Mitch Gagnon vs.
Cole 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.
Mitch Gagnon
Full career not yet synced for Mitch Gagnon — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Cole Smith
Full career not yet synced for Cole Smith — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 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)
Mitch Gagnon
Distance 70.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 16.6% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 12.7% (norm 6.5%)
Cole Smith
Distance 85.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 11.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mitch Gagnon
Head 77.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 8.4%)
Cole Smith
Head 55.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 29.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gagnon L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Smith L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 126 / 327 | 38.5% | 39.0% | 56 / 192 | 29.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 50 / 77 | 64.9% | 68.7% | 17 / 27 | 63.0% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 39 / 59 | 66.1% | 70.2% | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 138 / 358 | 38.5% | 34.9% | 33 / 126 | 26.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 52 / 74 | 70.3% | 66.8% | 24 / 66 | 36.4% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 79.4% | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Gagnon L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Smith L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 105 / 348 | 30.2% | 39.3% | 53 / 128 | 41.4% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 51 / 71 | 71.8% | 70.4% | 16 / 25 | 64.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 16 / 33 | 48.5% | 72.4% | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 86 / 327 | 26.3% | 34.9% | 69 / 147 | 46.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 48 / 74 | 64.9% | 66.0% | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 38 / 51 | 74.5% | 79.1% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
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 — Gagnon has more cage time on record.