Elijah Smith vs.
Vince Morales
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.
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
Vince Morales
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.67 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 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)
Elijah Smith
Distance 64.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 31.8% (norm 6.5%)
Vince Morales
Distance 93.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Elijah Smith
Head 88.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 3.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.2% (norm 8.4%)
Vince Morales
Head 81.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.4% (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 | Morales L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 43 / 110 | 39.1% | 39.0% | 488 / 1387 | 35.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 39 / 70 | 55.7% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 44 / 54 | 81.5% | 70.2% | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 78 / 150 | 52.0% | 34.9% | 363 / 1202 | 30.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 66.8% | 134 / 210 | 63.8% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 45 / 65 | 69.2% | 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 Morales L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 39 / 84 | 46.4% | 39.3% | 579 / 1311 | 44.2% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 34 / 49 | 69.4% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 12 / 15 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 33 / 77 | 42.9% | 34.9% | 333 / 989 | 33.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 66.0% | 121 / 172 | 70.3% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 171 / 214 | 79.9% | 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 — Morales has more cage time on record.