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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Devonte Smith won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1419
Elo1379

Devonte SmithvsDong Hyun MaUFC Prediction Result

UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva · Saturday, February 9, 2019Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Official fight result

Devonte Smith won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:53

Model Prediction: Devonte Smith wins(52.0%)

Actual result: Devonte Smith wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Devonte Smith at -270 American odds

+$37 profit

$137 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Devonte Smith enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Devonte Smith is a KO finisher (100% of wins). Dong Hyun Ma has lost 80% of fights by KO.
  • Devonte Smith has 52pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Devonte Smith has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Devonte Smith
Red Corner
VS
Dong Hyun Ma
Blue Corner
-270
(73%)
Vegas Odds
+230
(30%)
1419
Elo
1379
33
Age
37
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'11"
193.04 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Devonte SmithL3 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Julian Erosa · Nov 18
L
KOvs Khama Worthy · Aug 19
L
KOvs Jamie Mullarkey · Oct 21
L
vs Ludovit Klein · Mar 22
latest
Dong Hyun MaL2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Brendan O'Reilly · Dec 16
W
KOvs Takanori Gomi · Sep 17
W
vs Damien Brown · Feb 18
L
KOvs Scott Holtzman · Aug 19
L
DECvs Omar Antonio Morales Ferrer · Dec 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Devonte SmithMetricDong Hyun Ma
4.55
Strikes / min
2.84
3.91
Strikes absorbed / min
4.10
49%
Strike defense
54%
0.35
TDs / 15 min
1.27
85%
Takedown defense
33%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.64Δ 1.90 — meaningful gap-1.26

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1519 vs 1517Strikes13.0 vs 40.6Takedowns0.0 vs 1.2Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form1.0 vs 0.7
Devonte SmithDong Hyun Ma

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Devonte Smith(5 fights)Dong Hyun Ma(8 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +39.9|Blue -39.9
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red -1.9|Blue +1.9
Grappler Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Layoff
Red -273.0|Blue +273.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Devonte SmithTargetDong Hyun Ma

By target zone

14
41% acc · 74%
Head
0
0% acc
1
25% acc · 5%
Body
0
0% acc
4
80% acc · 21%
Leg
1
25% acc · 100%

By position

15
39% acc · 79%
Distance
1
11% acc · 100%
0
Clinch
0
4
80% acc · 21%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Devonte Smith rounds
0
even
0
Dong Hyun Ma rounds
Round 1Devonte Smith edged it
Sig. strikes19
Takedowns0
Control0:02
Knockdowns1
1Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
19 / 43
Sig Strikes
1 / 9
44%
Sig Str %
11%
19 / 43
Total Strikes
1 / 9
0 / 0
TDs
0 / 0
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:02
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Dong Hyun Ma1 / 91 / 90 / 00
1Devonte Smith19 / 4319 / 430 / 00

Devonte Smith

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights5

Dong Hyun Ma

StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights8