Anthony Smith

“Lionheart”
OctagonStats Rating 1532
15-14-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 4" (193 cm)
Weight205 lbs. (93 kg)
Reach76" (193 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornJul 26, 1988
Age38
DivisionLight Heavyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.19
Str. Acc49%
SApM5.04
Str. Def44%
TD Avg0.44
TD Acc22%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.6

Recent form

L L L W L
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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29 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
7 KO/TKO wins · 6 sub wins · 2 decision wins
Losses by method
7 KO/TKO losses · 2 sub losses · 5 decision losses
Finish rate87%
Times finished64%
StreakL3
Best streak3
Avg fight9:39
Octagon time4h 39m
Opp win%69%
ActiveJul. 22, 2011 – Apr. 26, 2025 (15y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced5
Ranked wins1
Best ranked winVitor Petrino (#8 Heavyweight)
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night6
Fight of the Night1
Total bonuses7
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Anthony Smith "Lionheart" is a 38-22-0 finisher. 86% finish rate.

Anthony debuted Jul. 22, 2011 vs Ben Lagman (win). Longest win streak: 3. On a 3-fight losing skid. 15 years active (Jul. 22, 2011–Apr. 26, 2025).

Best wins: Hector Lombard (KO/TKO Punches R3, Sep. 16, 2017); Mauricio Rua (KO/TKO Punches R1, Jul. 22, 2018); Volkan Oezdemir (SUB Rear Naked Choke R3, Oct. 27, 2018).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Apr. 26, 2025UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. PratesL Zhang MingyangKO/TKO Elbows14:030 010 630 00 0
Dec. 07, 2024UFC 310: Pantoja vs. AsakuraL Dominick ReyesKO/TKO Punches24:460 021 1210 00 0
Jun. 29, 2024UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2L Roman DolidzeU-DEC35:000 051 1000 10 0
May. 04, 2024UFC 301: Pantoja vs. ErcegW Vitor PetrinoSUB Guillotine Choke12:000 011 100 11 0
Dec. 09, 2023UFC Fight Night: Song vs. GutierrezL Khalil Rountree Jr.KO/TKO Punch30:560 147 530 00 0
Aug. 26, 2023UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean ZombieW Ryan SpannS-DEC35:000 091 591 00 0
May. 13, 2023UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. AlmeidaL Johnny WalkerU-DEC35:000 038 921 10 0
Jul. 30, 2022UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2L Magomed AnkalaevKO/TKO Punches23:090 018 460 00 0
Sep. 18, 2021UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. SpannW Ryan SpannSUB Rear Naked Choke13:472 017 80 01 0
Apr. 24, 2021UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2W Jimmy CruteKO/TKO15:000 026 180 30 0
Nov. 28, 2020UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. ClarkW Devin ClarkSUB Triangle Choke12:340 01 11 01 0
Aug. 29, 2020UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. RakicL Aleksandar RakicU-DEC35:000 19 440 00 0
May. 13, 2020UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. TeixeiraL Glover TeixeiraKO/TKO Punches51:040 186 1381 10 0
Jun. 01, 2019UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. SmithW Alexander GustafssonSUB Rear Naked Choke42:380 049 720 11 0
Mar. 02, 2019UFC 235: Jones vs. SmithL Jon JonesU-DEC55:000 036 1250 30 0
Oct. 27, 2018UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. SmithW Volkan OezdemirSUB Rear Naked Choke34:260 063 771 12 0
Jul. 22, 2018UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. SmithW Mauricio RuaKO/TKO Punches11:291 023 40 00 0
Jun. 09, 2018UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2W Rashad EvansKO/TKO Knee10:531 06 10 00 0
Feb. 03, 2018UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. AndersL Thiago SantosKO/TKO Kick21:030 210 581 00 0
Sep. 16, 2017UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. BranchW Hector LombardKO/TKO Punches32:331 035 650 10 0
Apr. 15, 2017UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. ReisW Andrew SanchezKO/TKO Kick33:521 049 630 40 0
Dec. 03, 2016The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions FinaleW Elvis MutapcicKO/TKO Elbow23:271 048 290 01 0
Jul. 08, 2016The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia FinaleL Cezar FerreiraU-DEC35:000 033 300 61 0
Feb. 21, 2016UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs CowboyW Leonardo GuimaraesU-DEC35:000 057 642 00 0
Jun. 08, 2013UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. WerdumL Antonio Braga NetoSUB Kneebar11:520 05 60 10 1
Jan. 12, 2013Strikeforce - Marquardt vs SaffiedineL Roger GracieSUB Arm Triangle23:160 019 180 10 1
Aug. 18, 2012Strikeforce - Rousey vs KaufmanW Lumumba SayersSUB Triangle Choke13:520 012 10 13 0
Nov. 18, 2011Strikeforce Challengers 20L Adlan AmagovKO/TKO Punch12:320 14 160 10 0
Jul. 22, 2011Strikeforce Challengers 17W Ben LagmanKO/TKO20:33-- ---- ---- ---- --

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.