Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Marion Reneau

UFC 3-6-0 vs. 5-7-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-6-0
UFC record
5-7-1
Women's Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Bantamweight
39
AgeΔ 10 yrs
49
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'6"
67"
ReachΔ 1"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
36.8
Layoff (months)Δ 23.9 mo
60.7
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Marion Reneau is a submission threat — 0.79 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.34 Women's Bantamweight norm.
Ashlee Evans-Smith is wasteful with head shots — only 23% land, vs a 38% Women's Bantamweight norm.
Marion Reneau rarely shoots — 0.62 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.91 Women's Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ashlee Evans-Smith

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 36
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.46 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 3 finish wins over 12 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

Marion Reneau

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 57
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 31

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4464.03/min · norm 3.56
Sig. strikes landed
5463.20/min · norm 3.56
5084.59/min · norm 3.51
Sig. strikes absorbed
5993.52/min · norm 3.51
34.1%norm 46.65%
Striking accuracy
41.6%norm 46.65%
53.9%norm 52.45%
Striking defense
59.9%norm 52.45%
00.00/15 · norm 0.08
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.08

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Ashlee Evans-Smith

Distance 85.8% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 10.2% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 4.0% (norm 7.5%)

Marion Reneau

Distance 78.3% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 9.8% (norm 7.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Ashlee Evans-Smith

Head 75.9% (norm 75.2%) · Body 16.3% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 8.8%)

Marion Reneau

Head 81.2% (norm 75.2%) · Body 12.4% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 8.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Evans-Smith L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med Reneau L/AAccWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 309 / 1123 27.5% 38.3% 359 / 1026 35.0% 38.3%
In the clinch 98 / 134 73.1% 73.3% 106 / 157 67.5% 73.3%
On the ground 39 / 52 75.0% 70.8% 81 / 128 63.3% 70.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 229 / 993 23.1% 37.7% 366 / 1065 34.4% 37.7%
To the body 135 / 213 63.4% 70.0% 112 / 162 69.1% 70.0%
To the legs 82 / 103 79.6% 80.9% 68 / 84 81.0% 80.9%

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 (Women's Bantamweight: 40 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 40 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 Evans-Smith L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med vs Reneau L/AOpp accWomen's Bantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 376 / 904 41.6% 41.3% 421 / 1249 33.7% 41.3%
In the clinch 78 / 120 65.0% 74.7% 125 / 149 83.9% 74.7%
On the ground 54 / 77 70.1% 74.2% 53 / 95 55.8% 74.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 319 / 871 36.6% 38.1% 284 / 1051 27.0% 38.1%
To the body 95 / 125 76.0% 73.2% 192 / 276 69.6% 73.2%
To the legs 94 / 105 89.5% 80.9% 123 / 166 74.1% 80.9%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
722.6% acc · 0.95/15 · norm 0.91
Takedowns landed
763.6% acc · 0.62/15 · norm 0.91
1550.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
2350.0% def · norm 62.5%
13:3012.2% of cage time · norm 26.55%
Control time
20:0211.8% of cage time · norm 26.55%
24:463:21 per 15 · norm 3:19
Time under control
47:164:09 per 15 · norm 3:19
00.00/15 · norm 0.34
Submission attempts
90.79/15 · norm 0.34

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Reneau has more cage time on record.