Leslie Smith vs. Sarah Kaufman
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Leslie Smith
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Sarah Kaufman
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 20 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Leslie Smith
Distance 84.1% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 14.5% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 7.5%)
Sarah Kaufman
Distance 72.6% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 24.4% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 7.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Leslie Smith
Head 84.9% (norm 75.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 8.8%)
Sarah Kaufman
Head 72.0% (norm 75.2%) · Body 12.9% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 15.0% (norm 8.8%)
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 | Women's Bantamweight med | Kaufman L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 354 / 995 | 35.6% | 38.3% | 216 / 550 | 39.3% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 116 / 171 | 67.8% | 73.3% | 143 / 185 | 77.3% | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 7 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 22 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 345 / 1004 | 34.4% | 37.7% | 210 / 546 | 38.5% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 73 / 112 | 65.2% | 70.0% | 76 / 98 | 77.6% | 70.0% |
| To the legs | 59 / 67 | 88.1% | 80.9% | 95 / 114 | 83.3% | 80.9% |
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 (Women's Bantamweight: 40 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 40 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 | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Kaufman L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 391 / 905 | 43.2% | 41.3% | 133 / 479 | 27.8% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 125 / 160 | 78.1% | 74.7% | 73 / 111 | 65.8% | 74.7% |
| On the ground | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 74.2% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 341 / 857 | 39.8% | 38.1% | 128 / 488 | 26.2% | 38.1% |
| To the body | 91 / 119 | 76.5% | 73.2% | 39 / 59 | 66.1% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 99 / 109 | 90.8% | 80.9% | 43 / 48 | 89.6% | 80.9% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Smith has more cage time on record.