Bobby Hoffman vs. Maurice Smith
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Bobby Hoffman
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 27 | 8 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.51 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 40 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Maurice Smith
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 11 |
Tier-weighted record quality: -0.1 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Bobby Hoffman
Distance 19.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 45.7% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 34.6% (norm 9.3%)
Maurice Smith
Distance 51.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 31.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 17.0% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Bobby Hoffman
Head 70.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 27.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 2.5% (norm 7.6%)
Maurice Smith
Head 61.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 14.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 24.2% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hoffman L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Smith L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1 / 16 | too few to rate | 40.1% | 64 / 94 | 68.1% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 37 | 70.3% | 70.6% | 45 / 57 | 78.9% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 9 / 28 | 32.1% | 70.2% | 28 / 31 | 90.3% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 15 / 57 | 26.3% | 38.9% | 69 / 111 | 62.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 26 / 27 | 96.3% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 42 / 44 | 95.5% | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Hoffman L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Smith L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 40.7% | 12 / 58 | 20.7% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 44 / 56 | 78.6% | 70.6% | 7 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 59 / 132 | 44.7% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 31 / 46 | 67.4% | 38.8% | 72 / 199 | 36.2% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 24 / 24 | too few to rate | 75.1% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Smith has more cage time on record.