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Elijah Smith vs. SuYoung You

UFC 3-0-0 vs. 4-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-0-0
UFC record
4-1-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
24
AgeΔ 6 yrs
30
5'9"
HeightΔ 3"
5'6"
71"
ReachΔ 6"
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
7.2
Layoff (months)Δ 7.1 mo
0.1
WWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Elijah Smith is a submission threat — 1.19 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
SuYoung You hunts takedowns — 3.90 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
SuYoung You owns the mat — in control 42% of cage time, vs a 18% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

SuYoung You

Full career not yet synced for SuYoung You — 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 +0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

933.69/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1261.93/min · norm 3.52
431.70/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1101.68/min · norm 3.58
54.7%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
52.7%norm 43.5%
51.7%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
70.4%norm 56.6%
10.59/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

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

Elijah Smith

Distance 64.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 31.8% (norm 6.4%)

SuYoung You

Distance 87.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.9% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 6.4%)

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

Elijah Smith

Head 88.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 3.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.2% (norm 8.4%)

SuYoung You

Head 81.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Smith L/AAccBantamweight med You L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 43 / 110 39.1% 39.2% 106 / 209 50.7% 39.2%
In the clinch 6 / 6 too few to rate 69.0% 14 / 19 too few to rate 69.0%
On the ground 44 / 54 81.5% 70.2% 6 / 11 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 78 / 150 52.0% 35.3% 87 / 194 44.8% 35.3%
To the body 5 / 6 too few to rate 66.9% 19 / 23 too few to rate 66.9%
To the legs 10 / 14 too few to rate 79.2% 20 / 22 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 Smith L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs You L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 39 / 84 46.4% 39.4% 68 / 316 21.5% 39.4%
In the clinch 4 / 5 too few to rate 70.6% 33 / 44 75.0% 70.6%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.1% 9 / 12 too few to rate 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 33 / 77 42.9% 34.9% 83 / 308 26.9% 34.9%
To the body 8 / 10 too few to rate 66.1% 13 / 32 40.6% 66.1%
To the legs 2 / 2 too few to rate 78.8% 14 / 32 43.8% 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
375.0% acc · 1.78/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
1745.9% acc · 3.90/15 · norm 1.12
646.2% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 65.7%
8:1732.8% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
27:1841.8% of cage time · norm 17.8%
5:543:30 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
2:240:33 per 15 · norm 2:24
21.19/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
20.46/15 · norm 0.28

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