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Devonte Smith vs.
Ludovit Klein

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

3-3-0 Devonte Smith · UFC
8-4-1 Ludovit Klein · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

3-3-0
UFC record
8-4-1
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
33
AgeΔ 1.5 yrs
31.5
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'7"
76"
ReachΔ 4"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
53.1
Layoff (months)Δ 52.9 mo
0.2
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW
The read

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.

Devonte Smith carries real power — 0.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Ludovit Klein carries real power — 0.46 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Devonte Smith rarely shoots — 0.37 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Level of competition

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

Ludovit Klein

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 84
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 161

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1634.04/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
6223.83/min · norm 3.42
1523.76/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
5803.57/min · norm 3.37
51.6%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
53.5%norm 43.5%
48.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
53.5%norm 56.3%
20.74/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
50.46/15 · norm 0.25

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%)

Ludovit Klein

Distance 85.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.0% (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%)

Ludovit Klein

Head 72.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 21.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.5% (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/AAccLightweight med Klein L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 117 / 255 45.9% 37.9% 503 / 988 50.9% 37.9%
In the clinch 30 / 38 78.9% 67.3% 63 / 81 77.8% 67.3%
On the ground 16 / 23 too few to rate 69.1% 56 / 93 60.2% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 94 / 231 40.7% 35.0% 364 / 840 43.3% 35.0%
To the body 37 / 50 74.0% 69.1% 188 / 246 76.4% 69.1%
To the legs 32 / 35 91.4% 81.9% 70 / 76 92.1% 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/AOpp accLightweight med vs Klein L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 109 / 235 46.4% 38.9% 420 / 1035 40.6% 38.9%
In the clinch 33 / 45 73.3% 68.6% 101 / 136 74.3% 68.6%
On the ground 10 / 17 too few to rate 68.0% 59 / 76 77.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 63 / 180 35.0% 35.1% 320 / 907 35.3% 35.1%
To the body 53 / 71 74.6% 68.1% 155 / 219 70.8% 68.1%
To the legs 36 / 46 78.3% 81.5% 105 / 121 86.8% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

125.0% acc · 0.37/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
1450.0% acc · 1.29/15 · norm 1.38
583.3% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
3676.6% def · norm 64.0%
3:278.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
39:3124.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
7:402:50 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
26:262:26 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.37/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Klein has more cage time on record.

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