Light Heavyweight

Anthony Smith

Last fought: Apr 2025

RECORD

Pro

38-22-0

UFC

13-12-0

Age

Height

6'4"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

76"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	10:22
Fight Completion Rate	58.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.08
% Fights Inside the Distance	72.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	151-67 (69.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	67-36 (65.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	84-31 (73.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	61.9%
% Time in Control	6.3%
% Time Controlled	31.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	16.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.60
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.19
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.60
Distance Strike Accuracy	48.0%
Distance Strike Defense	52.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.08
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.80
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.09
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.49
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	7.33
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.88

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Light Heavyweight field

Anthony Smith League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Anthony Smith
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.2
Strike Differential	-2.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	22.9%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	0:56
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	46.2%
Submission % of Wins	38.5%
Decision % of Wins	15.4%
Avg Fight Time	10:22
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	53.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	8.3
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	60.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:05

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Zhang Mingyang

UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates • Apr 2025Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 4:03

Anthony Smith10/2148%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:16

Zhang Mingyang63/8178%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	10/21	48%	0/1	0:16	—
	Zhang Mingyang	63/81	78%	0/0	1:28	—

LOSS

vs. Dominick Reyes

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura • Dec 2024Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:46

Anthony Smith21/4646%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:01

Dominick Reyes121/16275%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	21/46	46%	0/1	0:01	—
	Dominick Reyes	48/76	63%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Anthony Smith	0/0	—	0/3	0:00	—
	Dominick Reyes	73/86	85%	0/0	3:51	—

LOSS

vs. Roman Dolidze

UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 • Jun 2024Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Anthony Smith51/9355%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Roman Dolidze100/18554%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	18/32	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Roman Dolidze	22/52	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Anthony Smith	11/16	69%	0/0	0:00	—
	Roman Dolidze	48/73	66%	1/2	3:33	—

R3	Anthony Smith	22/45	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Roman Dolidze	30/60	50%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Vitor Petrino

UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg • May 2024Light Heavyweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:00

Anthony Smith11/2055%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Vitor Petrino10/2245%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	11/20	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vitor Petrino	10/22	45%	1/2	0:14	—

LOSS

vs. Khalil Rountree Jr.

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez • Dec 2023Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 0:56

Anthony Smith47/8456%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:11

Khalil Rountree Jr.53/11446%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:58KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	19/30	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Khalil Rountree Jr.	20/40	50%	0/0	0:40	—

R2	Anthony Smith	23/48	48%	0/2	0:11	—
	Khalil Rountree Jr.	23/58	40%	0/0	0:14	—

R3	Anthony Smith	5/6	83%	0/0	0:00	—
	Khalil Rountree Jr.	10/16	62%	0/0	0:04	1

WIN

vs. Ryan Spann

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie • Aug 2023Light Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Anthony Smith91/14762%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:56

Ryan Spann59/18732%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	24/42	57%	1/3	0:45	—
	Ryan Spann	10/41	24%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Anthony Smith	22/36	61%	0/0	0:11	—
	Ryan Spann	22/60	37%	0/0	1:19	—

R3	Anthony Smith	45/69	65%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ryan Spann	27/86	31%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Johnny Walker

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida • May 2023Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Anthony Smith38/9241%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:22

Johnny Walker92/19248%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	10/22	45%	1/2	1:22	—
	Johnny Walker	28/58	48%	1/1	0:06	—

R2	Anthony Smith	18/34	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Johnny Walker	31/59	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Anthony Smith	10/36	28%	0/1	0:00	—
	Johnny Walker	33/75	44%	0/0	0:26	—

LOSS

vs. Magomed Ankalaev

UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 • Jul 2022Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:09

Anthony Smith18/3650%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:51

Magomed Ankalaev46/7958%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	13/23	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	20/41	49%	0/0	0:35	—

R2	Anthony Smith	5/13	38%	0/1	0:51	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	26/38	68%	0/0	1:51	—

WIN

vs. Ryan Spann

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann • Sep 2021Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:47

Anthony Smith17/2861%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:38KD 2

Ryan Spann8/2040%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	17/28	61%	0/0	1:38	2
	Ryan Spann	8/20	40%	0/1	0:30	—

WIN

vs. Jimmy Crute

UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 • Apr 2021Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 5:00

Anthony Smith26/3967%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Jimmy Crute18/3551%TD 3/3Ctrl 0:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	26/39	67%	0/0	0:02	—
	Jimmy Crute	18/35	51%	3/3	0:57	—

WIN

vs. Devin Clark

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark • Nov 2020Light Heavyweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 2:34

Anthony Smith1/425%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:18

Devin Clark1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	1/4	25%	1/1	1:18	—
	Devin Clark	1/3	33%	0/0	1:07	—

LOSS

vs. Aleksandar Rakic

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic • Aug 2020Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Anthony Smith9/2143%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:36

Aleksandar Rakic44/5777%TD 0/0Ctrl 12:14KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	5/11	45%	0/0	0:12	—
	Aleksandar Rakic	17/21	81%	0/0	3:22	1

R2	Anthony Smith	4/8	50%	0/2	0:10	—
	Aleksandar Rakic	9/12	75%	0/0	4:31	—

R3	Anthony Smith	0/2	0%	0/0	0:14	—
	Aleksandar Rakic	18/24	75%	0/0	4:21	—

LOSS

vs. Glover Teixeira

UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira • May 2020Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 5, 1:04

Anthony Smith86/21041%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:07

Glover Teixeira138/22661%TD 1/2Ctrl 7:58KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	37/82	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Glover Teixeira	14/36	39%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Anthony Smith	36/92	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Glover Teixeira	30/62	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Anthony Smith	1/5	20%	1/1	0:07	—
	Glover Teixeira	43/54	80%	0/0	3:58	1

R4	Anthony Smith	12/29	41%	0/1	0:00	—
	Glover Teixeira	32/46	70%	1/1	3:15	—

R5	Anthony Smith	0/2	0%	0/1	0:00	—
	Glover Teixeira	19/28	68%	0/0	0:45	—

WIN

vs. Alexander Gustafsson

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith • Jun 2019Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 4, 2:38

Anthony Smith49/10447%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:24

Alexander Gustafsson72/15148%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	13/26	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	8/27	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Anthony Smith	13/34	38%	0/1	0:00	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	19/39	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Anthony Smith	15/32	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	38/71	54%	1/1	0:38	—

R4	Anthony Smith	8/12	67%	0/0	1:24	—
	Alexander Gustafsson	7/14	50%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jon Jones

UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith • Mar 2019Light HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Anthony Smith36/6655%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jon Jones125/16775%TD 3/8Ctrl 12:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	12/21	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	13/25	52%	0/1	0:40	—

R2	Anthony Smith	14/24	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	30/44	68%	0/1	0:45	—

R3	Anthony Smith	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	27/30	90%	1/2	4:21	—

R4	Anthony Smith	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	35/39	90%	2/2	3:38	—

R5	Anthony Smith	7/17	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jon Jones	20/29	69%	0/2	3:34	—

WIN

vs. Volkan Oezdemir

UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith • Oct 2018Light Heavyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:26

Anthony Smith63/11754%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:29

Volkan Oezdemir77/14852%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	26/49	53%	0/2	0:06	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	27/54	50%	0/0	1:11	—

R2	Anthony Smith	9/16	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	30/43	70%	1/1	3:44	—

R3	Anthony Smith	28/52	54%	1/1	1:23	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	20/51	39%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mauricio Rua

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith • Jul 2018Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:29

Anthony Smith23/3174%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Mauricio Rua4/1233%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	23/31	74%	0/0	0:01	1
	Mauricio Rua	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rashad Evans

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 • Jun 2018Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 0:53

Anthony Smith6/967%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Rashad Evans1/617%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	6/9	67%	0/1	0:04	1
	Rashad Evans	1/6	17%	0/1	0:15	—

LOSS

vs. Thiago Santos

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders • Feb 2018Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 1:03

Anthony Smith10/2245%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:51

Thiago Santos58/8271%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:20KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	9/13	69%	1/2	0:51	—
	Thiago Santos	39/48	81%	0/1	3:07	1

R2	Anthony Smith	1/9	11%	0/1	0:00	—
	Thiago Santos	19/34	56%	0/0	0:13	1

WIN

vs. Hector Lombard

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch • Sep 2017Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:33

Anthony Smith35/11530%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Hector Lombard65/13449%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	8/44	18%	0/1	0:00	—
	Hector Lombard	31/62	50%	0/0	0:17	—

R2	Anthony Smith	10/36	28%	0/0	0:02	—
	Hector Lombard	22/43	51%	1/2	1:19	—

R3	Anthony Smith	17/35	49%	0/0	0:01	1
	Hector Lombard	12/29	41%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Andrew Sanchez

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis • Apr 2017Middleweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 3:52

Anthony Smith49/10049%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:07KD 1

Andrew Sanchez63/10461%TD 4/10Ctrl 4:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	14/27	52%	0/0	1:04	—
	Andrew Sanchez	17/28	61%	1/1	1:37	—

R2	Anthony Smith	13/23	57%	0/1	0:00	—
	Andrew Sanchez	31/40	78%	3/6	2:58	—

R3	Anthony Smith	22/50	44%	0/0	0:03	1
	Andrew Sanchez	15/36	42%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Elvis Mutapcic

The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale • Dec 2016Middleweight

KO/TKO (Elbow) • Rd 2, 3:27

Anthony Smith48/9053%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Elvis Mutapcic29/8136%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	6/9	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Elvis Mutapcic	16/30	53%	0/0	4:18	—

R2	Anthony Smith	42/81	52%	0/0	0:03	1
	Elvis Mutapcic	13/51	25%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Cezar Ferreira

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale • Jul 2016Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Anthony Smith33/6352%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Cezar Ferreira30/5159%TD 6/6Ctrl 8:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	13/24	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cezar Ferreira	11/18	61%	2/2	2:33	—

R2	Anthony Smith	15/31	48%	0/0	0:03	—
	Cezar Ferreira	14/24	58%	2/2	1:50	—

R3	Anthony Smith	5/8	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cezar Ferreira	5/9	56%	2/2	4:16	—

WIN

vs. Leonardo Guimaraes

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy • Feb 2016Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Anthony Smith57/10156%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:56

Leonardo Guimaraes64/10859%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	35/64	55%	0/0	0:02	—
	Leonardo Guimaraes	13/30	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Anthony Smith	16/20	80%	2/3	3:51	—
	Leonardo Guimaraes	12/22	55%	0/0	0:18	—

R3	Anthony Smith	6/17	35%	0/2	0:03	—
	Leonardo Guimaraes	39/56	70%	0/0	3:17	—

LOSS

vs. Antonio Braga Neto

UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum • Jun 2013Middleweight

Submission (Kneebar) • Rd 1, 1:52

Anthony Smith5/1926%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

Antonio Braga Neto6/1540%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	5/19	26%	0/0	0:04	—
	Antonio Braga Neto	6/15	40%	1/3	0:27	—

Prior to UFC

Strikeforce (4 fights)

LOSS

vs. Roger Gracie

Strikeforce - Marquardt vs Saffiedine • Jan 2013

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 3:16

Anthony Smith19/7326%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

Roger Gracie18/3650%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	15/53	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Roger Gracie	8/22	36%	0/1	0:01	—

R2	Anthony Smith	4/20	20%	0/0	0:08	—
	Roger Gracie	10/14	71%	1/1	1:46	—

WIN

vs. Lumumba Sayers

Strikeforce - Rousey vs Kaufman • Aug 2012

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 3:52

Anthony Smith12/2060%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:51

Lumumba Sayers1/147%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	12/20	60%	0/0	1:51	—
	Lumumba Sayers	1/14	7%	1/1	0:36	—

LOSS

vs. Adlan Amagov

Strikeforce Challengers 20 • Nov 2011

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:32

Anthony Smith4/1040%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Adlan Amagov16/2080%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Anthony Smith	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Adlan Amagov	16/20	80%	1/3	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Ben Lagman

Strikeforce Challengers 17 • Jul 2011

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 0:33

Anthony Smith0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com