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Women's Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Leslie Smith won · U-DEC R3
Elo1491
Leslie Smith
Elo1499
Irene Aldana

Leslie SmithvsIrene AldanaUFC Prediction Result

UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson · Saturday, December 17, 2016Sacramento, California, USA

Official fight result

Leslie Smith won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupLeslie Smith: Pressure fightervsIrene Aldana: Pressure fighter

Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.

Model Prediction: Leslie Smith wins(52.9%)

Actual result: Leslie Smith wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Leslie Smith at +255 American odds

+$255 profit

$355 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Irene Aldana has 15pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Leslie Smith
Red Corner
VS
Irene Aldana
Blue Corner
+255
(28%)
Vegas Odds
-310
(76%)
1491
Elo
1499
43
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'9"
167.64 cm
Reach
172.72 cm

Recent Form

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

Leslie Smith
oldest →
W
KOvs Jessamyn Duke · Jul 14
L
KOvs Jessica Eye · Nov 14
W
vs Rin Nakai · Mar 16
L
KOvs Cris Cyborg · May 16
W
KOvs Amanda Lemos · Jul 17
latest
Irene Aldana
oldest →
W
KOvs Yana Kunitskaya · Jul 21
W
KOvs Macy Chiasson · Sep 22
L
vs Amanda Nunes · Jun 23
W
vs Karol Rosa · Dec 23
L
vs Norma Dumont · Sep 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Leslie SmithMetricIrene Aldana
7.56
Strikes / min
5.19
8.41
Strikes absorbed / min
6.64
51%
Strike defense
56%
0.00
TDs / 15 min
0.15
62%
Takedown defense
77%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.85evenly matched on net striking-1.45

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1484 vs 1500Strikes41.4 vs Takedowns0.0 vs Sub Atts0.00 vs Form-0.1 vs 0.0
Leslie SmithIrene Aldana

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Leslie Smith(7 fights)Irene Aldana(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 -8.2|Blue +8.2
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red -47.0|Blue +47.0
Grappler Score
Red -50.0|Blue +50.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Leslie SmithTargetIrene Aldana

By target zone

126
38% acc · 75%
Head
84
37% acc · 78%
24
57% acc · 14%
Body
9
82% acc · 8%
19
79% acc · 11%
Leg
15
75% acc · 14%

By position

150
42% acc · 89%
Distance
94
40% acc · 87%
13
52% acc · 8%
Clinch
13
68% acc · 12%
6
40% acc · 4%
Ground
1
33% acc · 1%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

3
Leslie Smith rounds
0
even
0
Irene Aldana rounds
Round 1Leslie Smith edged it
Sig. strikes67
Takedowns0
Control0:13
Knockdowns1
37Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Round 2Leslie Smith edged it
Sig. strikes52
Takedowns0
Control0:04
33Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Leslie Smith edged it
Sig. strikes50
Takedowns0
Control0:01
38Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:06Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
169 / 401
Sig Strikes
108 / 256
41.7%
Sig Str %
42%
172 / 404
Total Strikes
108 / 256
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 1
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:18
Ctrl Time
0:06

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Irene Aldana37 / 9337 / 930 / 00
1Leslie Smith67 / 15370 / 1560 / 00
2Irene Aldana33 / 8833 / 880 / 00
2Leslie Smith52 / 12052 / 1200 / 00
3Irene Aldana38 / 7538 / 751 / 10
3Leslie Smith50 / 12850 / 1280 / 00

Leslie Smith

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights7

Irene Aldana

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights14