Gilbert Smith
Inactive Provisional · age 44 · Southpaw ·
5'9" 175 cm ·
185 lb 84 kg
At a glance
- UFC veteran since 2013
Elo rating
1499
Global Elo 1525 ±20
Rank
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UFC record
0-1-0
KO 0 · Sub 0 · Dec 0
Streak
-1
Δ90d +58 · Δ1y +58
Last fight
Apr 13, 2013
Loss by Submission · R3
UFC debut the one fight we've seen
Lost by submission · Round 3
Debut opponent
Robert McDaniel 1500
Elo at fight time
The model gave Smith a 50% pre-fight chance against this opponent. It went the other way.
Debut performance
1.1
Strikes landed / min
41%
Striking accuracy
35%
Striking defense
4.5m
Control / 15 min
This rating is provisional — built from a single UFC fight, so its uncertainty band is wide (σ ≈ 20). It will sharpen with every bout, and can move a lot early on. How the model handles thin samples →
Career at a glance
Octagon time
13m
Avg fight time
12:49
Since last fight
13y 4mo
Division-adjusted profile
each axis = percentile in own divisionThe size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.
Honest Elo history
1 fights · tap & dragLast fights
Elo-based expectation · not betting advice| Date | Opponent | Result | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2013 | Robert McDaniel | L | -33 |
Performance
Fighter vs division avg
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Top 5 · middleweight
Strikes Landed per Minute
- 1Marco Tulio7.07
- 2Djorden Santos6.97
- 3Gilbert Urbina6.68
- 4Jackson Mcvey6.51
- 5Ozzy Diaz6.36
SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Top 5 · middleweight
Striking Accuracy
- 1Jackson Mcvey69%
- 2Ryan Loder69%
- 3Shara Magomedov63%
- 4Bo Nickal62%
- 5Ikram Aliskerov61%
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
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Top 5 · middleweight
Lowest Strikes Absorbed
- 1Ismail Naurdiev1.75
- 2Donte Johnson1.82
- 3Cam Rowston1.98
- 4Bo Nickal2.00
- 5Cesar Almeida2.32
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
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Top 5 · middleweight
Striking Defense
- 1Ismail Naurdiev65%
- 2Donte Johnson63%
- 3Ozzy Diaz63%
- 4Sean Strickland61%
- 5Michal Oleksiejczuk60%
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
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Top 5 · middleweight
Takedowns per 15 Minutes
- 1Anthony Hernandez5.91
- 2Jacob Malkoun5.39
- 3Khamzat Chimaev5.32
- 4Andre Muniz4.22
- 5Ikram Aliskerov3.66
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
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Top 5 · middleweight
Takedown Accuracy
- 1Ateba Gautier100%
- 2Donte Johnson100%
- 3Robert Bryczek100%
- 4Nursulton Ruziboev80%
- 5Ikram Aliskerov77%
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
Top 5 · middleweight
Takedown Defense
- 1Ateba Gautier100%
- 2Ikram Aliskerov100%
- 3Bo Nickal100%
- 4Cam Rowston100%
- 5Baisangur Susurkaev100%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Top 5 · middleweight
Submission Attempts per 15 Min
- 1Julian Marquez2.67
- 2Robert Valentin2.54
- 3Anthony Hernandez1.64
- 4Kyle Daukaus1.53
- 5Gerald Meerschaert1.49
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
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Top 5 · middleweight
Control Time per 15 Minutes
- 1Khamzat Chimaev8.48
- 2Anthony Hernandez7.85
- 3Cam Rowston7.18
- 4Jacob Malkoun7.11
- 5Ryan Loder6.78
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
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Top 5 · middleweight
Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
- 1Ateba Gautier3.27
- 2Gilbert Urbina2.04
- 3Abdul Razak Alhassan1.53
- 4Azamat Bekoev1.49
- 5Marco Tulio1.30
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg
Finishes
How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.0%
0 / 0
Finish rate
KO
0
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SUB
0
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DEC
0
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Striking profile
Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 14 landed total · career
Targets head · body · leg
43% Head
- Head 43%
- Body 43%
- Leg 14%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
86% Distance
- Distance 86%
- Clinch 14%
- Ground 0%
Strength of schedule in UFC
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1500
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 0 UFC wins
Toughest win
The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
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Expected wins
How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
0.5
−0.5 wins below what this schedule implies
Career at a glance
Octagon time
13m
Avg fight time
12:49
Since last fight
13y 4mo
Top middleweight
See full rankings → Source
Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from
Gilbert Smith on UFCStats →.
Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo —
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