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Sumudaerji vs. Louis Smolka

UFC 7-4-0 (1 NC) vs. 8-9-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
7-4-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
8-9-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
30
AgeΔ 5 yrs
35
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
72"
ReachΔ 4"
68"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
1.7
Layoff (months)Δ 51.5 mo
53.2
WNCWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Louis Smolka is a submission threat — 1.78 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Sumudaerji carries real power — 0.34 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Louis Smolka owns the mat — in control 28% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Sumudaerji

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

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500

Louis Smolka

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 89
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.98 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5604.21/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
7474.67/min · norm 3.48
2802.10/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
6574.11/min · norm 3.24
50.5%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
47.4%norm 44.6%
64.1%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
53.6%norm 56.4%
30.34/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
20.19/15 · norm 0.18

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

Sumudaerji

Distance 87.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.5% (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)

Sumudaerji

Head 71.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 12.5% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 15.6% (norm 9.3%)

Louis Smolka

Head 77.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 18.2% (norm 13.0%) · 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 Sumudaerji L/AAccFlyweight med Smolka L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 460 / 969 47.5% 39.9% 455 / 1141 39.9% 39.9%
In the clinch 41 / 56 73.2% 70.1% 81 / 111 73.0% 70.1%
On the ground 59 / 83 71.1% 69.7% 211 / 323 65.3% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 337 / 797 42.3% 37.6% 497 / 1226 40.5% 37.6%
To the body 82 / 138 59.4% 68.5% 194 / 287 67.6% 68.5%
To the legs 141 / 173 81.5% 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 Sumudaerji L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Smolka L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 184 / 627 29.3% 39.9% 468 / 1154 40.6% 39.9%
In the clinch 33 / 48 68.8% 68.8% 90 / 130 69.2% 68.8%
On the ground 63 / 104 60.6% 70.4% 99 / 133 74.4% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 184 / 595 30.9% 35.4% 377 / 1031 36.6% 35.4%
To the body 47 / 103 45.6% 67.9% 185 / 281 65.8% 67.9%
To the legs 49 / 81 60.5% 80.2% 95 / 105 90.5% 80.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
633.3% acc · 0.68/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
1835.3% acc · 1.69/15 · norm 1.30
4270.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1932.2% def · norm 62.5%
11:258.6% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
45:1428.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
32:553:42 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control lower is better
40:353:48 per 15 · norm 2:46
40.45/15 · 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.