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UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic
Aleksandar Rakic
Aleksandar Rakic
12-2 · AUT
VS
Anthony Smith
Anthony Smith
33-15 · USA
August 29, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Light Heavyweight · 3 rounds · Main event
205.5lb
Weigh-in
205.0lb
Aleksandar Rakic def. Anthony Smith by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Rakic17/210/013:22
Smith5/110/000:12
R2
Rakic9/120/004:31
Smith4/80/200:10
R3
Rakic18/240/004:21
Smith0/20/000:14
Total
Rakic44/570/0112:14
Smith9/210/200:36

Scorecards

Rakic vs Smith

RdChris LeeEric ColónSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.8
R210-910-910-910-8.8
R310-910-810-910-8.6
Total30-2730-2630-2730-26.2

Media (17 cards) · avg 3026.8 · 17 Rakic · 0 Smith

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Rakic-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
RakicWin probabilitySmith
67.7%32.3%
KO / TKO
60%
Submission
13%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 7.4 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 Rakic, blue toward Smith. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Rakic68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO42%61%
Submission5%8%
Decision21%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes62 (3580)act 44
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Smith32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%59%
Submission8%24%
Decision5%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 9
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~99 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R149%
R217%
R37%
Distance27%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Rakic
70.8%-251
Smith
+25128.2%
Most takedownstie 66.3%
Rakic
30.4%-917
Smith
+9173.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Rakic
Expected: 61.5
61.5
Over 61.5
42.5%
+135
Under 61.5
57.5%
-135
077154
Smith
Expected: 37.9
38
Over 38
41.5%
+137
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.8%
-137
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Rakic
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
31.1%
+221
Under 0.5
68.9%
-221
035
Smith
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
4.4%
Exactly 0
95.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 7.4 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
Rakic67.7%70.5%−2.8-278
Smith32.3%29.5%+2.8+225

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
77.3Striking54.1
Rakic +23.2
47.3Grappling35.5
Rakic +11.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RakicSmith
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1569
Pound-for-pound
1582
1567
Divisional
1563
1519
Striking offense
1531
1515
Striking defense
1496
1505
Grappling offense
1493
1513
Grappling defense
1491
Physical
28 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'4"
78"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.17
Strikes landed / min
3.26
52%
Strike accuracy
48%
2.41
Strikes absorbed / min
4.78
54%
Strike defense
43%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.49
29%
Takedown accuracy
28%
88%
Takedown defense
51%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
62%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
60%
50%
Finish rate
88%
Recent opp. quality
252
Days since last fight
108
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Aleksandar Rakic
  • LVolkan OezdemirS-DEC R3
    Close -1758mo before
  • WJimi ManuwaKO/TKO R1
    Close -2551y 3mo before
  • WDevin ClarkKO/TKO R1
    Close -5701y 9mo before
  • WJustin LedetU-DEC R3
    Close -1152y 1mo before
  • WFrancimar BarrosoU-DEC R3
    Close -1453y before
Anthony Smith
  • LGlover TeixeiraKO/TKO R5
    Close -1754mo before
  • WAlexander GustafssonSUB R4
    Close +2601y 3mo before
  • LJon JonesU-DEC R5
    Close +5501y 6mo before
  • WVolkan OezdemirSUB R3
    Close +1401y 10mo before
  • WMauricio RuaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1302y 1mo before
Rakic — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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
9 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
8% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (13%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Smith — win / loss by method
Record: 33-15-0

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
58% of wins
L
60% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 4 losses
W
36% of wins
L
27% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
8win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
2 (25%)Submission(20%) 1
1 (13%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
25win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (56%)KO/TKO(70%) 7
10 (40%)Submission(30%) 3
1 (4%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Rakic
Smith
5
UFC fights
13
49.9 min · 10.0 avg
Octagon time
153.3 min · 11.8 avg
14y 9m
Career length
18y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Rakic
Smith
70W–16L · 81.4%
Overall
232W–57L · 80.3%
54W–12L · 81.8%
Wins
146W–38L · 79.3%
16W–4L · 80.0%
Losses
86W–19L · 81.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Rakic
Smith
27W–34L · 44.3%
Overall
336W–164L · 67.2%
27W–34L · 44.3%
Wins
251W–133L · 65.4%
0W–0L
Losses
85W–31L · 73.3%
Distance striking
Rakic
Smith
5.00
Landed / min
5.01
40.8%
Accuracy
44.4%
60.4%
Defense
52.0%
0.90
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.49
55.3%
Time at distance
53.9%
Grappling & control
Rakic
Smith
1.20
Takedowns / 15 min
0.49
28.6%
Takedown accuracy
27.8%
88.2%
Takedown defense
51.4%
0.30
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.49
84.7%
Control share
14.7%
Strike target map
Rakic
  • Head67%(172)div 65%
  • Body16%(41)div 19%
  • Legs17%(45)div 16%
Smith
  • Head68%(338)div 65%
  • Body19%(96)div 19%
  • Legs13%(66)div 16%

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

Aleksandar Rakic
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Anthony Smith
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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