Head-to-head
Smokin' Bandits BBQ vs MANOS AL FUEGO
5 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
1 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Smokin' Bandits BBQ | MANOS AL FUEGO | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Contests | 10 |
| 1 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 1 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 95.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 95.2% |
| 92.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 91.2% |
| top 23% | Avg finish | top 52% |
| ±1.2% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.52% |
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' Bandits BBQ | MANOS AL FUEGO | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 1 |
| 3 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 3 |
| 1 | Pork (3 meetings) | 2 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 4 times — Smokin' Bandits BBQ leads there 3–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 14.31 points at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2025-03-14)
- 🤏 Closest call: 6.8684 points at Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2024-03-15)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Smokin' Bandits BBQ | MANOS AL FUEGO | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 9 / 23 (513.0512) | 13 / 23 (504.4456) | Smokin' Bandits BBQ |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 42 / 125 (329.0512) | 31 / 125 (338.8116) | MANOS AL FUEGO |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 33 / 100 (334.7656) | 42 / 100 (320.4572) | Smokin' Bandits BBQ |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 21 / 93 (331.3712) | 29 / 93 (324.5028) | Smokin' Bandits BBQ |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 27 / 80 (331.8968 · Backyard) | 77 / 80 (640.9720 · Master) | Smokin' Bandits BBQ |
| Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 5 / 36 (515.3484) | 15 / 36 (503.4056) | Smokin' Bandits BBQ |