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UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2
Robert Whittaker
Robert Whittaker
10-2 · AUS
VS
Colton Smith
Colton Smith
3-1 · USA
May 25, 2013 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
Robert Whittaker def. Colton Smith by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 0:41
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Whittaker17/451/100:10
Smith20/400/410:03
R2
Whittaker28/560/010:00
Smith12/430/200:00
R3 · 0:41
Whittaker8/120/010:04
Smith1/80/000:00
Total
Whittaker53/1131/120:14
Smith33/910/610:03

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
WhittakerWin probabilitySmith
78.9%21.1%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
41%
Decision
27%
Expected fight time: 8.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Whittaker79%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%33%
Submission33%42%
Decision20%25%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2558)act 53
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.2)act 1
Smith21%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%30%
Submission8%36%
Decision7%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 33
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 0
Combined totals~70 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R142%
R26%
R325%
Distance27%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Whittaker
73.4%-290
Smith
+29025.3%
Most takedownstie 47.7%
Whittaker
18.0%+191
Smith
-19134.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Whittaker
Expected: 44.6
44.5
Over 44.5
42.7%
+134
Under 44.5
57.3%
-134
056112
Smith
Expected: 25.4
25.5
Over 25.5
42.3%
+137
Under 25.5
57.7%
-137
03264
Takedowns — over/under
Whittaker
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
25.3%
+295
Under 0.5
74.7%
-295
035
Smith
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
41.9%
+139
Under 0.5
58.1%
-139
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 8.6 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
Whittaker78.9%42.7%+36.2+130
Smith21.1%57.3%−36.2-140

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
73.1Striking66.7
Whittaker +6.4
22.2Grappling57.4
Smith +35.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
WhittakerSmith
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1532
Pound-for-pound
1517
1532
Divisional
1517
1502
Striking offense
1480
1529
Striking defense
1503
1479
Grappling offense
1506
1502
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
22 yrs
Age
25 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'0"
73"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.53
Strikes landed / min
1.00
41%
Strike accuracy
83%
3.67
Strikes absorbed / min
0.60
68%
Strike defense
40%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
7.00
Takedown accuracy
44%
80%
Takedown defense
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+1
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
0%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
162
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Robert Whittaker
  • WBrad ScottU-DEC R3
    Close -2555mo before
Colton Smith
  • WMike RicciU-DEC R3
    Close +2705mo before
Whittaker — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
10% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
9win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
5 (56%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Smith — win / loss by method
Record: 3-1-0

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
1 win, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
33% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Whittaker
Smith
1
UFC fights
1
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
Octagon time
15.0 min · 15.0 avg
17y 4m
Career length
15y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Whittaker
Smith
8W–1L · 88.9%
Overall
7W–2L · 77.8%
8W–1L · 88.9%
Wins
7W–2L · 77.8%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Whittaker
Smith
64W–29L · 68.8%
Overall
1W–1L · 50.0%
39W–13L · 75.0%
Wins
0W–0L
25W–16L · 61.0%
Losses
1W–1L · 50.0%
Distance striking
Whittaker
Smith
6.48
Landed / min
2.56
35.9%
Accuracy
66.7%
72.7%
Defense
44.4%
1.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
61.8%
Time at distance
10.4%
Grappling & control
Whittaker
Smith
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
7.00
Takedown accuracy
43.8%
80.0%
Takedown defense
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.00
7.9%
Control share
95.6%
Strike target map
Whittaker
  • Head77%(64)div 62%
  • Body18%(15)div 22%
  • Legs5%(4)div 16%
Smith
  • Head20%(3)div 62%
  • Body7%(1)div 22%
  • Legs73%(11)div 16%

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

Robert Whittaker
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Colton Smith
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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