Louis Smolka

🇺🇸 ︎

(1991-07-16)

Statistics

UFC Record: 8-9

By Method:

KO/TKO: 4-2
Submission: 2-3
Decision: 2-4

By Elo:

As Favorite: 7-5
As Underdog: 1-4

By Weight Class:

Flyweight: 5-4
Bantamweight: 3-4

By Round:

Round 1: 1-4
Round 2: 4-0
Round 3: 3-5

By Type:

Main Event: 1-0
Ranked Opponent: 0-4

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: W L W L L

Peak Elo: 2913 (2016-07-13)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2647 (#1268)

Bonuses: 3 (1 FOTN, 2 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 9m 24s

Total Fight Time: 2h 39m 48s

Avg Time Between Fights: 185 days

Avg Card Placement: 7.8

Peak Rankings:

#9 Flyweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2022-05-14
UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić

Davey Grant (36) 🇬🇧 ︎ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎
W W W L L • 4-5
Elo: 2730 (69%)

BANTAMWEIGHT
KO
R3
0:49

🇺🇸 ︎ Louis Smolka (30)
8-8 • L W L W L
Elo: 2588 (31%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2021-12-04
UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo

Vince Morales (31) 🇺🇸 ︎
L W L L W • 2-3
Elo: 2582 (30%)

BANTAMWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:02

🇺🇸 ︎ Louis Smolka (30)
8-7 • W L W L W
Elo: 2727 (70%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2020-12-05
UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori

Louis Smolka (29) 🇺🇸 ︎
L W L W L • 7-7
Elo: 2607 (40%)

BANTAMWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:15

🇲🇽 ︎ Jose Alberto Quinonez (30)
5-3 • W W L W L
Elo: 2678 (60%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2020-05-30
UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns

Casey Kenney (29) 🇺🇸 ︎
W W L • 2-1
Elo: 2896 (81%)

BANTAMWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:03

🇺🇸 ︎ Louis Smolka (28)
7-6 • W L W L L
Elo: 2646 (19%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2019-09-14
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje

Louis Smolka (28) 🇺🇸 ︎
L W L L L • 6-6
Elo: 2564 (59%)

BANTAMWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:43

🇺🇸 ︎ Ryan MacDonald (26)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2500 (41%)

Rogers Arena
Vancouver
Canada 🇨🇦 ︎

2019-03-09
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. dos Santos

Matt Schnell (29) 🇺🇸 ︎
L L W W • 2-2
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 2597 (37%)

BANTAMWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:18

🇺🇸 ︎ Louis Smolka (27)
6-5 • W L L L L
Elo: 2690 (63%)

Intrust Bank Arena
Wichita, Kansas
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2018-11-24
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2

Louis Smolka (27) 🇺🇸 ︎
L L L L W • 5-5
Elo: 2651 (80%)

BANTAMWEIGHT
SUB
R2
2:07

🇨🇳 ︎ Sumudaerji (22)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2405 (20%)

Cadillac Arena
Beijing
China 🇨🇳 ︎

2017-12-30
UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm

Matheus Nicolau (24) 🇧🇷 ︎
W W • 2-0
Elo: 2684 (63%)

FLYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Louis Smolka (26)
5-4 • L L L W W
Elo: 2594 (37%) • UFC rank: #13

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2017-04-15
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis

Tim Elliott (30) 🇺🇸 ︎
W L L L L • 2-5
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 2978 (89%)

FLYWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Louis Smolka (25)
5-3 • L L W W W
Elo: 2616 (11%) • UFC rank: #12

Sprint Center
Kansas City, Missouri
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2016-12-30
UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey

Ray Borg (23) 🇺🇸 ︎
L W W W L • 3-2
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 2671 (41%)

CATCHWEIGHT (129.5 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Louis Smolka (25)
5-2 • L W W W W
Elo: 2735 (59%) • UFC rank: #12

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2016-10-01
UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson

⭐ Brandon Moreno (22) 🇲🇽 ︎
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2548 (11%)

FLYWEIGHT
SUB
R1
2:23

🇺🇸 ︎ Louis Smolka (25)
5-1 • W W W W L
Elo: 2913 (89%) • UFC rank: #9

Moda Center
Portland, Oregon
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2016-07-13
UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker

⭐ Louis Smolka (24) 🇺🇸 ︎
W W W L W • 4-1
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2861 (74%)

FLYWEIGHT
TKO
R2
4:41

🇺🇸 ︎ 🇻🇳 ︎ Ben Nguyen (27)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2677 (26%)

Denny Sanford Premier Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2015-10-24
UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka

Louis Smolka (24) 🇺🇸 ︎
W W L W • 3-1
Elo: 2806 (73%)

FLYWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:09

🇮🇪 ︎ Paddy Holohan (27)
3-1 • W L W W
Elo: 2637 (27%)

3Arena
Dublin
Ireland 🇮🇪 ︎

2015-07-11
UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor

Louis Smolka (23) 🇺🇸 ︎
W L W • 2-1
Elo: 2710 (52%)

FLYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇮🇪 ︎ Neil Seery (35)
2-1 • L W W
Elo: 2698 (48%)

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2014-11-07
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping

⭐ Louis Smolka (23) 🇺🇸 ︎
L W • 1-1
Elo: 2646 (68%)

FLYWEIGHT
TKO
R3
0:18

🇦🇺 ︎ Richie Vaculik (31)
1-1 • L W
Elo: 2514 (32%)

Allphones Arena
Sydney
Australia 🇦🇺 ︎

2014-05-10
UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva

Chris Cariaso (32) 🇺🇸 ︎
W L L W W • 6-3
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2615 (37%)

FLYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Louis Smolka (22)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2706 (63%)

U.S. Bank Arena
Cincinnati, Ohio
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

2014-01-15
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou

Louis Smolka (22) 🇺🇸 ︎
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2610 (52%)

FLYWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇹🇷 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Alp Ozkilic (27)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2596 (48%)

The Arena at Gwinnett Center
Duluth, Georgia
United States 🇺🇸 ︎