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Serhiy Sidey vs.
Cameron Smotherman

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

2-1-0 Serhiy Sidey · UFC
1-3-0 Cameron Smotherman · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-1-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
30.1
AgeΔ 1.2 yrs
28.9
5'11"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
72"
ReachΔ 3"
69"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
15.1
Layoff (months)Δ 12.9 mo
2.2
WWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLW
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.

Serhiy Sidey is a submission threat — 1.33 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Cameron Smotherman rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Serhiy Sidey's takedown defense leaks — 20% stopped, vs a 67% Bantamweight 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.

Serhiy Sidey

Full career not yet synced for Serhiy Sidey — 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

Cameron Smotherman

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

In the UFC: 0-1 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

2024.49/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1863.97/min · norm 3.52
1914.24/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1583.37/min · norm 3.58
40.2%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
37.3%norm 43.4%
54.8%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
59.7%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

Serhiy Sidey

Distance 93.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.2% (norm 6.5%)

Cameron Smotherman

Distance 97.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)

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

Serhiy Sidey

Head 76.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 8.4%)

Cameron Smotherman

Head 78.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Sidey L/AAccBantamweight med Smotherman L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 182 / 471 38.6% 39.0% 177 / 484 36.6% 39.0%
In the clinch 19 / 30 63.3% 68.7% 9 / 15 too few to rate 68.7%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 121 / 385 31.4% 34.9% 112 / 390 28.7% 34.9%
To the body 57 / 89 64.0% 66.8% 68 / 102 66.7% 66.8%
To the legs 24 / 28 85.7% 79.4% 6 / 7 too few to rate 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 Sidey L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Smotherman L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 178 / 401 44.4% 39.3% 144 / 365 39.5% 39.3%
In the clinch 10 / 18 too few to rate 70.4% 11 / 18 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 3 / 4 too few to rate 72.4% 3 / 9 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 148 / 372 39.8% 34.9% 86 / 301 28.6% 34.9%
To the body 32 / 40 80.0% 66.0% 38 / 52 73.1% 66.0%
To the legs 11 / 11 too few to rate 79.1% 34 / 39 87.2% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

525.0% acc · 1.67/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.12
120.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1562.5% def · norm 66.7%
5:2312.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
0:020.1% of cage time · norm 17.4%
4:591:39 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
15:214:54 per 15 · norm 2:24
41.33/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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

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