Trevor Smith vs.
Brian Houston
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.
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
Brian Houston
Full career not yet synced for Brian Houston — 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 +0.0 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)
Trevor Smith
Distance 65.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 17.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 16.9% (norm 10.3%)
Brian Houston
Distance 92.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Trevor Smith
Head 70.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.5% (norm 8.4%)
Brian Houston
Head 85.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Smith L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Houston L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 272 / 612 | 44.4% | 40.5% | 24 / 78 | 30.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 128 / 161 | 79.5% | 70.3% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 118 / 157 | 75.2% | 69.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 281 / 654 | 43.0% | 38.9% | 20 / 72 | 27.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 135 / 160 | 84.4% | 71.7% | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 102 / 116 | 87.9% | 83.3% | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 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 Smith L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Houston L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 324 / 833 | 38.9% | 39.5% | 43 / 103 | 41.7% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 153 / 201 | 76.1% | 70.9% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 299 / 817 | 36.6% | 37.9% | 28 / 88 | 31.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 151 / 188 | 80.3% | 71.3% | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 41 / 46 | 89.1% | 82.1% | 19 / 21 | too few to rate | 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.