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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Louis Smolka won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1356
Elo1425

Richie VaculikvsLouis SmolkaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · Friday, November 7, 2014Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Official fight result

Louis Smolka won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 0:18

Style matchupRichie Vaculik: 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(57.0%)

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 -340 American odds

+$29 profit

$129 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Louis Smolka is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Richie Vaculik has lost 67% of fights by KO.

Tale of the Tape

Richie Vaculik
Red Corner
VS
Louis Smolka
Blue Corner
+310
(24%)
Vegas Odds
-340
(77%)
1356
Elo
1425
43
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
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.

Richie Vaculik
oldest →
L
KOvs Justin Scoggins · Dec 13
W
DECvs Roldan Sangcha-an · Jun 14
L
vs Danny Martinez · Nov 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.

Richie VaculikMetricLouis Smolka
3.69
Strikes / min
4.67
4.09
Strikes absorbed / min
4.11
57%
Strike defense
53%
3.00
TDs / 15 min
1.69
31%
Takedown defense
32%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
1.80
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.40evenly matched on net striking+0.56

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1501 vs 1502Strikes14.5 vs 67.0Takedowns2.0 vs 0.5Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.50Form0.3 vs -0.1
Richie VaculikLouis Smolka

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Richie Vaculik(4 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 -69.2|Blue +69.2
Recent Form
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Striker Score
Red -2.7|Blue +2.7
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red -49.0|Blue +49.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Richie VaculikTargetLouis Smolka

By target zone

52
46% acc · 70%
Head
43
37% acc · 64%
16
73% acc · 22%
Body
13
87% acc · 19%
6
86% acc · 8%
Leg
11
100% acc · 16%

By position

60
49% acc · 81%
Distance
65
46% acc · 97%
10
71% acc · 14%
Clinch
1
50% acc · 1%
4
80% acc · 5%
Ground
1
100% acc · 1%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

1
Richie Vaculik rounds
0
even
2
Louis Smolka rounds
Round 1Richie Vaculik edged it
Sig. strikes42
Takedowns1
Control0:35
30Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:19Control
Round 2Louis Smolka edged it
Sig. strikes27
Takedowns1
Control0:30
36Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:41Control
Round 3Louis Smolka edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns0
Control0:00
Knockdowns0
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:06Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
74 / 142
Sig Strikes
67 / 143
52.3%
Sig Str %
36.7%
84 / 153
Total Strikes
71 / 147
2 / 2
TDs
1 / 2
100%
TD %
50%
1
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
2
1:05
Ctrl Time
1:06

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Louis Smolka30 / 7130 / 710 / 10
1Richie Vaculik42 / 7246 / 761 / 10
2Louis Smolka36 / 6440 / 681 / 10
2Richie Vaculik27 / 6129 / 641 / 11
3Louis Smolka1 / 81 / 80 / 00
3Richie Vaculik5 / 99 / 130 / 00

Richie Vaculik

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights4

Louis Smolka

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights17