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UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. BradySnapshot captured Oct 30, 20263 roundsmodel v2.5

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Cage Metrics prediction

Our model’s read on this fight, captured before the event.

A rising prospect takes on a gatekeeper.

  • Prospect vs gatekeeper

    Rising prospect Elijah Smith meets gatekeeper Davey Grant.

  • Significant cardio edge: Davey Grant

    Davey Grant keeps the better pace late in fights.

  • Both on the rise

    Davey Grant and Elijah Smith are both climbing.

  • Tougher recent opposition: Davey Grant

    Davey Grant has faced tougher opponents lately, including Daniel Marcos and Da'Mon Blackshear.

Career progression
  • Win
  • Loss
  • Draw / no contest

Cage Rating · going into each UFC fight

CM P4P rank · #1 at the top

Davey Grant

KickerMid
Ht 5'8" (173 cm)Reach 69" (175 cm)Orthodox

Record

9-7-0

Age

40

Last 5

3-2

Finish Rate

18.8%

Dominance Score51.3 / 100
Strength Score44.9(Below Average)
Action Score65.9(Action-Packed)
Win Rate56.3%
Sig Strikes Diff+18 / fight
Finish Rate18.8%
Hype Score13.9 / 100(2 PPVs)

Elijah Smith

ProspectGrapplerMid
Ht 5'9" (175 cm)Reach 71" (180 cm)Orthodox

Record

3-0-0

Age

24

Last 5

3-0

Finish Rate

33.3%

Dominance Score59.0 / 100
Strength Score51.9(Average)
Action Score54.7(Moderate)
Win Rate100.0%
Sig Strikes Diff+17 / fight
Finish Rate33.3%
Hype Score15.9 / 100

Predicted Winner

Elijah Smith

74.0%

medium confidence

over Davey Grant (26.0%)

Key Factors

Grant

  • •Significant cardio advantage
  • •2-2 vs Grapplers
  • •1 upset win from 1 underdog bout (beating-the-odds bonus applied)

Underdog Bouts

OpponentDatePred%Result
Ramon TaverasDec 2432.5%W

Smith

  • •Dominant form advantage
  • •Moderate physical advantage
  • •3-fight win streak (2 by finish)
  • •16 years younger (24 vs 40)

Adjustments Applied

  • Elijah Smith: limited fight data (65% reliability)
Category Advantages

Davey Grant (positive) vs Elijah Smith (negative)

StrikingSmith +1.6

slight — Elijah Smith KD differential: +0.33/fight; Davey Grant expected 31 vs Elijah Smith's 14 sig strikes

GrapplingSmith +1.6

slight — Davey Grant TD differential: -0.2/fight; Elijah Smith controls opponents +48s/fight; Elijah Smith averages 0.7 sub attempts/fight

CardioGrant +4.8

significant — Davey Grant increases output R1→R3 (+21%)

FormSmith +9.9

dominant — Elijah Smith has 83% win rate (SoS-adj); Elijah Smith on better recent form (3-0 L5); Davey Grant is 40 (16 years older)

PhysicalSmith +3.5

moderate — Elijah Smith has 5cm reach advantage; Davey Grant is 40 (potential age decline)

Last 5 Fights

How tough the opponents were, and how each fighter did against them

Davey Grant

Opposition

48.1Averageavg opponent strength

Performance

50.7Average Recent

Record: 3W-2L · Adj WR: 51.1%

Avg Bout Quality: 52.8

Elijah Smith

Opposition

42.4Softavg opponent strength

Performance

66.7Strong Recent

Record: 3W-0L · Adj WR: 100.0%

Avg Bout Quality: 46.5

Recent Opponents (Last 5)

Davey Grant

MidUnderstandable Lossdom: 42.9
MidUnimpressive Windom: 48.8
LowStandard Windom: 51.0
LowUnlucky Lossdom: 54.2

Elijah Smith

MidGood Windom: 56.4
MidImpressive Windom: 42.2
LowUnimpressive Windom: 33.2
Category Breakdown

Per-metric comparison across all scoring categories

StrikingSmith +1.6

MetricDavey GrantElijah Smith
Sig Strikes Diff/Fight18.416.7
Striking Accuracy52.4%54.7%
Striking Defense55.5%53.5%
KD Diff/Fight0.00.3
Avg Knockdowns0.30.3
GrapplingSmith +1.6

MetricDavey GrantElijah Smith
TD Diff/Fight-0.3-1.3
Takedown Accuracy40.0%75.0%
Takedown Defense63.4%46.2%
Ctrl Time Diff/Fight-0:160:48
Avg Sub Attempts0.10.7
CardioGrant +4.8

MetricDavey GrantElijah Smith
R1 Avg Sig Strikes20.119.7
R3 Avg Sig Strikes24.320.0
Output Change R1→R3+21.0%+1.7%
FormSmith +9.9

MetricDavey GrantElijah Smith
Win Rate56.3%100.0%
Recent Record (L5)3W-2L3W-0L
Age4024
Physical & SoSSmith +3.5

MetricDavey GrantElijah Smith
Age4024
Height173 cm175 cm
Reach175 cm180 cm
StanceOrthodoxOrthodox
SoS Score44.951.9
Avg Opp Strength48.646.9
Method Probability
KO/TKO20.2%
Grant: 5.3%Smith: 14.9%
Submission14.8%
Grant: 1.6%Smith: 13.2%
Decision65.0%
Grant: 16.9%Smith: 48.1%

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