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Pete Williams vs.
Semmy Schilt

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

3-5-0 Pete Williams · UFC
1-1-0 Semmy Schilt · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-5-0
UFC record
1-1-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
51.1
AgeΔ 1.7 yrs
52.8
6'3"
HeightΔ 7"
6'10"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
292.5
Layoff (months)Δ 8.7 mo
301.2
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LW
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.

Semmy Schilt carries real power — 2.77 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Pete Williams is a submission threat — 1.42 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Semmy Schilt rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns 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.

Pete Williams

Full career not yet synced for Pete Williams — 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 +1.0 wins over .500

Semmy Schilt

Full career not yet synced for Semmy Schilt — 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 +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

711.12/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
161.48/min · norm 3.36
1031.63/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
161.48/min · norm 3.19
39.4%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
59.3%norm 47.8%
56.4%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
38.5%norm 52.5%
20.47/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
22.77/15 · norm 0.28

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

Pete Williams

Distance 72.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 11.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 16.7% (norm 9.3%)

Semmy Schilt

Distance 77.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 14.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 7.4% (norm 9.3%)

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

Pete Williams

Head 75.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.2% (norm 7.6%)

Semmy Schilt

Head 51.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 33.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 14.8% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Williams L/AAccHeavyweight med Schilt L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 40 / 130 30.8% 40.1% 12 / 21 too few to rate 40.1%
In the clinch 11 / 20 too few to rate 70.6% 2 / 4 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 20 / 30 66.7% 70.2% 2 / 2 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 40 / 136 29.4% 38.9% 5 / 14 too few to rate 38.9%
To the body 14 / 22 too few to rate 76.8% 8 / 9 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 17 / 22 too few to rate 87.8% 3 / 4 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 Williams L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Schilt L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 36 / 105 34.3% 40.7% 1 / 4 too few to rate 40.7%
In the clinch 11 / 20 too few to rate 70.6% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 56 / 111 50.5% 72.0% 15 / 22 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 74 / 200 37.0% 38.8% 16 / 25 64.0% 38.8%
To the body 18 / 20 too few to rate 75.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 11 / 16 too few to rate 84.4% 0 / 1 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.

350.0% acc · 0.71/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
1445.2% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
360.0% def · norm 64.3%
7:0217.0% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
0:548.3% of cage time · norm 17.2%
25:195:59 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
8:2211:36 per 15 · norm 2:28
61.42/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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

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