight).

Significant strike accuracy

19 of 31 active clear the minimum

Share of significant strikes thrown that land. Higher is better.

Division norm 46.8% · middle half 44.4% to 53.9% · lowest 10% at or below 42.1% · highest 10% at or above 55.9%

Last five fights: norm 47.3%, middle half 43.2% to 53.4% (n = 29).

Highest: Yana Santos (57.9%), Mayra Bueno Silva (56.9%), Karol Rosa (55.6%). Lowest: Ketlen Vieira (40.2%), Daria Zhelezniakova (40.5%), Julia Avila (42.4%).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 200 significant strike attempts. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.

Across divisions
Medians run from 46.0% (Women's Flyweight) to 52.1% (Light Heavyweight).

Significant strike defence

19 of 31 active clear the minimum

Share of the opponent's significant strikes that miss. Higher is better.

Division norm 52.8% · middle half 50.3% to 57.3% · lowest 10% at or below 45.8% · highest 10% at or above 63.9%

Last five fights: norm 54.0%, middle half 47.0% to 59.4% (n = 28).

Highest: Jacqueline Cavalcanti (68.6%), Luana Santos (64.4%), Norma Dumont (63.8%). Lowest: Chelsea Chandler (40.5%), Macy Chiasson (44.9%), Priscila Cachoeira (46.0%).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 200 opponent significant strike attempts faced. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.

Across divisions
Medians run from 50.6% (Light Heavyweight) to 57.5% (Women's Flyweight).

Knockdowns per 15 minutes

19 of 31 active clear the minimum

Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fight time. Higher is better.

Division norm 0.10 per 15 min · middle half 0.00 per 15 min to 0.19 per 15 min · lowest 10% at or below 0.00 per 15 min · highest 10% at or above 0.29 per 15 min

Last five fights: norm 0.00 per 15 min, middle half 0.00 per 15 min to 0.30 per 15 min (n = 28).

Highest: Josiane Nunes (0.67 per 15 min), Priscila Cachoeira (0.37 per 15 min), Chelsea Chandler (0.27 per 15 min). Lowest: Ketlen Vieira (0.00 per 15 min), Mayra Bueno Silva (0.00 per 15 min), Julianna Pena (0.00 per 15 min).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.

Across divisions
Medians run from 0.09 per 15 min (Women's Strawweight) to 0.53 per 15 min (Light Heavyweight).

Grappling

Takedowns landed per 15 minutes

19 of 31 active clear the minimum

Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fight time. Higher is better.

Division norm 1.08 per 15 min · middle half 0.55 per 15 min to 1.55 per 15 min · lowest 10% at or below 0.22 per 15 min · highest 10% at or above 2.15 per 15 min

Last five fights: norm 1.04 per 15 min, middle half 0.48 per 15 min to 1.94 per 15 min (n = 28).

Highest: Ailin Perez (4.34 per 15 min), Melissa Mullins (2.20 per 15 min), Luana Santos (2.14 per 15 min). Lowest: Jacqueline Cavalcanti (0.00 per 15 min), Josiane Nunes (0.00 per 15 min), Daria Zhelezniakova (0.28 per 15 min).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.

Across divisions
Medians run from 0.52 per 15 min (Light Heavyweight) to 1.47 per 15 min (Women's Flyweight).

Takedown accuracy

13 of 31 active clear the minimum

Share of takedown attempts that land. Higher is better.

Division norm 42.6% · middle half 35.8% to 47.1% · lowest 10% at or below 26.5% · highest 10% at or above 53.3%

Last five fights: norm 39.3%, middle half 31.3% to 46.7% (n = 22).

Highest: Norma Dumont (56.2%), Julianna Pena (54.5%), Karol Rosa (48.3%). Lowest: Mayra Bueno Silva (23.8%), Miesha Tate (25.3%), Nora Cornolle (31.2%).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 10 takedown attempts. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.

Across divisions
Medians run from 33.3% (Flyweight) to 42.6% (Women's Bantamweight).

Takedown defence

16 of 31 active clear the minimum

Share of opponent takedown attempts that are stopped. Higher is better.

Division norm 62.2% · middle half 52.4% to 70.4% · lowest 10% at or below 49.0% · highest 10% at or above 80.0%

Last five fights: norm 58.3%, middle half 50.0% to 78.2% (n = 23).

Highest: Ketlen Vieira (90.0%), Jacqueline Cavalcanti (85.7%), Norma Dumont (74.4%). Lowest: Julianna Pena (24.1%), Daria Zhelezniakova (48.0%), Nora Cornolle (50.0%).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 10 opponent takedown attempts faced. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.

Across divisions
Medians run from 59.1% (Heavyweight) to 69.8% (Light Heavyweight).

Control time

19 of 31 active clear the minimum

Share of fight time spent in control of the opponent. Higher is better.

Division norm 26.8% · middle half 15.7% to 31.5% · lowest 10% at or below 2.4% · highest 10% at or above 42.1%

Last five fights: norm 21.1%, middle half 11.9% to 30.2% (n = 28).

Highest: Luana Santos (55.2%), Melissa Mullins (43.4%), Ailin Perez (41.7%). Lowest: Daria Zhelezniakova (1.2%), Priscila Cachoeira (2.4%), Jacqueline Cavalcanti (2.4%).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.

Across divisions
Medians run from 10.4% (Light Heavyweight) to 26.8% (Women's Bantamweight).

Submission attempts per 15 minutes

19 of 31 active clear the minimum

Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fight time. Higher is better.

Division norm 0.21 per 15 min · middle half 0.00 per 15 min to 0.54 per 15 min · lowest 10% at or below 0.00 per 15 min · highest 10% at or above 0.90 per 15 min

Last five fights: norm 0.29 per 15 min, middle half 0.00 per 15 min to 0.58 per 15 min (n = 28).

Highest: Mayra Bueno Silva (1.21 per 15 min), Luana Santos (0.97 per 15 min), Miesha Tate (0.88 per 15 min). Lowest: Priscila Cachoeira (0.00 per 15 min), Norma Dumont (0.00 per 15 min), Jacqueline Cavalcanti (0.00 per 15 min).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.

Across divisions
Medians run from 0.00 per 15 min (Heavyweight) to 0.85 per 15 min (Flyweight).

Outcomes

Knockout win rate

19 of 31 active clear the minimum

Share of decided fights won by KO or TKO. Higher is better.

Division norm 14% · middle half 0% to 17% · lowest 10% at or below 0% · highest 10% at or above 17%

Last five fights: norm 0%, middle half 0% to 20% (n = 29).

Highest: Priscila Cachoeira (29%), Melissa Mullins (20%), Julianna Pena (17%). Lowest: Ketlen Vieira (0%), Karol Rosa (0%), Norma Dumont (0%).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 5 qualifying fights. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.

Across divisions
Medians run from 0% (Women's Strawweight) to 32% (Light Heavyweight).

Submission win rate

19 of 31 active clear the minimum

Share of decided fights won by submission. Higher is better.

Division norm 12% · middle half 0% to 16% · lowest 10% at or below 0% · highest 10% at or above 19%

Last five fights: norm 0%, middle half 0% to 20% (n = 29).

Highest: Mayra Bueno Silva (33%), Luana Santos (29%), Julianna Pena (17%). Lowest: Priscila Cachoeira (0%), Karol Rosa (0%), Norma Dumont (0%).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 5 qualifying fights. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.

Across divisions
Medians run from 0% (Heavyweight) to 13% (Flyweight).

Knockout loss rate

11 of 31 active clear the minimum

Share of decided fights lost by KO or TKO. Lower is better.

Division norm 7% · middle half 0% to 7% · lowest 10% at or below 0% · highest 10% at or above 8%

Last five fights: norm 0%, middle half 0% to 20% (n = 25).

Highest: Yana Santos (25%), Norma Dumont (8%), Macy Chiasson (7%). Lowest: Joselyne Edwards (0%), Karol Rosa (0%), Julianna Pena (0%).

Minimum: at least 8 fights and 8 qualifying fights. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.

Across divisions
Medians run from 0% (Women's Flyweight) to 22% (Light Heavyweight). Further right is better here too.
Who is in the group. Every UFC fighter with a bout between 10 October 2024 and 10 October 2026 (the last 24 months of data), filed in the division of most of their last three UFC bouts. Catchweight bouts do not count towards a division. 31 women's bantamweights qualify. Minimum sample. A fighter counts towards a stat only with enough UFC fights and fight time behind the figure (the minimum is printed under each stat). Below it they are left out rather than treated as zero. How to read it. The norm is the median: half the group is above it, half below. The middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Medians and ranges describe the record; they are not a rating of anyone. Coverage. Every figure is built from UFC fights that have round-by-round data. Some older bouts do not, and are left out rather than estimated. Check us. Rebuilt from the official UFC statistical record on every build; nothing on this page is typed in by hand. UFC-wide leaderboards. Left out. 2 active fighters who share a name with another UFC fighter, because their division cannot be told apart by name.
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