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UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
Anthony Smith
Anthony Smith
37-19 · USA
VS
Vitor Petrino
Vitor Petrino
11-0 · BRA
May 4, 2024 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.5lb
Weigh-in
206.0lb
Anthony Smith def. Vitor Petrino by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 2:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:00
Smith11/200/000:00
Petrino10/221/200:14
Total
Smith11/200/000:00
Petrino10/221/200:14

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
SmithWin probabilityPetrino
24.0%76.0%
KO / TKO
60%
Submission
8%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 8.1 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Smith, blue toward Petrino. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Smith24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%64%8%
Submission4%17%6%
Decision5%19%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1239)act 11
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 0
Petrino76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO45%59%41%
Submission4%6%12%
Decision27%35%26%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes40 (1654)act 10
Takedowns1.5 (0.04.3)act 1
Combined totals~69 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R221%
R36%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Smith
39.0%+153
Petrino
-15359.6%
Most takedownstie 31.1%
Smith
3.1%+2157
Petrino
-215765.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Smith
Expected: 29.1
29
Over 29
39.1%
+151
Exactly 29
1.7%
push
Under 29
59.2%
-151
03773
Petrino
Expected: 39.9
40
Over 40
39.0%
+153
Exactly 40
1.2%
push
Under 40
59.8%
-153
050100
Takedowns — over/under
Smith
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
7.0%
Exactly 0
93.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Petrino
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
46.5%
+115
Under 1.5
53.5%
-115
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 8.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Smith24.0%20.8%+3.2+360
Petrino76.0%79.2%−3.2-480
By method
Smith by KO/TKO14.5%8.1%+6.4+928
Smith by submission2.0%6.3%−4.3+1232
Smith by decision7.6%7.2%+0.4+1070
Petrino by KO/TKO45.8%40.7%+5.1+106
Petrino by submission6.2%12.1%−5.9+590
Petrino by decision23.9%25.6%−1.7+227
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds58.4%63.1%−4.7-206
Over 2.5 rds37.6%42.5%−4.9+120
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision31.5%35.1%−3.6+166

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
57.1Striking58.7
Petrino +1.6
34.0Grappling79.0
Petrino +44.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SmithPetrino
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1578
Pound-for-pound
1585
1566
Divisional
1586
1537
Striking offense
1508
1478
Striking defense
1501
1456
Grappling offense
1516
1509
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
35 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'2"
76"
Reach
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.27
Strikes landed / min
2.37
50%
Strike accuracy
45%
4.60
Strikes absorbed / min
2.55
47%
Strike defense
43%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.52
Takedowns / 15 min
4.52
27%
Takedown accuracy
68%
49%
Takedown defense
72%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
57%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+4
40%
Last-5 win rate
100%
83%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
63
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anthony Smith
  • LKhalil Rountree Jr.KO/TKO R3
    Close +1655mo before
  • WRyan SpannS-DEC R3
    Close +1088mo before
  • LJohnny WalkerU-DEC R3
    Close -1011y before
  • LMagomed AnkalaevKO/TKO R2
    Close +4371y 9mo before
  • WRyan SpannSUB R1
    Close -1582y 8mo before
Vitor Petrino
  • WTyson PedroU-DEC R3
    Close -4222mo before
  • WModestas BukauskasKO/TKO R2
    Close -2676mo before
  • WMarcin PrachnioSUB R3
    Close -26310mo before
  • WAnton TurkaljU-DEC R3
    Close -1181y 2mo before
Smith — win / loss by method
Record: 37-19-0

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
20 wins, 11 losses
W
54% of wins
L
58% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 4 losses
W
38% of wins
L
21% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
8% of wins
L
21% of losses
UFC
12win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(44%) 4
4 (33%)Submission(11%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(44%) 4
Non-UFC
25win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (56%)KO/TKO(70%) 7
10 (40%)Submission(30%) 3
1 (4%)Decision(0%) 0
Petrino — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
64% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
2 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (86%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Smith
Petrino
21
UFC fights
4
228.7 min · 10.9 avg
Octagon time
49.8 min · 12.4 avg
18y 5m
Career length
7y 3m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Smith
Petrino
357W–91L · 79.7%
Overall
49W–16L · 75.4%
210W–57L · 78.7%
Wins
49W–16L · 75.4%
147W–34L · 81.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Smith
Petrino
336W–164L · 67.2%
Overall
34W–29L · 54.0%
251W–133L · 65.4%
Wins
34W–29L · 54.0%
85W–31L · 73.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Smith
Petrino
4.98
Landed / min
3.99
47.6%
Accuracy
38.9%
54.2%
Defense
48.5%
0.46
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.30
56.9%
Time at distance
42.3%
Grappling & control
Smith
Petrino
0.52
Takedowns / 15 min
4.52
26.7%
Takedown accuracy
68.2%
48.8%
Takedown defense
72.2%
0.46
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.90
18.0%
Control share
81.5%
Strike target map
Smith
  • Head63%(471)div 64%
  • Body19%(144)div 19%
  • Legs18%(132)div 17%
Petrino
  • Head69%(81)div 64%
  • Body21%(25)div 19%
  • Legs10%(12)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Anthony Smith
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Vitor Petrino
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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