Jacobe Smith vs. Preston Parsons
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jacobe Smith
Full career not yet synced for Jacobe Smith — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Preston Parsons
Full career not yet synced for Preston Parsons — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jacobe Smith
Distance 65.2% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 1.3% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 33.5% (norm 8.1%)
Preston Parsons
Distance 77.0% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 9.7% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 13.3% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jacobe Smith
Head 71.4% (norm 78.3%) · Body 15.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 13.2% (norm 8.0%)
Preston Parsons
Head 77.5% (norm 78.3%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.8% (norm 8.0%)
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 | Welterweight med | Parsons L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 80 / 148 | 54.1% | 38.5% | 152 / 342 | 44.4% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 31 / 43 | 72.1% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 59 / 76 | 77.6% | 67.0% | 47 / 59 | 79.7% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 96 / 162 | 59.3% | 36.4% | 144 / 344 | 41.9% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 28 / 35 | 80.0% | 70.7% | 33 / 43 | 76.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 18 / 30 | 60.0% | 83.1% | 53 / 57 | 93.0% | 83.1% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 | Welterweight med | vs Parsons L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 59 / 123 | 48.0% | 39.1% | 173 / 413 | 41.9% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 4 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 34 / 94 | 36.2% | 35.6% | 161 / 405 | 39.8% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 17 / 25 | 68.0% | 69.6% | 27 / 38 | 71.1% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 17 / 20 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 23 / 25 | 92.0% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Parsons has more cage time on record.