Santos vs Smith

Who won Santos vs Smith?

Thiago Santos beat Anthony Smith by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 125, on Saturday 3rd February 2018 at Mangueirinho Gymnasium in Belem.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Santos vs Smith stats

Thiago Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Anthony Smith made his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Thiago Santos' 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Anthony Smith marked his 25th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Thiago Santos' UFC record stood at 14-10-0, while Anthony Smith's came in at 13-12-0.

The stats suggested Santos had an advantage in power over Smith, with a 69% knock out percentage over Smith's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a large advantage over Santos, boasting a 34% submission rate over Santos' 6%.

Thiago Santos was the older man by 5 years, at 41 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 2 inches over Santos. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Santos was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 9 months later than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 34 less professional rounds, 82 to Smith's 116.

Santos vs Smith form

Thiago Santos had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Glover Teixeira at UFC Vegas 13 on 7th November 2020 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jon Jones at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by split decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jan Blachowicz at UFC on ESPN+ 3 on 23rd February 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic.

Before that, he had beaten Jimi Manuwa at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

He had defeated Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night 137 on 22nd September 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Smith had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Ryan Spann at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had won against Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Jimmy Crute at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Anthony Smith had been fighting more than Thiago Santos.

Going to this contest, Thiago Santos had last fought 4 years, 6 months and 16 days ago, while Anthony Smith's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 27 days ago.

Santos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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