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Women's Strawweight

Valesca Machado

“Tina Black”

15-4

Age
30
Height
5'4"
Reach
5'3"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Team Alpha Male
Out of
Brazil
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C · 59
Finish rate
7%
Win rate
79%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
1
Dec
14

FightMetric

SLpM

2.40

SApM

3.76

Str Acc

47%

Str Def

63%

TD Avg

0.00

TD Acc

0%

TD Def

85%

Sub Avg

0.00

Tape read

Pocket striker

Fight IQ

59C

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 19 career fights for Valesca Machado. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

D

TD react

B

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • Punching agility

    Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

Scouting report

Valesca Machado “Tina Black” is a 30-year-old Orthodox women's strawweight out of Brazil, camped at Team Alpha Male. The tape read: pocket striker. Career mark 15-4-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 14 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (59).

What works. Durability is the standout at 85 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 0.00 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 63% / 3.76 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction B on 85% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (13, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence 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.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Machado yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

13 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.00 takedowns / 15 at 0% accuracy
  • 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 1 career sub wins

Striking defense

62 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 63% striking defense · 3.76 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 4 defeats

Counter punching

36 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 47% accuracy on 2.40 SLpM
  • 0.10 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

65 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 63% · TD def 85% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.76 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

39 D

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 2.40 SLpM at 47% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.76 SApM

Takedown reaction

69 B

Can stuff the first shot. Chain wrestling and the second entry are the real test.

  • 85% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

85 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 4 losses
  • 14 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.