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Neil Seery vs.
Louis Smolka

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

3-4-0 Neil Seery · UFC
8-9-0 Louis Smolka · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-4-0
UFC record
8-9-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
46.9
AgeΔ 11.8 yrs
35.1
5'4"
HeightΔ 5"
5'9"
64"
ReachΔ 4"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
108.7
Layoff (months)Δ 57.9 mo
50.8
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
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.

Louis Smolka is a submission threat — 1.78 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Neil Seery is a submission threat — 1.55 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Neil Seery carries real power — 0.31 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 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.

Neil Seery

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

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Louis Smolka

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

In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3443.56/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
7474.67/min · norm 3.49
3673.79/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
6574.11/min · norm 3.24
41.1%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
47.4%norm 44.6%
58.9%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
53.6%norm 56.4%
20.31/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
20.19/15 · norm 0.18

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

Neil Seery

Distance 84.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 7.3%)

Louis Smolka

Distance 72.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 20.5% (norm 7.3%)

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

Neil Seery

Head 89.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 5.7% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 9.3%)

Louis Smolka

Head 77.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 18.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Seery L/AAccFlyweight med Smolka L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 259 / 703 36.8% 40.0% 455 / 1141 39.9% 40.0%
In the clinch 43 / 72 59.7% 70.4% 81 / 111 73.0% 70.4%
On the ground 42 / 61 68.9% 69.7% 211 / 323 65.3% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 292 / 746 39.1% 37.6% 497 / 1226 40.5% 37.6%
To the body 23 / 48 47.9% 68.5% 194 / 287 67.6% 68.5%
To the legs 29 / 42 69.0% 80.0% 56 / 62 90.3% 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 Seery L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Smolka L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 251 / 705 35.6% 40.1% 468 / 1154 40.6% 40.1%
In the clinch 80 / 108 74.1% 68.8% 90 / 130 69.2% 68.8%
On the ground 36 / 80 45.0% 71.1% 99 / 133 74.4% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 217 / 703 30.9% 35.2% 377 / 1031 36.6% 35.2%
To the body 92 / 127 72.4% 68.2% 185 / 281 65.8% 68.2%
To the legs 58 / 63 92.1% 80.3% 95 / 105 90.5% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

527.8% acc · 0.78/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
1835.3% acc · 1.69/15 · norm 1.30
2853.8% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1932.2% def · norm 62.5%
6:356.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
45:1428.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
38:325:58 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
40:353:48 per 15 · norm 2:44
101.55/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
191.78/15 · norm 0.58

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

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