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Matt Schnell vs.
Sumudaerji

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

7-9-0 (1 NC) Matt Schnell · UFC
6-4-0 (1 NC) Sumudaerji · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

7-9-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
6-4-0 (1 NC)
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
36.6
AgeΔ 6.1 yrs
30.5
5'8"
HeightΔ 0"
5'8"
70"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
2
Layoff (months)Δ 0.2 mo
2.2
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
NCWWWL
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.

Sumudaerji carries real power — 0.38 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Matt Schnell is a submission threat — 1.18 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Matt Schnell rarely shoots — 0.59 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.30 Flyweight norm.
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.

Matt Schnell

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 79
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 62
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Sumudaerji

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 64
Tier 3 — regional circuit 133

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5144.05/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
5194.40/min · norm 3.49
5304.18/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
2702.29/min · norm 3.24
40.3%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
50.5%norm 44.6%
54.5%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
63.3%norm 56.4%
10.12/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
30.38/15 · norm 0.18

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

Matt Schnell

Distance 90.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 7.3%)

Sumudaerji

Distance 86.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 7.3%)

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

Matt Schnell

Head 84.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 8.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 9.3%)

Sumudaerji

Head 72.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 12.5% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 14.8% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Schnell L/AAccFlyweight med Sumudaerji L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 426 / 1152 37.0% 40.0% 421 / 891 47.3% 40.0%
In the clinch 43 / 64 67.2% 70.4% 39 / 54 72.2% 70.4%
On the ground 45 / 60 75.0% 69.7% 59 / 83 71.1% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 370 / 1074 34.5% 37.6% 319 / 747 42.7% 37.6%
To the body 66 / 104 63.5% 68.5% 77 / 129 59.7% 68.5%
To the legs 78 / 98 79.6% 80.0% 123 / 152 80.9% 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 Schnell L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Sumudaerji L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 398 / 1007 39.5% 40.1% 174 / 586 29.7% 40.1%
In the clinch 48 / 65 73.8% 68.8% 33 / 48 68.8% 68.8%
On the ground 84 / 93 90.3% 71.1% 63 / 102 61.8% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 379 / 962 39.4% 35.2% 178 / 564 31.6% 35.2%
To the body 67 / 92 72.8% 68.2% 45 / 96 46.9% 68.2%
To the legs 84 / 111 75.7% 80.3% 47 / 76 61.8% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

545.5% acc · 0.59/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
637.5% acc · 0.76/15 · norm 1.30
1043.5% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
3873.1% def · norm 62.5%
8:326.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
11:119.5% of cage time · norm 17.0%
22:202:38 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
25:353:15 per 15 · norm 2:44
101.18/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
40.51/15 · norm 0.58

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

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