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Louis Smolka vs.
Alptekin Ozkilic

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

8-9-0 Louis Smolka · UFC
1-3-0 Alptekin Ozkilic · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

8-9-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
35.1
AgeΔ 5.3 yrs
40.4
5'9"
HeightΔ 4"
5'5"
68"
ReachΔ 3"
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
50.8
Layoff (months)Δ 84.1 mo
134.9
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLW
The read

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.

Alptekin Ozkilic hunts takedowns — 4.21 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
Louis Smolka is a submission threat — 1.78 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Alptekin Ozkilic absorbs 5.72 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.24 Flyweight norm — hittable.
Level of competition

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.

Louis Smolka

Full career not yet synced for Louis Smolka — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Alptekin Ozkilic

Full career not yet synced for Alptekin Ozkilic — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7474.67/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
1903.81/min · norm 3.49
6574.11/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
2855.72/min · norm 3.24
47.4%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
32.3%norm 44.6%
53.6%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
59.5%norm 56.4%
20.19/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

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

Louis Smolka

Distance 72.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 20.5% (norm 7.3%)

Alptekin Ozkilic

Distance 86.9% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.0% (norm 7.3%)

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

Louis Smolka

Head 77.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 18.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 9.3%)

Alptekin Ozkilic

Head 85.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 11.7% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Smolka L/AAccFlyweight med Ozkilic L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 455 / 1141 39.9% 40.0% 154 / 511 30.1% 40.0%
In the clinch 81 / 111 73.0% 70.4% 25 / 42 59.5% 70.4%
On the ground 211 / 323 65.3% 69.7% 11 / 35 31.4% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 497 / 1226 40.5% 37.6% 144 / 501 28.7% 37.6%
To the body 194 / 287 67.6% 68.5% 30 / 69 43.5% 68.5%
To the legs 56 / 62 90.3% 80.0% 16 / 18 too few to rate 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Smolka L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Ozkilic L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 468 / 1154 40.6% 40.1% 218 / 593 36.8% 40.1%
In the clinch 90 / 130 69.2% 68.8% 34 / 54 63.0% 68.8%
On the ground 99 / 133 74.4% 71.1% 33 / 56 58.9% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 377 / 1031 36.6% 35.2% 189 / 560 33.8% 35.2%
To the body 185 / 281 65.8% 68.2% 71 / 115 61.7% 68.2%
To the legs 95 / 105 90.5% 80.3% 25 / 28 89.3% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

1835.3% acc · 1.69/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
1458.3% acc · 4.21/15 · norm 1.30
1932.2% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1275.0% def · norm 62.5%
45:1428.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
12:2825.0% of cage time · norm 17.0%
40:353:48 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
3:321:03 per 15 · norm 2:44
191.78/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.58

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

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