Sumudaerji vs.
Matt Schnell
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.
Sumudaerji
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 3 |
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
Matt Schnell
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 9 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 6 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 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)
Sumudaerji
Distance 86.7% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 7.3%)
Matt Schnell
Distance 90.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.7% (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%)
Matt Schnell
Head 84.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 8.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 7.7% (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/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Schnell L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 421 / 891 | 47.3% | 40.0% | 426 / 1152 | 37.0% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 39 / 54 | 72.2% | 70.4% | 43 / 64 | 67.2% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 59 / 83 | 71.1% | 69.7% | 45 / 60 | 75.0% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 319 / 747 | 42.7% | 37.6% | 370 / 1074 | 34.5% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 77 / 129 | 59.7% | 68.5% | 66 / 104 | 63.5% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 123 / 152 | 80.9% | 80.0% | 78 / 98 | 79.6% | 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/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Schnell L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 174 / 586 | 29.7% | 40.1% | 398 / 1007 | 39.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 48 | 68.8% | 68.8% | 48 / 65 | 73.8% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 63 / 102 | 61.8% | 71.1% | 84 / 93 | 90.3% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 178 / 564 | 31.6% | 35.2% | 379 / 962 | 39.4% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 45 / 96 | 46.9% | 68.2% | 67 / 92 | 72.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 47 / 76 | 61.8% | 80.3% | 84 / 111 | 75.7% | 80.3% |
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 — Schnell has more cage time on record.