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Louis Smolka

Fighter profile

Louis Smolka

BW17-9-0P4P #435Div #24
Form
4.7
4.3
7.3
4.5
8.0
65
Overall
SoS 51
Skill ratings
Striking
76
Boxing
75
Kicking
68
Clinch
73
Striking def.
62
Wrestling off.
72
Wrestling def.
56
Ground game
78
Submissions
80
Grappling def.
52
Profile
Age35
Height5'9"
Reach68"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2012
UFC record8-9-0
Last fight2022-05-14
Octagon time159.8 min
Avg fight9.4 min
Career length14y 3m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the BW division (261 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:10 FLW · 7 BW (now)

Striking offense1530
97th
BW avg 1500
Striking defense1472
0th
BW avg 1500
Grappling offense1499
59th
BW avg 1496
Grappling defense1459
0th
BW avg 1504
Momentum21
55th
BW avg 23
Win / loss by method
Record: 17-9-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 2 losses
W
47% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 3 losses
W
41% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
12% of wins
L
44% of losses
UFC
8win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(22%) 2
2 (25%)Submission(33%) 3
2 (25%)Decision(44%) 4
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(—) 0
5 (56%)Submission(—) 0
0 (0%)Decision(—) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes747
Sig. accuracy47%
Sig. attempted1575
Total strikes919
Total attempted1773
Knockdowns2
Head497
Body194
Leg56
Distance455
Clinch81
Ground211

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed657
Sig. defense54%
KDs absorbed6
Head abs.377
Body abs.185
Leg abs.95
Distance abs.468
Clinch abs.90
Ground abs.99

Grappling · offense

Takedowns18
TD accuracy35%
TD attempted51
Sub att.19
Reversals13
Control time45:14

Grappling · defense

TD defense32%
TDs absorbed40
TD att. faced59
Sub att. faced20
Controlled time40:35

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 17 UFC fights · 159:48 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Louis has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
201W–62Lwin 76.4%div #138/203pct 33rd
WinsAverage
92W–27Lwin 77.3%div #90/176pct 49th
LossesSoft
109W–35Lwin 75.7%div #150/199pct 25th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
1530 elodiv #119/203pct 42nd
WinsStrong
1532 elodiv #68/176pct 62nd
LossesSoft
1528 elodiv #144/199pct 28th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall40W–19L67.8%
Wins40W–19L67.8%
Losses0W–0L—

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Louis, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−2.15u−12.7% ROI

over 17 close-line bets

Average odds
-115

54% implied

As favorite
6W–4L

ROI −6.8%

Avg -187

As underdog
2W–5L

ROI −21.0%

Avg +170

Based on 17 of 17 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.