SuYoung You vs.
Elijah Smith
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.
SuYoung You
Full career not yet synced for SuYoung You — 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 +0.2 wins over .500
Elijah Smith
Full career not yet synced for Elijah Smith — 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
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)
SuYoung You
Distance 88.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 6.5%)
Elijah Smith
Distance 64.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 31.8% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
SuYoung You
Head 81.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 8.4%)
Elijah Smith
Head 88.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 3.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | You L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Smith L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 104 / 206 | 50.5% | 39.0% | 43 / 110 | 39.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 3 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 44 / 54 | 81.5% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 83 / 189 | 43.9% | 34.9% | 78 / 150 | 52.0% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 66.8% | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 19 / 21 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 10 / 14 | 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 You L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Smith L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 68 / 310 | 21.9% | 39.3% | 39 / 84 | 46.4% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 44 | 75.0% | 70.4% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 82 / 302 | 27.2% | 34.9% | 33 / 77 | 42.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 13 / 31 | 41.9% | 66.0% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 14 / 32 | 43.8% | 79.1% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
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 — You has more cage time on record.