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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Hunter Azure won · U-DEC
Elo1388
Elo1493
Hunter Azure

Cole SmithvsHunter AzureUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai · Saturday, September 5, 2020Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Hunter Azure won

U-DEC

Style matchupCole Smith: Submission grapplervsHunter Azure: Submission grappler

Submission battle — patience and grip-fighting decide it on the mat.

Model Prediction: Hunter Azure wins(69.8%)

Actual result: Hunter Azure wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Hunter Azure at -235 American odds

+$43 profit

$143 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Hunter Azure has 22pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Cole Smith
Red Corner
VS
Hunter Azure
Blue Corner
+185
(35%)
Vegas Odds
-235
(70%)
1388
Elo
1493
37
Age
34
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'8"
170.18 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

Last 3 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Cole Smith
oldest →
W
vs Mitch Gagnon · May 19
L
vs Miles Johns · Sep 19
latest
Hunter AzureL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Brad Katona · Sep 19
L
KOvs Brian Kelleher · May 20
L
vs Jack Shore · Apr 21
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Cole SmithMetricHunter Azure
1.78
Strikes / min
3.92
1.96
Strikes absorbed / min
2.08
49%
Strike defense
58%
1.67
TDs / 15 min
1.97
45%
Takedown defense
67%
1.70
Sub atts / 15 min
1.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.18Δ 2.02 — meaningful gap+1.84

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1501Strikes1.6 vs 4.7Takedowns1.5 vs 1.6Sub Atts1.00 vs 1.90Form-0.2 vs -0.3
Cole SmithHunter Azure

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Cole Smith(3 fights)Hunter Azure(4 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 -104.7|Blue +104.7
Recent Form
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Striker Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Grappler Score
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Layoff
Red +242.0|Blue -242.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Cole SmithTargetHunter Azure

By target zone

16
37% acc · 52%
Head
29
67% acc · 69%
8
32% acc · 26%
Body
5
100% acc · 12%
7
54% acc · 23%
Leg
8
100% acc · 19%

By position

20
30% acc · 65%
Distance
24
69% acc · 57%
5
63% acc · 16%
Clinch
5
71% acc · 12%
6
100% acc · 19%
Ground
13
93% acc · 31%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Cole Smith rounds
1
even
2
Hunter Azure rounds
Round 1Hunter Azure edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:32
Knockdowns0
26Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
2:48Control
1Knockdowns
Round 2Hunter Azure edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns1
Control0:43
6Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:29Control
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns1
Control1:58
10Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:45Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
31 / 81
Sig Strikes
42 / 56
42%
Sig Str %
68.3%
69 / 121
Total Strikes
75 / 90
2 / 5
TDs
5 / 8
44.3%
TD %
66.3%
3
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
3:13
Ctrl Time
8:02

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Hunter Azure26 / 2948 / 512 / 30
1Cole Smith11 / 2914 / 320 / 11
2Hunter Azure6 / 1111 / 172 / 20
2Cole Smith11 / 1731 / 381 / 30
3Hunter Azure10 / 1616 / 221 / 30
3Cole Smith9 / 3524 / 511 / 12

Cole Smith

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights3

Hunter Azure

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights4