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UFC 59: Reality Check
David Terrell
David Terrell
5-2 · USA
VS
Scott Smith
Scott Smith
10-1 · USA
April 15, 2006 · Anaheim, California, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
184.0lb
Weigh-in
186.0lb
David Terrell def. Scott Smith by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 3:08
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:08
Terrell10/141/401:14
Smith3/60/001:24
Total
Terrell10/141/401:14
Smith3/60/001:24

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
TerrellWin probabilitySmith
62.7%37.3%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
23%
Decision
48%
Expected fight time: 10.6 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Terrell63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%26%
Submission15%24%
Decision32%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (2148)act 10
Takedowns0.9 (0.02.7)act 1
Smith37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%34%
Submission8%22%
Decision16%44%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes43 (2455)act 3
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.0)act 0
Combined totals~80 sig strikes~2.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R220%
R311%
Distance48%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Terrell
43.0%+129
Smith
-12955.6%
Most takedownstie 22.6%
Terrell
27.8%+178
Smith
-17849.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Terrell
Expected: 37.2
37
Over 37
41.9%
+134
Exactly 37
1.8%
push
Under 37
56.3%
-134
04793
Smith
Expected: 42.6
42.5
Over 42.5
42.6%
+135
Under 42.5
57.4%
-135
054107
Takedowns — over/under
Terrell
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
34.8%
+102
Exactly 1
29.5%
push
Under 1
35.6%
-102
035
Smith
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
47.3%
-318
Exactly 1
37.8%
push
Under 1
14.9%
+318
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 10.6 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
Terrell62.7%63.8%−1.1-189
Smith37.3%36.2%+1.1+169

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
TerrellSmith
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1517
Pound-for-pound
1531
1515
Divisional
1531
1479
Striking offense
1482
1493
Striking defense
1500
1551
Grappling offense
1561
1543
Grappling defense
1558
Physical
28 yrs
Age
26 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'0"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.81
Strikes landed / min
56%
Strike accuracy
3.81
Strikes absorbed / min
34%
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
6.02
Takedowns / 15 min
100%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
3.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
-1
Win/loss streak
50%
Last-5 win rate
100%
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
434
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
David Terrell
  • LEvan TannerKO/TKO R1
    both missedClose -1401y 2mo before
  • WMatt LindlandKO/TKO R1
    Close +1001y 8mo before
Scott Smith
No prior UFC fights.
Terrell — win / loss by method
Record: 5-2-0

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
2 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
60% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Smith — 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
7 wins, 1 loss
W
70% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% 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
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (70%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Terrell
Smith
2
UFC fights
0
5.0 min · 2.5 avg
Octagon time
27y 0m
Career length
UFC schedule strength

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

Terrell
Smith
41W–6L · 87.2%
Overall
11W–2L · 84.6%
Wins
30W–4L · 88.2%
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Terrell
Smith
37W–48L · 43.5%
Overall
31W–5L · 86.1%
26W–28L · 48.1%
Wins
28W–5L · 84.8%
11W–20L · 35.5%
Losses
3W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Terrell
Smith
2.86
Landed / min
33.3%
Accuracy
100.0%
Defense
3.01
Knockdowns / 15 min
14.0%
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Terrell
Smith
6.02
Takedowns / 15 min
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
3.01
Sub attempts / 15 min
13.3%
Control share
Strike target map
Terrell
  • Head89%(8)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs11%(1)div 17%
Smith
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 20%
  • Legs0%(0)div 17%
  • No strike data on record.

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

David Terrell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Scott Smith

No UFC fights on record.

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