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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Jacobe Smith won · SUB R2
Elo1445
Niko Price
Elo1546
Jacobe Smith

Niko PricevsJacobe SmithUFC Prediction Result

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira · Saturday, June 28, 2025Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Jacobe Smith won

SUB · Round 2 · 4:03

Style matchupNiko Price: Pressure fightervsJacobe Smith: Wrestler

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Jacobe Smith wins(85.7%)

Actual result: Jacobe Smith wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Jacobe Smith at -2200 American odds

+$5 profit

$105 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Niko Price enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Jacobe Smith is a KO finisher (67% of wins). Niko Price has lost 55% of fights by KO.
  • Jacobe Smith has 50pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Jacobe Smith (53.5%).
  • Niko Price has a 10cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Niko Price
Red Corner
VS
Jacobe Smith
Blue Corner
+1100
(8%)
Vegas Odds
-2200
(96%)
1445
Elo
1546
36
Age
30
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'0"
Height
5'10"
193.04 cm
Reach
182.88 cm

Recent Form

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

Niko PriceL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Robbie Lawler · Jul 23
W
vs Alex Morono · Jun 24
L
vs Themba Gorimbo · Oct 24
L
KOvs Nikolay Veretennikov · Feb 26
L
SUBvs Michael Chiesa · Mar 26
latest
Jacobe SmithW2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Preston Parsons · Jan 25
W
KOvs Josiah Harrell · Feb 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Niko PriceMetricJacobe Smith
5.11
Strikes / min
6.89
5.57
Strikes absorbed / min
2.78
48%
Strike defense
47%
1.06
TDs / 15 min
7.78
50%
Takedown defense
100%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.46Δ 4.57 — meaningful gap+4.11

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1510 vs 1518Strikes5.1 vs 6.9Takedowns1.1 vs 7.8Sub Atts0.60 vs 0.70Form-0.3 vs 1.0
Niko PriceJacobe Smith

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14301463149515281560← oldermost recent →
Niko Price(10 fights)Jacobe Smith(3 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 -100.7|Blue +100.7
Recent Form
Red -1.3|Blue +1.3
Striker Score
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red -0.9|Blue +0.9
Layoff
Red +91.0|Blue -91.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Niko PriceTargetJacobe Smith

By target zone

19
44% acc · 56%
Head
39
59% acc · 85%
4
57% acc · 12%
Body
4
80% acc · 9%
11
100% acc · 32%
Leg
3
100% acc · 7%

By position

27
55% acc · 79%
Distance
22
54% acc · 48%
3
75% acc · 9%
Clinch
2
100% acc · 4%
4
50% acc · 12%
Ground
22
71% acc · 48%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Niko Price rounds
0
even
2
Jacobe Smith rounds
Round 1Jacobe Smith edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns0
Control0:00
33Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
3:06Control
Round 2Jacobe Smith edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns0
Control0:00
13Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
2:35Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
34 / 61
Sig Strikes
46 / 74
56.5%
Sig Str %
61.5%
46 / 76
Total Strikes
73 / 101
0 / 2
TDs
2 / 2
0%
TD %
100%
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:00
Ctrl Time
5:41

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Jacobe Smith33 / 5346 / 661 / 10
1Niko Price19 / 3723 / 420 / 20
2Jacobe Smith13 / 2127 / 351 / 11
2Niko Price15 / 2423 / 340 / 00

Niko Price

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights19

Jacobe Smith

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights3