Tor Troeng vs. Trevor Smith

UFC 1-3-0 vs. 5-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-3-0
UFC record
5-7-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
43
AgeΔ 2 yrs
45
6'2"
HeightΔ 1"
6'3"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
142.1
Layoff (months)Δ 62.1 mo
80
LLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Trevor Smith owns the mat — in control 38% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Tor Troeng owns the mat — in control 33% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight norm.
Tor Troeng rarely shoots — 0.62 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Tor Troeng

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 33
Tier 3 — regional circuit 134

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Trevor Smith

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 67
Tier 3 — regional circuit 93

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

561.16/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
5183.44/min · norm 3.25
1573.26/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
4913.26/min · norm 3.20
46.7%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
55.7%norm 47.4%
32.0%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
53.3%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
20.20/15 · norm 0.32

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

Tor Troeng

Distance 70.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 21.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 7.5% (norm 10.3%)

Trevor Smith

Distance 65.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 17.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 16.9% (norm 10.3%)

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

Tor Troeng

Head 75.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 8.4%)

Trevor Smith

Head 70.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.5% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Troeng L/AAccMiddleweight med Smith L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 25 / 85 29.4% 40.5% 272 / 612 44.4% 40.5%
In the clinch 23 / 26 88.5% 70.3% 128 / 161 79.5% 70.3%
On the ground 8 / 9 too few to rate 69.1% 118 / 157 75.2% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 30 / 90 33.3% 38.9% 281 / 654 43.0% 38.9%
To the body 17 / 20 too few to rate 71.7% 135 / 160 84.4% 71.7%
To the legs 9 / 10 too few to rate 83.3% 102 / 116 87.9% 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: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Troeng L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Smith L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 42 / 91 46.2% 39.5% 324 / 833 38.9% 39.5%
In the clinch 64 / 72 88.9% 70.9% 153 / 201 76.1% 70.9%
On the ground 51 / 68 75.0% 69.0% 14 / 17 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 77 / 142 54.2% 37.9% 299 / 817 36.6% 37.9%
To the body 49 / 57 86.0% 71.3% 151 / 188 80.3% 71.3%
To the legs 31 / 32 96.9% 82.1% 41 / 46 89.1% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
27.7% acc · 0.62/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1633.3% acc · 1.60/15 · norm 1.42
666.7% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
1368.4% def · norm 63.1%
16:0233.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
57:2538.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
18:345:46 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
17:011:41 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.31/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
60.60/15 · norm 0.47

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