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UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
Davey Grant
Davey Grant
13-6 · GBR
VS
Louis Smolka
Louis Smolka
17-8 · USA
May 14, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.5lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Davey Grant def. Louis Smolka by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 0:49
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Grant45/900/010:22
Smolka14/370/100:02
R2
Grant27/870/100:06
Smolka56/930/100:33
R3 · 0:49
Grant9/200/000:07
Smolka1/90/100:00
Total
Grant81/1970/110:35
Smolka71/1390/300:35

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
GrantWin probabilitySmolka
51.1%48.9%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
24%
Decision
30%
Expected fight time: 8.4 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 Grant, blue toward Smolka. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Grant51%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO21%41%41%
Submission13%25%10%
Decision17%34%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 81
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Smolka49%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%51%8%
Submission11%22%10%
Decision13%27%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1551)act 71
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.4)act 0
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R134%
R229%
R37%
Distance30%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Grant
50.1%-103
Smolka
+10348.6%
Most takedownstie 41.9%
Grant
29.2%-101
Smolka
+10128.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Grant
Expected: 38.8
39
Over 39
38.9%
+154
Exactly 39
1.2%
push
Under 39
59.8%
-154
04998
Smolka
Expected: 37.7
37.5
Over 37.5
40.1%
+150
Under 37.5
59.9%
-150
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Grant
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.7%
+159
Under 0.5
61.3%
-159
035
Smolka
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
38.2%
+162
Under 0.5
61.8%
-162
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 8.4 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
Grant51.1%71.2%−20.1-296
Smolka48.9%28.8%+20.1+230
By method
Grant by KO/TKO23.7%41.0%−17.3-102
Grant by submission12.0%9.6%+2.4+744
Grant by decision15.4%19.7%−4.3+314
Smolka by KO/TKO22.7%7.5%+15.2+979
Smolka by submission11.5%10.3%+1.2+688
Smolka by decision14.7%11.8%+2.9+588
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds66.0%36.8%+29.2-132
Over 2.5 rds36.9%36.6%+0.3+155
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision30.1%32.4%−2.3+189

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
67.6Striking66.3
Grant +1.3
47.6Grappling58.6
Smolka +11.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
GrantSmolka
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1515
Pound-for-pound
1516
1514
Divisional
1519
1516
Striking offense
1528
1510
Striking defense
1479
1484
Grappling offense
1507
1493
Grappling defense
1455
Physical
36 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'9"
69"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.55
Strikes landed / min
4.54
45%
Strike accuracy
47%
3.75
Strikes absorbed / min
3.87
57%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.77
Takedowns / 15 min
1.81
44%
Takedown accuracy
38%
60%
Takedown defense
31%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
44%
UFC win rate
50%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
50%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
175
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Davey Grant
  • LAdrian YanezS-DEC R3
    Close +2346mo before
  • LMarlon VeraU-DEC R3
    Close +18011mo before
  • WJonathan MartinezKO/TKO R2
    Close +2451y 2mo before
  • WMartin DayKO/TKO R3
    Close +1301y 10mo before
  • WGrigory PopovS-DEC R3
    Close +1302y 6mo before
Louis Smolka
  • LVince MoralesKO/TKO R1
    Close -1615mo before
  • WJose QuinonezKO/TKO R2
    Close -1391y 5mo before
  • LCasey KenneySUB R1
    Close +2301y 11mo before
  • WRyan MacDonaldKO/TKO R1
    Close -2302y 8mo before
  • LMatt SchnellSUB R1
    Close -1303y 2mo before
Grant — win / loss by method
Record: 13-6-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
23% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 4 losses
W
62% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
15% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
4win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(60%) 3
2 (50%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
9win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (89%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Smolka — win / loss by method
Record: 17-8-0

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
8 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 3 losses
W
41% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
12% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
8win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(13%) 1
2 (25%)Submission(38%) 3
2 (25%)Decision(50%) 4
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Grant
Smolka
9
UFC fights
16
101.8 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
149.0 min · 9.3 avg
17y 8m
Career length
14y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Grant
Smolka
100W–24L · 80.6%
Overall
188W–56L · 77.0%
43W–11L · 79.6%
Wins
92W–27L · 77.3%
57W–13L · 81.4%
Losses
96W–29L · 76.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Grant
Smolka
29W–62L · 31.9%
Overall
40W–19L · 67.8%
29W–62L · 31.9%
Wins
40W–19L · 67.8%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Grant
Smolka
6.57
Landed / min
6.71
42.3%
Accuracy
38.5%
60.8%
Defense
58.9%
0.29
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.20
57.6%
Time at distance
38.8%
Grappling & control
Grant
Smolka
1.77
Takedowns / 15 min
1.81
44.4%
Takedown accuracy
37.5%
60.0%
Takedown defense
31.0%
0.15
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.91
53.9%
Control share
52.7%
Strike target map
Grant
  • Head48%(222)div 63%
  • Body34%(158)div 21%
  • Legs18%(83)div 17%
Smolka
  • Head67%(451)div 63%
  • Body26%(175)div 21%
  • Legs7%(50)div 17%

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

Davey Grant
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Louis Smolka
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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