Davey Grant vs. Elijah Smith
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Davey Grant
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.0 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Elijah Smith
Full career not yet synced for Elijah 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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Davey Grant
Distance 92.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 6.4%)
Elijah Smith
Distance 64.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 31.8% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Davey Grant
Head 63.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 22.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.3% (norm 8.4%)
Elijah Smith
Head 88.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 3.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Grant L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Smith L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 951 / 2169 | 43.8% | 39.2% | 43 / 110 | 39.1% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 63 / 98 | 64.3% | 69.0% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 49 / 70 | 70.0% | 70.2% | 44 / 54 | 81.5% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 429 / 1476 | 29.1% | 35.3% | 78 / 150 | 52.0% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 347 / 527 | 65.8% | 66.9% | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 287 / 334 | 85.9% | 79.2% | 10 / 14 | 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 Grant L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Smith L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 660 / 1534 | 43.0% | 39.4% | 39 / 84 | 46.4% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 54 / 74 | 73.0% | 70.6% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 55 / 94 | 58.5% | 72.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 457 / 1272 | 35.9% | 34.9% | 33 / 77 | 42.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 183 / 281 | 65.1% | 66.1% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 129 / 149 | 86.6% | 78.8% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Grant has more cage time on record.