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UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva
Devonte Smith
Devonte Smith
9-1 · USA
VS
Dong Hyun Ma
Dong Hyun Ma
16-8-3 · KOR
February 9, 2019 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Devonte Smith def. Dong Hyun Ma by KO/TKO (Punch), R1 3:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:53
Smith19/430/010:02
Hyun Ma1/90/000:00
Total
Smith19/430/010:02
Hyun Ma1/90/000:00

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
SmithWin probabilityHyun Ma
75.0%25.0%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
14%
Decision
59%
Expected fight time: 11.2 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Smith75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%30%
Submission9%12%
Decision44%58%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (3068)act 19
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 0
Hyun Ma25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%17%
Submission5%20%
Decision16%63%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes38 (2149)act 1
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~90 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R211%
R37%
Distance59%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Smith
64.0%-184
Hyun Ma
+18434.9%
Most takedownstie 47.8%
Smith
21.4%+143
Hyun Ma
-14330.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
Smith
Expected: 52.3
52.5
Over 52.5
42.3%
+137
Under 52.5
57.7%
-137
066131
Hyun Ma
Expected: 37.9
38
Over 38
41.5%
+137
Exactly 38
1.7%
push
Under 38
56.7%
-137
04895
Takedowns — over/under
Smith
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
28.3%
+254
Under 0.5
71.7%
-254
035
Hyun Ma
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
37.2%
+169
Under 0.5
62.8%
-169
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 11.2 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
Smith75.0%70.7%+4.3-270
Hyun Ma25.0%29.3%−4.3+230

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
69.7Striking60.2
Smith +9.5
0.0Grappling42.6
Hyun Ma +42.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SmithHyun Ma
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1537
Pound-for-pound
1526
1537
Divisional
1540
1508
Striking offense
1501
1499
Striking defense
1495
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
25 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'11"
76"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
16.96
Strikes landed / min
3.77
68%
Strike accuracy
46%
5.22
Strikes absorbed / min
4.53
43%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.67
Takedown accuracy
60%
Takedown defense
33%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
60%
+1
Win/loss streak
+3
100%
Last-5 win rate
60%
100%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
364
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Devonte Smith
  • WJulian ErosaKO/TKO R1
    Close -2303mo before
Dong Hyun Ma
  • WDamien BrownS-DEC R3
    Close -1351y before
  • WTakanori GomiKO/TKO R1
    Close -3501y 5mo before
  • WBrendan O'ReillyU-DEC R3
    Close -1502y 2mo before
  • LMarco Polo ReyesKO/TKO R3
    Close -1052y 8mo before
  • LDominique SteeleKO/TKO R3
    Close +1103y 2mo before
Smith — win / loss by method
Record: 9-1-0

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
89% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
11% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Hyun Ma — win / loss by method
Record: 16-8-3

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
6 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 4 losses
W
25% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
13win6loss3draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (46%)Submission(33%) 2
2 (15%)Decision(67%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Smith
Hyun Ma
1
UFC fights
5
0.8 min · 0.8 avg
Octagon time
53.8 min · 10.8 avg
10y 10m
Career length
19y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Smith
Hyun Ma
22W–5L · 81.5%
Overall
80W–35L · 69.6%
22W–5L · 81.5%
Wins
56W–26L · 68.3%
0W–0L
Losses
24W–9L · 72.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Smith
Hyun Ma
38W–12L · 76.0%
Overall
109W–84L · 56.5%
36W–12L · 75.0%
Wins
49W–41L · 54.4%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
60W–43L · 58.3%
Distance striking
Smith
Hyun Ma
12.56
Landed / min
5.73
69.2%
Accuracy
42.1%
42.9%
Defense
58.8%
19.57
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.28
93.5%
Time at distance
49.9%
Grappling & control
Smith
Hyun Ma
0.00
Takedowns / 15 min
1.67
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
100.0%
Control share
53.0%
Strike target map
Smith
  • Head69%(9)div 63%
  • Body15%(2)div 20%
  • Legs15%(2)div 17%
Hyun Ma
  • Head70%(143)div 63%
  • Body14%(28)div 20%
  • Legs16%(32)div 17%

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

Devonte Smith
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Dong Hyun Ma
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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