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Khama Worthy vs.
Devonte Smith

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

2-3-0 Khama Worthy · UFC
3-3-0 Devonte Smith · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-3-0
UFC record
3-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39
AgeΔ 6 yrs
33
5'11"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
74"
ReachΔ 2"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
57.4
Layoff (months)Δ 4.3 mo
53.1
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW
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.
Khama Worthy carries real power — 0.67 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Khama Worthy rarely shoots — 0.00 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.

Khama Worthy

Full career not yet synced for Khama Worthy — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

934.18/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
1634.04/min · norm 3.42
994.45/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
1523.76/min · norm 3.37
48.4%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
51.6%norm 43.5%
46.5%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
48.8%norm 56.3%
10.67/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.74/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Khama Worthy

Distance 94.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 1.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 8.0%)

Devonte Smith

Distance 80.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Khama Worthy

Head 60.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 23.4% (norm 7.9%)

Devonte Smith

Head 73.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Worthy L/AAccLightweight med Smith L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 86 / 181 47.5% 37.9% 117 / 255 45.9% 37.9%
In the clinch 1 / 3 too few to rate 67.3% 30 / 38 78.9% 67.3%
On the ground 6 / 8 too few to rate 69.1% 16 / 23 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 37 / 117 31.6% 35.0% 94 / 231 40.7% 35.0%
To the body 22 / 30 73.3% 69.1% 37 / 50 74.0% 69.1%
To the legs 34 / 45 75.6% 81.9% 32 / 35 91.4% 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 Worthy L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Smith L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 73 / 150 48.7% 38.9% 109 / 235 46.4% 38.9%
In the clinch 8 / 12 too few to rate 68.6% 33 / 45 73.3% 68.6%
On the ground 18 / 23 too few to rate 68.0% 10 / 17 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 66 / 143 46.2% 35.1% 63 / 180 35.0% 35.1%
To the body 13 / 16 too few to rate 68.1% 53 / 71 74.6% 68.1%
To the legs 20 / 26 76.9% 81.5% 36 / 46 78.3% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
125.0% acc · 0.37/15 · norm 1.38
457.1% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
583.3% def · norm 64.0%
0:483.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
3:278.5% of cage time · norm 19.5%
4:283:00 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
7:402:50 per 15 · norm 2:46
10.67/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
10.37/15 · norm 0.49

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

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