Anthony Smith vs.
Andrew Sanchez
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Anthony Smith
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 12 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 23 | 10 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 36 finish wins over 61 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500
Andrew Sanchez
Full career not yet synced for Andrew Sanchez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Anthony Smith
Distance 91.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 10.4%)
Andrew Sanchez
Distance 88.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 5.6% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Anthony Smith
Head 75.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.8% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 9.7%)
Andrew Sanchez
Head 82.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Smith L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Sanchez L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 739 / 1539 | 48.0% | 41.4% | 438 / 1125 | 38.9% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 64 / 89 | 71.9% | 70.9% | 54 / 78 | 69.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 37 / 50 | 74.0% | 72.3% | 65 / 72 | 90.3% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 527 / 1268 | 41.6% | 38.9% | 407 / 1054 | 38.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 155 / 232 | 66.8% | 71.9% | 99 / 149 | 66.4% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 158 / 178 | 88.8% | 81.8% | 51 / 72 | 70.8% | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Smith L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Sanchez L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 835 / 1752 | 47.7% | 40.4% | 507 / 1146 | 44.2% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 117 / 170 | 68.8% | 68.7% | 129 / 165 | 78.2% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 395 / 500 | 79.0% | 70.4% | 25 / 29 | 86.2% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 810 / 1762 | 46.0% | 37.5% | 451 / 1088 | 41.5% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 210 / 294 | 71.4% | 72.3% | 156 / 191 | 81.7% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 327 / 366 | 89.3% | 83.0% | 54 / 61 | 88.5% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Smith has more cage time on record.