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Talita Alencar vs Julia Polastri

Women's Strawweight · Prelims · UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal

FINAL: Talita Alencar by U-DEC
Talita Alencar
Talita Alencar
Age 35 · Elo 1563
WWLW
175 days since last fight
vs
Julia Polastri
Julia Polastri
Age 28 · Elo 1507
WLWL
196 days since last fight

Who wins, by source

Talita AlencarJulia Polastri
GPT GPT: Talita Alencar 24% GPT: Julia Polastri 76% 24% 76% Elo Elo: Talita Alencar 58% Elo: Julia Polastri 42% 58% 42%

Each row splits one source's view of the fight. The dashed line is even odds. Where the models sit further from the market, they are claiming an edge.

Tale of the tape

Talita AlencarJulia Polastri
Strikes landed / min Talita Alencar Strikes landed / min: 2.49 2.49 Julia Polastri Strikes landed / min: 6.22 6.22 Strikes absorbed / min Talita Alencar Strikes absorbed / min: 4.80 4.80 Julia Polastri Strikes absorbed / min: 5.18 5.18 Striking accuracy Talita Alencar Striking accuracy: 28% 28% Julia Polastri Striking accuracy: 56% 56% Striking defense Talita Alencar Striking defense: 52% 52% Julia Polastri Striking defense: 59% 59% Takedowns / 15 min Talita Alencar Takedowns / 15 min: 2.00 2.00 Julia Polastri Takedowns / 15 min: 0.62 0.62 Takedown defense Talita Alencar Takedown defense: 50% 50% Julia Polastri Takedown defense: 57% 57% Sub attempts / 15 min Talita Alencar Sub attempts / 15 min: 0.0 0.0 Julia Polastri Sub attempts / 15 min: 0.3 0.3

Career UFC averages. Bars are scaled within each row, so compare left against right, not row against row. The stronger side is highlighted, and for strikes absorbed the lower number is the better one.

How it ends

KO/TKOSubmissionDecision
GPT GPT: KO/TKO 18% 18% GPT: Submission 17% 17% GPT: Decision 65% 65%

Each model's split across the ways this fight can finish, out of 100.

The analysis

GPT
Julia Polastri by Decision, 76% confidence

Polastri has a massive striking edge in both volume and accuracy, nearly doubling Alencar's output while landing at 54% and defending at 58%. Alencar's negative strike differential and high damage intake (4.8 absorbed per minute) against a far more efficient and busier striker is a red flag over three rounds. While Alencar is an elite grappler by background, her UFC takedown numbers (13% accuracy, 2 TDs per fight, 50% TD defense) indicate difficulty translating that game to MMA. In contrast, Polastri's 80% takedown accuracy and 0.6 subs per fight suggest she can both dictate where the grappling happens and threaten from top if it goes there. Given Polastri's output, accuracy, and superior MMA grappling metrics, she is favored to win a high-volume decision, with some chance of a late finish if Alencar fades under pressure.