Dmitrii Smoliakov vs.
Greg Hardy
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.
Dmitrii Smoliakov
Full career not yet synced for Dmitrii Smoliakov — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500
Greg Hardy
Full career not yet synced for Greg Hardy — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 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)
Dmitrii Smoliakov
Distance 74.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 23.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 9.3%)
Greg Hardy
Distance 84.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 13.1% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dmitrii Smoliakov
Head 72.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 21.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 7.6%)
Greg Hardy
Head 73.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 16.1% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Smoliakov L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Hardy L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 12 / 35 | 34.3% | 40.1% | 257 / 581 | 44.2% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 72 / 90 | 80.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 11 / 34 | 32.4% | 38.9% | 203 / 506 | 40.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 51 / 71 | 71.8% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 89 / 111 | 80.2% | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Smoliakov L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Hardy L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 10 / 37 | 27.0% | 40.7% | 206 / 489 | 42.1% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 37 / 72 | 51.4% | 72.0% | 38 / 54 | 70.4% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 47 / 114 | 41.2% | 38.8% | 140 / 408 | 34.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 75.1% | 51 / 75 | 68.0% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 54 / 63 | 85.7% | 84.4% |
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 — Hardy has more cage time on record.