Head-to-head
Smokin Suckers vs UGLY BABY BBQ
5 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Smokin Suckers has taken the last 2 meetings.
Career comparison
| Smokin Suckers | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Contests | 69 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 3 | Category wins | 7 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 2 |
| 96.8% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.6% |
| 93.8% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 92.8% |
| top 51% | Avg finish | top 50% |
| ±2.35% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.12% |
Overall scores show as a share of a perfect total (Master /720, Backyard /360) so the two series compare fairly.
Meat by meat (who finishes ahead when both enter the category)
| Smokin Suckers | UGLY BABY BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 5 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 5 |
| 3 | Pork (8 meetings) | 5 |
| 5 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Iowa State BBQ Championship 4 times — UGLY BABY BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Minnesota in May 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Tri City BBQ Fest 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked King of the Corn 2 times — UGLY BABY BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 24.06 points at Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) (2022-04-01)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.7144 points at Minnesota in May (2025-05-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smokin Suckers | UGLY BABY BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Minnesota in May | 2 / 77 (697.1088) | 48 / 77 (676.4456) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | 23 / 56 (694.2056) | 45 / 56 (675.8512) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2025-05-09 | Minnesota in May | 41 / 58 (673.0516) | 40 / 58 (674.7660) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2025-04-04 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 41 / 49 (655.3148) | 30 / 49 (668.4572) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2024-09-20 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 19 / 30 (668.9712) | 12 / 30 (680.4572) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2024-05-17 | King of the Corn | 20 / 36 (673.7032) | 15 / 36 (679.8508) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2024-03-29 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 27 / 42 (667.8968) | 19 / 42 (675.9312) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Tri City BBQ Fest | 2 / 32 (343.4172 · Backyard) | 13 / 32 (677.0744 · Master) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2023-07-07 | Art of the Que | 3 / 28 (340.5488 · Backyard) | 14 / 28 (675.3604 · Master) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2023-05-19 | King of the Corn | 21 / 45 (681.5768) | 11 / 45 (686.2628) | UGLY BABY BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2 / 47 (348.0116 · Backyard) | 31 / 47 (667.3716 · Master) | Smokin Suckers |
| 2022-04-01 | Iowa State BBQ Championship (Backyard) | 19 / 27 (322.7772) | 3 / 27 (346.8344) | UGLY BABY BBQ |