Anthony Smith "Lionheart"

Light Heavyweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record13-12 · current 3-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record151-67-2 (69.3%) across 25 opponents
Last 5 opponents27-12 (69.2%) across 5 opponents
Age38
Height6' 4"
Reach76"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.24
Significant strikes absorbed per minute5.19
Striking accuracy50%
Striking defense44%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.46
Takedowns landed / attempted23%
Takedown defense50%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.46
Average fight time10.4 min

UFC wins: 6 KO/TKO, 5 submission, 2 decision. UFC losses: 6 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 5 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2025-04-26Zhang Mingyang2-0—LKO/TKO R1 4:03UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates
2024-12-07Dominick Reyes7-4StrikerLKO/TKO R2 4:46UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
2024-06-29Roman Dolidze6-3Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2
2024-05-04Vitor Petrino4-0WrestlerWSubmission R1 2:00UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
2023-12-09Khalil Rountree Jr.8-5 (1 NC)StrikerLKO/TKO R3 0:56UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez
2023-08-26Ryan Spann7-3Submission grapplerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
2023-05-13Johnny Walker6-4BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
2022-07-30Magomed Ankalaev8-1BalancedLKO/TKO R2 3:09UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
2021-09-18Ryan Spann5-1Submission grapplerWSubmission R1 3:47UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
2021-04-24Jimmy Crute4-1GrapplerWTKO - Doctor's Stoppage R1 5:00UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
2020-11-28Devin Clark6-4WrestlerWSubmission R1 2:34UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark
2020-08-29Aleksandar Rakic4-1StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic
2020-05-13Glover Teixeira13-5BalancedLKO/TKO R5 1:04UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
2019-06-01Alexander Gustafsson10-5StrikerWSubmission R4 2:38UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
2019-03-02Jon Jones17-1 (1 NC)WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
2018-10-27Volkan Oezdemir3-1StrikerWSubmission R3 4:26UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith
2018-07-22Mauricio Rua9-8BalancedWKO/TKO R1 1:29UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
2018-06-09Rashad Evans14-7-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 0:53UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
2018-02-03Thiago Santos8-4StrikerLKO/TKO R2 1:03UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
2017-09-16Hector Lombard3-5 (1 NC)WrestlerWKO/TKO R3 2:33UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
2017-04-15Andrew Sanchez2-0WrestlerWKO/TKO R3 3:52UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis
2016-12-03Elvis Mutapcic0-1-1BalancedWKO/TKO R2 3:27The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
2016-07-08Cezar Ferreira5-3BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
2016-02-21Leonardo GuimaraesUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy
2013-06-08Antonio Braga NetoUFC debut—LSubmission R1 1:52UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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