Women's Flyweight
3 Rounds
Valentina Shevchenko won · U-DEC
UFC Event·Saturday, November 21, 2020·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupValentina Shevchenko: WrestlervsJennifer Maia: Pressure fighter
The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.
Model Prediction: Valentina Shevchenko wins(58.1%)
Actual result: Valentina Shevchenko wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Valentina Shevchenko enters on a 3-fight win streak.
- Valentina Shevchenko has 18pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Valentina Shevchenko (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Valentina Shevchenko
Red Corner
VS
Jennifer Maia
Blue Corner
-1667
(94%)
Vegas Odds
+850
(11%)
38
Age
37
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
5'5"
Height
5'4"
167.64 cm
Reach
162.56 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Valentina ShevchenkoW3 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Taila Santos · Jun 22L
SUBvs Alexa Grasso · Mar 23W
vs Alexa Grasso · Sep 24W
vs Manon Fiorot · May 25W
vs Zhang Weili · Nov 25Jennifer Maia
oldest →latest
L
vs Katlyn Chookagian · Jan 22L
vs Manon Fiorot · Mar 22W
vs Maryna Moroz · Nov 22W
vs Casey O'Neill · Mar 23L
vs Viviane Araujo · Oct 23Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Valentina ShevchenkoMetricJennifer Maia
3.04
Strikes / min
4.35
2.00
Strikes absorbed / min
4.52
63%
Strike defense
55%
2.65
TDs / 15 min
0.42
76%
Takedown defense
58%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.10
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.04Δ 1.21 — meaningful gap-0.17
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Valentina ShevchenkoJennifer Maia
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Valentina Shevchenko(10 fights)Jennifer Maia(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+78.8-78.8
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+175.0-175.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.6-0.6
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+1.4-1.4
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.3-0.3
Valentina Shevchenko
StanceSouthpaw
Height65.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights18
Jennifer Maia
StanceOrthodox
Height64.0"
Reach64.0"
Fights12