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Cameron Smotherman vs. Kai Asakura

UFC 1-3-0 vs. 2-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-3-0
UFC record
2-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
29
AgeΔ 3 yrs
32
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
69"
ReachΔ 0"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
4.7
Layoff (months)Δ 3 mo
1.7
LLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kai Asakura carries real power — 1.24 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Bantamweight norm.
Kai Asakura rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Cameron Smotherman rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Cameron Smotherman

Full career not yet synced for Cameron Smotherman — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Kai Asakura

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 135
Tier 3 — regional circuit 81

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.44 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1863.97/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
743.07/min · norm 3.52
1583.37/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
763.15/min · norm 3.58
37.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
39.6%norm 43.5%
59.7%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
51.9%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
21.24/15 · norm 0.29

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

Cameron Smotherman

Distance 97.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.4%)

Kai Asakura

Distance 94.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.1% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 6.4%)

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

Cameron Smotherman

Head 78.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.4% (norm 8.4%)

Kai Asakura

Head 82.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 11.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Smotherman L/AAccBantamweight med Asakura L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 177 / 484 36.6% 39.2% 67 / 176 38.1% 39.2%
In the clinch 9 / 15 too few to rate 69.0% 1 / 2 too few to rate 69.0%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.2% 6 / 9 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 112 / 390 28.7% 35.3% 52 / 154 33.8% 35.3%
To the body 68 / 102 66.7% 66.9% 15 / 21 too few to rate 66.9%
To the legs 6 / 7 too few to rate 79.2% 7 / 12 too few to rate 79.2%

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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Smotherman L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Asakura L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 144 / 365 39.5% 39.4% 73 / 154 47.4% 39.4%
In the clinch 11 / 18 too few to rate 70.6% 2 / 2 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 3 / 9 too few to rate 72.1% 1 / 2 too few to rate 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 86 / 301 28.6% 34.9% 41 / 95 43.2% 34.9%
To the body 38 / 52 73.1% 66.1% 12 / 33 36.4% 66.1%
To the legs 34 / 39 87.2% 78.8% 23 / 30 76.7% 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
1562.5% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
550.0% def · norm 65.7%
0:020.1% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
1:074.6% of cage time · norm 17.8%
15:214:54 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
4:402:54 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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