Women's Flyweight
3 Rounds
Mara Romero Borella won · S-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, February 2, 2019·Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil, Brazil
Style matchupMara Romero Borella: Well-roundedvsTaila Santos: Wrestler
Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.
Model Prediction: Mara Romero Borella wins(57.3%)
Actual result: Mara Romero Borella wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Mara Romero Borella has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Taila Santos has 20pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Tale of the Tape
Mara Romero Borella
Red Corner
VS
Taila Santos
Blue Corner
+185
(35%)
Vegas Odds
-225
(69%)
39
Age
32
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'6"
175.26 cm
Reach
172.72 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Mara Romero Borella
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Lauren Murphy · Aug 19L
vs Montana De La Rosa · Feb 20L
SUBvs Cortney Casey · May 20W
vs Miranda Maverick · Jun 20L
SUBvs Mayra Bueno Silva · Sep 20Taila SantosL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Gillian Robertson · Dec 20W
vs Roxanne Modafferi · Sep 21W
SUBvs Joanne Wood · Nov 21L
vs Valentina Shevchenko · Jun 22L
vs Erin Blanchfield · Aug 23Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Mara Romero BorellaMetricTaila Santos
2.54
Strikes / min
3.39
2.48
Strikes absorbed / min
2.64
71%
Strike defense
58%
1.83
TDs / 15 min
2.00
66%
Takedown defense
86%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
1.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.06evenly matched on net striking+0.75
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Mara Romero BorellaTaila Santos
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Mara Romero Borella(8 fights)Taila Santos(7 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
-0.10.1
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.10.1
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-49.749.7
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-49.549.5
Mara Romero Borella
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights8
Taila Santos
StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights7