Mike Ricci vs.
Colton Smith
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.
Mike Ricci
Full career not yet synced for Mike Ricci — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Colton Smith
Full career not yet synced for Colton Smith — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 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)
Mike Ricci
Distance 86.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 8.0%)
Colton Smith
Distance 76.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 16.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mike Ricci
Head 72.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 7.9%)
Colton Smith
Head 64.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 21.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ricci L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Smith L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 55 / 216 | 25.5% | 37.9% | 30 / 100 | 30.0% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 69.1% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 53 / 182 | 29.1% | 35.0% | 21 / 84 | 25.0% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 22 / 51 | 43.1% | 69.1% | 11 / 18 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 6 / 17 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Ricci L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Smith L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 56 / 196 | 28.6% | 38.9% | 54 / 120 | 45.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 14 / 26 | 53.8% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 22 / 116 | 19.0% | 35.1% | 68 / 146 | 46.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 13 / 34 | 38.2% | 68.1% | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 39 / 67 | 58.2% | 81.5% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
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 — Smith has more cage time on record.