Smashed means being totally defeated, dominated. 50-44 is the peak of domination. No one with a sane mind could argue against that score and no one could say whoever for 50-44 in a title fight isn't getting smashed. Yeah if Khamzat landed vertical elbows while he had DDP in the crucifix, DDP would have been with his face mushed. Dricus said "he'd kill someone in from of their family". Chimaev could land huge strikes there but he was set to just dominate instead of making that a bloody terror. Anyways, their face post fight tells the tale. 500 strikes vs 49... A record in a difference of strikes. They carried the same weight. But even light ground and pound over 24 minutes is enough to make DDP's face all swollen while Chimaev's face was clean.Language exists for a reason. To convey thoughts and ideas.
When you say DDP got smashed, for people who didn't watch the fight, it sounds like he got his ass whipped. When in reality, he got held down on the canvas for 25 minutes.
You have to either fuck someone or knock them out in order to have "smashed" them. Neither happened, so it was not a smashing.