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UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2
Louis Smolka
Louis Smolka
14-5 · USA
VS
Sumudaerji
Sumudaerji
13-3 · CHN
November 24, 2018 · Beijing, China
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.5lb
Weigh-in
134.5lb
Louis Smolka def. Sumudaerji by SUB (Armbar), R2 2:07
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Smolka25/471/304:33
Sumudaerji6/100/000:00
R2 · 2:07
Smolka7/151/201:26
Sumudaerji12/200/000:26
Total
Smolka32/622/505:59
Sumudaerji18/300/000:26

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 probabilitySumudaerji
20.8%79.2%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
24%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 9.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Smolka21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%26%
Submission7%34%
Decision9%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes29 (1637)act 32
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 2
Sumudaerji79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO36%46%
Submission17%21%
Decision26%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2764)act 18
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.3)act 0
Combined totals~77 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R124%
R233%
R38%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Smolka
26.3%+276
Sumudaerji
-27672.5%
Most takedownstie 44.3%
Smolka
24.1%+131
Sumudaerji
-13131.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Smolka
Expected: 28.6
28.5
Over 28.5
42.7%
+134
Under 28.5
57.3%
-134
03672
Sumudaerji
Expected: 48.8
49
Over 49
41.6%
+137
Exactly 49
1.4%
push
Under 49
57.1%
-137
062123
Takedowns — over/under
Smolka
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.9%
+204
Under 0.5
67.1%
-204
035
Sumudaerji
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
39.8%
+151
Under 0.5
60.2%
-151
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 9.3 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
Smolka20.8%61.2%−40.4-170
Sumudaerji79.2%38.8%+40.4+150

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SmolkaSumudaerji
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1515
Pound-for-pound
1523
1521
Divisional
1523
1515
Striking offense
1500
1499
Striking defense
1500
1506
Grappling offense
1494
1471
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
27 yrs
Age
22 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'8"
68"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
3.88
Strikes landed / min
45%
Strike accuracy
3.39
Strikes absorbed / min
52%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
1.60
Takedowns / 15 min
34%
Takedown accuracy
31%
Takedown defense
2.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
-4
Win/loss streak
20%
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
329
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Louis Smolka
  • LMatheus NicolauU-DEC R3
    Close +17011mo before
  • LTim ElliottU-DEC R3
    Close +1601y 7mo before
  • LRay BorgU-DEC R3
    Close +1201y 11mo before
  • LBrandon MorenoSUB R1
    Close -5252y 2mo before
  • WBen NguyenKO/TKO R2
    Close +1052y 4mo before
Sumudaerji
No prior UFC fights.
Smolka — win / loss by method
Record: 14-5-0

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
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
14% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
5win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(20%) 1
2 (40%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (56%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Sumudaerji — win / loss by method
Record: 13-3-0

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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
92% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 3 losses
W
8% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (92%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 3
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Smolka
Sumudaerji
10
UFC fights
0
121.5 min · 12.2 avg
Octagon time
14y 3m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Smolka
Sumudaerji
121W–37L · 76.6%
Overall
60W–19L · 75.9%
Wins
61W–18L · 77.2%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Smolka
Sumudaerji
40W–19L · 67.8%
Overall
46W–27L · 63.0%
40W–19L · 67.8%
Wins
20W–12L · 62.5%
0W–0L
Losses
26W–15L · 63.4%
Distance striking
Smolka
Sumudaerji
5.95
Landed / min
34.7%
Accuracy
59.4%
Defense
0.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
34.4%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Smolka
Sumudaerji
1.60
Takedowns / 15 min
34.2%
Takedown accuracy
31.5%
Takedown defense
2.22
Sub attempts / 15 min
48.5%
Control share
Strike target map
Smolka
  • Head72%(341)div 63%
  • Body21%(99)div 21%
  • Legs7%(32)div 16%
Sumudaerji
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

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.

Sumudaerji

No UFC fights on record.

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