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Sumudaerji vs.
Louis Smolka

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

6-4-0 (1 NC) Sumudaerji · UFC
8-9-0 Louis Smolka · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

6-4-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
8-9-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
30.5
AgeΔ 4.6 yrs
35.1
5'8"
HeightΔ 1"
5'9"
72"
ReachΔ 4"
68"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
2.2
Layoff (months)Δ 48.6 mo
50.8
NCWWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
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.

Louis Smolka is a submission threat — 1.78 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Sumudaerji carries real power — 0.38 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

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.

Sumudaerji

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 64
Tier 3 — regional circuit 133

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Louis Smolka

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

In the UFC: 5-4 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

5194.40/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
7474.67/min · norm 3.49
2702.29/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
6574.11/min · norm 3.24
50.5%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
47.4%norm 44.6%
63.3%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
53.6%norm 56.4%
30.38/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
20.19/15 · norm 0.18

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

Sumudaerji

Distance 86.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.1% (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 72.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 12.5% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 14.8% (norm 9.3%)

Louis Smolka

Head 77.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 18.2% (norm 13.3%) · 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 421 / 891 47.3% 40.0% 455 / 1141 39.9% 40.0%
In the clinch 39 / 54 72.2% 70.4% 81 / 111 73.0% 70.4%
On the ground 59 / 83 71.1% 69.7% 211 / 323 65.3% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 319 / 747 42.7% 37.6% 497 / 1226 40.5% 37.6%
To the body 77 / 129 59.7% 68.5% 194 / 287 67.6% 68.5%
To the legs 123 / 152 80.9% 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 174 / 586 29.7% 40.1% 468 / 1154 40.6% 40.1%
In the clinch 33 / 48 68.8% 68.8% 90 / 130 69.2% 68.8%
On the ground 63 / 102 61.8% 71.1% 99 / 133 74.4% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 178 / 564 31.6% 35.2% 377 / 1031 36.6% 35.2%
To the body 45 / 96 46.9% 68.2% 185 / 281 65.8% 68.2%
To the legs 47 / 76 61.8% 80.3% 95 / 105 90.5% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

637.5% acc · 0.76/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
1835.3% acc · 1.69/15 · norm 1.30
3873.1% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
1932.2% def · norm 62.5%
11:119.5% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
45:1428.3% of cage time · norm 17.0%
25:353:15 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
40:353:48 per 15 · norm 2:44
40.51/15 · 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.

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