Fighter profile

Anthony Smith

“Lionheart”

Light Heavyweight · UFC record 13-12 · 25 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 26 Apr 2025

Distance Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)71

Power76

Striking defense57

Takedown defense66

WrestlingProvisional measure60

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (25 detailed fights; as of Sat 26 Apr 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED79.6

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED62.4

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Reach: 193 cm (6'4")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 38

Last 3: W L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

25 detailed UFC fights · 60 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 26 Apr 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed14.0significant, per round

Strikes absorbed22.4per round

Striking differential-8.4per round

Takedown attempts0.58per round

Takedown defense50.0%of attempts stopped

Finish rate84.6%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 14.0
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 22.4
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -8.4
Striking accuracy: 50.1%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 44.4%
Knockdowns per round: 0.12
Target: head / body / leg: 62.7% / 18.4% / 18.8%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 88.0% / 7.6% / 4.4%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.58
Takedowns landed per round: 0.13
Takedown accuracy: 22.9%
Takedown defense: 50.0%
Control time per round: 0:16
Submission attempts per round: 0.13
Reversals per round: 0.03

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 13-12-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 84.6%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 6 · 5 · 2
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 6 · 1 · 5
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 7 / 5
Average fight time: 10:33 (over 23 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Anthony Smith — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 26 Apr 2025	Zhang Mingyang	L	KO/TKO Elbows	R1 4:03	UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates
Sat 7 Dec 2024	Dominick Reyes	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:46	UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
Sat 29 Jun 2024	Roman Dolidze	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2
Sat 4 May 2024	Vitor Petrino	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 2:00	UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
Sat 9 Dec 2023	Khalil Rountree Jr.	L	KO/TKO Punch	R3 0:56	UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez

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Anthony Smith — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 26 Aug 2023	Ryan Spann	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
Sat 13 May 2023	Johnny Walker	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
Sat 30 Jul 2022	Magomed Ankalaev	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:09	UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Sat 18 Sep 2021	Ryan Spann	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 3:47	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann
Sat 24 Apr 2021	Jimmy Crute	W	KO/TKO	R1 5:00	UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2
Sat 28 Nov 2020	Devin Clark	W	SUB Triangle Choke	R1 2:34	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark
Sat 29 Aug 2020	Aleksandar Rakic	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic
Wed 13 May 2020	Glover Teixeira	L	KO/TKO Punches	R5 1:04	UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
Sat 1 Jun 2019	Alexander Gustafsson	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R4 2:38	UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith
Sat 2 Mar 2019	Jon Jones	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
Sat 27 Oct 2018	Volkan Oezdemir	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 4:26	UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith
Sun 22 Jul 2018	Mauricio Rua	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 1:29	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
Sat 9 Jun 2018	Rashad Evans	W	KO/TKO Knee	R1 0:53	UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Sat 3 Feb 2018	Thiago Santos	L	KO/TKO Kick	R2 1:03	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders
Sat 16 Sep 2017	Hector Lombard	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 2:33	UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
Sat 15 Apr 2017	Andrew Sanchez	W	KO/TKO Kick	R3 3:52	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis
Sat 3 Dec 2016	Elvis Mutapcic	W	KO/TKO Elbow	R2 3:27	The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
Fri 8 Jul 2016	Cezar Ferreira	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
Sun 21 Feb 2016	Leonardo Guimaraes	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy
Sat 8 Jun 2013	Antonio Braga Neto	L	SUB Kneebar	R1 1:52	UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum

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