Colton Smith vs. Michael Chiesa
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Colton Smith
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.18 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 3 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Michael Chiesa
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.4 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Colton Smith
Distance 76.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 16.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 8.0%)
Michael Chiesa
Distance 75.5% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 9.7% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 14.7% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Colton Smith
Head 64.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 21.5% (norm 8.0%)
Michael Chiesa
Head 85.4% (norm 78.3%) · Body 12.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.4% (norm 8.0%)
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 | Lightweight med | Chiesa L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 30 / 100 | 30.0% | 38.3% | 249 / 760 | 32.8% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 67.5% | 65 / 98 | 66.3% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 95 / 148 | 64.2% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 21 / 84 | 25.0% | 35.1% | 299 / 859 | 34.8% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 11 / 18 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 88 / 123 | 71.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 81.8% | 22 / 24 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 | Lightweight med | vs Chiesa L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 54 / 120 | 45.0% | 38.8% | 262 / 712 | 36.8% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 26 | 53.8% | 68.6% | 48 / 68 | 70.6% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 40 / 53 | 75.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 68 / 146 | 46.6% | 35.2% | 181 / 605 | 29.9% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 88 / 127 | 69.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 81 / 101 | 80.2% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Chiesa has more cage time on record.