Trevor Smith vs. Brian Houston
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Trevor Smith
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.52 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Trevor Smith
Distance 65.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 17.3% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 16.9% (norm 10.0%)
Brian Houston
Distance 92.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.0%)
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% | 70.6% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 118 / 157 | 75.2% | 69.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 281 / 654 | 43.0% | 38.8% | 20 / 72 | 27.8% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 135 / 160 | 84.4% | 71.6% | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 71.6% |
| 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: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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% | 70.4% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| 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% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Smith has more cage time on record.