Klein vs Smith

Who won Klein vs Smith?

Ludovit Klein beat Devonte Smith by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 272, on Saturday 5th March 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ludovit Klein.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Klein vs Smith stats

Ludovit Klein stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Devonte Smith made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Ludovit Klein's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Ludovit Klein's UFC record stood at 7-2-1, while Devonte Smith's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Smith had a massive power advantage over Klein, boasting a 91% knock out percentage over Klein's 47%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Klein had a massive advantage over Smith, boasting a 47% submission rate over Smith's 9%.

Ludovit Klein was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 2 inches over Klein. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Klein was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 months earlier than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, 56 to Smith's 27.

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Klein's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Klein vs Smith?

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