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UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
Anthony Smith
Anthony Smith
36-18 · USA
VS
Ryan Spann
Ryan Spann
21-8 · USA
August 26, 2023 · Kallang, Singapore
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
205.5lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Anthony Smith def. Ryan Spann by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Smith24/421/300:45
Spann10/410/100:00
R2
Smith22/360/000:11
Spann22/600/001:19
R3
Smith45/690/000:00
Spann27/860/000:00
Total
Smith91/1471/300:56
Spann59/1870/101:19

Scorecards

Smith vs Spann

RdLuke HillMark CollettVito PaolilloCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R29-109-109-108.9-10
R310-910-99-109.6-9.5
Total29-2829-2828-2928.5-28.5

Media (14 cards) · avg 2927.9 · 14 Smith · 0 Spann

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Smith-Spann.

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 probabilitySpann
31.1%68.9%
KO / TKO
60%
Submission
20%
Decision
20%
Expected fight time: 6.7 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 Spann. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Smith31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%71%18%
Submission5%17%16%
Decision4%12%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1034)act 91
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.4)act 1
Spann69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO38%55%29%
Submission14%21%18%
Decision17%24%6%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes31 (1343)act 59
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~57 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R153%
R221%
R36%
Distance20%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Smith
41.8%+135
Spann
-13556.6%
Most takedownstie 56.5%
Smith
9.6%+356
Spann
-35634.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Smith
Expected: 25.1
25
Over 25
39.0%
+152
Exactly 25
1.9%
push
Under 25
59.1%
-152
03263
Spann
Expected: 31.4
31.5
Over 31.5
39.6%
+152
Under 31.5
60.4%
-152
04079
Takedowns — over/under
Smith
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
13.1%
Exactly 0
86.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Spann
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
36.8%
+172
Under 0.5
63.2%
-172
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 6.7 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
Smith31.1%45.9%−14.8+108
Spann68.9%54.1%+14.8-131
By method
Smith by KO/TKO18.6%18.5%+0.1+349
Smith by submission6.1%16.4%−10.3+404
Smith by decision6.3%12.0%−5.7+592
Spann by KO/TKO41.3%29.1%+12.2+185
Spann by submission13.5%17.6%−4.1+369
Spann by decision14.1%6.5%+7.6+1182
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds47.3%37.4%+9.9+151
Over 2.5 rds26.0%23.2%+2.8+300
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision20.4%18.6%+1.8+404

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
54.0Striking61.6
Spann +7.5
35.0Grappling57.8
Spann +22.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SmithSpann
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1580
Pound-for-pound
1579
1566
Divisional
1595
1535
Striking offense
1514
1484
Striking defense
1507
1471
Grappling offense
1526
1498
Grappling defense
1475
Physical
35 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'5"
76"
Reach
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.00
Strikes landed / min
3.23
48%
Strike accuracy
45%
4.64
Strikes absorbed / min
3.18
44%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.52
Takedowns / 15 min
1.66
28%
Takedown accuracy
38%
48%
Takedown defense
42%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.7
Form & résumé
58%
UFC win rate
70%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
91%
Finish rate
71%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anthony Smith
  • LJohnny WalkerU-DEC R3
    Close -1013mo before
  • LMagomed AnkalaevKO/TKO R2
    Close +4371y 1mo before
  • WRyan SpannSUB R1
    Close -1581y 11mo before
  • WJimmy CruteKO/TKO R1
    Close +1872y 4mo before
  • WDevin ClarkSUB R1
    Close -1392y 9mo before
Ryan Spann
  • LNikita KrylovSUB R1
    Close +1386mo before
  • WDominick ReyesKO/TKO R1
    missedClose +1779mo before
  • WIon CutelabaSUB R1
    Close +1901y 3mo before
  • LAnthony SmithSUB R1
    Close +1321y 11mo before
  • WMisha CirkunovKO/TKO R1
    Close +1062y 5mo before
Smith — win / loss by method
Record: 36-18-0

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, 10 losses
W
56% of wins
L
56% of losses
Submission
14 wins, 4 losses
W
39% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
6% of wins
L
22% of losses
UFC
11win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (55%)KO/TKO(38%) 3
4 (36%)Submission(13%) 1
1 (9%)Decision(50%) 4
Non-UFC
25win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (56%)KO/TKO(70%) 7
10 (40%)Submission(30%) 3
1 (4%)Decision(0%) 0
Spann — win / loss by method
Record: 21-8-0

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
6 wins, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 3 losses
W
57% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
14% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(67%) 2
2 (29%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
14win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (21%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
10 (71%)Submission(20%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(40%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Smith
Spann
19
UFC fights
10
202.8 min · 10.7 avg
Octagon time
54.1 min · 5.4 avg
18y 5m
Career length
13y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Smith
Spann
324W–78L · 80.6%
Overall
200W–72L · 73.5%
189W–49L · 79.4%
Wins
119W–42L · 73.9%
135W–29L · 82.3%
Losses
81W–30L · 73.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Smith
Spann
336W–164L · 67.2%
Overall
126W–63L · 66.7%
251W–133L · 65.4%
Wins
91W–55L · 62.3%
85W–31L · 73.3%
Losses
35W–8L · 81.4%
Distance striking
Smith
Spann
4.74
Landed / min
4.51
45.2%
Accuracy
37.0%
51.8%
Defense
57.4%
0.52
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.39
53.2%
Time at distance
47.9%
Grappling & control
Smith
Spann
0.52
Takedowns / 15 min
1.66
28.0%
Takedown accuracy
37.5%
47.6%
Takedown defense
42.1%
0.52
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.66
17.4%
Control share
51.6%
Strike target map
Smith
  • Head66%(400)div 64%
  • Body19%(118)div 19%
  • Legs15%(91)div 16%
Spann
  • Head83%(145)div 64%
  • Body17%(29)div 19%
  • Legs1%(1)div 16%

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.

Ryan Spann
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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