Leslie Smith vs.
Sarah Kaufman
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.
Leslie Smith
Full career not yet synced for Leslie Smith — 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 -0.3 wins over .500
Sarah Kaufman
Full career not yet synced for Sarah Kaufman — 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 +0.5 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)
Leslie Smith
Distance 84.1% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 14.5% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 7.5%)
Sarah Kaufman
Distance 72.6% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 24.4% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 7.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Leslie Smith
Head 84.9% (norm 75.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 8.8%)
Sarah Kaufman
Head 72.0% (norm 75.2%) · Body 12.9% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 15.0% (norm 8.8%)
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 | Women's Bantamweight med | Kaufman L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 354 / 995 | 35.6% | 38.3% | 216 / 550 | 39.3% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 116 / 171 | 67.8% | 73.3% | 143 / 185 | 77.3% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 7 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 22 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 345 / 1004 | 34.4% | 37.7% | 210 / 546 | 38.5% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 73 / 112 | 65.2% | 70.0% | 76 / 98 | 77.6% | 70.0% |
| To the legs | 59 / 67 | 88.1% | 80.9% | 95 / 114 | 83.3% | 80.9% |
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 (Women's Bantamweight: 40 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 40 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 | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Kaufman L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 391 / 905 | 43.2% | 41.3% | 133 / 479 | 27.8% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 125 / 160 | 78.1% | 74.7% | 73 / 111 | 65.8% | 74.7% |
| On the ground | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 74.2% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 341 / 857 | 39.8% | 38.1% | 128 / 488 | 26.2% | 38.1% |
| To the body | 91 / 119 | 76.5% | 73.2% | 39 / 59 | 66.1% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 99 / 109 | 90.8% | 80.9% | 43 / 48 | 89.6% | 80.9% |
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 — Smith has more cage time on record.