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UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
Parker Porter
Parker Porter
13-8 · USA
VS
Braxton Smith
Braxton Smith
5-1 · USA
May 6, 2023 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
249.0lb
Weigh-in
262.0lb
Parker Porter def. Braxton Smith by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 2:10
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:10
Porter25/370/100:27
Smith14/290/100:00
Total
Porter25/370/100:27
Smith14/290/100:00

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
PorterWin probabilitySmith
50.7%49.3%
KO / TKO
49%
Submission
16%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.5 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 Porter, blue toward Smith. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Porter51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO20%39%26%
Submission10%19%23%
Decision21%42%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (1448)act 25
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Smith49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%60%29%
Submission7%13%4%
Decision13%27%6%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1551)act 14
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~73 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R221%
R36%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Porter
47.4%+108
Smith
-10851.3%
Most takedownstie 46.5%
Porter
23.2%+130
Smith
-13030.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Porter
Expected: 35.5
35.5
Over 35.5
39.8%
+151
Under 35.5
60.2%
-151
04589
Smith
Expected: 37.5
37.5
Over 37.5
39.7%
+152
Under 37.5
60.3%
-152
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Porter
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
30.6%
+227
Under 0.5
69.4%
-227
035
Smith
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
37.3%
+168
Under 0.5
62.7%
-168
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 8.5 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
Porter50.7%61.3%−10.6-180
Smith49.3%38.7%+10.6+147
By method
Porter by KO/TKO24.9%26.3%−1.4+221
Porter by submission8.3%23.1%−14.8+266
Porter by decision17.6%11.7%+5.9+619
Smith by KO/TKO24.1%29.1%−5.0+190
Smith by submission8.0%3.9%+4.1+2048
Smith by decision17.1%5.8%+11.3+1345
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds61.7%36.9%+24.8+153
Over 2.5 rds40.8%23.2%+17.6+302
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision34.7%19.7%+15.0+376

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PorterSmith
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1504
Pound-for-pound
1511
1503
Divisional
1511
1511
Striking offense
1500
1476
Striking defense
1500
1485
Grappling offense
1500
1506
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
38 yrs
Age
33 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'11"
75"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
6.20
Strikes landed / min
50%
Strike accuracy
6.33
Strikes absorbed / min
49%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.36
Takedowns / 15 min
25%
Takedown accuracy
50%
Takedown defense
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
-2
Win/loss streak
60%
Last-5 win rate
0%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
84
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Parker Porter
  • LJustin TafaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1003mo before
  • LJailton AlmeidaSUB R1
    Close +40511mo before
  • WAlan BaudotU-DEC R3
    Close -2751y 2mo before
  • WChase ShermanU-DEC R3
    Close +1651y 8mo before
  • WJosh ParisianU-DEC R3
    Close +1602y 5mo before
Braxton Smith
No prior UFC fights.
Porter — win / loss by method
Record: 13-8-0

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
5 wins, 4 losses
W
38% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 3 losses
W
23% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
38% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
3win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
3 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
3 (30%)Submission(40%) 2
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(20%) 1
Smith — win / loss by method
Record: 5-1-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
100% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Porter
Smith
6
UFC fights
0
55.1 min · 9.2 avg
Octagon time
18y 9m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Porter
Smith
64W–20L · 76.2%
Overall
36W–12L · 75.0%
Wins
28W–8L · 77.8%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Porter
Smith
92W–71L · 56.4%
Overall
19W–9L · 67.9%
55W–50L · 52.4%
Wins
19W–9L · 67.9%
37W–21L · 63.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Porter
Smith
9.04
Landed / min
48.2%
Accuracy
51.9%
Defense
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
60.4%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Porter
Smith
1.36
Takedowns / 15 min
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
Takedown defense
0.27
Sub attempts / 15 min
69.0%
Control share
Strike target map
Porter
  • Head71%(243)div 65%
  • Body11%(38)div 20%
  • Legs18%(61)div 16%
Smith
  • Head0%(0)div 65%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Parker Porter
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Braxton Smith

No UFC fights on record.

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