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Flyweight
5 Rounds
Louis Smolka won · SUB R2
Elo1490
Paddy Holohan
Elo1425

Paddy HolohanvsLouis SmolkaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka · Saturday, October 24, 2015Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Official fight result

Louis Smolka won

SUB · Round 2 · 4:09

Style matchupPaddy Holohan: WrestlervsLouis Smolka: Submission grappler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: Louis Smolka wins(58.6%)

Actual result: Louis Smolka wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Louis Smolka at -185 American odds

+$54 profit

$154 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Paddy Holohan has 39pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Paddy Holohan
Red Corner
VS
Louis Smolka
Blue Corner
+160
(38%)
Vegas Odds
-185
(65%)
1490
Elo
1425
38
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'9"
175.26 cm
Reach
172.72 cm

Recent Form

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

Paddy HolohanW2 streak
oldest →
W
SUBvs Joshua Sampo · Jul 14
L
vs Chris Kelades · Oct 14
W
vs Shane Howell · Jan 15
W
vs Vaughan Lee · Jul 15
latest
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

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Paddy HolohanMetricLouis Smolka
2.13
Strikes / min
4.67
2.81
Strikes absorbed / min
4.11
46%
Strike defense
53%
2.88
TDs / 15 min
1.69
71%
Takedown defense
32%
1.30
Sub atts / 15 min
1.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.68Δ 1.24 — meaningful gap+0.56

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1529 vs 1534Strikes26.5 vs 56.0Takedowns1.8 vs 2.0Sub Atts1.25 vs 1.50Form0.6 vs 0.7
Paddy HolohanLouis Smolka

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Paddy Holohan(5 fights)Louis Smolka(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 +65.6|Blue -65.6
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red -2.6|Blue +2.6
Grappler Score
Red +0.2|Blue -0.2
Layoff
Red -7.0|Blue +7.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Paddy HolohanTargetLouis Smolka

By target zone

6
22% acc · 38%
Head
51
64% acc · 86%
8
80% acc · 50%
Body
7
88% acc · 12%
2
67% acc · 13%
Leg
1
100% acc · 2%

By position

6
25% acc · 38%
Distance
18
56% acc · 31%
1
33% acc · 6%
Clinch
1
100% acc · 2%
9
69% acc · 56%
Ground
40
71% acc · 68%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Paddy Holohan rounds
0
even
1
Louis Smolka rounds
Round 1Paddy Holohan edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns3
Control2:42
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:08Control
Round 2Louis Smolka edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns1
Control1:33
40Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:49Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
16 / 40
Sig Strikes
59 / 89
40%
Sig Str %
67%
31 / 56
Total Strikes
66 / 97
4 / 9
TDs
0 / 2
46%
TD %
0%
0
Sub Att
2
1
Rev
2
4:15
Ctrl Time
2:57

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Louis Smolka19 / 2723 / 310 / 20
1Paddy Holohan11 / 1919 / 283 / 70
2Louis Smolka40 / 6243 / 660 / 02
2Paddy Holohan5 / 2112 / 281 / 20

Paddy Holohan

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights5

Louis Smolka

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights17