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UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
Hunter Azure
Hunter Azure
8-1 · USA
VS
Cole Smith
Cole Smith
7-1 · CAN
September 5, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Hunter Azure def. Cole Smith by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Azure26/292/312:48
Smith11/290/100:32
R2
Azure6/112/203:29
Smith11/171/300:43
R3
Azure10/161/301:45
Smith9/351/101:58
Total
Azure42/565/818:02
Smith31/812/503:13

Scorecards

Azure vs Smith

RdDave HagenEric ColónMichael BellCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R39-109-109-109-10
Total29-2829-2829-2829-28

Media (17 cards) · avg 2928 · 17 Azure · 0 Smith

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Azure-Smith.

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
AzureWin probabilitySmith
64.4%35.6%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
24%
Decision
47%
Expected fight time: 10.4 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 Azure, blue toward Smith. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Azure64%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%30%
Submission14%21%
Decision31%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (1653)act 42
Takedowns1.9 (0.04.9)act 5
Smith36%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%27%
Submission11%31%
Decision15%42%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1345)act 31
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 2
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~2.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R216%
R312%
Distance47%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Azure
54.6%-124
Smith
+12444.1%
Most takedownstie 19.1%
Azure
56.6%-233
Smith
+23324.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Azure
Expected: 39.1
39
Over 39
39.3%
+151
Exactly 39
1.2%
push
Under 39
59.5%
-151
04998
Smith
Expected: 33.2
33
Over 33
39.3%
+151
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.3%
-151
04283
Takedowns — over/under
Azure
Expected: 1.9
2
Over 2
37.6%
+117
Exactly 2
18.4%
push
Under 2
44.1%
-117
036
Smith
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
32.5%
+139
Exactly 1
22.4%
push
Under 1
45.1%
-139
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 10.4 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
Azure64.4%66.7%−2.3-235
Smith35.6%33.3%+2.3+185

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
75.1Striking62.6
Azure +12.5
22.6Grappling52.2
Smith +29.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
AzureSmith
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1527
Pound-for-pound
1521
1543
Divisional
1521
1488
Striking offense
1498
1497
Striking defense
1502
1542
Grappling offense
1503
1551
Grappling defense
1502
Physical
28 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'11"
69"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.35
Strikes landed / min
1.63
41%
Strike accuracy
34%
2.11
Strikes absorbed / min
1.53
69%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.50
0%
Takedown accuracy
30%
81%
Takedown defense
67%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
50%
Last-5 win rate
50%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
115
Days since last fight
357
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Hunter Azure
  • LBrian KelleherKO/TKO R2
    Close -2004mo before
  • WBrad KatonaU-DEC R3
    Close +1101y before
Cole Smith
  • LMiles JohnsS-DEC R3
    Close +1151y before
  • WMitch GagnonU-DEC R3
    Close +1001y 4mo before
Azure — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
3 (43%)Decision() 0
Smith — win / loss by method
Record: 7-1-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
1 (17%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Azure
Smith
2
UFC fights
2
23.7 min · 11.8 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
9y 0m
Career length
10y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Azure
Smith
28W–11L · 71.8%
Overall
21W–4L · 84.0%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Wins
12W–4L · 75.0%
20W–10L · 66.7%
Losses
9W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Azure
Smith
20W–15L · 57.1%
Overall
18W–9L · 66.7%
20W–15L · 57.1%
Wins
18W–9L · 66.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Azure
Smith
6.13
Landed / min
5.13
40.4%
Accuracy
28.8%
70.9%
Defense
68.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
63.4%
Time at distance
23.4%
Grappling & control
Azure
Smith
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.50
0.0%
Takedown accuracy
30.0%
81.3%
Takedown defense
66.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.00
10.8%
Control share
77.0%
Strike target map
Azure
  • Head60%(62)div 63%
  • Body23%(24)div 21%
  • Legs17%(17)div 17%
Smith
  • Head35%(17)div 63%
  • Body33%(16)div 21%
  • Legs33%(16)div 17%

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

Hunter Azure
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Cole Smith
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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