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UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum
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Anthony Smith
Anthony Smith
18-9 · USA
June 8, 2013 · Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
Middleweight · 3 rounds
Antonio Braga Neto def. Anthony Smith by SUB (Kneebar), R1 1:52
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 1:52
Braga Neto6/151/300:27
Smith5/190/000:04
Total
Braga Neto6/151/300:27
Smith5/190/000:04

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
Braga NetoWin probabilitySmith
76.1%23.9%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
14%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 9.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Braga Neto76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%36%
Submission11%15%
Decision38%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes41 (2353)act 6
Takedowns2.0 (0.04.8)act 1
Smith24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%58%
Submission3%12%
Decision7%30%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 5
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R223%
R34%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Braga Neto
50.9%-107
Smith
+10747.7%
Most takedownstie 25.8%
Braga Neto
72.6%-4527
Smith
+45271.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Braga Neto
Expected: 40.8
41
Over 41
41.4%
+138
Exactly 41
1.6%
push
Under 41
57.0%
-138
052103
Smith
Expected: 39.5
39.5
Over 39.5
42.4%
+136
Under 39.5
57.6%
-136
05099
Takedowns — over/under
Braga Neto
Expected: 2.0
2
Over 2
39.0%
+112
Exactly 2
17.4%
push
Under 2
43.6%
-112
036
Smith
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
4.4%
Exactly 0
95.6%
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 9.6 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
Braga Neto76.1%69.3%+6.8-240
Smith23.9%30.7%−6.8+220

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.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1520
Pound-for-pound
1510
1520
Divisional
1510
1482
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1561
Grappling offense
1500
1558
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
25 yrs
Age
24 yrs
6'3"
Height
6'4"
77"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Antonio Braga Neto
No prior UFC fights.
Anthony Smith
No prior UFC fights.
Braga Neto — win / loss by method
Record: 8-1-0, 1 NC

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
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(100%) 1
Smith — win / loss by method
Record: 18-9-0

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, 7 losses
W
61% of wins
L
78% of losses
Submission
7 wins, 2 losses
W
39% of wins
L
22% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
18win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (61%)KO/TKO(78%) 7
7 (39%)Submission(22%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Braga Neto
Smith
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Braga Neto
Smith
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Braga Neto
Smith
72W–14L · 83.7%
Overall
162W–81L · 66.7%
65W–12L · 84.4%
Wins
110W–63L · 63.6%
7W–2L · 77.8%
Losses
52W–18L · 74.3%
Distance striking
Braga Neto
Smith
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Braga Neto
Smith
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Braga Neto
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.
Smith
  • Head0%(0)div 64%
  • Body0%(0)div 19%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

Antonio Braga Neto

No UFC fights on record.

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

Anthony Smith

No UFC fights on record.

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