Light Heavyweight · “Lionheart”
Anthony Smith
39-22-0 UFC 13-12-0
6'4"Height
76"Reach
OrthodoxStance
38Age
6KO wins
5Sub wins
84.6%Finish rate
10:22Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.19
Striking accuracy50.1%
Striking defense44.4%
Takedowns / 15 min0.46
Takedown accuracy22.9%
Takedown defense50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.46
Control time6.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents10-11
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
25 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Zhang Mingyang 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:03 — UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates · 2025-04-26
10/21Sig. strikes
63/81Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dominick Reyes 7-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:46 — UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · 2024-12-07
21/46Sig. strikes
121/162Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Roman Dolidze 6-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · 2024-06-29
51/93Sig. strikes
100/185Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Vitor Petrino 4-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:00 — UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg · 2024-05-04
11/20Sig. strikes
10/22Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Khalil Rountree Jr. 8-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:56 — UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez · 2023-12-09
47/84Sig. strikes
53/114Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ryan Spann 7-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie · 2023-08-26
91/147Sig. strikes
59/187Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Johnny Walker 6-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida · 2023-05-13
38/92Sig. strikes
92/192Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Magomed Ankalaev 8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:09 — UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · 2022-07-30
18/36Sig. strikes
46/79Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ryan Spann 5-1 walk-in Submission · R1 3:47 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann · 2021-09-18
17/28Sig. strikes
8/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:38Control
2Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Jimmy Crute 4-1 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 5:00 — UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 · 2021-04-24
26/39Sig. strikes
18/35Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Devin Clark 6-4 walk-in Submission · R1 2:34 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark · 2020-11-28
1/4Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Aleksandar Rakic 4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic · 2020-08-29
9/21Sig. strikes
44/57Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Glover Teixeira 13-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R5 1:04 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · 2020-05-13
86/210Sig. strikes
138/226Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alexander Gustafsson 10-5 walk-in Submission · R4 2:38 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith · 2019-06-01
49/104Sig. strikes
72/151Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:24Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Jon Jones 17-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · 2019-03-02
36/66Sig. strikes
125/167Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Volkan Oezdemir 3-1 walk-in Submission · R3 4:26 — UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith · 2018-10-27
63/117Sig. strikes
77/148Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:29Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Mauricio Rua 9-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:29 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith · 2018-07-22
23/31Sig. strikes
4/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rashad Evans 14-7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:53 — UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · 2018-06-09
6/9Sig. strikes
1/6Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Thiago Santos 8-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:03 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders · 2018-02-03
10/22Sig. strikes
58/82Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Hector Lombard 3-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:33 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch · 2017-09-16
35/115Sig. strikes
65/134Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Andrew Sanchez 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:52 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis · 2017-04-15
49/100Sig. strikes
63/104Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:07Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Elvis Mutapcic 0-1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:27 — The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale · 2016-12-03
48/90Sig. strikes
29/81Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Cezar Ferreira 5-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale · 2016-07-08
33/63Sig. strikes
30/51Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Leonardo Guimaraes 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy · 2016-02-21
57/101Sig. strikes
64/108Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
3:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Antonio Braga Neto 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 1:52 — UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum · 2013-06-08
5/19Sig. strikes
6/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Anthony Smith (fighter)) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
19
Submission
17
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
12
Submission
5
Decision
5
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
25
Victory FC
7
Cage Fury FC
2
Bellator
2
Strikeforce
2
Strikeforce Challengers
2
Cornhusker Fight Club
2
Extreme Challenge
2
+ 16 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 61 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Chase Sherman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 9
2026-04-10 |
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA | 1 | 3:27 |
| L | Zhang Mingyang | TKO (elbows) | UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates
2025-04-26 |
UFC | 1 | 4:03 |
| L | Dominick Reyes | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC 310
2024-12-07 |
UFC | 2 | 4:46 |
| L | Roman Dolidze | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 303
2024-06-29 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Vitor Petrino | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 301
2024-05-04 |
UFC | 1 | 2:00 |
| L | Khalil Rountree Jr. | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez
2023-12-09 |
UFC | 3 | 0:56 |
| W | Ryan Spann | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
2023-08-26 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Johnny Walker | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
2023-05-13 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Magomed Ankalaev | TKO (punches) | UFC 277
2022-07-30 |
UFC | 2 | 3:09 |
| W | Ryan Spann | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
2021-09-18 |
UFC | 1 | 3:47 |
| W | Jimmy Crute | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 261
2021-04-24 |
UFC | 1 | 5:00 |
| W | Devin Clark | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark
2020-11-28 |
UFC | 1 | 2:34 |
| L | Aleksandar Rakić | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić
2020-08-29 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Glover Teixeira | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
2020-05-13 |
UFC | 5 | 1:04 |
| W | Alexander Gustafsson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
2019-06-01 |
UFC | 4 | 2:38 |
| L | Jon Jones | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 235
2019-03-02 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Volkan Oezdemir | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith
2018-10-27 |
UFC | 3 | 4:26 |
| W | Maurício Rua | KO (elbow and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
2018-07-22 |
UFC | 1 | 1:29 |
| W | Rashad Evans | KO (knee) | UFC 225
2018-06-09 |
UFC | 1 | 0:53 |
| L | Thiago Santos | TKO (body kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
2018-02-03 |
UFC | 2 | 1:03 |
| W | Héctor Lombard | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
2017-09-16 |
UFC | 3 | 2:33 |
| W | Andrew Sanchez | KO (head kick and punches) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis
2017-04-09 |
UFC | 3 | 3:52 |
| W | Elvis Mutapčić | TKO (elbow and punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
2016-12-03 |
UFC | 2 | 3:27 |
| L | Cezar Ferreira | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
2016-07-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Leonardo Augusto Guimarães | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy
2016-02-21 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Josh Neer | TKO (punches) | Victory FC 47
2016-01-14 |
Victory FC | 1 | 3:27 |
| W | Brock Jardine | TKO (punches) | RFA 30
2015-09-18 |
RFA | 1 | 3:00 |
| W | Tim Williams | TKO (knee) | Cage Fury FC 50
2015-07-18 |
Cage Fury FC | 1 | 1:02 |
| W | Tim Williams | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | Cage Fury FC 46
2015-02-28 |
Cage Fury FC | 2 | 1:15 |
| W | Andrew Kapel | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Extreme Beatdown: Beatdown at 4 Bears 12
2014-11-29 |
Extreme Beatdown | 1 | 2:18 |
| W | Brian Green | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 129
2014-10-17 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Victor Moreno | Submission (triangle choke) | Bellator 117
2014-04-18 |
Bellator | 2 | 0:59 |
| L | Josh Neer | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Victory FC 41
2013-12-14 |
Victory FC | 3 | 3:48 |
| L | Antônio Braga Neto | Submission (kneebar) | UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum
2013-06-08 |
UFC | 1 | 1:52 |
| L | Roger Gracie | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine
2013-01-12 |
Strikeforce | 2 | 3:16 |
| W | Lumumba Sayers | Submission (triangle choke) | Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman
2012-08-18 |
Strikeforce | 1 | 3:52 |
| W | Richard White | TKO (punches) | Disorderly Conduct: Fireworks
2012-06-30 |
Disorderly Conduct | 1 | 2:35 |
| W | Ian Berg | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Victory FC 37
2012-04-13 |
Victory FC | 2 | 2:01 |
| L | Adlan Amagov | KO (punches) | Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers
2011-11-18 |
Strikeforce Challengers | 1 | 2:32 |
| W | Ben Lagman | KO (punch) | Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III
2011-07-22 |
Strikeforce Challengers | 2 | 0:33 |
| W | Curtis Johnson | KO (punches) | Cornhusker Fight Club 6
2011-07-09 |
Cornhusker Fight Club | 1 | 3:13 |
| W | Eric Schambari | TKO (punches) | C3 Fights 28
2011-06-04 |
C3 Fights | 1 | 1:46 |
| W | Matt Gabel | Submission (triangle choke) | Extreme Challenge 181
2011-04-15 |
Extreme Challenge | 1 | 1:50 |
| W | Demetrius Richards | TKO (punches) | Extreme Challenge 176
2011-02-11 |
Extreme Challenge | 2 | 2:07 |
| W | Ben Crowder | KO (punch) | Cornhusker Fight Club 2
2010-12-17 |
Cornhusker Fight Club | 1 | 1:09 |
| L | Jesse Forbes | TKO (punches) | Crowbar MMA: Fall Brawl
2010-09-11 |
Crowbar MMA | 2 | 1:28 |
| W | Logan Clark | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Seconds Out / Vivid MMA: Havoc at the Hyatt 2
2010-06-19 |
Seconds Out / Vivid MMA | 2 | 2:22 |
| W | Lucas St. Claire | Submission (armbar) | Max Fights 10
2010-05-08 |
Max Fights | 1 | 3:19 |
| W | Mike George | KO (punch) | TriState Cage Fights: Island Warfare
2010-04-17 |
TriState Cage Fights | 1 | 0:22 |
| W | James Brasco | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Xtreme Kombat League: Evolution 1
2010-03-20 |
Xtreme Kombat League | 1 | 1:21 |
| L | Jake Hecht | TKO (punches) | Victory FC 30
2010-02-05 |
Victory FC | 3 | 4:35 |
| L | Mike Pitz | TKO (submission to punches) | Fight Club Inc. 1
2009-07-25 |
Fight Club Inc. | 2 | 3:21 |
| L | Chaun Sims | TKO (punches) | Fight To Win: Colorado vs. Nebraska
2009-03-14 |
Fight To Win | 2 | 2:00 |
| L | Brian Monahan | Submission (armbar) | Victory FC 26
2009-02-20 |
Victory FC | 1 | — |
| W | Rico Washington Sr. | TKO (submission to punches) | Minnesota Combat Sports 5
2009-01-09 |
Minnesota Combat Sports | 1 | 0:54 |
| L | Charley Lynch | TKO (punches) | Brutaal Fight Night 19
2008-11-06 |
Brutaal Fight Night | 1 | 3:12 |
| W | Chuck Parmelee | Submission (kimura) | Torment MMA 1
2008-09-20 |
Torment MMA | 2 | 1:26 |
| L | Chuck Parmelee | TKO (punches) | TriState Cage Fights 3
2008-06-14 |
TriState Cage Fights | 2 | — |
| W | Ricky Duvall | KO (punch) | Victory FC 23
2008-05-09 |
Victory FC | — | — |
| W | Jeremy Shepherd | Submission (choke) | Pugilistic Productions 1
2008-03-22 |
Pugilistic Productions | 2 | 2:13 |
| W | Dave Moran | Submission (armbar) | Victory FC 22: Ascension
2008-02-29 |
Victory FC | 2 | 1:19 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Anthony Smith (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Light Heavyweight average, over 97 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.