Fighter Profile›Women's Flyweight

“12 Gauge”

Paige VanZant

8-59 UFC

Balanced

Form

Inactive

Title Fight

2× 5R

High Variance

Output Builds Late

5'4"ht·65"reach·Orthodoxstance·32age

Last fightLAmanda Ribas·SUB·R1·5yr ago

Fighter Context

5–4UFC·

2KO

2Sub

1Dec

10.5min/fight

94UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

2–3(5 fights)

50%finish rate

-0.0str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.73

Neutral

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.150

Passive

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

59%

Strong

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

VanZant

Ground & Pound

Body Attacker

W. Flyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.35

Str. Accuracy52%

315UFC landed/605attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.5 vs avg2.62

Str. Defense42%

KD Rate / fight0.11

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

63%

Body

25%

Leg

12%

By Position

Distance35%

Clinch33%

Ground32%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 19 rounds	Round 27 rounds	Round 35 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 5
Avg. Landed	12	16	18	1	—
Avg. Absorbed	14	8	11	7	—
Avg. Net	-2	+8	+7	-6	—

Grappling

VanZant

Sub Hunter

·224s ctrlElite Control

W. Flyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.27

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.82

TD Accuracy33%

8UFC landed/24attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.00

2UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

Leaky TD Def

TD Defense34%

11UFC defended/32opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

80%

Elite Finisher

div avg 37%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 5

Submission2 / 5

Decision1 / 5

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 4

Submission3 / 4

Decision1 / 4

Loss Pattern

2 of 4 losses by finish in R1–R2

Versatile finisher. 2 KOs and 2 subs across multiple rounds

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 32 less in second half of career

9 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=9

R2n=7

R3n=5

Outputsig strikes / min

2.7

4.1

4.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.1

2.1

2.9

Diff

-0.4

+2.0

+1.8

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

▼Absorbed-14%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

VanZant — 9 UFC Fights

Result

Method

9 fights

Amanda Ribas

SUB R1 · 2:21Jul '20

-3

·3 SS (60%)·6 abs·1 td taken·32s ctrl

↵ 18mo layoff

Rachael Ostovich

SUB R2 · 1:50Jan '19

·17 SS (63%)·10 abs·0/1 td·4 td taken·273s ctrl·2 sub att

Jessica-Rose Clark

U-DEC R3Jan '18

-1

·54 SS (46%)·55 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken·153s ctrl

Michelle Waterson-Gomez

SUB R1 · 3:21Dec '16

-7

·5 SS (42%)·12 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken

Bec Rawlings

KO/TKO R2 · 0:17Aug '16

·25 SS (40%)·21 abs·14s ctrl·1 kd landed

Rose Namajunas

TITLE

SUB R5 · 2:25Dec '15

-47

·10 SS (20%)·57 abs·0/2 td·8 td taken·26s ctrl

Alex Chambers

SUB R3 · 1:01Sep '15

+43

·73 SS (56%)·30 abs·3/7 td·432s ctrl·1 sub att

Felice Herrig

U-DEC R3Apr '15

+39

·67 SS (73%)·28 abs·2/5 td·634s ctrl

Kailin Curran

KO/TKO R3 · 2:54Nov '14

+33

·61 SS (56%)·28 abs·3/6 td·5 td taken·454s ctrl·3 sub att

All Fighters

Women's Flyweight

“12 Gauge”

Paige VanZant

8-59 UFC

Form

5'4"ht·65"reach·Orthodoxstance·32age

Last fightLAmanda Ribas·SUB·5yr ago

Fighter Context

5–4UFC·

2KO

2Sub

1Dec

10.5min/fight

94UFC min

vs. Winning Record2–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.73

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.150

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

59%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

VanZant

W. Flyweight avg

Ground & PoundBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.35

Str. Accuracy52%

315UFC landed/605attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.5 vs avg2.62

Str. Defense42%

KD Rate / Fight0.11

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

63%

Body

25%

Leg

12%

By Position

Dist35%

Clinch33%

Ground32%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=9	R2 n=7	R3 n=5	R4 n=1	R5
Landed	12	16	18	1	—
Absorbed	14	8	11	7	—
Net	-2	+8	+7	-6	—

Grappling

VanZant

W. Flyweight avg

Sub Hunter

224s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.27

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.82

TD Accuracy33%

8UFC landed/24attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.00

2UFC wins/6attempted

Defense

Leaky TD Def

TD Defense34%

11UFC defended/32opp. attempts

Sub Defense3 loss / 10 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

80%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

2Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

0KO/TKO

3Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=9

R2n=7

R3n=5

Outputsig strikes / min

2.7

4.1

4.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.1

2.1

2.9

Diff

-0.4

+2.0

+1.8

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

VanZant — UFC Fight Log

Amanda Ribas

SUB·R1·Jul '20

3 SS (60%)·6 abs·1 td taken·32s ctrl

Rachael Ostovich

SUB·R2·Jan '19

17 SS (63%)·10 abs·0/1 td·4 td taken·273s ctrl·2 sub

Jessica-Rose Clark

U-DEC·R3·Jan '18

54 SS (46%)·55 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken·153s ctrl

Michelle Waterson-Gomez

SUB·R1·Dec '16

5 SS (42%)·12 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken

Bec Rawlings

KO/TKO·R2·Aug '16

25 SS (40%)·21 abs·14s ctrl·1 kd

Rose NamajunasTITLE

SUB·R5·Dec '15

10 SS (20%)·57 abs·0/2 td·8 td taken·26s ctrl

Alex Chambers

SUB·R3·Sep '15

73 SS (56%)·30 abs·3/7 td·432s ctrl·1 sub

Felice Herrig

U-DEC·R3·Apr '15

67 SS (73%)·28 abs·2/5 td·634s ctrl

Round 19 rounds

Round 27 rounds

Round 35 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 5

Avg. Landed

—

Avg. Absorbed

—

Avg. Net

-2

-6

—

n=9

n=7

n=5

n=1

Landed

—

Absorbed

—

Net

-2

-6

—