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UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo
Vince Morales
Vince Morales
10-5 · USA
VS
Louis Smolka
Louis Smolka
17-7 · USA
December 4, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.5lb
Weigh-in
135.5lb
Vince Morales def. Louis Smolka by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 2:02
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:02
Morales27/490/010:00
Smolka23/320/000:00
Total
Morales27/490/010:00
Smolka23/320/000:00

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
MoralesWin probabilitySmolka
43.9%56.1%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
22%
Decision
38%
Expected fight time: 9.3 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 Morales, blue toward Smolka. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Morales44%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%36%14%
Submission7%16%5%
Decision21%48%23%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1756)act 27
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Smolka56%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%43%14%
Submission15%26%17%
Decision17%31%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (1859)act 23
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~85 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R223%
R38%
Distance39%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Morales
47.5%+108
Smolka
-10851.4%
Most takedownstie 36.8%
Morales
27.9%+126
Smolka
-12635.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Morales
Expected: 41.5
41.5
Over 41.5
39.8%
+151
Under 41.5
60.2%
-151
052104
Smolka
Expected: 43.8
44
Over 44
39.0%
+154
Exactly 44
1.1%
push
Under 44
59.9%
-154
055110
Takedowns — over/under
Morales
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
40.2%
+149
Under 0.5
59.8%
-149
035
Smolka
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
28.6%
+186
Exactly 1
18.3%
push
Under 1
53.1%
-186
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 9.3 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
Morales43.9%41.0%+2.9+133
Smolka56.1%59.0%−2.9-161
By method
Morales by KO/TKO17.6%14.5%+3.1+463
Morales by submission9.4%5.5%+3.9+1391
Morales by decision16.9%22.9%−6.0+255
Smolka by KO/TKO22.5%13.6%+8.9+500
Smolka by submission12.1%17.1%−5.0+377
Smolka by decision21.6%26.5%−4.9+206
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds69.7%68.7%+1.0-275
Over 2.5 rds46.7%57.9%−11.2-163
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision38.5%53.2%−14.7-132

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
60.9Striking66.3
Smolka +5.4
26.3Grappling59.1
Smolka +32.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MoralesSmolka
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1506
Pound-for-pound
1533
1519
Divisional
1536
1493
Striking offense
1525
1500
Striking defense
1486
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
31 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.05
Strikes landed / min
4.44
37%
Strike accuracy
47%
3.97
Strikes absorbed / min
3.74
56%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.22
Takedowns / 15 min
1.84
25%
Takedown accuracy
38%
50%
Takedown defense
31%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
40%
UFC win rate
53%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
119
Days since last fight
364
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Vince Morales
  • WDrako RodriguezU-DEC R3
    Close -1094mo before
  • LChris GutierrezKO/TKO R2
    Close -1101y 6mo before
  • LBenito LopezU-DEC R3
    Close -1052y 5mo before
  • WAiemann ZahabiU-DEC R3
    Close +1552y 7mo before
  • LSong YadongU-DEC R3
    Close +4253y before
Louis Smolka
  • WJose QuinonezKO/TKO R2
    Close -1391y before
  • LCasey KenneySUB R1
    Close +2301y 6mo before
  • WRyan MacDonaldKO/TKO R1
    Close -2302y 3mo before
  • LMatt SchnellSUB R1
    Close -1302y 9mo before
  • W SumudaerjiSUB R2
    Close -1703y before
Morales — win / loss by method
Record: 10-5-0

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
50% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
20% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
30% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
2win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(100%) 2
1 (13%)Decision(0%) 0
Smolka — win / loss by method
Record: 17-7-0

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, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 3 losses
W
41% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
12% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
8win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (25%)Submission(43%) 3
2 (25%)Decision(57%) 4
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Morales
Smolka
5
UFC fights
15
69.5 min · 13.9 avg
Octagon time
146.9 min · 9.8 avg
11y 2m
Career length
14y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Morales
Smolka
50W–13L · 79.4%
Overall
178W–51L · 77.7%
14W–3L · 82.4%
Wins
92W–27L · 77.3%
36W–10L · 78.3%
Losses
86W–24L · 78.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Morales
Smolka
38W–14L · 73.1%
Overall
40W–19L · 67.8%
28W–12L · 70.0%
Wins
40W–19L · 67.8%
10W–2L · 83.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Morales
Smolka
4.16
Landed / min
6.58
35.5%
Accuracy
37.7%
57.3%
Defense
59.2%
0.22
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.20
89.4%
Time at distance
38.1%
Grappling & control
Morales
Smolka
0.22
Takedowns / 15 min
1.84
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
37.5%
50.0%
Takedown defense
31.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.94
20.7%
Control share
52.7%
Strike target map
Morales
  • Head64%(179)div 63%
  • Body26%(73)div 21%
  • Legs10%(29)div 17%
Smolka
  • Head68%(446)div 63%
  • Body25%(165)div 21%
  • Legs6%(42)div 17%

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

Vince Morales
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.