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Anthony Smith "Lionheart"

Active #19 light heavyweight · age 37 · Orthodox · 6'4" 193 cm · 205 lb 93 kg · reach 76" 193 cm
At a glance
  • 3-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 85% of wins by KO or submission
Elo rating
1514
Global Elo 1559 ±35
Rank
#19
top 46% of division
UFC record
13-12-0
KO 5 · Sub 5 · Dec 2
Streak
-3
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y 0
Last fight
Apr 26, 2025
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
4h 20m
Avg fight time
10:23
Title fights
0-1
Bonuses
10
Fights per year
2.1
Since last fight
1y 2mo

Honest Elo history

25 fights · tap & drag
Jun 8, 2013 — L vs Antonio Braga Neto Δ-33Feb 21, 2016 — W vs Leonardo Guimaraes Δ+32Jul 8, 2016 — L vs Cezar Ferreira Δ-24Dec 3, 2016 — W vs Elvis Mutapcic Δ+33Apr 15, 2017 — W vs Andrew Sanchez Δ+38Sep 16, 2017 — W vs Hector Lombard Δ+18Feb 3, 2018 — L vs Thiago Santos Δ-17Jun 9, 2018 — W vs Rashad Evans Δ+23Jul 22, 2018 — W vs Mauricio Rua Δ+20Oct 27, 2018 — W vs Volkan Oezdemir Δ+18Mar 2, 2019 — L vs Jon Jones Δ-9Jun 1, 2019 — W vs Alexander Gustafsson Δ+20May 13, 2020 — L vs Glover Teixeira Δ-15Aug 29, 2020 — L vs Aleksandar Rakic Δ-17Nov 28, 2020 — W vs Devin Clark Δ+16Apr 24, 2021 — W vs Jimmy Crute Δ+16Sep 18, 2021 — W vs Ryan Spann Δ+17Jul 30, 2022 — L vs Magomed Ankalaev Δ-18May 13, 2023 — L vs Johnny Walker Δ-18Aug 26, 2023 — W vs Ryan Spann Δ+16Dec 9, 2023 — L vs Khalil Rountree Jr. Δ-21May 4, 2024 — W vs Vitor Petrino Δ+19Jun 29, 2024 — L vs Roman Dolidze Δ-17Dec 7, 2024 — L vs Dominick Reyes Δ-18Apr 26, 2025 — L vs Zhang Mingyang Δ-19 140014501500155016001650 201520172019202120232025 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":383.2,"elo":1421,"date":"2013-06-08","opp":"Antonio Braga Neto","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":1,"x":253.9,"y":342.9,"elo":1452,"date":"2016-02-21","opp":"Leonardo Guimaraes","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":2,"x":276.8,"y":373.9,"elo":1428,"date":"2016-07-08","opp":"Cezar Ferreira","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":3,"x":301.4,"y":331.7,"elo":1461,"date":"2016-12-03","opp":"Elvis Mutapcic","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":4,"x":323.4,"y":282.5,"elo":1500,"date":"2017-04-15","opp":"Andrew Sanchez","result":"W","delta":38},{"i":5,"x":349,"y":260,"elo":1517,"date":"2017-09-16","opp":"Hector Lombard","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":6,"x":372.2,"y":281.5,"elo":1500,"date":"2018-02-03","opp":"Thiago Santos","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":7,"x":393.1,"y":252.2,"elo":1523,"date":"2018-06-09","opp":"Rashad Evans","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":8,"x":400.2,"y":226.4,"elo":1543,"date":"2018-07-22","opp":"Mauricio Rua","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":9,"x":416.3,"y":203.4,"elo":1561,"date":"2018-10-27","opp":"Volkan Oezdemir","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":10,"x":437.2,"y":214.3,"elo":1553,"date":"2019-03-02","opp":"Jon Jones","result":"L","delta":-9},{"i":11,"x":452.3,"y":188.4,"elo":1573,"date":"2019-06-01","opp":"Alexander Gustafsson","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":12,"x":509.9,"y":207.5,"elo":1558,"date":"2020-05-13","opp":"Glover Teixeira","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":13,"x":527.8,"y":229,"elo":1541,"date":"2020-08-29","opp":"Aleksandar Rakic","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":14,"x":542.9,"y":208.9,"elo":1557,"date":"2020-11-28","opp":"Devin Clark","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":15,"x":567.3,"y":188.6,"elo":1573,"date":"2021-04-24","opp":"Jimmy Crute","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":16,"x":591.7,"y":166.5,"elo":1590,"date":"2021-09-18","opp":"Ryan Spann","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":17,"x":643.9,"y":189.1,"elo":1573,"date":"2022-07-30","opp":"Magomed Ankalaev","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":18,"x":691.5,"y":212.4,"elo":1554,"date":"2023-05-13","opp":"Johnny Walker","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":19,"x":709,"y":192.3,"elo":1570,"date":"2023-08-26","opp":"Ryan Spann","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":20,"x":726.4,"y":218.9,"elo":1549,"date":"2023-12-09","opp":"Khalil Rountree Jr.","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":21,"x":750.8,"y":194.4,"elo":1568,"date":"2024-05-04","opp":"Vitor Petrino","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":22,"x":760.1,"y":216.6,"elo":1551,"date":"2024-06-29","opp":"Roman Dolidze","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":23,"x":786.8,"y":239.8,"elo":1533,"date":"2024-12-07","opp":"Dominick Reyes","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":24,"x":810,"y":264.5,"elo":1514,"date":"2025-04-26","opp":"Zhang Mingyang","result":"L","delta":-19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Apr 26, 2025 Zhang Mingyang L -19
Dec 7, 2024 Dominick Reyes L -18
Jun 29, 2024 Roman Dolidze L -17
May 4, 2024 Vitor Petrino W +19
Dec 9, 2023 Khalil Rountree Jr. L -21

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
77%
10 / 13
Finish rate
KO
5
38% of wins
SUB
5
38% of wins
DEC
2
15% of wins
KO: 5 (42%) 5 Sub: 5 (42%) 5 Dec: 2 (17%) 2
Finishes by round
11 total
R1
6 55%
R2
1 9%
R3
3 27%
R4
1 9%
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 840 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
63% Head
  • Head 63%
  • Body 18%
  • Leg 19%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
88% Distance
  • Distance 88%
  • Clinch 8%
  • Ground 4%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
58%
of losses by finish
7 of 12 · usually R2
6 KO/TKO 1 Sub 5 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1586
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
5
of 13 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Alexander Gustafsson
Elo 1634 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
12.0
+1.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 25 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1563
Notable wins
Rashad Evans 1634 Alexander Gustafsson 1634 Vitor Petrino 1608 Mauricio Rua 1602 Jimmy Crute 1600

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#4 · Elo 1604
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Anthony Smith on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.