Louis Smolka UFC Stats & Fight History

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:24
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)	62.7%
Expected Rounds (xR)	1.88
% Fights Inside the Distance	64.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	35-25 (58.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	14-7 (66.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	21-18 (53.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	45.6%
% Time in Control	28.7%
% Time Controlled	25.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	52.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.06
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	6.25
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.20
Distance Strike Accuracy	39.2%
Distance Strike Defense	59.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.42
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.30
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.54
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	4.10
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	6.30
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.86

All metrics are UFC fights only. Data coverage: control-time metrics use 16 of 17 fights. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Bantamweight field

Louis Smolka League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Louis Smolka
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.1
Strike Differential	0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	35.3%
Takedown Defense	32.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.7
Submission Attempts/15min	1.8
Control Time/15min	4:14
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	25.0%
Decision % of Wins	25.0%
Avg Fight Time	9:24
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	1.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	8.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	7.6
Takedown Accuracy	37.5%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:22

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Davey Grant

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic • May 2022

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 0:49

Louis Smolka71/13951%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:35

Davey Grant81/19741%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	14/37	38%	0/1	0:02	—
	Davey Grant	45/90	50%	0/0	0:22	1

R2	Louis Smolka	56/93	60%	0/1	0:33	—
	Davey Grant	27/87	31%	0/1	0:06	—

R3	Louis Smolka	1/9	11%	0/1	0:00	—
	Davey Grant	9/20	45%	0/0	0:07	—

LOSS

vs. Vince Morales

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo • Dec 2021

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:02

Louis Smolka23/3272%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Vince Morales27/4955%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	23/32	72%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vince Morales	27/49	55%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Jose Quinonez

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori • Dec 2020

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:15

Louis Smolka59/11651%TD 3/4Ctrl 1:09

Jose Quinonez43/10740%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	37/71	52%	2/3	0:30	—
	Jose Quinonez	32/80	40%	1/1	0:10	—

R2	Louis Smolka	22/45	49%	1/1	0:39	—
	Jose Quinonez	11/27	41%	1/2	0:21	—

LOSS

vs. Casey Kenney

UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns • May 2020

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 3:03

Louis Smolka18/4342%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Casey Kenney32/5262%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	18/43	42%	0/1	0:00	—
	Casey Kenney	32/52	62%	0/0	0:09	—

WIN

vs. Ryan MacDonald

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje • Sep 2019

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:43

Louis Smolka59/11551%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

Ryan MacDonald30/8038%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	59/115	51%	0/0	0:09	1
	Ryan MacDonald	30/80	38%	0/0	0:05	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Schnell

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Dos Santos • Mar 2019

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 3:18

Louis Smolka13/2454%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:18

Matt Schnell14/4035%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	13/24	54%	0/0	1:18	—
	Matt Schnell	14/40	35%	1/1	0:28	—

WIN

vs. Sumudaerji

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2 • Nov 2018

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 2:07

Louis Smolka32/6252%TD 2/5Ctrl 5:59

Sumudaerji18/3060%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	25/47	53%	1/3	4:33	—
	Sumudaerji	6/10	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Louis Smolka	7/15	47%	1/2	1:26	—
	Sumudaerji	12/20	60%	0/0	0:26	—

LOSS

vs. Matheus Nicolau

UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm • Dec 2017

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Louis Smolka49/15931%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:01

Matheus Nicolau87/17251%TD 3/4Ctrl 4:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	7/43	16%	0/1	0:00	—
	Matheus Nicolau	34/59	58%	0/0	1:59	3

R2	Louis Smolka	27/74	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matheus Nicolau	32/70	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Louis Smolka	15/42	36%	0/0	0:01	—
	Matheus Nicolau	21/43	49%	3/4	2:20	—

LOSS

vs. Tim Elliott

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis • Apr 2017

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Louis Smolka41/9742%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:40

Tim Elliott57/9163%TD 12/14Ctrl 8:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	8/25	32%	0/2	0:46	—
	Tim Elliott	25/38	66%	5/5	3:02	—

R2	Louis Smolka	19/35	54%	0/1	0:51	—
	Tim Elliott	13/22	59%	3/3	2:48	—

R3	Louis Smolka	14/37	38%	1/1	1:03	—
	Tim Elliott	19/31	61%	4/6	2:13	—

LOSS

vs. Ray Borg

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey • Dec 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Louis Smolka10/4323%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:45

Ray Borg21/3855%TD 4/8Ctrl 10:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	1/12	8%	0/0	0:38	—
	Ray Borg	10/13	77%	1/1	3:06	—

R2	Louis Smolka	2/8	25%	0/1	0:02	—
	Ray Borg	8/16	50%	1/2	3:45	—

R3	Louis Smolka	7/23	30%	0/0	0:05	—
	Ray Borg	3/9	33%	2/5	4:04	—

LOSS

vs. Brandon Moreno

UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson • Oct 2016

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:23

Louis Smolka7/1354%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:18

Brandon Moreno8/1173%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	7/13	54%	1/1	0:18	—
	Brandon Moreno	8/11	73%	1/1	1:37	—

WIN

vs. Ben Nguyen

UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker • Jul 2016

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 2, 4:41

Louis Smolka82/11373%TD 3/6Ctrl 7:02

Ben Nguyen4/850%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	43/61	70%	1/2	3:06	—
	Ben Nguyen	3/7	43%	0/0	1:29	—

R2	Louis Smolka	39/52	75%	2/4	3:56	—
	Ben Nguyen	1/1	100%	0/0	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Paddy Holohan

UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka • Oct 2015

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:09

Louis Smolka59/8966%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:57

Paddy Holohan16/4040%TD 4/9Ctrl 4:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	19/27	70%	0/2	1:08	—
	Paddy Holohan	11/19	58%	3/7	2:42	—

R2	Louis Smolka	40/62	65%	0/0	1:49	—
	Paddy Holohan	5/21	24%	1/2	1:33	—

WIN

vs. Neil Seery

UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor • Jul 2015

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Louis Smolka23/4551%TD 6/10Ctrl 12:00

Neil Seery21/4349%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	11/22	50%	0/0	3:42	—
	Neil Seery	13/19	68%	0/0	0:13	1

R2	Louis Smolka	4/10	40%	1/3	4:18	—
	Neil Seery	1/6	17%	0/0	0:18	—

R3	Louis Smolka	8/13	62%	5/7	4:00	—
	Neil Seery	7/18	39%	0/0	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Richie Vaculik

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping • Nov 2014

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 0:18

Louis Smolka67/14347%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:06

Richie Vaculik74/14252%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	30/71	42%	0/1	0:19	—
	Richie Vaculik	42/72	58%	1/1	0:35	—

R2	Louis Smolka	36/64	56%	1/1	0:41	—
	Richie Vaculik	27/61	44%	1/1	0:30	—

R3	Louis Smolka	1/8	12%	0/0	0:06	1
	Richie Vaculik	5/9	56%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Chris Cariaso

UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva • May 2014

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Louis Smolka42/9743%TD 1/10Ctrl 7:34

Chris Cariaso64/12452%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	11/30	37%	0/3	3:20	—
	Chris Cariaso	23/39	59%	0/0	0:09	—

R2	Louis Smolka	9/20	45%	1/3	2:15	—
	Chris Cariaso	13/28	46%	1/1	1:36	—

R3	Louis Smolka	22/47	47%	0/4	1:59	—
	Chris Cariaso	28/57	49%	1/1	0:24	—

WIN

vs. Alptekin Ozkilic

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou • Jan 2014

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Louis Smolka92/24538%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:41

Alptekin Ozkilic60/19331%TD 9/14Ctrl 3:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Louis Smolka	16/46	35%	0/0	0:02	—
	Alptekin Ozkilic	22/67	33%	3/3	1:54	—

R2	Louis Smolka	22/86	26%	0/0	0:05	—
	Alptekin Ozkilic	26/71	37%	3/6	1:05	—

R3	Louis Smolka	54/113	48%	0/1	1:34	—
	Alptekin Ozkilic	12/55	22%	3/5	0:36	—