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UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis
Anthony Smith
Anthony Smith
27-12 · USA
VS
Andrew Sanchez
Andrew Sanchez
9-2 · USA
April 15, 2017 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
184.5lb
Anthony Smith def. Andrew Sanchez by KO/TKO (Kick), R3 3:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Smith14/270/001:04
Sanchez17/281/101:37
R2
Smith13/230/100:00
Sanchez31/403/602:58
R3 · 3:52
Smith22/500/010:03
Sanchez15/360/300:00
Total
Smith49/1000/111:07
Sanchez63/1044/1004:35

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 probabilitySanchez
23.9%76.1%
KO / TKO
45%
Submission
12%
Decision
43%
Expected fight time: 10.1 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 Sanchez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Smith24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%53%
Submission4%19%
Decision7%28%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3070)act 49
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Sanchez76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%43%
Submission7%9%
Decision36%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes64 (3684)act 63
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 4
Combined totals~118 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R127%
R216%
R314%
Distance43%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Smith
41.0%+142
Sanchez
-14258.1%
Most takedownstie 52.6%
Smith
3.3%+1340
Sanchez
-134044.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Smith
Expected: 53.4
53.5
Over 53.5
42.4%
+136
Under 53.5
57.6%
-136
067134
Sanchez
Expected: 64.2
64
Over 64
42.2%
+135
Exactly 64
1.1%
push
Under 64
56.8%
-135
081161
Takedowns — over/under
Smith
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.2%
Exactly 0
94.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Sanchez
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
29.8%
+184
Exactly 1
15.4%
push
Under 1
54.8%
-184
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 10.1 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
Smith23.9%26.0%−2.1+270
Sanchez76.1%74.0%+2.1-330

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
66.1Striking67.0
Sanchez +0.9
37.4Grappling62.7
Sanchez +25.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SmithSanchez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1514
Pound-for-pound
1543
1515
Divisional
1528
1505
Striking offense
1485
1503
Striking defense
1508
1490
Grappling offense
1545
1492
Grappling defense
1554
Physical
28 yrs
Age
29 yrs
6'4"
Height
6'1"
76"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.55
Strikes landed / min
3.50
52%
Strike accuracy
43%
3.20
Strikes absorbed / min
2.50
49%
Strike defense
55%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.74
Takedowns / 15 min
3.00
40%
Takedown accuracy
50%
22%
Takedown defense
100%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
127
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Anthony Smith
  • WElvis MutapcicKO/TKO R2
    Close -1154mo before
  • LCezar FerreiraU-DEC R3
    Close -1059mo before
  • WLeonardo GuimaraesU-DEC R3
    Close -1401y 2mo before
  • LAntonio Braga NetoSUB R1
    Close +2203y 10mo before
Andrew Sanchez
  • WTrevor SmithU-DEC R3
    Close -2004mo before
  • WKhalil Rountree Jr.U-DEC R3
    Close -1609mo before
Smith — win / loss by method
Record: 27-12-0

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
15 wins, 7 losses
W
56% of wins
L
58% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 4 losses
W
37% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
8% of losses
UFC
2win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
25win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
14 (56%)KO/TKO(70%) 7
10 (40%)Submission(30%) 3
1 (4%)Decision(0%) 0
Sanchez — win / loss by method
Record: 9-2-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
22% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Smith
Sanchez
4
UFC fights
2
40.3 min · 10.1 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
18y 5m
Career length
14y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Smith
Sanchez
43W–11L · 79.6%
Overall
18W–6L · 75.0%
26W–5L · 83.9%
Wins
18W–6L · 75.0%
17W–6L · 73.9%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Smith
Sanchez
336W–164L · 67.2%
Overall
47W–24L · 66.2%
251W–133L · 65.4%
Wins
31W–16L · 66.0%
85W–31L · 73.3%
Losses
16W–8L · 66.7%
Distance striking
Smith
Sanchez
6.49
Landed / min
4.46
48.1%
Accuracy
32.8%
58.0%
Defense
67.7%
0.37
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
42.5%
Time at distance
48.6%
Grappling & control
Smith
Sanchez
0.74
Takedowns / 15 min
3.00
40.0%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
22.2%
Takedown defense
100.0%
0.74
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
19.4%
Control share
94.6%
Strike target map
Smith
  • Head73%(105)div 63%
  • Body17%(25)div 19%
  • Legs9%(13)div 18%
Sanchez
  • Head73%(77)div 63%
  • Body19%(20)div 19%
  • Legs8%(8)div 18%

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.

Andrew Sanchez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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