Anthony Jay Smith (born July 26, 1988) is an American professional

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. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division in the

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(UFC). A professional competitor since 2008, Smith has also formerly competed for

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and Bellator. As of December 6, 2022, he is #6 in the UFC light heavyweight rankings.

Background

Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Smith grew up in

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. 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.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Smith started his career in 2008 and fought mainly for local promotions in the

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United States. He compiled a professional record of 13–7, with wins against WEC veterans

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and losses to UFC veterans

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and

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, before signing with

Strikeforce

Smith made his Strikeforce debut on July 22, 2011, at Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker III against Ben Lagman, replacing an injured

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. He won via KO in the second round. Smith faced

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on November 18, 2011, at Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers. He lost via KO in the first round. Smith faced

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on August 18, 2012, at Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman. He won via submission in the first round. Smith faced

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on January 12, 2013, at Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine. He lost via submission in the second round. After the end of

, Smith moved to

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In his debut, Smith faced

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on June 8, 2013, at

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. He lost the fight via kneebar submission in the first round. He was subsequently released from the

Bellator MMA

On April 18, 2014, Smith made his Bellator MMA debut facing Victor Moreno at

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winning via triangle choke submission in the second round. Smith faced Brian Green on October 17, 2014, at Bellator 129. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Return to Ultimate Fighting Championship

On February 16, 2016 Smith was re-signed to the UFC. He faced promotional newcomer Leonardo Augusto Leleco on February 21, 2016, at

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, replacing an injured Trevor Smith. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Smith was briefly scheduled to face

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on July 8, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale. However, Askham pulled out of the bout on April 28 and was replaced by

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Smith next faced

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on December 3, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale. He won the fight via TKO in the second round and was awarded a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Smith faced

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on April 15, 2017, at

UFC on Fox 24 ''UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 24'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 15, 2017, at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Background The event was the f ...

. He won the fight via knockout due to a combination of knee and punches in the third round. Smith faced

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on September 16, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 116. He won the fight via technical knockout in the third round. Smith faced

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on February 3, 2018, at

UFC Fight Night 125 ''UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 125'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 3, 2018, at Arena Guilherme Paraense in Belém, Brazil. Background Wh ...

. He lost the fight via technical knockout. Both participants received a Fight of the Night bonus.

Move to Light Heavyweight Division

Smith faced former champion

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in his light heavyweight debut on June 9, 2018, at

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. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. On short notice, Smith replaced

Volkan Oezdemir Volkan Oezdemir (born 19 September 1989) is a Swiss professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxing practitioner. He currently competes in the Light heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competi ...

, and faced yet another former champion in

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on July 22, 2018, at

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main event. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. This win earned him the

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award. In his third fight in five months, Smith faced

on October 27, 2018, at

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. He won the fight by submission in the third round. This win earned him the second consecutive

award. In the highest profile fight of his career, Smith faced

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for the

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on March 2, 2019, at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Smith faced

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on June 1, 2019 in the main event at UFC Fight Night 153. He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the fourth round. The win also earned Smith a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Smith was scheduled to face

Glover Teixeira Glover Lucas Teixeira (; born 28 October 1979) is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champi ...

on April 25, 2020 at

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. However, on April 9,

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, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed and rescheduled to May 13, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira. Smith lost the fight via technical knockout in the fifth round. Smith faced

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on August 29, 2020 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Smith faced Devin Clark on November 28, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark. He won the fight via a triangle choke submission in the first round. Smith faced

Jimmy Crute Jimmy Crute (born 4 March 1996) is an Australian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Crute was the former Australian Hex Fight Series Light Heav ...

on April 24, 2021 at

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. He won the fight by technical knockout before the second round after the doctor stopped the fight when Crute suffered

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as a result of a leg kick from Smith and was unable to continue. Smith faced

Ryan Spann Ryan Jamari Spann (born August 24, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2013, he has also fought for the Legacy Fight ...

on September 18, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 192 ''UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 192'', ''UFC Vegas 37'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 50'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 18, 2021 at the UFC ...

. He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in round one. This win earned him the

award. Smith faced

Magomed Ankalaev Magomed Alibulatovich Ankalaev (russian: Магоме́д Алибула́тович Анкала́ев; born 2 June 1992) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist, who currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate ...

on July 30, 2022, at

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. He lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round. Smith was scheduled to face

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on March 11, 2023, at

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. However, Hill was pulled from the bout after being rebooked to headline

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for the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against Glover Teixeira. It is unknown if a replacement will be sought.

Championships and accomplishments

(Six times) ** Fight of the Night (One time) vs.

** Seventh highest finishes-per-win percentage in UFC history (10 finishes / 11 wins: 90.9%) *

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** CFFC Middleweight Championship (One time) *Victory Fighting Championships **Victory FC Middleweight Championship (One time)

Personal life

Smith is married. He has three daughters, born in 2011, 2014 and 2017.

Home invasion incident

At 4am on April 5, 2020, an intruder gained entry to Smith's home in Nebraska through an opened garage door. Smith found him “screaming at the top of his lungs” in his computer room, and proceeded to fight the man for 5 minutes until the police arrived. Smith states that the intruder "took everything that I gave him – every punch, every knee, every elbow. He took every single one of them and kept fighting me", describing the ordeal "as one of the toughest fights" of his life. The man was later identified to be 21-year-old Luke Haberman, an accomplished former high school wrestler.

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–6 , Mike George , KO (punch) , TriState Cage Fights: Island Warfare , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:22 , Grand Island, Nebraska, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–6 , James Brasco , TKO (doctor stoppage) , XKL Evolution 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:21 ,

Ypsilanti, Michigan Ypsilanti (), commonly shortened to Ypsi, is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 20,648. The city is bounded to the north by Superior Township and on the west, south, an ...

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, TKO (punches) , Victory FC 30: Night of Champions , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:35 , Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 5–5 , Mike Pitz , TKO (punches) , Fight Club Inc. , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:21 ,

Addison, Illinois Addison is a village located in the Chicago Metropolitan Area, in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 36,942 at the 2010 census. History The community itself was originally named Dunkley's Grove after the settler Hezekia ...

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 5–4 , Chaun Sims , TKO (punches) , Fight To Win: Colorado vs. Nebraska , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:00 ,

Denver, Colorado Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 5–3 , Brian Monahan , Submission (armbar) , Victory FC 26: Onslaught , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–2 , Rico Washington Sr. , TKO (punches) , Minnesota Combat Sports , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:54 ,

Maplewood, Minnesota Maplewood is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 42,088 at the 2020 census. Maplewood is ten minutes' drive from downtown Saint Paul. It stretches along the northern and eastern borders of Saint Paul. Maplewo ...

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–2 , Charley Lynch , TKO (punches) , Brutaal: Fight Night , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:12 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Chuck Parmelee , Submission (choke) , Torment MMA , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:26 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–1 , Chuck Parmelee , TKO (punches) , TriState Cage Fights , , align=center, 2 , align=center, N/A ,

Yankton, South Dakota Yankton is a city in and the county seat of Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 15,411 at the 2020 census, and it is the principal city of the Yankton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes the entirety of Y ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Ricky Duvall , KO (punch) , Victory FC 23: Validation , , align=center, N/A , align=center, N/A , Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Jeremy Shepherd , Submission (choke) , Pugilistic Productions , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:13 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Dave Moran , Submission (armbar) , Victory FC 22: Ascension , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:19 ,

Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County ...

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