Devonte Smith vs.
Dong Hyun Ma
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Devonte Smith
Full career not yet synced for Devonte Smith — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Dong Hyun Ma
Full career not yet synced for Dong Hyun Ma — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Devonte Smith
Distance 80.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 8.0%)
Dong Hyun Ma
Distance 86.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Devonte Smith
Head 73.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 7.9%)
Dong Hyun Ma
Head 81.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Smith L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Ma L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 117 / 255 | 45.9% | 37.9% | 185 / 488 | 37.9% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 38 | 78.9% | 67.3% | 32 / 52 | 61.5% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 16 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 18 / 27 | 66.7% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 94 / 231 | 40.7% | 35.0% | 162 / 461 | 35.1% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 37 / 50 | 74.0% | 69.1% | 32 / 57 | 56.1% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 32 / 35 | 91.4% | 81.9% | 41 / 49 | 83.7% | 81.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Smith L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Ma L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 109 / 235 | 46.4% | 38.9% | 237 / 589 | 40.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 45 | 73.3% | 68.6% | 45 / 67 | 67.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 10 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 57 / 92 | 62.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 63 / 180 | 35.0% | 35.1% | 241 / 606 | 39.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 53 / 71 | 74.6% | 68.1% | 63 / 89 | 70.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 36 / 46 | 78.3% | 81.5% | 35 / 53 | 66.0% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ma has more cage time on record.