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UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka
Louis Smolka
Louis Smolka
9-1 · USA
VS
Paddy Holohan
Paddy Holohan
12-1-1 · IRL
October 24, 2015 · Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Flyweight · 3 rounds · Main event
Louis Smolka def. Paddy Holohan by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 4:09
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Smolka19/270/201:08
Holohan11/193/702:42
R2 · 4:09
Smolka40/620/001:49
Holohan5/211/201:33
Total
Smolka59/890/202:57
Holohan16/404/904:15

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 probabilityHolohan
38.2%61.8%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
57%
Decision
19%
Expected fight time: 5.9 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 Holohan. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Smolka38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%32%
Submission19%49%
Decision7%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1230)act 59
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Holohan62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%18%
Submission39%62%
Decision12%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 16
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.2)act 4
Combined totals~48 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R166%
R29%
R36%
Distance19%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.2%
Smolka
44.7%+119
Holohan
-11953.1%
Most takedownstie 26.3%
Smolka
8.8%+741
Holohan
-74165.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Smolka
Expected: 23.1
23
Over 23
41.2%
+136
Exactly 23
2.8%
push
Under 23
55.9%
-136
02958
Holohan
Expected: 25.3
25.5
Over 25.5
41.9%
+138
Under 25.5
58.1%
-138
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Smolka
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
21.0%
Exactly 0
79.0%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Holohan
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
44.2%
-165
Exactly 1
29.0%
push
Under 1
26.8%
+165
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 5.9 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
Smolka38.2%62.8%−24.6-185
Holohan61.8%37.2%+24.6+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
63.4Striking64.3
Holohan +0.9
54.7Grappling69.8
Holohan +15.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SmolkaHolohan
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1554
Pound-for-pound
1555
1553
Divisional
1555
1506
Striking offense
1508
1493
Striking defense
1507
1503
Grappling offense
1512
1492
Grappling defense
1511
Physical
24 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
68"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.05
Strikes landed / min
2.20
42%
Strike accuracy
48%
3.96
Strikes absorbed / min
2.12
56%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.17
Takedowns / 15 min
2.18
35%
Takedown accuracy
50%
28%
Takedown defense
60%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
75%
+2
Win/loss streak
+2
75%
Last-5 win rate
75%
33%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
105
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Louis Smolka
  • WNeil SeeryU-DEC R3
    Close -1353mo before
  • WRichie VaculikKO/TKO R3
    Close -3401y before
  • LChris CariasoS-DEC R3
    Close -1451y 5mo before
  • WAlptekin OzkilicU-DEC R3
    Close +2481y 9mo before
Paddy Holohan
  • WVaughan LeeU-DEC R3
    Close -1453mo before
  • WShane HowellU-DEC R3
    Close -3459mo before
  • LChris KeladesU-DEC R3
    Close -5001y 1mo before
  • WJosh SampoSUB R1
    Close +2251y 3mo before
Smolka — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (67%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Holohan — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-1

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
8% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO() 0
7 (78%)Submission() 0
1 (11%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Smolka
Holohan
4
UFC fights
4
55.3 min · 13.8 avg
Octagon time
48.1 min · 12.0 avg
14y 3m
Career length
19y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Smolka
Holohan
50W–18L · 73.5%
Overall
45W–22L · 67.2%
34W–13L · 72.3%
Wins
38W–21L · 64.4%
16W–5L · 76.2%
Losses
7W–1L · 87.5%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Smolka
Holohan
28W–14L · 66.7%
Overall
41W–27L · 60.3%
28W–14L · 66.7%
Wins
41W–27L · 60.3%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Smolka
Holohan
6.57
Landed / min
5.32
35.6%
Accuracy
40.0%
62.8%
Defense
63.6%
0.27
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.31
39.1%
Time at distance
28.1%
Grappling & control
Smolka
Holohan
2.17
Takedowns / 15 min
2.18
34.8%
Takedown accuracy
50.0%
27.8%
Takedown defense
60.0%
1.63
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.56
75.2%
Control share
77.3%
Strike target map
Smolka
  • Head65%(145)div 60%
  • Body25%(56)div 24%
  • Legs10%(23)div 16%
Holohan
  • Head62%(66)div 60%
  • Body17%(18)div 24%
  • Legs21%(22)div 16%

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.

Paddy Holohan
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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