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Louis Smolka
Louis Smolka
10-1 · USA
VS
Ben Nguyen
Ben Nguyen
14-5 · USA
July 13, 2016 · Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
Louis Smolka def. Ben Nguyen by KO/TKO (Elbows), R2 4:41
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Smolka43/611/203:06
Nguyen3/70/001:29
R2 · 4:41
Smolka39/522/403:56
Nguyen1/10/000:20
Total
Smolka82/1133/607:02
Nguyen4/80/001:49

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 probabilityNguyen
41.3%58.7%
KO / TKO
37%
Submission
35%
Decision
28%
Expected fight time: 8.2 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 Nguyen. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Smolka41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%30%
Submission15%37%
Decision14%33%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2150)act 82
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 3
Nguyen59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%43%
Submission19%33%
Decision15%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2048)act 4
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.9)act 0
Combined totals~75 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R215%
R315%
Distance28%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Smolka
50.9%-107
Nguyen
+10747.6%
Most takedownstie 38.8%
Smolka
19.3%+216
Nguyen
-21641.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Smolka
Expected: 38.1
38
Over 38
41.7%
+135
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.5%
-135
04896
Nguyen
Expected: 36.7
36.5
Over 36.5
42.9%
+133
Under 36.5
57.1%
-133
04692
Takedowns — over/under
Smolka
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.0%
+233
Under 0.5
70.0%
-233
035
Nguyen
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
32.2%
+154
Exactly 1
18.4%
push
Under 1
49.4%
-154
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 8.2 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
Smolka41.3%46.8%−5.5+105
Nguyen58.7%53.2%+5.5-125

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
67.5Striking80.8
Nguyen +13.3
57.4Grappling45.8
Smolka +11.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SmolkaNguyen
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1570
Pound-for-pound
1541
1569
Divisional
1540
1510
Striking offense
1507
1496
Striking defense
1504
1510
Grappling offense
1505
1487
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
24 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'5"
68"
Reach
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
4.39
Strikes landed / min
5.02
46%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.65
Strikes absorbed / min
2.11
57%
Strike defense
71%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.86
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
32%
Takedown accuracy
0%
37%
Takedown defense
75%
1.9
Sub attempts / 15 min
4.0
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
100%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
263
Days since last fight
242
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Louis Smolka
  • WPaddy HolohanSUB R2
    Close -1859mo before
  • WNeil SeeryU-DEC R3
    Close -1351y before
  • WRichie VaculikKO/TKO R3
    Close -3401y 8mo before
  • LChris CariasoS-DEC R3
    Close -1452y 2mo before
  • WAlptekin OzkilicU-DEC R3
    Close +2482y 6mo before
Ben Nguyen
  • WRyan BenoitSUB R1
    Close -1308mo before
  • WAlptekin OzkilicKO/TKO R1
    Close +1901y 2mo before
Smolka — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Nguyen — 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
8 wins, 4 losses
W
57% of wins
L
80% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (58%)KO/TKO(80%) 4
3 (25%)Submission(20%) 1
2 (17%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Smolka
Nguyen
5
UFC fights
2
64.5 min · 12.9 avg
Octagon time
7.6 min · 3.8 avg
14y 3m
Career length
19y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Smolka
Nguyen
62W–19L · 76.5%
Overall
17W–6L · 73.9%
46W–14L · 76.7%
Wins
17W–6L · 73.9%
16W–5L · 76.2%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Smolka
Nguyen
28W–14L · 66.7%
Overall
37W–16L · 69.8%
28W–14L · 66.7%
Wins
28W–13L · 68.3%
0W–0L
Losses
9W–3L · 75.0%
Distance striking
Smolka
Nguyen
6.83
Landed / min
7.80
37.1%
Accuracy
40.4%
63.5%
Defense
78.9%
0.23
Knockdowns / 15 min
3.96
36.4%
Time at distance
39.0%
Grappling & control
Smolka
Nguyen
1.86
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
32.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
37.0%
Takedown defense
75.0%
1.86
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.96
68.5%
Control share
62.0%
Strike target map
Smolka
  • Head69%(196)div 61%
  • Body22%(63)div 24%
  • Legs8%(24)div 15%
Nguyen
  • Head68%(26)div 61%
  • Body11%(4)div 24%
  • Legs21%(8)div 15%

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.

Ben Nguyen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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