Randa Markos vs Alexa Grasso

Aug 6, 2017 · ESPN+

DateAug 6, 2017

DivisionWomen's Strawweight

StatusScheduled

VenueMexico City Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Sunday, August 6, 2017 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sun 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Sun 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Mon 2:00 AM
Central Europe: Mon 3:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Mon 11:00 AM
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Randa MarkosQuiet Storm |11-11-1Randa Markos vs Alexa GrassoAlexa Grasso18-5-1

Randa MarkosQuiet Storm11-11-1

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

11-11-1Record18-5-1

41Age33

5'5"Height5'5"

TBDReach66"

115 lbsWeight125 lbs

Women's StrawweightWeight ClassWomen's Strawweight

Alexa Grasso18-5-1

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Alexa Grasso owns a 175-point Elo edge (good). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Randa Markos and Alexa Grasso across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Randa MarkosAlexa Grasso

Recent form

Randa MarkosW L L L L · -26 Elo last 5

WLLLL

Alexa GrassoW W L L D · +15 Elo last 5

WWLLD

Elo edge

Randa Markos1557+22 last move

Alexa Grasso1732+18 last move

Why they are ranked here

Randa MarkosNot on the active ladder · 1557 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Livinha Souza (rated 1674 at the time): +22.
Costliest loss: Lost to Nina Nunes (rated 1548 at the time): -17.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 4 losses, -26 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1467, not 1557: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Alexa Grasso#10 of 83 active Women Flyweight fighters · 1732 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Valentina Shevchenko (rated 1832 at the time): +27.
Costliest loss: Lost to Natália Silva (rated 1715 at the time): -16.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 2 losses, +15 Elo in total.
Next places: 1 point behind #9 Taila Santos, 10 ahead of #11 Maycee Barber.

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What's at stake

Randa MarkosNow 1557

Wins by decision+23→ 1580

Loses by decision-9→ 1548

Alexa GrassoNow 1732 · #10 Women Flyweight

Wins by decision+9→ 1741

Loses by decision-23→ 1709

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Randa MarkosvsAlexa Grasso

Takedown accuracy

29%vs6%

Takedown average

1.12vs0.40

Submission average

0.20vs0.67

Sig. strikes landed per min

2.97vs4.11

Finishing profile

Randa Markosdecision leads 64% of wins

Alexa Grassodecision leads 61% of wins

Common opponents

Rose NamajunasRanda Markos: loss · Kimura · Aug 14, 2014Alexa Grasso: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Jan 24, 2026

Cláudia GadelhaRanda Markos: loss · Decision · Jul 6, 2019Alexa Grasso: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Jan 18, 2020

Carla EsparzaRanda Markos: win · Decision · Feb 19, 2017Alexa Grasso: loss · Decision (Majority) · Sep 21, 2019

Tale of the tape

Randa MarkosAlexa Grasso

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

2.97Sig. strikes landed per min4.11

UFC strawweight average : 4.14

44Sig. strike accuracy41

UFC strawweight average : 45%

3.10Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.71

UFC strawweight average : 4.09

59Sig. strike defense59

UFC strawweight average : 54%

1.12Takedown average0.40

UFC strawweight average : 1.38

29Takedown accuracy6

UFC strawweight average : 31%

53Takedown defense55

UFC strawweight average : 59%

0.20Submission average0.67

UFC strawweight average : 0.43

0Wins by knockout5

4Wins by submission2

7Wins by decision11

0Losses by knockout0

2Losses by submission1

8Losses by decision4

Randa Markos vs Alexa Grasso is a scheduled Women's Strawweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : PETTIS VS MORENO. Randa Markos enters with a 11-11-1 record and Alexa Grasso enters with a 18-5-1 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.