Matias vs Smith

Who won Matias vs Smith?

Dalton Smith beat Subriel Matias by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, January 10th, 2026, at Barclays Center, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super lightweight championship of the world.

Smith was defending his his WBC World Super Lightweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Subriel Matias in January 2026. He had held this belt for 17 days.

Also on the undercard Jeyvier Cintron was victorious over Victor Efrain Sandoval, Emmanuel Rodriguez beat Fernando Diaz, Nestor Bravo defeated Pedro Campa, and Keith Colon was victorious over Alberto Guevara.

Matias vs Smith stats

Subriel Matias stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Dalton Smith made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws.

Subriel Matias was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 1 inch over Matias. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Subriel Matias and Dalton Smith fought out of an orthodox stance.

Matias was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, totaling 136 compared to Smith's 117.

Dalton Smith was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 140lb division.

Matias vs Smith form

Matias had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Alberto Puello on July 12, 2025, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela on March 1, 2025, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight eliminator fight at Coliseo Tomas Dones, Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Going into that contest, he had won against Roberto Ramirez on November 9, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon.

Before that, he had been beaten by Liam Paro on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Coliseo Juan Aubín Cruz Abreu, Manatí.

He had beaten Shohjahon Ergashev on November 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Smith remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Mathieu Germain on April 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Park Community Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Walid Ouizza on January 25, 2025, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Zepeda on March 23, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Utilita, Sheffield.

Before that, he had defeated Sam Maxwell on July 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Utilita Arena, Sheffield.

He had beaten Billy Allington on February 18, 2023, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Subriel Matias had been fighting more than Dalton Smith.

Going into this contest, Subriel Matias had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Dalton Smith's last outing had been 8 months and 22 days ago.

Matias' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Matias vs Smith start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM EST / 7:30 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 3:30 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Matias vs Smith?

The PPV.com show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The PPV.com broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Matias vs Smith?

Subriel Matias was a 13/20 (-150) favorite going into the contest, while Dalton Smith made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.