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UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson
Brandon Moreno
Brandon Moreno
11-3 · MEX
VS
Louis Smolka
Louis Smolka
11-1 · USA
October 1, 2016 · Portland, Oregon, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
126.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Brandon Moreno def. Louis Smolka by SUB (Guillotine Choke), R1 2:23
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 2:23
Moreno8/111/101:37
Smolka7/131/100:18
Total
Moreno8/111/101:37
Smolka7/131/100:18

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
MorenoWin probabilitySmolka
74.2%25.8%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
29%
Decision
35%
Expected fight time: 8.9 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Moreno74%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%34%
Submission23%31%
Decision26%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2968)act 8
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.1)act 1
Smolka26%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%45%
Submission5%21%
Decision9%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2354)act 7
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.7)act 1
Combined totals~93 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R138%
R214%
R313%
Distance35%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Moreno
60.1%-155
Smolka
+15538.8%
Most takedownstie 39.9%
Moreno
50.6%-530
Smolka
+5309.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Moreno
Expected: 52.0
52
Over 52
41.8%
+136
Exactly 52
1.3%
push
Under 52
56.9%
-136
065130
Smolka
Expected: 41.2
41
Over 41
42.0%
+134
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
56.4%
-134
052104
Takedowns — over/under
Moreno
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
36.1%
+124
Exactly 1
19.2%
push
Under 1
44.7%
-124
035
Smolka
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
16.9%
Exactly 0
83.1%
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 8.9 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
Moreno74.2%17.8%+56.4+450
Smolka25.8%82.2%−56.4-525

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
MorenoSmolka
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1518
Pound-for-pound
1585
1518
Divisional
1584
Striking offense
Striking defense
1500
Grappling offense
1518
1500
Grappling defense
1488
Physical
22 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'9"
70"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
4.92
Strike accuracy
50%
Strikes absorbed / min
3.22
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
2.23
Takedown accuracy
35%
Takedown defense
37%
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
83%
Win/loss streak
+4
Last-5 win rate
80%
Finish rate
60%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
80
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brandon Moreno
No prior UFC fights.
Louis Smolka
  • WBen NguyenKO/TKO R2
    Close +1053mo before
  • WPaddy HolohanSUB R2
    Close -18511mo before
  • WNeil SeeryU-DEC R3
    Close -1351y 3mo before
  • WRichie VaculikKO/TKO R3
    Close -3401y 11mo before
  • LChris CariasoS-DEC R3
    Close -1452y 5mo before
Moreno — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

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
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
73% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (9%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
8 (73%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (18%)Decision(100%) 3
Smolka — win / loss by method
Record: 11-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
36% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (40%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Moreno
Smolka
0
UFC fights
6
Octagon time
74.1 min · 12.4 avg
Career length
14y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Moreno
Smolka
Overall
76W–24L · 76.0%
Wins
60W–19L · 75.9%
Losses
16W–5L · 76.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Moreno
Smolka
36W–24L · 60.0%
Overall
28W–14L · 66.7%
34W–21L · 61.8%
Wins
28W–14L · 66.7%
2W–3L · 40.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Moreno
Smolka
Landed / min
6.73
Accuracy
37.4%
Defense
63.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.20
Time at distance
32.7%
Grappling & control
Moreno
Smolka
Takedowns / 15 min
2.23
Takedown accuracy
35.5%
Takedown defense
37.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.04
Control share
70.6%
Strike target map
Moreno
  • Head0%(0)div 61%
  • Body0%(0)div 24%
  • Legs0%(0)div 15%
  • No strike data on record.
Smolka
  • Head74%(271)div 61%
  • Body19%(70)div 24%
  • Legs7%(24)div 15%

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

Brandon Moreno

No UFC fights on record.

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.