Sam Hughes vs.
Elise Reed
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.
Sam Hughes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Elise Reed
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 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)
Sam Hughes
Distance 85.2% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 5.0%)
Elise Reed
Distance 90.3% (norm 86.9%) · Clinch 7.2% (norm 7.7%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 5.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sam Hughes
Head 77.8% (norm 76.4%) · Body 12.5% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 9.1%)
Elise Reed
Head 69.0% (norm 76.4%) · Body 16.3% (norm 14.9%) · Legs 14.7% (norm 9.1%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hughes L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med | Reed L/A | Acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 543 / 1273 | 42.7% | 38.3% | 279 / 565 | 49.4% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 78 / 99 | 78.8% | 72.6% | 40 / 45 | 88.9% | 72.6% |
| On the ground | 89 / 122 | 73.0% | 75.0% | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 75.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 478 / 1162 | 41.1% | 35.4% | 187 / 432 | 43.3% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 121 / 187 | 64.7% | 69.3% | 77 / 102 | 75.5% | 69.3% |
| To the legs | 111 / 145 | 76.6% | 77.9% | 69 / 92 | 75.0% | 77.9% |
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 (Women's Strawweight: 63 fighters · Women's Strawweight: 63 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 Hughes L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med | vs Reed L/A | Opp acc | Women's Strawweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 588 / 1594 | 36.9% | 39.7% | 203 / 498 | 40.8% | 39.7% |
| In the clinch | 148 / 181 | 81.8% | 71.5% | 45 / 59 | 76.3% | 71.5% |
| On the ground | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 74.4% | 70 / 102 | 68.6% | 74.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 395 / 1304 | 30.3% | 36.0% | 197 / 495 | 39.8% | 36.0% |
| To the body | 266 / 371 | 71.7% | 68.4% | 63 / 97 | 64.9% | 68.4% |
| To the legs | 93 / 125 | 74.4% | 79.1% | 58 / 67 | 86.6% | 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 — Hughes has more cage time on record.