Smullen vs Dias Result: Dias wins by SD · Bellator 239, Fri, Feb 21, 2020

BellatorBellator 239: Ruth vs. Amosov

Richie Smullen

3-1-1

KOSUBTKO

RESULT

Split Decision

ROUND 3 · 5:00

Lightweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Alberth DiasWIN

6-6-0

UDTKOUD

Friday, February 21, 2020WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, United States

Alberth Dias defeated Richie Smullen by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of Bellator 239: Ruth vs. Amosov, held Friday, February 21, 2020 at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Alberth Dias won the decision.

Judges' Scorecards

Ben Cartlidge

#	Smullen	Dias
1	9	10
2	10	9
3	9	10

Total2829

Douglas Crosby

#	Smullen	Dias
1
2
3

Total2928

Bryan Miner

#	Smullen	Dias
1	9	10
2	10	9
3	9	10

Total2829

Insights

Richie Smullen lands 3.44 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 92% of UFC fighters.
Richie Smullen's last two losses were both stopped early.

Style & credentials

Richie Smullen

No background on record

Camp · SBG Ireland · Ireland

Alberth Dias

No background on record

Camp · Killer Bees · Brazil

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

83%

Head

70%

Body

22%

Leg

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Richie Smullenlast 4 fights

35%21%44%

Alberth Diaslast 3 fights

57%23%20%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Richie Smullen· from fights outside the UFC Alberth Dias· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

3.343.03

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Richie Smullen · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersAlberth Dias · Below avg · better than 37% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.182.67

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Richie Smullen · Average · better than 57% of UFC fightersAlberth Dias · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

3.440.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Richie Smullen · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersAlberth Dias · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

39%33%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Richie Smullen · Average · better than 53% of UFC fightersAlberth Dias · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

0%46%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Richie Smullen · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersAlberth Dias · Below avg · better than 21% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.501.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Richie Smullen · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersAlberth Dias · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.34

Strikes landed / min

3.03

3.18

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.67

3.44 / 8.8

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.50 / 1.5

39%

Takedown accuracy

33%

Takedown defence

46%

3:00

Control time / fight

2:32

1.50

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.50

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Richie Smullen5 fights · by range and by target

Range

11%Distance · 30

46%Clinch · 131

43%Ground · 121

Target

83%Head · 85

9%Body · 9

9%Leg · 9

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Alberth Dias3 fights · by range and by target

Range

54%Distance · 84

33%Clinch · 51

13%Ground · 21

Target

70%Head · 73

22%Body · 23

9%Leg · 9

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Richie Smullen15 of 21 ended early · 71%6 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

1 early stoppage has no logged time

Alberth Dias5 of 12 ended early · 42%7 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

4 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Richie Smullen3-2

L
Zafar Mohsen
OKTAGON 90: FLEURY VS. ARAS · Jun 20, 2026
Knockout · R1 · 2:19 · Featherweight
L
Ivan Buchinger
OKTAGON 77: ENGIZEK vs. HUMBURGER · Oct 4, 2025
Submission · R3 · 1:40 · Lightweight
W
Vojto Barborík
OKTAGON 73: ECKERLIN VS. PUKAČ · Jun 28, 2025
TKO · R2 · 3:59 · 68 kg Catchweight
W
Jose Sanchez
BRAVE CF 89 · Oct 19, 2024
Submission · R1 · 4:01 · Lightweight
W
Marcos Junior
Cage Legacy 22 · May 17, 2024
TKO · R2 · 2:55 · Lightweight

Full record · 21 fights

W
Kirill Medvedovski
Cage Legacy 21 · Mar 24, 2024
TKO · R1 · 0:59 · Featherweight
W
Marcondes Bastos
Cage Legacy 20 · Feb 17, 2024
TKO · R1 · 4:14 · Featherweight
L
Timur Khizriev
Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero · Jun 16, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Piotr Niedzielski
Bellator 291: Amosov vs. Storley 2 · Feb 25, 2023
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00
W
Miroslav Dushnyuk
RFP 88: West Fight 32 · Feb 20, 2022
Submission · R2 · 1:08 · Lightweight
W
Igor Grytskiv
RFP 86: Lviv Open Cup 2021 · Oct 3, 2021
TKO · R2 · 3:05 · Featherweight
W
Maksim Sischuk
RFP 83: West Fight 31 · Jun 23, 2021
Submission · R1 · 4:47 · Featherweight
W
Harry Hardwick
Bellator Europe: Edwards vs. van Steenis · Sep 26, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
L
Alberth Dias
Bellator 239: Ruth vs. Amosov · Feb 21, 2020
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Sean Tobin
Bellator 228: Pitbull vs. Archuleta · Sep 28, 2019
Submission · R1 · 2:43 · Featherweight
W
Adam Gustab
Bellator 217: Gallagher vs. Graham · Feb 23, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
L
Luis Pena
The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya · Jul 6, 2018
Submission · R1 · 3:32 · Lightweight
D
Rhys McKee
BAMMA 30: Philpott Vs. Walsh · Jul 7, 2017
DEC · Lightweight
W
Jonny Saville
Shinobi War 10 · Feb 25, 2017
TKO · Lightweight
W
Andrew Murphy
BAMMA 26: Saadeh Vs. Young · Sep 10, 2016
Submission · R1 · 1:16 · Featherweight
W
Jay Moogan
Shinobi War 8 · Jul 30, 2016
Submission · R2 · 1:41 · Featherweight

Alberth Dias2-3

L
Bailey Gilbert
Cage Warriors 181 · Nov 23, 2024
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
L
Paull McBain
Cage Warriors 171 · Apr 20, 2024
TKO · R3
L
Simone D'Anna
Cage Warriors 162: Rome · Oct 28, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Steve Aimable
Cage Warriors 151 · Mar 24, 2023
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
W
Richie Smullen
Bellator 239: Ruth vs. Amosov · Feb 21, 2020
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Full record · 12 fights

L
Jose Sanchez
AFL 19: Night of Champions · Mar 30, 2019
Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
W
Zexian Jiang
Glory Of Heroes 23 · Nov 11, 2017
DEC
L
Agoney Romero
Hombres de Honor 76 · Sep 24, 2016
Submission · R2 · 3:04 · Featherweight
L
Deiby Lima
Portugal Regional · Nov 16, 2015
Submission
W
TBA
Sergipe Regional · Mar 29, 2014
TKO
W
Pedro Liberato
Sergipe Regional · Feb 15, 2014
Submission
W
TBA
Sergipe Regional · Nov 30, 2012
DEC

Judges' Scorecards

Insights

Style & credentials

Sig. strikes by zone

Time in position

How good, really

Striking & grappling

Where the strikes land

When it ends

Recent form · last 5

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