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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Diego Ferreira won · SUB R1
Elo1353
Colton Smith
Elo1489
Diego Ferreira editorial illustration

Colton SmithvsDiego FerreiraUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · Saturday, June 28, 2014San Antonio, Texas, USA

Official fight result

Diego Ferreira won

SUB · Round 1 · 0:38

Style matchupColton Smith: WrestlervsDiego Ferreira: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Colton Smith wins(67.5%)

Actual result: Diego Ferreira wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

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Scouting Report

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

  • Diego Ferreira has 32pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Colton Smith
Red Corner
VS
Diego Ferreira
Blue Corner
+170
(37%)
Vegas Odds
-185
(65%)
1353
Elo
1489
38
Age
41
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
5'9"
180.34 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Colton SmithL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Mike Ricci · Dec 12
L
KOvs Robert Whittaker · May 13
L
SUBvs Michael Chiesa · Nov 13
latest
Diego FerreiraL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Mateusz Gamrot · Dec 21
W
KOvs Michael Johnson · May 23
W
KOvs Mateusz Rebecki · May 24
L
vs Grant Dawson · Jan 25
L
KOvs Alexander Hernandez · Sep 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Colton SmithMetricDiego Ferreira
1.64
Strikes / min
4.70
2.30
Strikes absorbed / min
3.46
51%
Strike defense
55%
4.09
TDs / 15 min
0.82
25%
Takedown defense
57%
1.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.66Δ 1.90 — meaningful gap+1.24

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1482 vs 1500Strikes17.3 vs Takedowns3.0 vs Sub Atts1.00 vs Form-0.6 vs 0.0
Colton SmithDiego Ferreira

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Colton Smith(4 fights)Diego Ferreira(10 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 -135.5|Blue +135.5
Recent Form
Red -0.6|Blue +0.6
Striker Score
Red -49.0|Blue +49.0
Grappler Score
Red -49.4|Blue +49.4
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Colton SmithTargetDiego Ferreira

By target zone

0
0% acc
Head
4
67% acc · 57%
1
100% acc · 50%
Body
3
75% acc · 43%
1
100% acc · 50%
Leg
0

By position

0
0% acc
Distance
2
50% acc · 29%
2
100% acc · 100%
Clinch
3
100% acc · 43%
0
Ground
2
67% acc · 29%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Colton Smith rounds
0
even
1
Diego Ferreira rounds
Round 1Diego Ferreira edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:10
7Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:10Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
2 / 3
Sig Strikes
7 / 10
66%
Sig Str %
70%
2 / 3
Total Strikes
7 / 10
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 1
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:10
Ctrl Time
0:10

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Diego Ferreira7 / 107 / 101 / 11
1Colton Smith2 / 32 / 30 / 00

Colton Smith

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights4

Diego Ferreira

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights17