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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Bubba McDaniel won · Submission R3
Elo1353
Bubba McDaniel
Elo1490

Bubba McDanielvsGilbert SmithUFC Prediction Result

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale · Saturday, April 13, 2013Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Bubba McDaniel won

Submission · Round 3 · 2:49

Model Prediction: Bubba McDaniel wins(50.5%)

Actual result: Bubba McDaniel wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Bubba McDaniel at -210 American odds

+$48 profit

$148 total returned

Tale of the Tape

Bubba McDaniel
Red Corner
VS
Gilbert Smith
Blue Corner
-210
(68%)
Vegas Odds
+190
(34%)
1353
Elo
1490
29
Age
44
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
6'3"
Height
5'9"
190.5 cm
Reach
190.5 cm

Recent Form

Last 2 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Bubba McDanielL2 streak
oldest →
L
DECvs Brad Tavares · Aug 13
L
SUBvs Sean Strickland · Mar 14
latest
Gilbert SmithNo prior UFC fights on record.

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Bubba McDanielMetricGilbert Smith
Strikes / min
1.09
Strikes absorbed / min
2.73
Strike defense
35%
TDs / 15 min
3.51
Takedown defense
0%
Sub atts / 15 min
1.20
Not enough statistical data to render a radar chart for this matchup.

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14901495150015051510← oldermost recent →
Bubba McDaniel(3 fights)Gilbert Smith(1 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -137.2|Blue +137.2
Recent Form
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Bubba McDaniel

StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights1

Gilbert Smith

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach
Fights1