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UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith
Anthony Smith
Anthony Smith
31-13 · USA
VS
Volkan Oezdemir
Volkan Oezdemir
15-2 · CHE
October 27, 2018 · Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Light Heavyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
Anthony Smith def. Volkan Oezdemir by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 4:26
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Smith26/490/200:06
Oezdemir27/540/001:11
R2
Smith9/160/000:00
Oezdemir30/431/103:44
R3 · 4:26
Smith28/521/101:23
Oezdemir20/510/000:00
Total
Smith63/1171/301:29
Oezdemir77/1481/104:55

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
SmithWin probabilityOezdemir
15.0%85.0%
KO / TKO
78%
Submission
3%
Decision
19%
Expected fight time: 12.5 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Smith15%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%79%
Submission1%8%
Decision2%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes61 (3479)act 63
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 1
Oezdemir85%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO66%78%
Submission1%2%
Decision18%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes94 (54122)act 77
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Combined totals~154 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R223%
R315%
R49%
R56%
Distance19%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Smith
30.1%+230
Oezdemir
-23069.3%
Most takedownstie 74.9%
Smith
3.6%+591
Oezdemir
-59121.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Smith
Expected: 60.6
60.5
Over 60.5
42.6%
+135
Under 60.5
57.4%
-135
076152
Oezdemir
Expected: 93.8
94
Over 94
42.0%
+137
Exactly 94
0.7%
push
Under 94
57.3%
-137
0118235
Takedowns — over/under
Smith
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
4.4%
Exactly 0
95.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Oezdemir
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
22.0%
+354
Under 0.5
78.0%
-354
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 12.5 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
Smith15.0%40.4%−25.4+140
Oezdemir85.0%59.6%+25.4-160

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
58.7Striking67.7
Oezdemir +9.0
33.7Grappling19.8
Smith +13.8
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SmithOezdemir
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1571
Pound-for-pound
1575
1549
Divisional
1574
1534
Striking offense
1505
1506
Striking defense
1503
1489
Grappling offense
1490
1484
Grappling defense
1506
Physical
30 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'2"
76"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.54
Strikes landed / min
5.91
48%
Strike accuracy
47%
4.26
Strikes absorbed / min
5.14
46%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.60
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
27%
Takedown accuracy
0%
48%
Takedown defense
71%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
75%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
75%
83%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
97
Days since last fight
280
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anthony Smith
  • WMauricio RuaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1303mo before
  • WRashad EvansKO/TKO R1
    Close -2055mo before
  • LThiago SantosKO/TKO R2
    Close +2159mo before
  • WHector LombardKO/TKO R3
    Close -1551y 1mo before
  • WAndrew SanchezKO/TKO R3
    Close +2701y 6mo before
Volkan Oezdemir
  • LDaniel CormierKO/TKO R2
    Close +2859mo before
  • WJimi ManuwaKO/TKO R1
    Close +1551y 3mo before
  • WMisha CirkunovKO/TKO R1
    Close +3751y 5mo before
  • WOvince Saint PreuxS-DEC R3
    Close +3351y 9mo before
Smith — win / loss by method
Record: 31-13-0

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, 8 losses
W
61% of wins
L
62% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 4 losses
W
32% of wins
L
31% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
8% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (17%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
25win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (56%)KO/TKO(70%) 7
10 (40%)Submission(30%) 3
1 (4%)Decision(0%) 0
Oezdemir — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-0

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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
73% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Smith
Oezdemir
9
UFC fights
4
75.2 min · 8.4 avg
Octagon time
23.2 min · 5.8 avg
18y 5m
Career length
15y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Smith
Oezdemir
146W–42L · 77.7%
Overall
68W–14L · 82.9%
113W–31L · 78.5%
Wins
49W–13L · 79.0%
33W–11L · 75.0%
Losses
19W–1L · 95.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Smith
Oezdemir
336W–164L · 67.2%
Overall
37W–32L · 53.6%
251W–133L · 65.4%
Wins
31W–29L · 51.7%
85W–31L · 73.3%
Losses
6W–3L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Smith
Oezdemir
5.47
Landed / min
6.40
43.6%
Accuracy
44.4%
55.1%
Defense
58.2%
1.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.65
50.1%
Time at distance
74.2%
Grappling & control
Smith
Oezdemir
0.60
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
27.3%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
47.8%
Takedown defense
71.4%
0.40
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
18.8%
Control share
37.3%
Strike target map
Smith
  • Head75%(200)div 66%
  • Body16%(43)div 18%
  • Legs9%(23)div 16%
Oezdemir
  • Head65%(89)div 66%
  • Body21%(29)div 18%
  • Legs14%(19)div 16%

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

Anthony Smith
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Volkan Oezdemir
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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