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Maurice Smith vs.
Kevin Randleman

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

4-3-0 Maurice Smith · UFC
4-3-0 Kevin Randleman · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-3-0
UFC record
4-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
64.6
AgeΔ 9.6 yrs
55
6'2"
HeightΔ 4"
5'10"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
308.6
Layoff (months)Δ 13.8 mo
294.8
LWWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWW
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.

Kevin Randleman is a submission threat — 0.74 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Maurice Smith is a submission threat — 0.58 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Kevin Randleman hunts takedowns — 3.10 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight 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.

Maurice Smith

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

In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Kevin Randleman

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

In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1371.78/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
970.96/min · norm 3.36
781.01/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
800.79/min · norm 3.19
75.3%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
36.9%norm 47.8%
62.3%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
53.5%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

Maurice Smith

Distance 51.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 31.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 17.0% (norm 9.3%)

Kevin Randleman

Distance 26.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 67.7% (norm 9.3%)

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

Maurice Smith

Head 61.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 14.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 24.2% (norm 7.6%)

Kevin Randleman

Head 95.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 3.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Smith L/AAccHeavyweight med Randleman L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 64 / 94 68.1% 40.1% 18 / 69 26.1% 40.1%
In the clinch 45 / 57 78.9% 70.6% 10 / 16 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 28 / 31 90.3% 70.2% 69 / 178 38.8% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 69 / 111 62.2% 38.9% 89 / 252 35.3% 38.9%
To the body 26 / 27 96.3% 76.8% 7 / 9 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 42 / 44 95.5% 87.8% 1 / 2 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 Smith L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Randleman L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 12 / 58 20.7% 40.7% 27 / 99 27.3% 40.7%
In the clinch 7 / 17 too few to rate 70.6% 22 / 28 78.6% 70.6%
On the ground 59 / 132 44.7% 72.0% 31 / 45 68.9% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 72 / 199 36.2% 38.8% 40 / 126 31.7% 38.8%
To the body 3 / 4 too few to rate 75.1% 19 / 22 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 3 / 4 too few to rate 84.4% 21 / 24 too few to rate 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
2170.0% acc · 3.10/15 · norm 0.95
625.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 64.3%
6:0017.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
43:3254.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
23:404:36 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
4:070:36 per 15 · norm 2:28
30.58/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
50.74/15 · norm 0.16

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

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