Julian Erosa vs. Devonte Smith
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Julian Erosa
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 9 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.92 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 26 finish wins over 44 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Devonte Smith
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 15 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
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Julian Erosa
Distance 85.5% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 11.0% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.4%)
Devonte Smith
Distance 80.7% (norm 83.0%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 7.1%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Julian Erosa
Head 78.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 16.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 7.9%)
Devonte Smith
Head 73.1% (norm 78.1%) · Body 15.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Erosa L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Smith L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 675 / 1548 | 43.6% | 40.7% | 117 / 255 | 45.9% | 38.4% |
| In the clinch | 141 / 200 | 70.5% | 70.5% | 30 / 38 | 78.9% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 55 / 62 | 88.7% | 69.1% | 16 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 581 / 1420 | 40.9% | 37.2% | 94 / 231 | 40.7% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 209 / 293 | 71.3% | 68.4% | 37 / 50 | 74.0% | 69.2% |
| To the legs | 81 / 97 | 83.5% | 80.7% | 32 / 35 | 91.4% | 81.8% |
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 (Featherweight: 129 fighters · Lightweight: 205 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 Erosa L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Smith L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 744 / 1523 | 48.9% | 39.3% | 109 / 235 | 46.4% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 86 / 138 | 62.3% | 70.3% | 33 / 45 | 73.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 57 / 93 | 61.3% | 69.5% | 10 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 651 / 1453 | 44.8% | 35.9% | 63 / 180 | 35.0% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 115 / 153 | 75.2% | 68.1% | 53 / 71 | 74.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 121 / 148 | 81.8% | 81.1% | 36 / 46 | 78.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Erosa has more cage time on record.