Anthony Smith

"Lionheart"

37-22-0★ 7bonuses

United StatesLast 5

Amateur MMA 6-0Grappling 0-2-2

Last fight: Loss vs Zhang Mingyang · TKO · Apr 26, 2025

37-22-0 · 34 finishes · Full stats →

LAST FIGHT

LOSSvs Zhang MingyangTKO · R1 4:03

UFCUFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs Prates·April 26, 2025

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Anthony Smith holds a professional MMA record of 37-22-0. Smith has won 37 fights: 19 by KO/TKO, 15 by submission, 3 by decision. Of 22 career losses, 12 came by KO/TKO and 5 by submission. In the UFC, Smith lands 3.24 significant strikes per minute with 50% accuracy and averages 0.46 takedowns per 15 minutes. Smith also has 4 recorded Grappling bouts. Smith also has 1 recorded knuckle-mma bout. Most recent fight: April 26, 2025. Tracked organizations: UFC, BELLATOR, STRIKEFORCE.

Profile

Height: 6'4"193 cm
Weight: 205 lbs93 kg
Reach: 76"193 cm
Stance: Orthodox
DOB: Jul 26, 1988
Age: 38
Nationality: United States
Birthplace: Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

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Career history

LOSS
vs Zhang Mingyang
UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs Prates· Apr 26, 2025· Light Heavyweight· 37-22 vs 19-6
TKO
R1 · 4:03
LOSS
vs Dominick Reyes
UFC 310: Pantoja vs Asakura· Dec 7, 2024· Light Heavyweight· 37-21 vs 14-4
TKO
R2 · 4:46
LOSS
vs Roman Dolidze
UFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2· Jun 29, 2024· Light Heavyweight· 37-20 vs 13-3
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Vitor Petrino
UFC 301: Pantoja vs Erceg· May 4, 2024· Light Heavyweight· 37-19 vs 11-1
SUB
R1 · 2:00
LOSS
vs Khalil Rountree Jr.
UFC Fight Night: Song vs Gutierrez· Dec 9, 2023· Light Heavyweight· 36-19 vs 13-5
TKO
R3 · 0:56
WIN
vs Ryan Spann
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs The Korean Zombie· Aug 26, 2023· Light Heavyweight· 36-18 vs 21-9
SD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Johnny Walker
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Almeida· May 13, 2023· Light Heavyweight· 35-18 vs 21-7
UD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Magomed Ankalaev
UFC 277: Peña vs Nunes· Jul 30, 2022· Light Heavyweight· 35-17 vs 18-1
TKO
R2 · 3:09
WIN
vs Ryan Spann
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Spann· Sep 18, 2021· Light Heavyweight· 35-16 vs 19-7
SUB
R1 · 3:47
POTN
WIN
vs Jimmy Crute
UFC 261: Usman vs Masvidal 2· Apr 24, 2021· Light Heavyweight· 34-16 vs 12-2
TKO
R1 · 5:00
WIN
vs Devin Clark
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Clark· Nov 28, 2020· Light Heavyweight· 33-16 vs 12-5
SUB
R1 · 2:34
POTN
LOSS
vs Aleksandar Rakic
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Rakic· Aug 29, 2020· Light Heavyweight· 32-16 vs 13-2
UD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Glover Teixeira
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Teixeira· May 13, 2020· Light Heavyweight· 32-15 vs 31-7
TKO
R5 · 1:04
WIN
vs Alexander Gustafsson
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Smith· Jun 1, 2019· Light Heavyweight· 32-14 vs 18-6
SUB
R4 · 2:38
POTN
LOSS
vs Jon JonesTitle bout
UFC 235: Jones vs Smith· Mar 2, 2019· Light Heavyweight· 31-14 vs 24-1
UD
R5 · 5:00
WIN
vs Volkan Oezdemir
UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs Smith· Oct 27, 2018· Light Heavyweight· 31-13 vs 15-3
SUB
R3 · 4:26
POTN
WIN
vs Mauricio Rua
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Smith· Jul 22, 2018· Light Heavyweight· 30-13 vs 25-11
TKO
R1 · 1:29
POTN
WIN
vs Rashad Evans
UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero· Jun 9, 2018· Light Heavyweight· 29-13 vs 19-8-1
TKO
R1 · 0:53
LOSS
vs Thiago Santos
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders· Feb 4, 2018· Middleweight· 28-13 vs 17-5
TKO
R2 · 1:03
FOTN
WIN
vs Hector Lombard
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Branch· Sep 16, 2017· Middleweight· 28-12 vs 34-8-1
TKO
R3 · 2:33
WIN
vs Andrew Sanchez
UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Reis· Apr 15, 2017· Middleweight· 27-12 vs 9-3
TKO
R3 · 3:52
WIN
vs Elvis Mutapcic
UFC Fight Night: A Tournament of Champions· Dec 3, 2016· Middleweight· 26-12 vs 15-6-1
TKO
R2 · 3:27
POTN
LOSS
vs Cezar Ferreira
UFC · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs Team Cláudia Finale· Jul 8, 2016· Middleweight· 25-12 vs 10-5
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Leonardo Guimaraes
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy· Feb 21, 2016· Middleweight· 25-11 vs 11-2
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Josh Neer
Victory FC 47· Jan 29, 2016· Middleweight· 24-11 vs 36-16-1
TKO
R1 · 3:27
WIN
vs Brock Jardine
RFA 30: Smith vs. Jardine· Sep 18, 2015· Middleweight· 23-11 vs 12-6
TKO
R1 · 3:00
WIN
vs Tim Williams×1Title bout · Title win #1
CFFC 50: Smith vs. Williams II· Jul 18, 2015· Middleweight· 22-11 vs 10-3
TKO
R1 · 1:02
WIN
vs Tim Williams
CFFC 46: Williams vs. Smith· Feb 28, 2015· Middleweight· 21-11 vs 10-2
SUB
R2 · 1:15
WIN
vs Andrew Kapel
Extreme Beatdown· Nov 29, 2014· 20-11 vs 8-5
SUB
WIN
vs Brian Green
Bellator MMA: Bellator 129· Oct 16, 2014· Middleweight· 19-11 vs 31-21
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Victor Moreno
Bellator MMA: Bellator 117· Apr 17, 2014· 18-11 vs 32-21
SUB
R2 · 0:59
LOSS
vs Josh Neer
VFC 41· Dec 14, 2013· Catchweight· 17-11 vs 34-13-1
SUB
R3 · 3:38
LOSS
vs Antonio Braga Neto
UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs Werdum· Jun 8, 2013· Middleweight· 17-10 vs 9-1
SUB
R1 · 1:52
LOSS
vs Roger Gracie
Strikeforce: Marquardt vs Saffiedine· Jan 11, 2013· Middleweight· 17-9 vs 6-1
SUB
R2 · 3:16
WIN
vs Lumumba Sayers
Strikeforce: Rousey vs Kaufman· Aug 17, 2012· Middleweight· 17-8 vs 6-3
SUB
R1 · 3:52
WIN
vs Richard White
Disorderly Conduct· Jun 30, 2012· 16-8 vs 15-14
TKO
R1 · 2:35
WIN
vs Ian Berg
Victory Fighting Championship· Apr 13, 2012· 15-8 vs 3-3
SUB
LOSS
vs Adlan Amagov
Strikeforce: Challengers 20· Nov 17, 2011· Catchweight· 14-8 vs 10-1-1
TKO
R1 · 2:32
WIN
vs Ben Lagman
Strikeforce: Challengers 17· Jul 21, 2011· Middleweight· 14-7 vs 6-2
TKO
R2 · 0:33
WIN
vs Curtis Johnson
Cornhusker Fight Club· Jul 9, 2011· 13-7 vs 3-10
TKO
WIN
vs Eric Schambari
C3 Fights· Jun 4, 2011· 12-7 vs 15-3
TKO
WIN
vs Matt Gabel
Extreme Challenge· Apr 14, 2011· 11-7 vs 7-2
SUB
WIN
vs Demetrius Richards
Extreme Challenge· Feb 10, 2011· 10-7 vs 5-6-1
TKO
WIN
vs Ben Crowder
Cornhusker Fight Club· Dec 16, 2010· 9-7 vs 6-10
TKO
LOSS
vs Jesse Forbes
Crowbar MMA· Sep 11, 2010· 8-7 vs 14-5
TKO
WIN
vs Logan Clark
Seconds Out Promotions· Jun 19, 2010· 8-6 vs 14-5
TKO
WIN
vs Lucas St. Clair
MAX Fights· May 8, 2010· 7-6 vs 4-5-1
SUB
WIN
vs Mike George
TriState Cage Fighting· Apr 17, 2010· 6-6 vs 2-2
TKO
WIN
vs James Brasco
· Mar 20, 2010· 5-6 vs 6-3
TKO
R1 · 1:21
LOSS
vs Jake Hecht
Victory Fighting Championship· Feb 5, 2010· 4-6 vs 6-1
TKO
LOSS
vs Mike Pitz
Illinois Regional· Jul 25, 2009· 4-5 vs 2-0
SUB
LOSS
vs Chaun Sims
Fight to Win· Mar 14, 2009· 4-4 vs 1-0
TKO
LOSS
vs Brian Monaghan
Victory Fighting Championship· Feb 20, 2009· 4-3 vs 4-5
SUB
WIN
vs Rico Washington Sr.
Brutaal Genesis MMA· Jan 9, 2009· 4-2 vs 3-2
SUB
LOSS
vs Charley Lynch
Brutaal Genesis MMA· Nov 6, 2008· 3-2 vs 3-0
TKO
WIN
vs Chuck Parmelee
Nebraska Regional· Sep 20, 2008· 3-1 vs 15-9
SUB
LOSS
vs Chuck Parmelee
TriState Cage Fighting· Jun 14, 2008· 2-1 vs 15-8
TKO
WIN
vs Ricky Duvall
Victory Fighting Championship· May 9, 2008· 2-0 vs 0-1
TKO
WIN
vs Dave Moran
Victory Fighting Championship· Feb 29, 2008· 1-0 vs 0-1
SUB

Title bout· ×N = title win number N in that promotion

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

BaseMMABJJ

2016Victory FC Middleweight Championship · Victory Fighting Championship
2015CFFC Middleweight Championship · Cage Fury Fighting Championships
2008Started in MMA
Black belt · BJJ · Gracie Barra

Camp

Factory X Muay Thai · Englewood, Colorado, United States
Mick Doyle's Kickboxing Academy · Omaha, Nebraska, United States
FactoryX Muay Thai

Coaches

Marc Montoya · Head coach

Fight DNA

Knockout Artist

UFCalendar's style model · Light Heavyweight roster (213 fighters)

Punch power97

Kick power96

Punch speed86

Kick speed92

Accuracy86

Takedowns46

Ground striking62

Submissions95

Chin95

Body strength71

Cardio56

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

By the numbers

Pro MMARecord: 37-22-0 · Source: UFCalendar

Striking

Strikes landed3.24per min

50% accuracy

Strikes absorbed5.19per min

44% avoided

Grappling

Takedowns landed0.46per 15 min

23% success

Takedowns stuffed50%

Submission attempts0.5per 15 min

UFC careerRecord: 13-12-0 · Source: UFCStats.com

Striking

Strikes landed3.24per min

50% accuracy

Strikes absorbed5.19per min

44% avoided

Grappling

Takedowns landed0.46per 15 min

23% success

Takedowns stuffed50%

Submission attempts0.5per 15 min

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Where they rank

All-time boards where Anthony Smith sits in the top 25.

All MMA

UFC

Bonus résumé

Anthony Smith has won 7 UFC post-fight bonuses. Estimated bonus earnings: $350,000.

★ Fight of the Night ×1★ Performance of the Night ×6

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives.

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Recent & upcoming opponents

Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and what we estimate Anthony Smith earns per fight.

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Official UFC Ranking

Anthony Smith's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current: Unranked
Peak: #2 Light Heavyweight
First ranked: Jul 25, 2018
Times ranked: 273

Light Heavyweight

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current: 1749▼21
Peak: 1822Sep 18, 2021
Rated fights: 59

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Frequently asked questions

When does Anthony Smith fight next?

Anthony Smith has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Anthony Smith's record?

Anthony Smith's professional MMA record is 37-22-0.

Who is Anthony Smith fighting next?

Anthony Smith's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Anthony Smith fight last?

Anthony Smith most recently fought Zhang Mingyang at UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs Prates on Saturday, April 26, 2025, LOSS (TKO).

What weight class does Anthony Smith fight in?

Anthony Smith fights at Light Heavyweight.

How many knockouts does Anthony Smith have?

Anthony Smith has 19 wins by KO/TKO and 15 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Anthony Smith won?

Anthony Smith has won 7 UFC post-fight bonuses: 1× Fight of the Night, 6× Performance of the Night.

How tall is Anthony Smith?

Anthony Smith is 6'4" (193 cm) tall.

How much does Anthony Smith weigh?

Anthony Smith weighs 205 lbs (93 kg).

What is Anthony Smith's reach?

Anthony Smith has a reach of 76" (193 cm).

How old is Anthony Smith?

Anthony Smith is 38 years old (born Jul 26, 1988).

Where is Anthony Smith from?

Anthony Smith is from the United States.

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