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UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos
Matt Schnell
Matt Schnell
12-4 · USA
VS
Louis Smolka
Louis Smolka
15-5 · USA
March 9, 2019 · Wichita, Kansas, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.0lb
Weigh-in
135.5lb
Matt Schnell def. Louis Smolka by SUB (Triangle Choke), R1 3:18
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:18
Schnell14/401/100:28
Smolka13/240/001:18
Total
Schnell14/401/100:28
Smolka13/240/001:18

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
SchnellWin probabilitySmolka
29.3%70.7%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
32%
Decision
31%
Expected fight time: 8.4 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Schnell, blue toward Smolka. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Schnell29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%30%
Submission9%31%
Decision11%39%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 14
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 1
Smolka71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO29%41%
Submission22%32%
Decision20%27%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes51 (2967)act 13
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Combined totals~90 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R212%
R315%
Distance31%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Schnell
37.1%+166
Smolka
-16661.7%
Most takedownstie 59.5%
Schnell
16.7%+143
Smolka
-14323.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Schnell
Expected: 39.2
39
Over 39
41.9%
+134
Exactly 39
1.7%
push
Under 39
56.4%
-134
04998
Smolka
Expected: 51.3
51.5
Over 51.5
42.2%
+137
Under 51.5
57.8%
-137
065129
Takedowns — over/under
Schnell
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.3%
+392
Under 0.5
79.7%
-392
035
Smolka
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
27.3%
+267
Under 0.5
72.7%
-267
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 8.4 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
Schnell29.3%45.7%−16.4+110
Smolka70.7%54.3%+16.4-130

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
62.9Striking65.0
Smolka +2.1
38.3Grappling58.3
Smolka +20.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SchnellSmolka
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1526
Pound-for-pound
1531
1506
Divisional
1537
1496
Striking offense
1508
1493
Striking defense
1498
1475
Grappling offense
1513
1503
Grappling defense
1469
Physical
29 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'8"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.64
Strikes landed / min
3.92
35%
Strike accuracy
46%
3.67
Strikes absorbed / min
3.34
64%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.39
Takedowns / 15 min
1.75
25%
Takedown accuracy
35%
55%
Takedown defense
31%
0.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.2
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
55%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
20%
0%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
259
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Matt Schnell
  • WNaoki InoueS-DEC R3
    Close +1659mo before
  • WMarco BeltranU-DEC R3
    Close -1251y 5mo before
  • LHector SandovalKO/TKO R1
    Close -1501y 11mo before
  • LRob FontKO/TKO R1
    Close +2302y 3mo before
Louis Smolka
  • W SumudaerjiSUB R2
    Close -1703mo before
  • LMatheus NicolauU-DEC R3
    Close +1701y 2mo before
  • LTim ElliottU-DEC R3
    Close +1601y 11mo before
  • LRay BorgU-DEC R3
    Close +1202y 2mo before
  • LBrandon MorenoSUB R1
    Close -5252y 5mo before
Schnell — win / loss by method
Record: 12-4-0

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
17% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
25% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (20%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (60%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (10%)Decision(50%) 1
1 (10%)DQ / other(0%) 0
Smolka — win / loss by method
Record: 15-5-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
13% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (33%)Submission(20%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Schnell
Smolka
4
UFC fights
11
38.2 min · 9.5 avg
Octagon time
128.6 min · 11.7 avg
13y 10m
Career length
14y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Schnell
Smolka
48W–10L · 82.8%
Overall
134W–40L · 77.0%
23W–5L · 82.1%
Wins
73W–22L · 76.8%
25W–5L · 83.3%
Losses
61W–18L · 77.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Schnell
Smolka
39W–24L · 61.9%
Overall
40W–19L · 67.8%
31W–23L · 57.4%
Wins
40W–19L · 67.8%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Schnell
Smolka
3.94
Landed / min
5.89
33.6%
Accuracy
34.4%
72.1%
Defense
59.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.12
81.7%
Time at distance
33.0%
Grappling & control
Schnell
Smolka
0.39
Takedowns / 15 min
1.75
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
34.9%
54.5%
Takedown defense
31.5%
0.79
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.22
8.6%
Control share
52.0%
Strike target map
Schnell
  • Head60%(84)div 63%
  • Body9%(12)div 21%
  • Legs31%(43)div 16%
Smolka
  • Head74%(371)div 63%
  • Body20%(101)div 21%
  • Legs6%(32)div 16%

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

Matt Schnell
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.