Light Heavyweight · “Lionheart”
Anthony Smith
39-22-0 UFC 13-12-0
Submission Efficiency
Finisher
KO-Prone
Hittable
6'4"Height
76"Reach
OrthodoxStance
38Age
6KO wins
5Sub wins
84.6%Finish rate
10:22Avg fight
Skill profile
- Accuracy Above avg 77
- Striking Average 59
- Grappling Below avg 41
- TD Defense Below avg 28
- Wrestling Below avg 28
- Durability Weak 21
- Control Weak 6
- Striking D Weak 5
Submission Efficiency
5 submission wins from 8 attempts
Finisher
85% of wins by knockout or submission (6 KO, 5 sub)
KO-Prone
6 of 12 losses came by knockout
Hittable
absorbs 5.2 significant strikes per minute
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.19
Striking accuracy50.1%
Striking defense44.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.4
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
Fight history
L Zhang Mingyang 15-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:03 — UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates · April 26, 2025
10/21Sig. strikes
63/81Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dominick Reyes 13-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:46 — UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · December 7, 2024
21/46Sig. strikes
121/162Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Roman Dolidze 12-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · June 29, 2024
51/93Sig. strikes
100/185Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Vitor Petrino 11-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:00 — UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg · May 4, 2024
11/20Sig. strikes
10/22Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Khalil Rountree Jr. 12-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:56 — UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez · December 9, 2023
47/84Sig. strikes
53/114Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ryan Spann 21-8 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie · August 26, 2023
91/147Sig. strikes
59/187Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Johnny Walker 20-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida · May 13, 2023
38/92Sig. strikes
92/192Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Magomed Ankalaev 16-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:09 — UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · July 30, 2022
18/36Sig. strikes
46/79Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ryan Spann 19-6 walk-in Submission · R1 3:47 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann · September 18, 2021
17/28Sig. strikes
8/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:38Control
2Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Jimmy Crute 12-1 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 5:00 — UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 · April 24, 2021
26/39Sig. strikes
18/35Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Devin Clark 12-4 walk-in Submission · R1 2:34 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark · November 28, 2020
1/4Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Aleksandar Rakic 12-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic · August 29, 2020
9/21Sig. strikes
44/57Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Glover Teixeira 30-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R5 1:04 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · May 13, 2020
86/210Sig. strikes
138/226Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alexander Gustafsson 18-5 walk-in Submission · R4 2:38 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith · June 1, 2019
49/104Sig. strikes
72/151Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:24Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Jon Jones 23-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · March 2, 2019
36/66Sig. strikes
125/167Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Volkan Oezdemir 13-2 walk-in Submission · R3 4:26 — UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith · October 27, 2018
63/117Sig. strikes
77/148Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:29Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Mauricio Rua 23-10 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:29 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith · July 22, 2018
23/31Sig. strikes
4/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rashad Evans 17-7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:53 — UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · June 9, 2018
6/9Sig. strikes
1/6Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Thiago Santos 16-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:03 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders · February 3, 2018
10/22Sig. strikes
58/82Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Hector Lombard 34-7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:33 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch · September 16, 2017
35/115Sig. strikes
65/134Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Andrew Sanchez 9-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:52 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis · April 15, 2017
49/100Sig. strikes
63/104Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:07Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Elvis Mutapcic 15-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:27 — The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale · December 3, 2016
48/90Sig. strikes
29/81Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Cezar Ferreira 9-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale · July 8, 2016
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 · February 21, 2016
57/101Sig. strikes
64/108Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
3:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Antonio Braga Neto 8-1 walk-in Submission · R1 1:52 — UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum · June 8, 2013
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
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
April 10, 2026 |
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA | 1 | 3:27 |
| L | Zhang Mingyang | TKO (elbows) | UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates
April 26, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 4:03 |
| L | Dominick Reyes | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC 310
December 7, 2024 |
UFC | 2 | 4:46 |
| L | Roman Dolidze | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 303
June 29, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Vitor Petrino | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 301
May 4, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 2:00 |
| L | Khalil Rountree Jr. | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez
December 9, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 0:56 |
| W | Ryan Spann | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
August 26, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Johnny Walker | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
May 13, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Magomed Ankalaev | TKO (punches) | UFC 277
July 30, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 3:09 |
| W | Ryan Spann | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
September 18, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 3:47 |
| W | Jimmy Crute | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC 261
April 24, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 5:00 |
| W | Devin Clark | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark
November 28, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 2:34 |
| L | Aleksandar Rakić | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić
August 29, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Glover Teixeira | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
May 13, 2020 |
UFC | 5 | 1:04 |
| W | Alexander Gustafsson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
June 1, 2019 |
UFC | 4 | 2:38 |
| L | Jon Jones | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 235
March 2, 2019 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Volkan Oezdemir | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith
October 27, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 4:26 |
| W | Maurício Rua | KO (elbow and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
July 22, 2018 |
UFC | 1 | 1:29 |
| W | Rashad Evans | KO (knee) | UFC 225
June 9, 2018 |
UFC | 1 | 0:53 |
| L | Thiago Santos | TKO (body kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
February 3, 2018 |
UFC | 2 | 1:03 |
| W | Héctor Lombard | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
September 16, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 2:33 |
| W | Andrew Sanchez | KO (head kick and punches) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis
April 9, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 3:52 |
| W | Elvis Mutapčić | TKO (elbow and punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
December 3, 2016 |
UFC | 2 | 3:27 |
| L | Cezar Ferreira | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
July 8, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Leonardo Augusto Guimarães | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy
February 21, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Josh Neer | TKO (punches) | Victory FC 47
January 14, 2016 |
Victory FC | 1 | 3:27 |
| W | Brock Jardine | TKO (punches) | RFA 30
September 18, 2015 |
RFA | 1 | 3:00 |
| W | Tim Williams | TKO (knee) | Cage Fury FC 50
July 18, 2015 |
Cage Fury FC | 1 | 1:02 |
| W | Tim Williams | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | Cage Fury FC 46
February 28, 2015 |
Cage Fury FC | 2 | 1:15 |
| W | Andrew Kapel | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Extreme Beatdown: Beatdown at 4 Bears 12
November 29, 2014 |
Extreme Beatdown | 1 | 2:18 |
| W | Brian Green | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 129
October 17, 2014 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Victor Moreno | Submission (triangle choke) | Bellator 117
April 18, 2014 |
Bellator | 2 | 0:59 |
| L | Josh Neer | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Victory FC 41
December 14, 2013 |
Victory FC | 3 | 3:48 |
| L | Antônio Braga Neto | Submission (kneebar) | UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum
June 8, 2013 |
UFC | 1 | 1:52 |
| L | Roger Gracie | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine
January 12, 2013 |
Strikeforce | 2 | 3:16 |
| W | Lumumba Sayers | Submission (triangle choke) | Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman
August 18, 2012 |
Strikeforce | 1 | 3:52 |
| W | Richard White | TKO (punches) | Disorderly Conduct: Fireworks
June 30, 2012 |
Disorderly Conduct | 1 | 2:35 |
| W | Ian Berg | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Victory FC 37
April 13, 2012 |
Victory FC | 2 | 2:01 |
| L | Adlan Amagov | KO (punches) | Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers
November 18, 2011 |
Strikeforce Challengers | 1 | 2:32 |
| W | Ben Lagman | KO (punch) | Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III
July 22, 2011 |
Strikeforce Challengers | 2 | 0:33 |
| W | Curtis Johnson | KO (punches) | Cornhusker Fight Club 6
July 9, 2011 |
Cornhusker Fight Club | 1 | 3:13 |
| W | Eric Schambari | TKO (punches) | C3 Fights 28
June 4, 2011 |
C3 Fights | 1 | 1:46 |
| W | Matt Gabel | Submission (triangle choke) | Extreme Challenge 181
April 15, 2011 |
Extreme Challenge | 1 | 1:50 |
| W | Demetrius Richards | TKO (punches) | Extreme Challenge 176
February 11, 2011 |
Extreme Challenge | 2 | 2:07 |
| W | Ben Crowder | KO (punch) | Cornhusker Fight Club 2
December 17, 2010 |
Cornhusker Fight Club | 1 | 1:09 |
| L | Jesse Forbes | TKO (punches) | Crowbar MMA: Fall Brawl
September 11, 2010 |
Crowbar MMA | 2 | 1:28 |
| W | Logan Clark | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Seconds Out / Vivid MMA: Havoc at the Hyatt 2
June 19, 2010 |
Seconds Out / Vivid MMA | 2 | 2:22 |
| W | Lucas St. Claire | Submission (armbar) | Max Fights 10
May 8, 2010 |
Max Fights | 1 | 3:19 |
| W | Mike George | KO (punch) | TriState Cage Fights: Island Warfare
April 17, 2010 |
TriState Cage Fights | 1 | 0:22 |
| W | James Brasco | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Xtreme Kombat League: Evolution 1
March 20, 2010 |
Xtreme Kombat League | 1 | 1:21 |
| L | Jake Hecht | TKO (punches) | Victory FC 30
February 5, 2010 |
Victory FC | 3 | 4:35 |
| L | Mike Pitz | TKO (submission to punches) | Fight Club Inc. 1
July 25, 2009 |
Fight Club Inc. | 2 | 3:21 |
| L | Chaun Sims | TKO (punches) | Fight To Win: Colorado vs. Nebraska
March 14, 2009 |
Fight To Win | 2 | 2:00 |
| L | Brian Monahan | Submission (armbar) | Victory FC 26
February 20, 2009 |
Victory FC | 1 | — |
| W | Rico Washington Sr. | TKO (submission to punches) | Minnesota Combat Sports 5
January 9, 2009 |
Minnesota Combat Sports | 1 | 0:54 |
| L | Charley Lynch | TKO (punches) | Brutaal Fight Night 19
November 6, 2008 |
Brutaal Fight Night | 1 | 3:12 |
| W | Chuck Parmelee | Submission (kimura) | Torment MMA 1
September 20, 2008 |
Torment MMA | 2 | 1:26 |
| L | Chuck Parmelee | TKO (punches) | TriState Cage Fights 3
June 14, 2008 |
TriState Cage Fights | 2 | — |
| W | Ricky Duvall | KO (punch) | Victory FC 23
May 9, 2008 |
Victory FC | — | — |
| W | Jeremy Shepherd | Submission (choke) | Pugilistic Productions 1
March 22, 2008 |
Pugilistic Productions | 2 | 2:13 |
| W | Dave Moran | Submission (armbar) | Victory FC 22: Ascension
February 29, 2008 |
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.