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.
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
Ludovit Klein
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 1 |
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
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%)
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/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Klein L/A | Acc | Lightweight 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/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Klein L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight 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% |
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 — Klein has more cage time on record.