Jacobe Smith vs Bruce Whitehead

DateOct 3, 2026

DivisionWelterweight

StatusScheduled

VenueDelta Center

BroadcastNetwork TBD

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, October 3, 2026.

US East (ET): Sat 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sun 2:00 AM
Central Europe: Sun 3:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 12:00 PM
Your time

Jacobe SmithCobe |12-0-0Jacobe Smith vs Bruce WhiteheadBruce WhiteheadThe Goose |8-2-0

Jacobe SmithCobe12-0-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

12-0-0Record8-2-0

30Age29

5'10"Height5'10"

72"Reach73"

170 lbsWeight171 lbs

WelterweightWeight ClassWelterweight

Bruce WhiteheadThe Goose8-2-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Jacobe Smith owns a 118-point Elo edge (good). Tracked UFC stat edges are limited for this matchup. 2 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Jacobe Smith and Bruce Whitehead across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Jacobe SmithBruce Whitehead

Recent form

Jacobe SmithW W W W W · +90 Elo last 5

WWWWW

Bruce WhiteheadW W L W W · +53 Elo last 5

WWLWW

Elo edge

Jacobe Smith1733+19 last move

Bruce Whitehead1615+30 last move

Fight intelligence

Model forecast and your pick

Inspect the model’s probability and Elo baseline, then make your own call before the card starts.

Combat Edge Model

Fight forecast

Frozen pre-fight · v0.7-2026-08-28

75%Jacobe Smith25%Bruce Whitehead

Model favoriteJacobe Smith

Elo baseline66% for Jacobe Smith

Matchup adjustment+9 pts vs Elo

Win probability computed before the fight from point-in-time Elo, records, and matchup data. The baseline shows what Elo alone expected; the adjustment is not a certainty. Analytics, not betting advice.

See all predictions →Back Jacobe SmithStake

Forecast context

What separates the fighters

Model + Elo agree

Jacobe Smith leads the full model at 75%. Elo agrees, and the complete matchup model strengthens that lean by 9 points.

Current Elo ratings1733 · 1615Jacobe Smith leads by 118 rating points.

Recent opponent quality1528 · 1509Jacobe Smith faced the stronger recent schedule (10 vs 10 sampled fights).

Elo record depth12 · 10 fightsJacobe Smith has the deeper counted Elo history.

Largest tracked stat edgesNot enough comparable dataNo advantage is inferred when the underlying records are incomplete.

Stat advantages

Jacobe SmithvsBruce Whitehead

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Jacobe SmithKO/TKO leads 75% of wins

Bruce Whiteheadsubmission leads 38% of wins

Common opponents

Jared McLoughlinJacobe Smith: win · KO (Punches) · Feb 23, 2024Bruce Whitehead: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Nov 9, 2025

Jared McLoughlinJacobe Smith: win · KO (Punches) · Feb 23, 2024Bruce Whitehead: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Dec 15, 2024

Tale of the tape

Jacobe SmithBruce Whitehead

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

6.89Sig. strikes landed per minNot available

UFC welterweight average : 3.68

68Sig. strike accuracyNot available

UFC welterweight average : 46%

2.78Sig. strikes absorbed per minNot available

UFC welterweight average : 3.83

48Sig. strike defenseNot available

UFC welterweight average : 53%

7.78Takedown averageNot available

UFC welterweight average : 1.33

0Takedown accuracyNot available

UFC welterweight average : 30%

100Takedown defenseNot available

UFC welterweight average : 59%

0.71Submission averageNot available

UFC welterweight average : 0.54

9Wins by knockout2

1Wins by submission3

2Wins by decision3

0Losses by knockout1

0Losses by submission1

0Losses by decision0

Jacobe Smith vs Bruce Whitehead is a scheduled Welterweight fight on UFC 332 : SILVA VS WANG. Jacobe Smith enters with a 12-0-0 record and Bruce Whitehead enters with a 8-2-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.