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UFC 28: High Stakes
Renato Sobral
Renato Sobral
15-2 · BRA
VS
Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith
9-11 · USA
November 17, 2000 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Heavyweight · 3 rounds
225.0lb
Weigh-in
225.0lb
Renato Sobral def. Maurice Smith by M-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sobral2/61/104:20
Smith2/20/000:00
R2
Sobral3/62/204:03
Smith2/60/000:00
R3
Sobral2/51/203:25
Smith1/40/000:00
Total
Sobral7/174/5011:48
Smith5/120/000:00

Scorecards

Sobral vs Smith

RdDouglas CrosbyGene LeBellTony MullinaxCommunity
R1---10-9
R2---10-9.2
R3---10-9
Total0-00-00-030-27.2

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sobral-Smith.

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
SobralWin probabilitySmith
91.8%8.2%
KO / TKO
51%
Submission
13%
Decision
37%
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 Sobral, blue toward Smith. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sobral92%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO47%51%
Submission12%13%
Decision33%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 7
Takedowns2.2 (0.34.6)act 4
Smith8%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%44%
Submission1%8%
Decision4%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1536)act 5
Takedowns0.0 (0.00.0)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~2.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R121%
R214%
R328%
Distance37%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.7%
Sobral
61.5%-167
Smith
+16736.9%
Most takedownstie 3.9%
Sobral
95.6%-17727
Smith
+177270.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sobral
Expected: 35.9
36
Over 36
41.4%
+137
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.8%
-137
04590
Smith
Expected: 27.3
27.5
Over 27.5
42.0%
+138
Under 27.5
58.0%
-138
03569
Takedowns — over/under
Sobral
Expected: 2.2
2
Over 2
43.6%
-141
Exactly 2
25.5%
push
Under 2
31.0%
+141
047
Smith
Expected: 0.0
0
Over 0
5.2%
Exactly 0
94.8%
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 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

No market on record for this bout.

Trait web
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SobralSmith
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1534
Pound-for-pound
1517
1534
Divisional
1511
1482
Striking offense
1473
1500
Striking defense
1558
1561
Grappling offense
1479
1558
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
25 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'1"
Height
6'2"
75"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
1.55
Strike accuracy
78%
Strikes absorbed / min
0.83
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
26%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
67%
Win/loss streak
+2
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
56
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Renato Sobral
No prior UFC fights.
Maurice Smith
  • WBobby HoffmanS-DEC R3
    56d before
  • WMarco RuasKO/TKO R1
    1y 4mo before
  • LKevin RandlemanU-DEC R2
    1y 8mo before
  • LRandy CoutureM-DEC R3
    2y 11mo before
  • WDavid AbbottSUB R1
    3y 1mo before
Sobral — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
47% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
15win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (47%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (40%)Submission(50%) 1
2 (13%)Decision(50%) 1
Smith — win / loss by method
Record: 9-11-0

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
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 7 losses
W
22% of wins
L
64% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
18% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
18% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (50%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
5win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(78%) 7
1 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(22%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Sobral
Smith
0
UFC fights
6
Octagon time
85.1 min · 14.2 avg
Career length
32y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sobral
Smith
Overall
49W–11L · 81.7%
Wins
40W–9L · 81.6%
Losses
9W–2L · 81.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sobral
Smith
165W–70L · 70.2%
Overall
69W–25L · 73.4%
147W–62L · 70.3%
Wins
15W–10L · 60.0%
18W–8L · 69.2%
Losses
54W–15L · 78.3%
Distance striking
Sobral
Smith
Landed / min
1.03
Accuracy
72.0%
Defense
82.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
Time at distance
67.3%
Grappling & control
Sobral
Smith
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
26.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.53
Control share
33.6%
Strike target map
Sobral
  • Head0%(0)div 71%
  • Body0%(0)div 15%
  • Legs0%(0)div 14%
  • No strike data on record.
Smith
  • Head52%(69)div 71%
  • Body19%(25)div 15%
  • Legs29%(38)div 14%

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

Renato Sobral

No UFC fights on record.

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

Maurice Smith
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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