UFC UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal Final

Devonte Smith vs Ludovit Klein

Devonte Smith
United States

Devonte Smith

“King Kage”

11-4

VS
Ludovit Klein
Slovakia

Ludovit Klein

“Mr. Highlight”

24-6-1

Winner

Winner

Ludovit Klein

Decision - Split · Round 3 — 5:00

5 March 2022 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Ludovit Klein beat Devonte Smith by split decision after three rounds.
  • Ludovit Klein landed 80 of 117 total strikes and 0 of 2 takedowns, with 6:39 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 28-29, 29-28, 27-30.

Tale of the tape

Devonte SmithLudovit Klein
11-4Record24-6-1
28Age on fight night27
5′9″ (175 cm)Height5′7″ (170 cm)
76″ (193 cm)Reach72.5″ (184 cm)
155 lb (70.3 kg)Weight155 lb (70.3 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
Factory XTeamSpartakus Fight Gym
Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesFromNove Zamky, Slovakia

Fight statistics

80of 125 · 64%Total strikes landed80of 117 · 68%
32of 71Head strikes33of 66
36of 41Body strikes34of 37
12of 13Leg strikes13of 14
0:14Control time6:39

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Devonte SmithRoundLudovit Klein
22/34strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR122/30strikes0/0TD0KD1:46control
32/44strikes0/2TD0KD0:14controlR224/38strikes0/0TD0KD2:46control
26/47strikes0/1TD0KD0:00controlR334/49strikes0/2TD0KD2:07control

Judges’ scorecards

Doug Crosby

9R1109R21010R39

28total29

Tony Weeks

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Sal D'amato

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Form going into the fight

Devonte Smith

  1. LJamie MullarkeyKO/TKO R2 2:512021
  2. WJustin JaynesTKO - doctor's stoppage R2 3:382021
  3. LKhama WorthyKO/TKO R1 4:152019
  4. WDong Hyun MaKO/TKO R1 3:532019
  5. WJulian ErosaKO/TKO R1 0:462018

Ludovit Klein

  1. LNate Landwehrsubmission R3 2:222021
  2. LMichael Trizanounanimous decision2021
  3. WShane YoungKO/TKO R1 1:162020

Also on this card

Jorge Masvidal vs Colby Covingtonunanimous decisionRafael Dos Anjos vs Renato Moicanounanimous decisionEdson Barboza vs Bryce Mitchellunanimous decisionAlex Oliveira vs Kevin HollandKO/TKO R2 0:38Greg Hardy vs Serghei SpivacKO/TKO R1 2:16

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