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Vitor Petrino vs. Anthony Smith

UFC 8-2-0 vs. 13-12-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-2-0
UFC record
13-12-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
29
AgeΔ 9 yrs
38
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'4"
77"
ReachΔ 1"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
1.9
Layoff (months)Δ 15.9 mo
17.8
WWWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Vitor Petrino hunts takedowns — 3.00 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Vitor Petrino is a submission threat — 0.68 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.
Anthony Smith is a submission threat — 0.46 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Light Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Vitor Petrino

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 82
Tier 3 — regional circuit 60

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.7 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Anthony Smith

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1512
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 2310

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 36 finish wins over 61 documented bouts

In the UFC: 10-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3583.25/min · norm 3.48
Sig. strikes landed
8403.24/min · norm 3.48
2862.60/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
13475.19/min · norm 3.37
51.0%norm 48.45%
Striking accuracy
50.1%norm 48.45%
52.6%norm 52.75%
Striking defense
44.4%norm 52.75%
30.41/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
70.40/15 · norm 0.40

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Vitor Petrino

Distance 85.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 11.1% (norm 10.6%)

Anthony Smith

Distance 91.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 10.6%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Vitor Petrino

Head 77.4% (norm 78.5%) · Body 13.0% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 9.7%)

Anthony Smith

Head 75.6% (norm 78.5%) · Body 13.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 10.6% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Petrino L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Smith L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 283 / 599 47.2% 41.5% 739 / 1539 48.0% 41.5%
In the clinch 16 / 25 64.0% 70.8% 64 / 89 71.9% 70.8%
On the ground 59 / 78 75.6% 72.9% 37 / 50 74.0% 72.9%
BY TARGET
To the head 228 / 543 42.0% 39.2% 527 / 1268 41.6% 39.2%
To the body 71 / 91 78.0% 72.0% 155 / 232 66.8% 72.0%
To the legs 59 / 68 86.8% 82.1% 158 / 178 88.8% 82.1%

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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Petrino L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Smith L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 246 / 555 44.3% 40.6% 835 / 1752 47.7% 40.6%
In the clinch 29 / 37 78.4% 68.8% 117 / 170 68.8% 68.8%
On the ground 11 / 11 too few to rate 70.4% 395 / 500 79.0% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 159 / 447 35.6% 37.7% 810 / 1762 46.0% 37.7%
To the body 61 / 82 74.4% 72.9% 210 / 294 71.4% 72.9%
To the legs 66 / 74 89.2% 83.1% 327 / 366 89.3% 83.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2248.9% acc · 3.00/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
822.9% acc · 0.46/15 · norm 0.87
2382.1% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
2450.0% def · norm 66.7%
36:5933.6% of cage time · norm 17.1%
Control time
16:236.3% of cage time · norm 17.1%
8:081:06 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
82:234:45 per 15 · norm 2:50
50.68/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
80.46/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Smith has more cage time on record.