Miles Johns vs. Cole Smith

UFC 6-5-0 (1 NC) vs. 1-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-5-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
1-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
32
AgeΔ 5 yrs
37
5'7"
HeightΔ 4"
5'11"
68"
ReachΔ 1"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
9
Layoff (months)Δ 62.1 mo
71.1
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Cole Smith is a submission threat — 1.67 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Cole Smith owns the mat — in control 44% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.
Miles Johns defends leg kicks well — opponents land just 57%, vs a 79% Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Miles Johns

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 75
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 50
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.17 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Cole Smith

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 3 — regional circuit 61

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.78 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 10 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5043.21/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
801.78/min · norm 3.52
4552.90/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
881.96/min · norm 3.58
43.4%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
35.4%norm 43.4%
67.1%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
49.7%norm 56.6%
20.19/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.30

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

Miles Johns

Distance 95.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 1.0% (norm 6.5%)

Cole Smith

Distance 85.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 11.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.1% (norm 6.5%)

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

Miles Johns

Head 87.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 8.4%)

Cole Smith

Head 55.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 29.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.0% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Johns L/AAccBantamweight med Smith L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 475 / 1109 42.8% 39.0% 56 / 192 29.2% 39.0%
In the clinch 23 / 41 56.1% 68.7% 17 / 27 63.0% 68.7%
On the ground 6 / 12 too few to rate 70.2% 7 / 7 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 387 / 1016 38.1% 34.9% 33 / 126 26.2% 34.9%
To the body 62 / 85 72.9% 66.8% 24 / 66 36.4% 66.8%
To the legs 55 / 61 90.2% 79.4% 23 / 34 67.6% 79.4%

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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Johns L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Smith L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 390 / 1293 30.2% 39.3% 53 / 128 41.4% 39.3%
In the clinch 46 / 63 73.0% 70.4% 16 / 25 64.0% 70.4%
On the ground 19 / 27 70.4% 72.4% 19 / 22 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 294 / 1090 27.0% 34.9% 69 / 147 46.9% 34.9%
To the body 93 / 173 53.8% 66.0% 9 / 16 too few to rate 66.0%
To the legs 68 / 120 56.7% 79.1% 10 / 12 too few to rate 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1122.4% acc · 1.05/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
533.3% acc · 1.67/15 · norm 1.12
3076.9% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
545.5% def · norm 66.7%
25:3916.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
19:4944.0% of cage time · norm 17.4%
24:222:19 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
13:004:20 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
51.67/15 · norm 0.28

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