Anthony Smith
13W · 12L
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
85% finish rate67% as favorite44% as underdog
1485
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1484.5Developing↘
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#31of 43 active
Age
37
Jul 26, 1988
Height
6'4" (193.04 cm)
Reach
193.04 cm
Win Rate
52.0%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
3.19
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
5.04
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
-1.85
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
44%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.44
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
50%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.60
Sub_Avg
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
15.9
Sig. Strikes
0.4
Takedowns
0.5
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO6 (46%)
Submission5 (38%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO6 (50%)
Submission2 (17%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
67%
6W – 3L in 9 fights
As Underdog
44%
7W – 9L in 16 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Zhang Mingyang
-9.81485
lost to Dominick Reyes
-5.31494
lost to Roman Dolidze
-3.31500
def. Vitor Petrino
+4.51503
lost to Khalil Rountree Jr.
-2.81498
def. Ryan Spann
+2.61501
lost to Johnny Walker
-1.91499
lost to Magomed Ankalaev
-1.41501
def. Ryan Spann
+0.91502
def. Jimmy Crute
+0.71501
def. Devin Clark
+0.51500
lost to Aleksandar Rakic
-0.41500
lost to Glover Teixeira
-0.31500
def. Alexander Gustafsson
+0.21501
lost to Jon Jones
-0.11500
def. Volkan Oezdemir
+0.11501
def. Mauricio Rua
+0.11500
def. Rashad Evans
+0.11500
lost to Thiago Santos
-0.11500
def. Hector Lombard
+0.11500
def. Andrew Sanchez
+0.11500
def. Elvis Mutapcic
+0.11500
lost to Cezar Ferreira
0.01500
def. Leonardo Augusto Leleco
0.01500
lost to Antonio Braga Neto
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Light Heavyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Navajo Stirling
1567
Carlos Ulberg
1554
Billy Elekana
1545
Bogdan Guskov
1541
Alex Pereira
1541
Iwo Baraniewski
1541
Dustin Jacoby
1533
Jiri Prochazka
1521
Fight History (25 fights)
UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates · Apr 26, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · Dec 7, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · Jun 29, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg · May 4, 2024
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez · Dec 9, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →vs Ryan Spann
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie · Aug 26, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida · May 13, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · Jul 30, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →vs Ryan Spann
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann · Sep 18, 2021
vs Jimmy Crute
UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 · Apr 24, 2021
vs Devin Clark
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark · Nov 28, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic · Aug 29, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · May 13, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith · Jun 1, 2019
vs Jon Jones
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · Mar 2, 2019
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith · Oct 27, 2018
vs Mauricio Rua
UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith · Jul 22, 2018
vs Rashad Evans
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · Jun 9, 2018
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders · Feb 3, 2018
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch · Sep 16, 2017
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis · Apr 15, 2017
The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale · Dec 3, 2016
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale · Jul 8, 2016
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy · Feb 21, 2016
UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum · Jun 8, 2013
Loss
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