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UFC 72: Victory
Ed Herman
Ed Herman
14-5 · USA
VS
Scott Smith
Scott Smith
12-3 · USA
June 16, 2007 · Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Middleweight · 3 rounds
186.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Ed Herman def. Scott Smith by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R2 2:25
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Herman17/332/304:20
Smith2/40/000:15
R2 · 2:25
Herman7/101/202:02
Smith1/20/000:00
Total
Herman24/433/506:22
Smith3/60/000:15

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
HermanWin probabilitySmith
36.5%63.5%
KO / TKO
7%
Submission
84%
Decision
9%
Expected fight time: 4.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Herman37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO1%3%
Submission32%87%
Decision4%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes14 (718)act 24
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 3
Smith63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%10%
Submission52%82%
Decision5%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes15 (820)act 3
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~29 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R185%
R21%
R35%
Distance9%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 3.6%
Herman
45.5%+112
Smith
-11250.9%
Most takedownstie 47.4%
Herman
26.0%+102
Smith
-10226.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Herman
Expected: 14.2
14
Over 14
40.9%
+133
Exactly 14
4.4%
push
Under 14
54.6%
-133
01836
Smith
Expected: 15.1
15
Over 15
40.6%
+136
Exactly 15
4.2%
push
Under 15
55.2%
-136
01938
Takedowns — over/under
Herman
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
35.4%
+182
Under 0.5
64.6%
-182
035
Smith
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
36.3%
+176
Under 0.5
63.7%
-176
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 4.2 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
Herman36.5%59.1%−22.6-163
Smith63.5%40.9%+22.6+133

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
62.0Striking53.4
Herman +8.5
97.7Grappling19.8
Herman +77.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
HermanSmith
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1508
Pound-for-pound
1511
1508
Divisional
1512
1485
Striking offense
1493
1503
Striking defense
1507
1518
Grappling offense
1532
1489
Grappling defense
1526
Physical
26 yrs
Age
28 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
77"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.93
Strikes landed / min
2.37
59%
Strike accuracy
33%
1.69
Strikes absorbed / min
3.47
31%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
5.08
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50%
Takedown accuracy
0%
100%
Takedown defense
71%
2.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
33%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
33%
Last-5 win rate
33%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
142
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ed Herman
  • WChris PriceSUB R1
    opp missedClose -4505mo before
  • LJason MacDonaldSUB R1
    Close -2858mo before
  • LKendall GroveU-DEC R3
    Close -1851y before
Scott Smith
  • LPatrick CoteU-DEC R3
    Close +1304mo before
  • WPete SellKO/TKO R2
    7mo before
  • LDavid TerrellSUB R1
    Close +1691y 2mo before
Herman — 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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
21% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 4 losses
W
71% of wins
L
80% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
13win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (23%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
9 (69%)Submission(100%) 3
1 (8%)Decision(0%) 0
Smith — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (27%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Herman
Smith
3
UFC fights
3
20.7 min · 6.9 avg
Octagon time
26.6 min · 8.8 avg
23y 3m
Career length
25y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Herman
Smith
30W–11L · 73.2%
Overall
20W–7L · 74.1%
9W–1L · 90.0%
Wins
7W–1L · 87.5%
21W–10L · 67.7%
Losses
13W–6L · 68.4%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Herman
Smith
162W–62L · 72.3%
Overall
32W–8L · 80.0%
121W–52L · 69.9%
Wins
29W–8L · 78.4%
41W–10L · 80.4%
Losses
3W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Herman
Smith
2.96
Landed / min
3.23
31.3%
Accuracy
30.4%
52.9%
Defense
56.1%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.13
8.2%
Time at distance
52.4%
Grappling & control
Herman
Smith
5.08
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
100.0%
Takedown defense
71.4%
2.18
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
75.8%
Control share
50.6%
Strike target map
Herman
  • Head63%(25)div 64%
  • Body33%(13)div 19%
  • Legs5%(2)div 17%
Smith
  • Head83%(52)div 64%
  • Body5%(3)div 19%
  • Legs13%(8)div 17%

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

Ed Herman
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Scott Smith
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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