Anthony Jay Smith is an American professional mixed martial artist, he was born on 26 July 1988. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2008, Smith has also formerly competed for Strikeforce and Bellator. He has beaten the likes of Mauricio Rua, Alexander Gustafsson, Volkan Oezdemir, and Rashad Evans. As of November 9, 2020, he is #6 in the UFC Light Heavyweight rankings. Today we will discuss about Anthony Smith: Record| Ranking| Teeth| Next Fight| Sherdog.
Anthony Smith: Record| Ranking| Teeth| Next Fight| Sherdog…
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Smith grew up in Nebraska City. He was raised by his single mother and grandfather, as his dad was absent. He has stated that he is biracial. Smith dropped out of high school in the middle of his senior year. He started working full-time as a concrete finisher, which he continued until 2016.
Record
CURRENT STREAK
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Wins:2
QUICK HITS
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Fastest Win:00:22
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Fastest KO:00:22
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Fastest SUB:00:54
(T)KO/DEC/SUB RATES
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Finish Rate:91.2%
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Finished Rate:75%
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Win by Decision Rate:5.9%
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Loss by Decision Rate:18.8%
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Win by KO Rate:52.9%
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Loss by KO Rate:50%
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Win by SUB Rate:38.2%
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Loss by SUB Rate:25%
TIME IN CAGE
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Pro Record:34-16-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
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Career Length:13 years, 1 months, 26 days
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Rounds Fought:75.6
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Avg. Fights/Year:3.8
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Longest Layoff:0 years, 11 month, 12 days
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Quickest Turnaround:13 days
BY THE ROUNDS
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Ave. Rounds (Ws):1.2
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Ave. Length of Fight (Ws):05:52
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Ave. Rounds (Ls):2.2
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Ave. Length of Fight (Ls):11:07
Ranking
| Date | ↑ ↓ | Rank |
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| 01/01/2019 | 1 | #4 Light Heavyweight |
| 10/01/2018 | 9 | #5 Light Heavyweight |
| 07/01/2018 | NR | #14 Light Heavyweight |
| 04/01/2018 | 5 | #31 Middleweight |
Teeth
Anthony Smith, who ended up losing to Glover Teixeira via a fifth-round TKO, hand his teeth that fell out to the referee Jason Herzog while Teixeira was on top of Smith delivering more blows. That moment happened in the fourth round in a fight that never should have seen a fifth round.
Next Fight
UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith will reportedly take on Ryan Spann in the main event of UFC Fight Night on September 18, 2021. The update regarding Anthony Smith’s next appearance was tweeted by Evan Wheeler, an MMA journalist for Fightful.com.
Sherdog
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.
