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UFC 15: Collision Course
Maurice Smith
Maurice Smith
4-7 · USA
VS
David Abbott
David Abbott
6-5 · USA
October 17, 1997 · Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, USA
Heavyweight · 1 rounds · Main event
223.0lb
Weigh-in
277.0lb
Maurice Smith def. David Abbott by SUB (Other), R1 8:08
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Smith12/130/00
Abbott5/220/01
Total
Smith12/130/00
Abbott5/220/01

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
SmithWin probabilityAbbott
31.7%68.3%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
13%
Decision
64%
Expected fight time: 11.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Smith32%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%17%
Submission2%6%
Decision25%77%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes56 (3172)act 12
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 0
Abbott68%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%27%
Submission11%16%
Decision39%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes48 (2763)act 5
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~104 sig strikes~0.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R213%
R36%
Distance64%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Smith
56.2%-132
Abbott
+13242.7%
Most takedownstie 34.2%
Smith
22.9%+187
Abbott
-18742.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Smith
Expected: 55.6
55.5
Over 55.5
42.6%
+135
Under 55.5
57.4%
-135
070140
Abbott
Expected: 48.1
48
Over 48
41.9%
+135
Exactly 48
1.4%
push
Under 48
56.7%
-135
061121
Takedowns — over/under
Smith
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
61.4%
-159
Under 0.5
38.6%
+159
035
Abbott
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
78.2%
-358
Under 0.5
21.8%
+358
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 11.7 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
77.8Striking54.4
Smith +23.4
19.8Grappling63.2
Abbott +43.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SmithAbbott
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1493
Pound-for-pound
1518
1489
Divisional
1486
1496
Striking offense
1507
1539
Striking defense
1529
1474
Grappling offense
1502
1504
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
35 yrs
Age
32 yrs
6'2"
Height
6'0"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
2.62
Strikes landed / min
1.51
85%
Strike accuracy
49%
0.90
Strikes absorbed / min
2.29
56%
Strike defense
33%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.38
Takedown accuracy
60%
71%
Takedown defense
71%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
55%
+1
Win/loss streak
-1
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
0%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
82
Days since last fight
140
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Maurice Smith
  • WMark ColemanU-DEC R3
    3mo before
David Abbott
  • LVitor BelfortKO/TKO R1
    5mo before
  • WCal WorshamKO/TKO R1
    10mo before
  • LDon FryeSUB R1
    10mo before
  • WSteve NelmarkKO/TKO R1
    10mo before
  • LScott FerrozzoU-DEC R2
    1y 1mo before
Smith — win / loss by method
Record: 4-7-0

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
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 5 losses
W
0% of wins
L
71% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
29% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
1 (100%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
3win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(71%) 5
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(29%) 2
Abbott — win / loss by method
Record: 6-5-0

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
4 wins, 1 loss
W
67% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
6win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
2 (33%)Submission(40%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Smith
Abbott
1
UFC fights
11
21.0 min · 21.0 avg
Octagon time
65.4 min · 5.9 avg
32y 2m
Career length
31y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Smith
Abbott
6W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
26W–7L · 78.8%
6W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
6W–2L · 75.0%
0W–0L
Losses
20W–5L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Smith
Abbott
56W–20L · 73.7%
Overall
13W–7L · 65.0%
Wins
43W–13L · 76.8%
Losses
Distance striking
Smith
Abbott
1.71
Landed / min
1.01
81.8%
Accuracy
36.7%
66.7%
Defense
63.6%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.69
100.0%
Time at distance
54.3%
Grappling & control
Smith
Abbott
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.38
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
71.4%
Takedown defense
71.4%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.92
Control share
Strike target map
Smith
  • Head62%(34)div 81%
  • Body2%(1)div 8%
  • Legs36%(20)div 12%
Abbott
  • Head92%(91)div 81%
  • Body8%(8)div 8%
  • Legs0%(0)div 12%

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

Maurice Smith
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

David Abbott
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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