Tor Troeng vs.
Trevor 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.
Tor Troeng
Full career not yet synced for Tor Troeng — 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
Trevor Smith
Full career not yet synced for Trevor Smith — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 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)
Tor Troeng
Distance 70.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 21.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 7.5% (norm 10.3%)
Trevor Smith
Distance 65.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 17.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 16.9% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tor Troeng
Head 75.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 8.4%)
Trevor Smith
Head 70.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Troeng L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Smith L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 25 / 85 | 29.4% | 40.5% | 272 / 612 | 44.4% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 26 | 88.5% | 70.3% | 128 / 161 | 79.5% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 118 / 157 | 75.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 30 / 90 | 33.3% | 38.9% | 281 / 654 | 43.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 17 / 20 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 135 / 160 | 84.4% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 102 / 116 | 87.9% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Troeng L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Smith L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 42 / 91 | 46.2% | 39.5% | 324 / 833 | 38.9% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 64 / 72 | 88.9% | 70.9% | 153 / 201 | 76.1% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 51 / 68 | 75.0% | 69.0% | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 77 / 142 | 54.2% | 37.9% | 299 / 817 | 36.6% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 49 / 57 | 86.0% | 71.3% | 151 / 188 | 80.3% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 31 / 32 | 96.9% | 82.1% | 41 / 46 | 89.1% | 82.1% |
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 — Smith has more cage time on record.