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UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
Ludovit Klein
Ludovit Klein
17-4 · SVK
VS
Devonte Smith
Devonte Smith
11-3 · USA
March 5, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Ludovit Klein def. Devonte Smith by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Klein19/260/001:46
Smith17/290/000:00
R2
Klein12/260/002:46
Smith16/280/200:14
R3
Klein29/430/202:07
Smith20/410/100:00
Total
Klein60/950/206:39
Smith53/980/300:14

Scorecards

Klein vs Smith

RdDouglas CrosbySal D'AmatoTony WeeksCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-99-109.8-9.2
R39-1010-99-109.6-9.4
Total29-2830-2728-2929.4-27.6

Media (17 cards) · avg 29.127.9 · 17 Klein · 0 Smith

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Klein-Smith.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
KleinWin probabilitySmith
51.5%48.5%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
19%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Klein, blue toward Smith. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Klein52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%25%20%
Submission14%26%8%
Decision25%49%14%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes35 (1448)act 60
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.9)act 0
Smith48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%37%34%
Submission5%12%4%
Decision25%51%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (1652)act 53
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Combined totals~74 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R214%
R36%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Klein
46.2%+114
Smith
-11452.6%
Most takedownstie 41.6%
Klein
35.7%-157
Smith
+15722.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Klein
Expected: 35.1
35
Over 35
39.2%
+152
Exactly 35
1.4%
push
Under 35
59.4%
-152
04488
Smith
Expected: 38.5
38.5
Over 38.5
39.7%
+152
Under 38.5
60.3%
-152
04997
Takedowns — over/under
Klein
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
28.0%
+200
Exactly 1
16.0%
push
Under 1
56.0%
-200
035
Smith
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
32.2%
+211
Under 0.5
67.8%
-211
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.0 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Klein51.5%42.8%+8.7+122
Smith48.5%57.2%−8.7-151
By method
Klein by KO/TKO15.9%20.0%−4.1+311
Klein by submission9.9%7.6%+2.3+983
Klein by decision25.8%13.7%+12.1+498
Smith by KO/TKO14.9%34.2%−19.3+140
Smith by submission9.3%4.3%+5.0+1794
Smith by decision24.2%20.1%+4.1+309
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds69.6%56.5%+13.1-153
Over 2.5 rds55.4%42.1%+13.3+122
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision50.0%36.0%+14.0+161

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
58.1Striking68.5
Smith +10.4
44.6Grappling56.2
Smith +11.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
KleinSmith
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1524
Pound-for-pound
1531
1543
Divisional
1519
1505
Striking offense
1518
1502
Striking defense
1497
1494
Grappling offense
1494
1498
Grappling defense
1509
Physical
27 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'7"
Height
5'9"
72"
Reach
76"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.35
Strikes landed / min
4.33
52%
Strike accuracy
50%
4.58
Strikes absorbed / min
3.62
46%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.10
Takedowns / 15 min
0.59
44%
Takedown accuracy
100%
50%
Takedown defense
75%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
33%
UFC win rate
60%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
33%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
154
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Ludovit Klein
  • LNate LandwehrSUB R3
    Close -3825mo before
  • LMichael TrizanoU-DEC R3
    Close -25610mo before
  • WShane YoungKO/TKO R1
    Close -1291y 5mo before
Devonte Smith
  • LJamie MullarkeyKO/TKO R2
    Close -1585mo before
  • WJustin JaynesKO/TKO R2
    Close -3501y 1mo before
  • LKhama WorthyKO/TKO R1
    Close -10002y 7mo before
  • WDong Hyun MaKO/TKO R1
    Close -2703y 1mo before
  • WJulian ErosaKO/TKO R1
    Close -2303y 4mo before
Klein — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 2 losses
W
47% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
6% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
16win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (44%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
8 (50%)Submission(50%) 1
1 (6%)Decision(0%) 0
Smith — win / loss by method
Record: 11-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
10 wins, 3 losses
W
91% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
9% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (100%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Klein
Smith
3
UFC fights
5
28.6 min · 9.5 avg
Octagon time
25.4 min · 5.1 avg
11y 7m
Career length
10y 10m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Klein
Smith
35W–9L · 79.5%
Overall
82W–29L · 73.9%
13W–4L · 76.5%
Wins
54W–19L · 74.0%
22W–5L · 81.5%
Losses
28W–10L · 73.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Klein
Smith
123W–56L · 68.7%
Overall
38W–12L · 76.0%
117W–54L · 68.4%
Wins
36W–12L · 75.0%
6W–2L · 75.0%
Losses
2W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Klein
Smith
4.70
Landed / min
4.40
51.4%
Accuracy
47.3%
49.0%
Defense
58.9%
0.52
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.18
67.6%
Time at distance
77.0%
Grappling & control
Klein
Smith
2.10
Takedowns / 15 min
0.59
44.4%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
50.0%
Takedown defense
75.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.59
51.8%
Control share
76.0%
Strike target map
Klein
  • Head51%(49)div 63%
  • Body38%(36)div 20%
  • Legs11%(11)div 17%
Smith
  • Head68%(75)div 63%
  • Body11%(12)div 20%
  • Legs21%(23)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Ludovit Klein
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Devonte Smith
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.