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UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori
Louis Smolka
Louis Smolka
16-7 · USA
VS
Jose Quinonez
Jose Quinonez
9-4 · MEX
December 5, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
134.5lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
Louis Smolka def. Jose Quinonez by KO/TKO (Punches), R2 2:15
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Smolka37/712/300:30
Quinonez32/801/100:10
R2 · 2:15
Smolka22/451/100:39
Quinonez11/271/200:21
Total
Smolka59/1163/401:09
Quinonez43/1072/300:31

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
SmolkaWin probabilityQuinonez
31.3%68.7%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
26%
Decision
37%
Expected fight time: 9.2 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 Smolka, blue toward Quinonez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Smolka31%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%47%
Submission10%32%
Decision6%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1344)act 59
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 3
Quinonez69%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%32%
Submission17%24%
Decision30%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1447)act 43
Takedowns1.6 (0.04.6)act 2
Combined totals~68 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R132%
R221%
R310%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Smolka
46.9%+110
Quinonez
-11051.7%
Most takedownstie 28.0%
Smolka
11.7%+518
Quinonez
-51860.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Smolka
Expected: 32.7
32.5
Over 32.5
40.1%
+150
Under 32.5
59.9%
-150
04182
Quinonez
Expected: 35.0
35
Over 35
39.1%
+152
Exactly 35
1.4%
push
Under 35
59.5%
-152
04488
Takedowns — over/under
Smolka
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
23.6%
+324
Under 0.5
76.4%
-324
035
Quinonez
Expected: 1.6
1.5
Over 1.5
48.3%
+107
Under 1.5
51.7%
-107
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 9.2 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
Smolka31.3%55.2%−23.9-139
Quinonez68.7%44.8%+23.9+112

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
65.6Striking71.7
Quinonez +6.1
57.1Grappling56.0
Smolka +1.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SmolkaQuinonez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1516
Pound-for-pound
1539
1519
Divisional
1538
1518
Striking offense
1490
1488
Striking defense
1504
1502
Grappling offense
1508
1455
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
29 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
68"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
4.25
Strikes landed / min
3.41
46%
Strike accuracy
46%
3.62
Strikes absorbed / min
2.58
52%
Strike defense
67%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.61
Takedowns / 15 min
2.58
34%
Takedown accuracy
45%
31%
Takedown defense
50%
2.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.7
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
63%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
60%
71%
Finish rate
20%
Recent opp. quality
189
Days since last fight
273
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Louis Smolka
  • LCasey KenneySUB R1
    Close +2306mo before
  • WRyan MacDonaldKO/TKO R1
    Close -2301y 3mo before
  • LMatt SchnellSUB R1
    Close -1301y 9mo before
  • W SumudaerjiSUB R2
    Close -1702y before
  • LMatheus NicolauU-DEC R3
    Close +1702y 11mo before
Jose Quinonez
  • LSean O'MalleyKO/TKO R1
    Close +3009mo before
  • WCarlos HuachinU-DEC R3
    Close -1501y 2mo before
  • LNathaniel WoodSUB R2
    Close +2751y 9mo before
  • WTeruto IshiharaU-DEC R3
    Close -1552y 10mo before
  • WDiego RivasU-DEC R3
    Close -2453y 4mo before
Smolka — win / loss by method
Record: 16-7-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 3 losses
W
44% of wins
L
43% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
13% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
7win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(43%) 3
2 (29%)Decision(57%) 4
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Quinonez — win / loss by method
Record: 9-4-0

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
2 wins, 2 losses
W
22% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
5win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (20%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (80%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Smolka
Quinonez
14
UFC fights
8
139.7 min · 10.0 avg
Octagon time
87.4 min · 10.9 avg
14y 3m
Career length
13y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Smolka
Quinonez
169W–47L · 78.2%
Overall
79W–18L · 81.4%
83W–23L · 78.3%
Wins
38W–10L · 79.2%
86W–24L · 78.2%
Losses
41W–8L · 83.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Smolka
Quinonez
40W–19L · 67.8%
Overall
19W–5L · 79.2%
40W–19L · 67.8%
Wins
17W–5L · 77.3%
0W–0L
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Smolka
Quinonez
6.55
Landed / min
3.94
37.1%
Accuracy
42.8%
58.9%
Defense
67.7%
0.21
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.52
36.6%
Time at distance
68.0%
Grappling & control
Smolka
Quinonez
1.61
Takedowns / 15 min
2.58
34.1%
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
30.9%
Takedown defense
50.0%
2.04
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.69
52.4%
Control share
89.7%
Strike target map
Smolka
  • Head69%(411)div 63%
  • Body25%(147)div 21%
  • Legs6%(36)div 17%
Quinonez
  • Head54%(162)div 63%
  • Body18%(54)div 21%
  • Legs28%(82)div 17%

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

Louis Smolka
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Jose Quinonez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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