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Nora Cornolle
Women's Bantamweight

Nora Cornolle

9-4-0 UFC 4-3-0
Precision Striker Durable Suspect TD Defense
5'7"Height
67"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
1KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
11:48Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Average, rated 54 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Aug 2026 · stats read 37 → nudged -7 inside the band · claims striking technique +1, kicking +2 (+4) Accuracy — Strong, rated 90 of 100 · claims striking technique +1 (+2) Striking D — Above avg, rated 79 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Durability — Strong, rated 85 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Wrestling — Below avg, rated 44 of 100 · claims td offense +1, clinch +2 (+4) TD Defense — Below avg, rated 29 of 100 · 138 MMA tag td defense: suspect · Aug 2026 · stats read 25 → nudged -3 inside the band · claims td defense -1 (-2) Grappling — Below avg, rated 42 of 100 · 138 MMA: grappling decent · Aug 2026 · stats read 45 → nudged +2 inside the band · claims ground and pound +1 (+1) Control — Average, rated 51 of 100 · claims top control -2, ground and pound +1 (-6) Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
7 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Parnasse vs Hooker Full Card Preview & Predictions · August 29, 2026 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night Strickland vs Hernandez Full Card Preview & Predictions · February 14, 2026 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night Albazi vs Taira Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · July 27, 2025 watch ↗
  • good UFC 314 Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · April 8, 2025 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night Moicano vs Saint-Denis Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Paris) · September 25, 2024 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night Allen vs Curtis Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 90) · April 2, 2024 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Spivac Full Card Breakdown, Predictions, & Analysis (UFC Paris) · August 30, 2023 watch ↗
grappling decent
3 analyst reads graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night Parnasse vs Hooker Full Card Preview & Predictions · August 29, 2026 watch ↗
  • decent UFC 314 Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · April 8, 2025 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Spivac Full Card Breakdown, Predictions, & Analysis (UFC Paris) · August 30, 2023 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 7 reads
grappling decent 3 reads
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

138 MMA anchors Striking, TD Defense, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Wrestling, Control · stats alone on Striking D, Durability.

Built on 82 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Precision Striker strong accuracy — rates 90 of 100 · claims striking technique +1 (+2)
Durable strong durability — rates 85 of 100 among UFC veterans
Suspect TD Defense 138 MMA · Aug 2026 tags td defense: suspect
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.65
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.95
Striking accuracy54.9%
Striking defense57.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.18
Takedowns / 15 min0.91
Takedown accuracy31.3%
Takedown defense50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.36
Control time21.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-3

Insider info

7 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Klaudia Sygula coinflip UFC Fight Night Parnasse vs Hooker Full Card Preview & Predictions · August 29, 2026
strikinggood grapplingdecent

Picks Cornolle for 'home field advantage' and immediately tells the viewer not to "listen to me" after admitting he's been wrong about Sygula before -- a direct hedge on the win pick itself.

A good striker with solid combinations and kicks to every level, plus a clinch game built on decent trips and sharp knees and elbows. Her grappling is thinner than the board's own 'decent' label suggests -- he credits only her ground-and-pound from top and openly doubts whether 'decent' is even earned given poor top control and bad takedown defense. He frames this as largely a pure striking match given both women want to stand and trade.

Strengthcombinations
Strengthkicks to all levels
Strengthclinch trips
Strengthknees and elbows in the clinch
Strengthground and pound from top
Strengthfaced the better level of competition of the two
Weaknessno real top control
Weaknessbad takedown defense
td defense · suspectcompetition quality · tested
vs Joselyne Edwards clear UFC Fight Night Strickland vs Hernandez Full Card Preview & Predictions · February 14, 2026 · 1 read since
strikinggood grapplingdecent

calls her the more dangerous striker and says plainly she gets this one done

Our paraphrase: a good striker with strong combinations and kicks to every level off either leg, which the analyst calls genuinely impressive. Her biggest edge in the fight is said to be the clinch, where her knees, elbows and trips are all good-to-decent. Grappling overall is called a real hole in her game -- occasional takedowns with good ground-and-pound once there, but poor takedown defense and weak top control -- leading the analyst to expect she avoids it and this stays mostly a standing fight.

Strengthgood combinations
Strengthkicks to all levels off either leg
Strengthclinch is her biggest edge
Strengthgood clinch knees/elbows and trips
Strengthgood ground-and-pound when it gets there
Weaknesspoor takedown defense
Weaknessweak top control
td defense · suspect
vs Karol Rosa coinflip UFC Fight Night Albazi vs Taira Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · July 27, 2025 · 2 reads since
strikinggood grapplingdecent

says plainly he is torn between two fighters whose tools cancel each other out, then sides with Cornolle 'for now', flagging that he could change his mind later.

A good striker with good combinations and kicks to all levels off either leg, plus genuinely solid clinch work (good knees, good elbows, decent trips). Her grappling needs work: she won a recent submission but the grappling itself 'didn't look great', her ground-and-pound is pretty good, but her takedown defense isn't strong and her top control is largely absent.

Strengthgood combinations
Strengthkicks to all levels off either leg
Strengthsolid clinch work: knees, elbows, trips
Weaknessgrappling technique lagged behind a recent submission win
Weaknesstakedown defense not strong
Weaknesstop control largely absent
vs Hailey Cowan lean UFC 314 Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · April 8, 2025 · 3 reads since
strikinggood grapplingdecent

Names Cornolle outright ('Taking Cornell') and frames her as the clearly superior, busier striker. Still, he grants Cowan a believable takedown-based path to stealing a round or two and waves it off only mildly, then wraps up with a stock disclaimer about his own fallibility. A granted, barely-answered path for the opponent plus a closing disclaimer keeps this below clear.

A good striker: crisp combination punching, able to kick effectively off either stance, plus a strong clinch game built on knees/elbows and trip attempts. Grappling-wise she is only decent -- holding position on top and stopping takedowns are both issues for her -- but her ground-and-pound turns dangerous whenever she lands on top.

Strengthgood striking combinations
Strengthkicks off either leg
Strengthclinch knees/elbows and trips
Strengthground-and-pound from top
Weaknesstakedown defense
Weaknesstop control retention
vs Jacqueline Cavalcanti lean UFC Fight Night Moicano vs Saint-Denis Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Paris) · September 25, 2024 · 4 reads since
strikinggood grapplingdecent

He expects Cavalcanti to win again but calls it closer than their first meeting, flags the hometown-crowd angle (Cornolle fights in Paris) as a genuine wildcard, and states plainly that he would not put money on this one. Defensible alternative: coinflip, given that explicit wager caution.

A Muay-Thai-leaning striker who wants the clinch -- kicks to all levels, good combinations, a strong clinch game with knees and elbows, and good ground-and-pound when she lands on top -- but her takedown defense is called "pretty bad," her single biggest structural weakness. She is the hometown fighter (Paris), which the analyst flags as a possible scoring factor.

Strengthkicks to all levels
Strengthgood combinations
Strengthgood clinch (knees, elbows)
Strengthgood ground-and-pound from top
Weaknesstakedown defense is poor
td defense · suspect
vs Melissa Mullins clear UFC Fight Night Allen vs Curtis Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 90) · April 2, 2024 · 5 reads since
strikinggood grapplingdecent

Calls it a close, good matchup but commits to the grappler with a stated mechanism (top control into ground-and-pound) and a specific method/round (TKO, rounds 2-3); no hedge on who wins, only on how close the fight is.

A striker-forward, Muay-Thai-influenced profile: crisp combination punching, strikes aimed at every level, and clinch work built on knees and elbows. 138 calls her clearly the better striker of the two. Her grappling is rated only decent and described as stalling once she reaches top position, which is the stated reason she is not favored despite the striking edge.

Strengthclean combinations
Strengthkicks to all levels
Strengthgood clinch work (knees and elbows)
Strengthbetter striker than Mullins per his own comparison
Weaknessgrappling output flattens once on top
Weaknessclinch exchanges carry takedown risk against Mullins
vs Joselyne Edwards coinflip UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Spivac Full Card Breakdown, Predictions, & Analysis (UFC Paris) · August 30, 2023 · 6 reads since
strikinggood grapplingdecent

Uses explicit coinflip wording and separately tells viewers twice to avoid the moneyline on both sides entirely. Names Cornolle as the pick and discloses a small personal bet, but the hedge targets the outcome itself, not just the price.

Leans striker over grappler but rounded in both areas -- a good striker with clean combinations who kicks to all levels, plus a good clinch game (elbows/knees) and decent ground work if the fight reaches the mat. Her striking is rated about even with Edwards, maybe a touch behind, though that gap is discounted given how different their levels of competition have been.

StrengthGood striking, clean combinations, kicks to all levels
StrengthGood clinch work (elbows/knees)
StrengthDecent grappling, good ground-and-pound on top

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
September 2, 2023 vs Joselyne Edwards — 2.67/min (W) Sep '23 April 6, 2024 vs Melissa Mullins — 4.44/min (W) Apr '24 September 28, 2024 vs Jacqueline Cavalcanti — 3.6/min (L) Sep '24 April 12, 2025 vs Hailey Cowan — 1.17/min (W) Apr '25 August 2, 2025 vs Karol Rosa — 1.8/min (L) Aug '25 February 21, 2026 vs Joselyne Edwards — 2.59/min (L) Feb '26 September 5, 2026 vs Klaudia Sygula — 2.27/min (W) Sep '26

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Klaudia Sygula 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse · September 5, 2026
34/63Sig. strikes
23/64Absorbed
4/7Takedowns
8:59Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Joselyne Edwards 16-6 walk-in Submission · R2 2:44 — UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · February 21, 2026
20/35Sig. strikes
19/30Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Karol Rosa 18-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park · August 2, 2025
27/47Sig. strikes
33/58Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Hailey Cowan 0-1 walk-in Submission · R2 1:52 — UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · April 12, 2025
8/12Sig. strikes
3/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:33Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Jacqueline Cavalcanti 7-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis · September 28, 2024
54/114Sig. strikes
54/154Absorbed
1/9Takedowns
3:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Melissa Mullins 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:06 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 · April 6, 2024
36/51Sig. strikes
11/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:30Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joselyne Edwards 13-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac · September 2, 2023
40/77Sig. strikes
18/42Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
9-4-0Pro record
US Metro BizotGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 2
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 1
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6
UAE Warriors 3
Hexagone MMA 1
Benin FC 1
Gladiator Fighting Arena 1
Free Fight Academy Challenge 1
Full career — 13 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Joselyne Edwards Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
February 21, 2026
UFC 2 2:44
L Karol Rosa Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park
August 2, 2025
UFC 3 5:00
W Hailey Cowan Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 314
April 12, 2025
UFC 2 1:52
L Jacqueline Cavalcanti Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis
September 28, 2024
UFC 3 5:00
W Melissa Mullins TKO (knee to the body and head kicks) UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2
April 6, 2024
UFC 2 3:06
W Joselyne Edwards Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac
September 2, 2023
UFC 3 5:00
W Hassna Gaber TKO (leg injury) UAE Warriors 38
March 17, 2023
UAE Warriors 1 2:45
W Sanaa Mandar TKO (punches) UAE Warriors 37
February 26, 2023
UAE Warriors 1 2:47
W Priscila de Souza TKO (punches) Hexagone MMA 6
January 22, 2023
Hexagone MMA 2 2:25
W Asmaa Abash TKO (elbows) UAE Warriors 32
September 16, 2022
UAE Warriors 3 3:15
W Juliet Chukwu Submission (rear-naked choke) Benin FC 7
April 23, 2022
Benin FC 1 1:25
W Marie Loiseau TKO (punches) Gladiator Fighting Arena 13
April 2, 2022
Gladiator Fighting Arena 1 4:16
L Jacqueline Cavalcanti Decision (unanimous) Free Fight Academy Challenge 2
July 10, 2021
Free Fight Academy Challenge 3 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Nora Cornolle) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 38 qualified Women's Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.6 avg 3.8
Strikes absorbed /min 1.9 avg 3.8
Striking accuracy 54.9% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 57.5% avg 54.0%
Takedowns /15 min 0.9 avg 1.1
Takedown accuracy 31.3% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 50.0% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.4
Control time 21.2% avg 22.9%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 40.6%

Headshot of Nora Cornolle by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized