Scott Smith vs. David Terrell
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Scott Smith
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 8 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.24 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.2 wins over .500
David Terrell
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.15 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 8 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Scott Smith
Distance 76.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 19.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 3.6% (norm 10.0%)
David Terrell
Distance 30.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 30.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 40.0% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Scott Smith
Head 87.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 3.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.4%)
David Terrell
Head 76.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 3.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 20.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Smith L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Terrell L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 45 / 150 | 30.0% | 40.5% | 3 / 9 | too few to rate | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 38 | 44.7% | 70.6% | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 55 / 171 | 32.2% | 38.8% | 14 / 23 | too few to rate | 38.8% |
| To the body | 3 / 7 | too few to rate | 71.6% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 8 / 17 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Smith L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Terrell L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 59 / 135 | 43.7% | 39.5% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 55 | 54.5% | 70.4% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 27 / 43 | 62.8% | 69.0% | 19 / 30 | 63.3% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 73 / 180 | 40.6% | 37.9% | 19 / 31 | 61.3% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 28 / 33 | 84.8% | 82.1% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Smith has more cage time on record.