Ground game
44 DThin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
- 0.93 takedowns / 15 at 18% accuracy
- 1.06 submission attempts / 15 · 8 career sub wins
Women's Strawweight
17-5
SLpM
3.47
SApM
4.52
Str Acc
55%
Str Def
42%
TD Avg
0.93
TD Acc
18%
TD Def
81%
Sub Avg
1.06
Pocket striker — porous pocket
Fight IQ
Thin sample — 1 loaded UFC rows, 22 career fights for Mackenzie Dern. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.
IQ
Ground
Defense
Counter
Reaction
proxy
Agility
proxy
TD react
Chin
Durability
Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.
Counter punching
Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.
Striking defense
Defensive liability. Opponents land at a clip that turns every exchange into a finish window.
Timing & reaction
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Mackenzie Dern is a 33-year-old Orthodox women's strawweight out of Brazil, camped at RVCA . The tape read: pocket striker — porous pocket. Career mark 17-5-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission, 9 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (63).
What works. Durability is the standout at 72 (B). Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean. Ground game D on 0.93 TD/15 and 1.06 sub attempts. Striking defense D at 42% / 4.52 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 81% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 1 loaded UFC rows.
Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (35, D). Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.
Recent tape (1 bouts): L Xiaonan (Decision - Majority R5). Form index negative over the last 1. Most of the loaded finishes happen before the deep water.
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Defensive liability. Opponents land at a clip that turns every exchange into a finish window.
Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.
Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.
Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.
| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rnd | Sig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2022 | Yan Xiaonan | L | Decision - Majority | 5 5:00 | 61/151 |