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UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
Anthony Smith
Anthony Smith
34-16 · USA
VS
Jimmy Crute
Jimmy Crute
12-1 · AUS
April 24, 2021 · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds
206.0lb
Weigh-in
205.5lb
Anthony Smith def. Jimmy Crute by KO/TKO (Leg Injury), R1 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Smith26/390/000:02
Crute18/353/300:57
Total
Smith26/390/000:02
Crute18/353/300:57

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 probabilityCrute
26.6%73.4%
KO / TKO
59%
Submission
13%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 7.7 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 Crute. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Smith27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%66%10%
Submission4%16%10%
Decision5%18%18%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (931)act 26
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Crute73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO41%57%31%
Submission9%12%10%
Decision23%31%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1241)act 18
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.5)act 3
Combined totals~53 sig strikes~1.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R145%
R221%
R36%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Smith
40.2%+144
Crute
-14458.0%
Most takedownstie 26.8%
Smith
4.6%+1475
Crute
-147568.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Smith
Expected: 23.0
23
Over 23
38.8%
+153
Exactly 23
2.1%
push
Under 23
59.2%
-153
02958
Crute
Expected: 30.2
30
Over 30
39.3%
+150
Exactly 30
1.6%
push
Under 30
59.1%
-150
03876
Takedowns — over/under
Smith
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.8%
Exactly 0
89.2%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Crute
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
49.8%
+101
Under 1.5
50.2%
-101
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 7.7 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
Smith26.6%34.2%−7.6+179
Crute73.4%65.8%+7.6-222
By method
Smith by KO/TKO15.8%10.0%+5.8+700
Smith by submission3.5%10.0%−6.5+700
Smith by decision7.4%17.9%−10.5+350
Crute by KO/TKO43.4%30.6%+12.8+163
Crute by submission9.6%10.0%−0.4+700
Crute by decision20.3%21.4%−1.1+275
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds55.3%59.4%−4.1-175
Over 2.5 rds34.0%49.0%−15.0-110
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision27.6%44.2%−16.6+110

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
53.6Striking73.1
Crute +19.5
36.5Grappling91.7
Crute +55.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SmithCrute
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1581
Pound-for-pound
1575
1564
Divisional
1574
1528
Striking offense
1503
1490
Striking defense
1507
1490
Grappling offense
1526
1490
Grappling defense
1520
Physical
32 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'2"
76"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.99
Strikes landed / min
2.65
48%
Strike accuracy
52%
4.55
Strikes absorbed / min
1.16
42%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.53
Takedowns / 15 min
5.04
29%
Takedown accuracy
75%
51%
Takedown defense
60%
0.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.8
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
80%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
40%
Last-5 win rate
80%
89%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
147
Days since last fight
189
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anthony Smith
  • WDevin ClarkSUB R1
    Close -1395mo before
  • LAleksandar RakicU-DEC R3
    Close +2258mo before
  • LGlover TeixeiraKO/TKO R5
    Close -17511mo before
  • WAlexander GustafssonSUB R4
    Close +2601y 11mo before
  • LJon JonesU-DEC R5
    Close +5502y 2mo before
Jimmy Crute
  • WModestas BukauskasKO/TKO R1
    Close -3356mo before
  • WMichal OleksiejczukSUB R1
    Close +1001y 2mo before
  • LMisha CirkunovSUB R1
    Close -1151y 7mo before
  • WSam AlveyKO/TKO R1
    Close -1452y 2mo before
  • WPaul CraigSUB R3
    Close -2902y 5mo before
Smith — win / loss by method
Record: 34-16-0

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
19 wins, 9 losses
W
56% of wins
L
56% of losses
Submission
13 wins, 4 losses
W
38% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
6% of wins
L
19% of losses
UFC
9win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(33%) 2
3 (33%)Submission(17%) 1
1 (11%)Decision(50%) 3
Non-UFC
25win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (56%)KO/TKO(70%) 7
10 (40%)Submission(30%) 3
1 (4%)Decision(0%) 0
Crute — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (38%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (25%)Submission() 0
3 (38%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Smith
Crute
15
UFC fights
5
170.8 min · 11.4 avg
Octagon time
26.8 min · 5.4 avg
18y 5m
Career length
10y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Smith
Crute
256W–63L · 80.3%
Overall
82W–23L · 78.1%
158W–42L · 79.0%
Wins
68W–18L · 79.1%
98W–21L · 82.4%
Losses
14W–5L · 73.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Smith
Crute
336W–164L · 67.2%
Overall
63W–34L · 64.9%
251W–133L · 65.4%
Wins
63W–34L · 64.9%
85W–31L · 73.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Smith
Crute
4.95
Landed / min
4.22
44.3%
Accuracy
43.3%
51.1%
Defense
62.1%
0.44
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.68
49.6%
Time at distance
25.6%
Grappling & control
Smith
Crute
0.53
Takedowns / 15 min
5.04
28.6%
Takedown accuracy
75.0%
51.4%
Takedown defense
60.0%
0.53
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.80
14.3%
Control share
65.3%
Strike target map
Smith
  • Head67%(344)div 64%
  • Body19%(96)div 19%
  • Legs14%(70)div 17%
Crute
  • Head73%(52)div 64%
  • Body7%(5)div 19%
  • Legs20%(14)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.

Jimmy Crute
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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