Tracy Cortez vs. Wang CongW
UFC 329 · July 11, 2026 · T-Mobile Arena · Early Prelims 5:00 PM ET
The brief
- The result
- Wang Cong by Decision (unanimous), R3
- What kind of fight
- Classic striker vs. grappler
- Finish likelihood
- Medium
- The line
- No line posted yet
- The stakes
- Women's Flyweight · Early Prelims
The result
Wang Cong def. Tracy Cortez — Decision (unanimous), R3 5:00
This went exactly as the numbers suggested.
Wang was the sharper striker for all fifteen minutes, chopping at Cortez's lead leg and landing clean boxing combinations while Cortez never got her takedown game started.
Wang even handed back a point for an illegal knee to a grounded Cortez in round two and still swept the cards 29-27 across the board.
The breakdown below was written before the fight.
The read
If Cortez lands takedowns early, she can grind out rounds like she has ten times before.
But Wang's takedown defense and output suggest the more likely script: stuffed shots, accumulating damage, and Cortez needing something desperate by round three.
Wang by clear decision or a late TKO as Cortez wears down.
The matchup
The purest striker-versus-grappler matchup on the card.
Wang outlands opponents nearly three-to-one and almost never gets taken down (84% defense); Cortez has exactly one path, and it's the one Wang is best at denying. Cortez's 59% takedown defense doesn't matter — Wang won't shoot.
What matters is whether Cortez can chain enough entries against the fence to drag a world-class striker into deep water, because every failed shot means eating counters from a southpaw who hits at 57% accuracy.
Tale of the tape
| 12-3 | Record | 9-1 |
| 32 | Age | 34 |
| 5'5" | Height | 5'6" |
| 65.5" | Reach | 65.5" |
| Orthodox | Stance | Southpaw |
| United States | Country | China |
| Fight Ready MMA | Team | Team Alpha Male |
The numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
The fighters
Tracy Cortez 12-3
Phoenix-born pressure grappler ranked in the flyweight top ten — ten of twelve wins by decision, built on takedowns, top control, and grinding pace. Coming off her first career stoppage loss, a rear-naked choke by Erin Blanchfield in November.
- LErin Blanchfield · Submission (rear-naked choke), R2UFC 322 · November 15, 2025
- WViviane Araujo · Decision (unanimous)UFC 317 · June 28, 2025
- LRose Namajunas · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night · July 13, 2024
Wang Cong 9-1
“The Joker”
One of the most credentialed strikers in women's MMA: world wushu/sanda gold, Asian Games gold, and a silver medal at the 2019 amateur boxing world championships. 4-0 in the UFC including a 62-second debut KO, now training with Team Alpha Male. Her numbers are elite everywhere: 6.22 landed per minute, 2.19 absorbed, 84% takedown defense.
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