Marion Reneau vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Marion Reneau
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Ashlee Evans-Smith
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.46 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 3 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Marion Reneau
Distance 78.3% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.8% (norm 7.3%)
Ashlee Evans-Smith
Distance 85.8% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 10.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.0% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Marion Reneau
Head 81.2% (norm 75.5%) · Body 12.4% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 8.7%)
Ashlee Evans-Smith
Head 75.9% (norm 75.5%) · Body 16.3% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 7.9% (norm 8.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Reneau L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Evans-Smith L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 359 / 1026 | 35.0% | 38.5% | 309 / 1123 | 27.5% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 106 / 157 | 67.5% | 74.3% | 98 / 134 | 73.1% | 74.3% |
| On the ground | 81 / 128 | 63.3% | 70.8% | 39 / 52 | 75.0% | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 366 / 1065 | 34.4% | 37.7% | 229 / 993 | 23.1% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 112 / 162 | 69.1% | 71.1% | 135 / 213 | 63.4% | 71.1% |
| To the legs | 68 / 84 | 81.0% | 80.8% | 82 / 103 | 79.6% | 80.8% |
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 (Women's Bantamweight: 41 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 41 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 Reneau L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Evans-Smith L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 421 / 1249 | 33.7% | 41.3% | 376 / 904 | 41.6% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 125 / 149 | 83.9% | 75.0% | 78 / 120 | 65.0% | 75.0% |
| On the ground | 53 / 95 | 55.8% | 74.2% | 54 / 77 | 70.1% | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 284 / 1051 | 27.0% | 37.7% | 319 / 871 | 36.6% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 192 / 276 | 69.6% | 73.2% | 95 / 125 | 76.0% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 123 / 166 | 74.1% | 80.9% | 94 / 105 | 89.5% | 80.9% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Reneau has more cage time on record.