Fighter profile

Miesha Tate

“Cupcake”

Women's Bantamweight · UFC record 7-7 · 14 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 3 May 2025

Control Grappler

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)73

Power66

Striking defense70

Takedown defense72

WrestlingProvisional measure73

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (14 detailed fights; as of Sat 3 May 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED86.4

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED59.9

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 168 cm (5'6")
Reach: 165 cm (5'5")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 40

Last 3: L L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

14 detailed UFC fights · 44 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 3 May 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed14.0significant, per round

Strikes absorbed14.8per round

Striking differential-0.7per round

Takedown attempts1.70per round

Takedown defense58.7%of attempts stopped

Finish rate42.9%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 14.0
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 14.8
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -0.7
Striking accuracy: 46.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 52.0%
Knockdowns per round: 0.02
Target: head / body / leg: 64.4% / 27.4% / 8.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 64.7% / 16.7% / 18.6%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.70
Takedowns landed per round: 0.43
Takedown accuracy: 25.3%
Takedown defense: 58.7%
Control time per round: 1:27
Submission attempts per round: 0.27
Reversals per round: 0.05

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 7-7-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 42.9%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 2 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 2 · 4
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 1 / 1
Average fight time: 14:39 (over 12 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Miesha Tate — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 3 May 2025	Yana Santos	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
Sat 2 Dec 2023	Julia Avila	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 1:15	UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
Sat 16 Jul 2022	Lauren Murphy	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
Sat 20 Nov 2021	Ketlen Vieira	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate
Sat 17 Jul 2021	Marion Reneau	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R3 1:53	UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises

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Miesha Tate — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 12 Nov 2016	Raquel Pennington	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
Sat 9 Jul 2016	Amanda Nunes	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 3:16	UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes
Sat 5 Mar 2016	Holly Holm	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R5 3:30	UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
Sat 25 Jul 2015	Jessica Eye	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II
Sat 31 Jan 2015	Sara McMann	W	M-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz
Sat 20 Sep 2014	Rin Nakai	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson
Sat 19 Apr 2014	Liz Carmouche	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne
Sat 28 Dec 2013	Ronda Rousey	L	SUB Armbar	R3 0:58	UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2
Sat 13 Apr 2013	Cat Zingano	L	KO/TKO Knees	R3 2:55	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale

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