Women's Bantamweight

Bia Mesquita

The Lady Goat

8-0

Age
35
Height
5'4"
Reach
5'8"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
American Top Team
Out of
Brazil
Style
grappler
Fight IQ
B+ · 77
Finish rate
75%
Win rate
100%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
6
Dec
2

FightMetric

SLpM

4.52

SApM

3.02

Str Acc

69%

Str Def

59%

TD Avg

3.57

TD Acc

75%

TD Def

71%

Sub Avg

3.57

Tape read

Submission hunter

Fight IQ

77B+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 8 career fights for Bia Mesquita. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

B+

Ground

A

Defense

C+

Counter

C

Reaction

proxy

C

Agility

proxy

C+

TD react

C+

Chin

B

What they do well

  • Ground game

    Chain wrestling and submissions are a primary weapon. 6 tapouts and 3.6 TD/15 put opponents on the fence or the mat.

  • Fight IQ

    Knows the assignment. Game plans hold up for 15 minutes; the adjustments are incremental, not chaotic.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

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

  • Timing & reaction

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

Scouting report

Bia Mesquita “The Lady Goat” is a 35-year-old Orthodox women's bantamweight out of Brazil, camped at American Top Team. The tape read: submission hunter. Career mark 8-0-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission, 2 by decision. Fight IQ grades B+ (77).

What works. Ground game is the standout at 87 (A). Chain wrestling and submissions are a primary weapon. 6 tapouts and 3.6 TD/15 put opponents on the fence or the mat. Ground game A on 3.57 TD/15 and 3.57 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 59% / 3.02 SApM. Counter punching C; punching agility C+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 71% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (53, C). 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.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Mesquita 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

87 A

Chain wrestling and submissions are a primary weapon. 6 tapouts and 3.6 TD/15 put opponents on the fence or the mat.

  • 3.57 takedowns / 15 at 75% accuracy
  • 3.57 submission attempts / 15 · 6 career sub wins

Striking defense

67 C+

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 59% striking defense · 3.02 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 0 defeats

Counter punching

53 C

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

  • 69% accuracy on 4.52 SLpM
  • 0.10 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

56 C

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

  • Str def 59% · TD def 71% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.02 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

63 C+

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

  • 4.52 SLpM at 69% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.02 SApM

Takedown reaction

64 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 71% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

70 B

Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

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

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.