Anthony Smith (38-22, 35) was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. on July 26, 1988. At the age of 19 years on February 29, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Dave Moran, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On June 8, 2013, 24-year old Anthony Smith made his UFC debut on his 28th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum against a 25-year old Antônio Braga Neto but lost the fight via submission in the 1st round.
Smith's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Zhang Mingyang at UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates at age 36 on April 26, 2025. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought 23 times in the UFC, and has a record of 12 wins and 11 losses in the promotion.
Some of Anthony Smith's best fights have been against Rashad Evans, Maurício Rua, Jimmy Crute, Devin Clark, Ryan Spann, Vitor Petrino and Andrew Sanchez.
Smith has 22 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60  | Apr 26, 2025 36 years, 9 months 38-22 (35) | 26 years, 8 months 18-6 (18) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Elbows |
59  | Dec 7, 2024 36 years, 4 months 38-21 (35) | 34 years, 11 months 13-4 (10) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches |
58  | Jun 29, 2024 35 years, 11 months 38-20 (35) | 35 years, 11 months 12-3 (10) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
57  | May 4, 2024 35 years, 9 months 38-19 (35) | 26 years, 8 months 11-0 (8) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
56  | Dec 9, 2023 35 years, 4 months 37-19 (34) | 33 years, 9 months 12-5 (8) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
55  | Aug 26, 2023 35 years, 1 months 37-18 (34) | 32 years 21-8 (18) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SD | WIN |
54  | May 13, 2023 34 years, 9 months 36-18 (34) | 31 years, 1 months 20-7 (19) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
53  | Jul 30, 2022 34 years 36-17 (34) | 30 years, 1 months 16-1 (8) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
52 | Sep 18, 2021 33 years, 1 months 36-16 (34) | 30 years 19-6 (16) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
51  | Apr 24, 2021 32 years, 8 months 35-16 (33) | 25 years, 1 months 12-1 (9) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
50  | Nov 28, 2020 32 years, 4 months 34-16 (32) | 30 years, 7 months 12-4 (4) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
49  | Aug 29, 2020 32 years, 1 months 33-16 (31) | 28 years, 6 months 12-2 (10) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
48  | May 13, 2020 31 years, 9 months 33-15 (31) | 40 years, 6 months 30-7 (23) | UFC | LHW | 5 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
47  | Jun 1, 2019 30 years, 10 months 33-14 (31) | 32 years, 4 months 18-5 (14) | UFC | LHW | 4 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
46  | Mar 2, 2019 30 years, 7 months 32-14 (30) | 31 years, 7 months 23-1 (15) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC light-heavyweight title |
45  | Oct 27, 2018 30 years, 3 months 32-13 (30) | 29 years, 1 months 15-2 (12) | UFC | LHW | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
44  | Jul 22, 2018 29 years, 11 months 31-13 (29) | 36 years, 7 months 25-10 (21) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Elbow and punches |
43  | Jun 9, 2018 29 years, 10 months 30-13 (28) | 38 years, 8 months 19-7-1 (9) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Knee |
42  | Feb 3, 2018 29 years, 6 months 29-13 (27) | 34 years 16-5 (12) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Body kick and punches |
41  | Sep 16, 2017 29 years, 1 months 29-12 (27) | 39 years, 7 months 34-7-1 (26) | UFC | MD | 3 | KO | WIN Punch |
40  | Apr 9, 2017 28 years, 8 months 28-12 (26) | 29 years 9-2 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | KO | WIN Head kick and punches |
39  | Dec 3, 2016 28 years, 4 months 27-12 (25) | 30 years, 4 months 15-4-1 (12) | TUF | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Elbow and punches |
38  | Jul 8, 2016 27 years, 11 months 26-12 (24) | 31 years, 4 months 9-5 (4) | TUF | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
37 | Feb 21, 2016 27 years, 6 months 26-11 (24) | Leonardo Augusto Guimarães | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
36  | Jan 14, 2016 27 years, 5 months 25-11 (24) | 32 years, 9 months 36-15-1 (31) | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won VFC middleweight title | |
35 | Sep 18, 2015 27 years, 1 months 24-11 (23) | Brock Jardine | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
34 | Jul 18, 2015 26 years, 11 months 23-11 (22) | Tim Williams | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee Defended CFFC middleweight title | |
33 | Feb 28, 2015 26 years, 7 months 22-11 (21) | Tim Williams | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Inverted triangle choke Won CFFC middleweight title | |
32 | Nov 29, 2014 26 years, 4 months 21-11 (20) | Andrew Kapel | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
31 | Oct 17, 2014 26 years, 2 months 20-11 (19) | Brian Green | Bellator | 3 | UD | WIN | |
30 | Apr 18, 2014 25 years, 8 months 19-11 (19) | Victor Moreno | Bellator | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
29 | Dec 14, 2013 25 years, 4 months 18-11 (18) | 30 years, 8 months 33-13-1 (28) | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | ||
28  | Jun 8, 2013 24 years, 10 months 18-10 (18) | 25 years, 7 months 8-1 (7) | UFC | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar | |
27  | Jan 12, 2013 24 years, 5 months 18-9 (18) | 31 years, 3 months 5-1 (4) | Strikeforce | 2 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke | |
26 | Aug 18, 2012 24 years 18-8 (18) | Lumumba Sayers | Strikeforce | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
25 | Jun 30, 2012 23 years, 11 months 17-8 (17) | Richard White | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
24 | Apr 13, 2012 23 years, 8 months 16-8 (16) | Ian Berg | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
23  | Nov 18, 2011 23 years, 3 months 15-8 (15) | 25 years 9-1-1 (5) | Strikeforce | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
22 | Jul 22, 2011 22 years, 11 months 15-7 (15) | Ben Lagman | Strikeforce | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
21 | Jul 9, 2011 22 years, 11 months 14-7 (14) | Curtis Johnson | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
20  | Jun 4, 2011 22 years, 10 months 13-7 (13) | 33 years, 1 months 15-2 (10) | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
19 | Apr 15, 2011 22 years, 8 months 12-7 (12) | Matt Gabel | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
18 | Feb 11, 2011 22 years, 6 months 11-7 (11) | Demetrius Richards | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
17 | Dec 17, 2010 22 years, 4 months 10-7 (10) | Ben Crowder | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
16  | Sep 11, 2010 22 years, 1 months 9-7 (9) | 25 years, 10 months 13-5 (12) | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
15  | Jun 19, 2010 21 years, 10 months 9-6 (9) | 25 years, 4 months 14-4 (10) | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
14 | May 8, 2010 21 years, 9 months 8-6 (8) | Lucas St. Claire | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
13 | Apr 17, 2010 21 years, 8 months 7-6 (7) | Mike George | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
12 | Mar 20, 2010 21 years, 7 months 6-6 (6) | James Brasco | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
11  | Feb 5, 2010 21 years, 6 months 5-6 (5) | 25 years, 11 months 5-1 (4) | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
10 | Jul 25, 2009 20 years, 11 months 5-5 (5) | Mike Pitz | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
9 | Mar 14, 2009 20 years, 7 months 5-4 (5) | Chaun Sims | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
8 | Feb 20, 2009 20 years, 6 months 5-3 (5) | Brian Monahan | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
7 | Jan 9, 2009 20 years, 5 months 5-2 (5) | Rico Washington Sr. | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Nov 6, 2008 20 years, 3 months 4-2 (4) | Charley Lynch | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
5 | Sep 20, 2008 20 years, 1 months 4-1 (4) | Chuck Parmelee | 2 | SUB | WIN Choke | ||
4 | Jun 14, 2008 19 years, 10 months 3-1 (3) | Chuck Parmelee | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
3 | May 9, 2008 19 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | Ricky Duvall | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
2 | Mar 22, 2008 19 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Jeremy Shepherd | 2 | SUB | WIN Choke | ||
1 | Feb 29, 2008 19 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Dave Moran | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
