Fighter Profile›Bantamweight

“Da Last Samurai”

Louis Smolka

17-917 UFC

Submission Specialist

Form

· 2L

Inactive

High Variance

Moderate Wear

5'9"ht·68"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age

Last fightLDavey Grant·KO/TKO·R3·3yr ago

Fighter Context

8–9UFC·

4KO

2Sub

2Dec

9.4min/fight

160UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

5–4(9 fights)

60%finish rate

+0.9str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.56

Neutral

63%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.197

Average

53%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

41%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

43%

Passive

26%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Smolka

Ground & Pound

Body Attacker

Bantamweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.67

Str. Accuracy47%

747UFC landed/1,575attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.4 vs avg4.11

Str. Defense53%

KD Rate / fight0.12

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.35

CQ KO Power

Below Avg10%ile0.27

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

67%

Body

26%

Leg

By Position

Distance61%

Clinch11%

Ground28%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 117 rounds	Round 212 rounds	Round 38 rounds
Avg. Landed	20	24	15
Avg. Absorbed	22	15	13
Avg. Net	-2	+9	+2

Grappling

Smolka

Sub Hunter

·160s ctrlActive Control

Bantamweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.69

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.79

TD Accuracy35%

18UFC landed/51attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.80

2UFC wins/19attempted

Defense

Leaky TD Def

TD Defense32%

19UFC defended/59opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

75%

Strong Finisher

div avg 46%

How They Lose

9UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 8

Submission2 / 8

Decision2 / 8

KD → Finish

2/2Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 9

Submission3 / 9

Decision4 / 9

Loss Pattern

Mixed

4 early · 1 late · 4 dec across 9 losses

Fast and versatile. 5 of 6 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

W1 dec

2.8pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

1SD

0MD

17%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 7 less in second half of career

17 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=17

R2n=12

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

4.5

5.3

3.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.0

3.3

Diff

-0.5

+2.0

+0.6

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Absorbed+21%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Smolka — 17 UFC Fights

Result

Method

17 fights

Davey Grant

KO/TKO R3 · 0:49May '22

-10

·71 SS (51%)·81 abs·0/3 td·35s ctrl·1 kd taken

Vince Morales

KO/TKO R1 · 2:02Dec '21

-4

·23 SS (72%)·27 abs·1 kd taken

Jose Quinonez

KO/TKO R2 · 2:15Dec '20

+16

·59 SS (51%)·43 abs·3/4 td·2 td taken·69s ctrl

Casey Kenney

SUB R1 · 3:03May '20

-14

·18 SS (42%)·32 abs·0/1 td

Ryan MacDonald

KO/TKO R1 · 4:43Sep '19

+29

·59 SS (51%)·30 abs·9s ctrl·1 kd landed

Matt Schnell

SUB R1 · 3:18Mar '19

-1

·13 SS (54%)·14 abs·1 td taken·78s ctrl

Sumudaerji

SUB R2 · 2:07Nov '18

+14

·32 SS (52%)·18 abs·2/5 td·359s ctrl·1 sub att

Matheus Nicolau

U-DEC R3Dec '17

-38

·49 SS (31%)·87 abs·0/1 td·3 td taken·3 kd taken

Tim Elliott

U-DEC R3Apr '17

-16

·41 SS (42%)·57 abs·1/4 td·12 td taken·160s ctrl·2 sub att

Ray Borg

U-DEC R3Dec '16

-11

·10 SS (23%)·21 abs·0/1 td·4 td taken·45s ctrl·1 sub att

All Fighters

Bantamweight

“Da Last Samurai”

Louis Smolka

17-917 UFC

Form

5'9"ht·68"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age

Last fightLDavey Grant·KO/TKO·3yr ago

Fighter Context

8–9UFC·

4KO

2Sub

2Dec

9.4min/fight

160UFC min

vs. Winning Record5–4

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.56

63%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.197

53%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

41%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

43%

26%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Smolka

Bantamweight avg

Ground & PoundBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.67

Str. Accuracy47%

747UFC landed/1,575attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.4 vs avg4.11

Str. Defense53%

KD Rate / Fight0.12

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.35

CQ KO Power

Below Avg10%ile0.27

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

67%

Body

26%

Leg

By Position

Dist61%

Clinch11%

Ground28%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=17	R2 n=12	R3 n=8
Landed	20	24	15
Absorbed	22	15	13
Net	-2	+9	+2

Grappling

Smolka

Bantamweight avg

Sub Hunter

160s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.69

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.79

TD Accuracy35%

18UFC landed/51attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.80

2UFC wins/19attempted

Defense

Leaky TD Def

TD Defense32%

19UFC defended/59opp. attempts

Sub Defense3 loss / 20 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

75%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

4KO/TKO

2Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

3Sub

4Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—more needed

W1 dec

2.8pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

1SD

0MD

17%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=17

R2n=12

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

4.5

5.3

3.9

Absorbedsig strikes / min

5.0

3.3

Diff

-0.5

+2.0

+0.6

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Smolka — UFC Fight Log

Davey Grant

KO/TKO·R3·May '22

71 SS (51%)·81 abs·0/3 td·35s ctrl·1 kd taken

Vince Morales

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '21

23 SS (72%)·27 abs·1 kd taken

Jose Quinonez

KO/TKO·R2·Dec '20

59 SS (51%)·43 abs·3/4 td·2 td taken·69s ctrl

Casey Kenney

SUB·R1·May '20

18 SS (42%)·32 abs·0/1 td

Ryan MacDonald

KO/TKO·R1·Sep '19

59 SS (51%)·30 abs·9s ctrl·1 kd

Matt Schnell

SUB·R1·Mar '19

13 SS (54%)·14 abs·1 td taken·78s ctrl

Sumudaerji

SUB·R2·Nov '18

32 SS (52%)·18 abs·2/5 td·359s ctrl·1 sub

Matheus Nicolau

U-DEC·R3·Dec '17

49 SS (31%)·87 abs·0/1 td·3 td taken·3 kd taken

Round 117 rounds

Round 212 rounds

Round 38 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-2

n=17

n=12

n=8

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-2