Anthony Smith vs. Thiago Santos
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Thiago Santos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 12 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.96 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500
Striking
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 8.8%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 10.6%)
Thiago Santos
Distance 69.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 20.5% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Anthony Smith
Head 75.6% (norm 78.5%) · Body 13.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 9.7%)
Thiago Santos
Head 65.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 17.3% (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 | Santos L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 739 / 1539 | 48.0% | 41.5% | 512 / 1285 | 39.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 64 / 89 | 71.9% | 70.8% | 150 / 181 | 82.9% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 37 / 50 | 74.0% | 72.9% | 226 / 378 | 59.8% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 527 / 1268 | 41.6% | 39.2% | 455 / 1216 | 37.4% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 155 / 232 | 66.8% | 72.0% | 204 / 309 | 66.0% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 158 / 178 | 88.8% | 82.1% | 229 / 319 | 71.8% | 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: 94 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Santos L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 835 / 1752 | 47.7% | 40.6% | 417 / 1085 | 38.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 117 / 170 | 68.8% | 68.8% | 87 / 110 | 79.1% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 395 / 500 | 79.0% | 70.4% | 110 / 138 | 79.7% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 810 / 1762 | 46.0% | 37.7% | 330 / 914 | 36.1% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 210 / 294 | 71.4% | 72.9% | 141 / 215 | 65.6% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 327 / 366 | 89.3% | 83.1% | 143 / 204 | 70.1% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Smith has more cage time on record.