Luis Henrique vs.
Dmitrii Smoliakov
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.
Luis Henrique
Full career not yet synced for Luis Henrique — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
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
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)
Luis Henrique
Distance 61.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 14.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 23.8% (norm 9.3%)
Dmitrii Smoliakov
Distance 74.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 23.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Luis Henrique
Head 85.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 7.6%)
Dmitrii Smoliakov
Head 72.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 21.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Henrique L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Smoliakov L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 58 / 187 | 31.0% | 40.1% | 12 / 35 | 34.3% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 44 | 61.4% | 70.6% | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 47 / 72 | 65.3% | 70.2% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 94 / 259 | 36.3% | 38.9% | 11 / 34 | 32.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 27 / 32 | 84.4% | 76.8% | 7 / 10 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 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 Henrique L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Smoliakov L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 71 / 193 | 36.8% | 40.7% | 10 / 37 | 27.0% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 52 | 82.7% | 70.6% | 6 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 48 / 61 | 78.7% | 72.0% | 37 / 72 | 51.4% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 130 / 269 | 48.3% | 38.8% | 47 / 114 | 41.2% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 27 / 29 | 93.1% | 75.1% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 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 — Henrique has more cage time on record.