Cole Smith vs.
Hunter Azure
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.
Cole Smith
Full career not yet synced for Cole Smith — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Hunter Azure
Full career not yet synced for Hunter Azure — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 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)
Cole Smith
Distance 85.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 11.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.1% (norm 6.5%)
Hunter Azure
Distance 84.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cole Smith
Head 55.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 29.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.0% (norm 8.4%)
Hunter Azure
Head 69.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.5% (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 | Bantamweight med | Azure L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 56 / 192 | 29.2% | 39.0% | 151 / 327 | 46.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 27 | 63.0% | 68.7% | 20 / 35 | 57.1% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 33 / 126 | 26.2% | 34.9% | 103 / 269 | 38.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 24 / 66 | 36.4% | 66.8% | 43 / 65 | 66.2% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 79.4% | 44 / 52 | 84.6% | 79.4% |
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: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 | Bantamweight med | vs Azure L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 53 / 128 | 41.4% | 39.3% | 91 / 261 | 34.9% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 25 | 64.0% | 70.4% | 15 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 69 / 147 | 46.9% | 34.9% | 76 / 204 | 37.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 66.0% | 19 / 53 | 35.8% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 22 / 40 | 55.0% | 79.1% |
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 — Azure has more cage time on record.