Piersma vs Smyth

Who won Piersma vs Smyth?

Devin Smyth beat Jonathan Piersma by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of LFA 167, on Friday 15th September 2023 at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Piersma vs Smyth stats

Jonathan Piersma stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Devin Smyth made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Jonathan Piersma's LFA record stood at 0-1-0, while Devin Smyth's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Piersma had a slight advantage in power over Smyth, with a 17% knock out percentage over Smyth's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Piersma had an advantage over Smyth, with a 67% submission rate over Smyth's 56%.

Jonathan Piersma was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Piersma had a height advantage of 1 inch over Smyth.

Piersma was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 years and 7 months later than Smyth, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 18 to Smyth's 28.

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What were the odds on Piersma vs Smyth?

Jonathan Piersma was a 1/5 (-530) favourite going into the contest, while Devin Smyth made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+370) with oddsmakers.