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Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Matt Schnell won · SUB R1
Elo1425
Elo1465

Louis SmolkavsMatt SchnellUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos · Saturday, March 9, 2019Wichita, Kansas, USA

Official fight result

Matt Schnell won

SUB · Round 1 · 3:18

Style matchupLouis Smolka: Submission grapplervsMatt Schnell: Pressure fighter

The pressure fighter risks getting subbed if they over-commit on the ground.

Model Prediction: Louis Smolka wins(60.0%)

Actual result: Matt Schnell wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Louis Smolka at -130 American odds

$100 profit

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Scouting Report

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

  • Louis Smolka is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Matt Schnell has lost 60% of fights by KO.
  • Matt Schnell threatens submissions; Louis Smolka has lost 33% of fights by sub.

Tale of the Tape

Louis Smolka
Red Corner
VS
Matt Schnell
Blue Corner
-130
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+110
(48%)
1425
Elo
1465
35
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'8"
172.72 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

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

Louis SmolkaL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Ryan MacDonald · Sep 19
L
SUBvs Casey Kenney · May 20
W
KOvs Jose Quinonez · Dec 20
L
KOvs Vince Morales · Dec 21
L
KOvs Davey Grant · May 22
latest
Matt SchnellL2 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Steve Erceg · Mar 24
L
SUBvs Cody Durden · Sep 24
W
vs Jimmy Flick · Apr 25
L
SUBvs Joseph Morales · Nov 25
L
KOvs Alessandro Costa · Jun 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Louis SmolkaMetricMatt Schnell
4.67
Strikes / min
4.07
4.11
Strikes absorbed / min
4.11
53%
Strike defense
55%
1.69
TDs / 15 min
0.60
32%
Takedown defense
43%
1.80
Sub atts / 15 min
1.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.56evenly matched on net striking-0.04

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1511 vs 1506Strikes45.8 vs 34.8Takedowns1.4 vs 0.3Sub Atts1.73 vs 0.50Form0.1 vs 0.5
Louis SmolkaMatt Schnell

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14501468148515031520← oldermost recent →
Louis Smolka(10 fights)Matt Schnell(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 -40.0|Blue +40.0
Recent Form
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Striker Score
Red +2.5|Blue -2.5
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red -154.0|Blue +154.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Louis SmolkaTargetMatt Schnell

By target zone

9
53% acc · 69%
Head
11
31% acc · 79%
1
50% acc · 8%
Body
2
50% acc · 14%
3
60% acc · 23%
Leg
1
100% acc · 7%

By position

12
52% acc · 92%
Distance
13
33% acc · 93%
0
Clinch
1
100% acc · 7%
1
100% acc · 8%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Louis Smolka rounds
0
even
1
Matt Schnell rounds
Round 1Matt Schnell edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control1:18
14Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:28Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
13 / 24
Sig Strikes
14 / 40
54%
Sig Str %
35%
14 / 25
Total Strikes
16 / 42
0 / 0
TDs
1 / 1
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
2
0
Rev
0
1:18
Ctrl Time
0:28

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Matt Schnell14 / 4016 / 421 / 12
1Louis Smolka13 / 2414 / 250 / 00

Louis Smolka

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights17

Matt Schnell

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights18