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Anthony Smith (fighter)

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Anthony Smith (born July 26, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2008, Smith has also formerly competed for Strikeforce and Bellator. As of November 26, 2024, he is #13 in the UFC light heavyweight rankings.[5]

Anthony Smith
Born (1988-07-26) July 26, 1988 (age 36)
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Other namesLionheart
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
DivisionMiddleweight (2008–2018)
Light Heavyweight (2018–present)
Reach76 in (193 cm)[1]
Fighting out ofOmaha, Nebraska, U.S.
TeamMick Doyle's Kickboxing Academy[2]
Factory X (2017–present)[3]
TrainerMarc Montoya
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[4]
Years active2008–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total58
Wins38
By knockout20
By submission15
By decision3
Losses20
By knockout11
By submission4
By decision5
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Background

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Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Smith grew up in Nebraska City.[6] He was raised by his single mother and grandfather, as his dad was absent.[7] He has stated that he is biracial.[8] Smith dropped out of high school in the middle of his senior year.[6] He started working full-time as a concrete finisher, which he continued until 2016.[9]

Mixed martial arts career

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Early career

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Smith started his career in 2008 and fought mainly for local promotions in the midwestern United States. He compiled a professional record of 13–7, with wins against WEC veterans Logan Clark, Eric Schambari and losses to UFC veterans Jake Hecht and Jesse Forbes, before signing with Strikeforce.

Strikeforce

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Smith made his Strikeforce debut on July 22, 2011, at Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker III against Ben Lagman, replacing an injured Louis Taylor.[10][11] He won via KO in the second round.

Smith faced Adlan Amagov on November 18, 2011, at Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers.[12] He lost via KO in the first round.

Smith faced Lumumba Sayers on August 18, 2012, at Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman.[13] He won via submission in the first round.

Smith faced Roger Gracie on January 12, 2013, at Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine.[14] He lost via submission in the second round.

After the end of Strikeforce, Smith moved to UFC.[15]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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In his debut, Smith faced Antônio Braga Neto on June 8, 2013, at UFC on Fuel TV 10. He lost the fight via kneebar submission in the first round.[16] He was subsequently released from the UFC.[17]

Bellator MMA

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On April 18, 2014, Smith made his Bellator MMA debut facing Victor Moreno at Bellator 117 winning via triangle choke submission in the second round.

Smith faced Brian Green on October 17, 2014, at Bellator 129.[18] He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Return to Ultimate Fighting Championship

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On February 16, 2016, Smith was re-signed to the UFC. He faced promotional newcomer Leonardo Augusto Leleco on February 21, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 83, replacing an injured Trevor Smith.[19] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[20]

Smith was briefly scheduled to face Scott Askham on July 8, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale.[21] However, Askham pulled out of the bout on April 28 and was replaced by Cezar Ferreira.[22] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[23]

Smith next faced Elvis Mutapčić on December 3, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale.[24] He won the fight via TKO in the second round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.[25][26]

Smith faced Andrew Sanchez on April 15, 2017, at UFC on Fox 24.[27] He won the fight via knockout due to a combination of knee and punches in the third round.[28]

Smith faced Héctor Lombard on September 16, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 116.[29] He won the fight via technical knockout in the third round.[30]

Smith faced Thiago Santos on February 3, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 125.[31] He lost the fight via technical knockout.[32] Both participants received a Fight of the Night bonus.[33]

Move to Light Heavyweight

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Smith faced former champion Rashad Evans in his light heavyweight debut on June 9, 2018, at UFC 225.[34] He won the fight via knockout in the first round.[35]

On short notice, Smith replaced Volkan Oezdemir, and faced yet another former champion in Maurício Rua on July 22, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 134 main event.[36] He won the fight via knockout in the first round.[37] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[38]

In his third fight in five months, Smith faced Volkan Oezdemir on October 27, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 138.[39] He won the fight by submission in the third round.[40] This win earned him the second consecutive Performance of the Night award.[41]

In the highest profile fight of his career, Smith faced Jon Jones for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship on March 2, 2019, at UFC 235.[42] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[43]

Smith faced Alexander Gustafsson on June 1, 2019, in the main event at UFC Fight Night 153.[44] He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the fourth round.[45] The win also earned Smith a Performance of the Night bonus award.[46]

Smith was scheduled to face Glover Teixeira on April 25, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 173.[47] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed[48] and rescheduled to May 13, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira.[49] Smith lost the fight via technical knockout in the fifth round.[50]

Smith faced Aleksandar Rakić on August 29, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 175.[51] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[51]

Smith faced Devin Clark on November 28, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark.[52] He won the fight via a triangle choke submission in the first round.[53]

Smith faced Jimmy Crute on April 24, 2021, at UFC 261.[54] He won the fight by technical knockout before the second round after the doctor stopped the fight when Crute suffered foot drop as a result of a leg kick from Smith and was unable to continue.[55]

Smith faced Ryan Spann on September 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 192.[56] He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in round one.[57] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[58]

Smith faced Magomed Ankalaev on July 30, 2022, at UFC 277.[59] He lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round.[60]

Smith was scheduled to face Jamahal Hill on March 11, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 221.[61] However, Hill was pulled from the bout after being rebooked to instead face Glover Teixeira for the vacant light heavyweight title at UFC 283.[62]

Smith faced Johnny Walker on May 13, 2023, at UFC on ABC 4.[63] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[64]

Smith faced Ryan Spann in a rematch on August 26, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 225.[65] He won the close bout via split decision.[66]

Smith faced Khalil Rountree Jr. on December 9, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 233, as a replacement for Azamat Murzakanov who fell ill with Pneumonia.[67] He lost the fight via technical knockout in round three.[68]

Smith faced Vitor Petrino on May 4, 2024, at UFC 301.[69] He won the fight in the first round via a guillotine-choke submission.[70]

Smith was scheduled to step in on short notice to face Carlos Ulberg on June 29, 2024, at UFC 303, as a replacement for an injured Jamahal Hill.[71] However, one week before the event, Ulberg was forced to withdraw and was replaced by Roman Dolidze.[72] Smith lost the fight by unanimous decision.[73]

Smith is scheduled to face former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship title challenger Dominick Reyes on December 7, 2024 at UFC 310.[74]

Professional grappling career

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Smith competed against Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 on June 29, 2023.[75] He lost the match by decision.[76]

Championships and accomplishments

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Personal life

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Home invasion incident

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At approximately 4:00 AM on April 5, 2020, an intruder gained entry to Smith's home in Nebraska through an opened garage door. Smith found him "screaming at the top of his lungs" in his computer room, and proceeded to fight the man for five minutes until the police arrived. Smith states that the intruder "took everything that I gave him – every punch, every knee, every elbow. He took every single one of them and kept fighting me", describing the ordeal "as one of the toughest fights" of his life.[79] The man was later identified to be 21-year-old Luke Haberman, an accomplished former high school wrestler.[80]

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
58 matches 38 wins 20 losses
By knockout 20 11
By submission 15 4
By decision 3 5
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 38–20 Roman Dolidze Decision (unanimous) UFC 303 June 29, 2024 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 38–19 Vitor Petrino Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 301 May 4, 2024 1 2:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss 37–19 Khalil Rountree Jr. TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez December 9, 2023 3 0:56 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 37–18 Ryan Spann Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie August 26, 2023 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore
Loss 36–18 Johnny Walker Decision (unanimous) UFC on ABC: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida May 13, 2023 3 5:00 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Loss 36–17 Magomed Ankalaev TKO (punches) UFC 277 July 30, 2022 2 3:09 Dallas, Texas, United States
Win 36–16 Ryan Spann Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann September 18, 2021 1 3:47 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 35–16 Jimmy Crute TKO (doctor stoppage) UFC 261 April 24, 2021 1 5:00 Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Win 34–16 Devin Clark Submission (triangle choke) UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark November 28, 2020 1 2:34 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Loss 33–16 Aleksandar Rakić Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić August 29, 2020 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 33–15 Glover Teixeira TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira May 13, 2020 5 1:04 Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Win 33–14 Alexander Gustafsson Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith June 1, 2019 4 2:38 Stockholm, Sweden Performance of the Night.
Loss 32–14 Jon Jones Decision (unanimous) UFC 235 March 2, 2019 5 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Jones was deducted two points in round 4 after landing an illegal knee.
Win 32–13 Volkan Oezdemir Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith October 27, 2018 3 4:26 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Performance of the Night.
Win 31–13 Maurício Rua KO (elbow and punches) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith July 22, 2018 1 1:29 Hamburg, Germany Performance of the Night.
Win 30–13 Rashad Evans KO (knee) UFC 225 June 9, 2018 1 0:53 Chicago, Illinois, United States Light Heavyweight debut.
Loss 29–13 Thiago Santos TKO (body kick and punches) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders February 3, 2018 2 1:03 Belém, Brazil Fight of the Night.
Win 29–12 Héctor Lombard KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch September 16, 2017 3 2:33 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 28–12 Andrew Sanchez KO (head kick and punches) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis April 9, 2017 3 3:52 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Win 27–12 Elvis Mutapčić TKO (elbow and punches) The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale December 3, 2016 2 3:27 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Loss 26–12 Cezar Ferreira Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale July 8, 2016 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 26–11 Leonardo Augusto Guimarães Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy February 21, 2016 3 5:00 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 25–11 Josh Neer TKO (punches) Victory FC 47 January 14, 2016 1 3:27 Omaha, Nebraska, United States Won the VFC Middleweight Championship.
Win 24–11 Brock Jardine TKO (punches) RFA 30 September 18, 2015 1 3:00 Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Win 23–11 Tim Williams TKO (knee) Cage Fury FC 50 July 18, 2015 1 1:02 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Defended the CFFC Middleweight Championship.
Win 22–11 Tim Williams Submission (inverted triangle choke) Cage Fury FC 46 February 28, 2015 2 1:15 Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Won the CFFC Middleweight Championship.
Win 21–11 Andrew Kapel Submission (rear-naked choke) EB: Beatdown at 4 Bears 12 November 29, 2014 1 2:18 New Town, North Dakota, United States
Win 20–11 Brian Green Decision (unanimous) Bellator 129 October 17, 2014 3 5:00 Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Win 19–11 Victor Moreno Submission (triangle choke) Bellator 117 April 18, 2014 2 0:59 Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Loss 18–11 Josh Neer Submission (rear-naked choke) Victory FC 41 December 14, 2013 3 3:48 Ralston, Nebraska, United States
Loss 18–10 Antônio Braga Neto Submission (kneebar) UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum June 8, 2013 1 1:52 Fortaleza, Brazil
Loss 18–9 Roger Gracie Submission (arm-triangle choke) Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine January 12, 2013 2 3:16 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Win 18–8 Lumumba Sayers Submission (triangle choke) Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman August 18, 2012 1 3:52 San Diego, California, United States
Win 17–8 Richard White TKO (punches) Disorderly Conduct: Fireworks June 30, 2012 1 2:35 Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States
Win 16–8 Ian Berg Submission (arm-triangle choke) Victory FC 37 April 13, 2012 2 2:01 Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Loss 15–8 Adlan Amagov KO (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers November 18, 2011 1 2:32 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Catchweight (188 lb) bout; Smith missed weight.
Win 15–7 Ben Lagman KO (punch) Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III July 22, 2011 2 0:33 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 14–7 Curtis Johnson KO (punches) Cornhusker Fight Club 6: Slugfest July 9, 2011 1 3:13 Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Win 13–7 Eric Schambari TKO (punches) C3 Fights: MMA Championship Fights June 4, 2011 1 1:46 Concho, Oklahoma, United States
Win 12–7 Matt Gabel Submission (triangle choke) Extreme Challenge 181 April 15, 2011 1 1:50 Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Win 11–7 Demetrius Richards TKO (punches) Extreme Challenge 176 February 11, 2011 2 2:07 Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Win 10–7 Ben Crowder KO (punch) Cornhusker Fight Club 2: Season's Beatings December 17, 2010 1 1:09 Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Loss 9–7 Jesse Forbes TKO (punches) Crowbar MMA: Fall Brawl September 11, 2010 2 1:28 Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Win 9–6 Logan Clark TKO (doctor stoppage) Seconds Out / Vivid MMA: Havoc at the Hyatt 2 June 19, 2010 2 2:22 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win 8–6 Lucas St. Claire Submission (armbar) Max Fights 10 May 8, 2010 1 3:19 East Grand Forks, Minnesota, United States
Win 7–6 Mike George KO (punch) TriState Cage Fights: Island Warfare April 17, 2010 1 0:22 Grand Island, Nebraska, United States
Win 6–6 James Brasco TKO (doctor stoppage) XKL Evolution 1 March 20, 2010 1 1:21 Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
Loss 5–6 Jake Hecht TKO (punches) Victory FC 30: Night of Champions February 5, 2010 3 4:35 Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Loss 5–5 Mike Pitz TKO (punches) Fight Club Inc. July 25, 2009 2 3:21 Addison, Illinois, United States
Loss 5–4 Chaun Sims TKO (punches) Fight To Win: Colorado vs. Nebraska March 14, 2009 2 2:00 Denver, Colorado, United States
Loss 5–3 Brian Monahan Submission (armbar) Victory FC 26: Onslaught February 20, 2009 1 N/A Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Win 5–2 Rico Washington Sr. TKO (punches) Minnesota Combat Sports January 9, 2009 1 0:54 Maplewood, Minnesota, United States
Loss 4–2 Charley Lynch TKO (punches) Brutaal: Fight Night November 6, 2008 1 3:12 Maplewood, Minnesota, United States
Win 4–1 Chuck Parmelee Submission (choke) Torment MMA September 20, 2008 2 1:26 Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Loss 3–1 Chuck Parmelee TKO (punches) TriState Cage Fights June 14, 2008 2 N/A Yankton, South Dakota, United States
Win 3–0 Ricky Duvall KO (punch) Victory FC 23: Validation May 9, 2008 N/A N/A Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Win 2–0 Jeremy Shepherd Submission (choke) Pugilistic Productions March 22, 2008 2 2:13 Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Win 1–0 Dave Moran Submission (armbar) Victory FC 22: Ascension February 29, 2008 2 1:19 Sioux City, Iowa, United States

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Pay-per-view bouts

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No. Event Fight Date Venue City PPV Buys
1. UFC 235 Jones vs. Smith March 2, 2019 T-Mobile Arena Paradise, Nevada, United States 650,000[82]

See also

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References

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