Smith vs Zhang

Who won Smith vs Zhang?

Anthony Smith will square off against Mingyang Zhang in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 26th April 2025 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Smith vs Zhang stats

Anthony Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 38 wins, 21 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 15 by submission.

Mingyang Zhang made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Anthony Smith's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Mingyang Zhang marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Anthony Smith's UFC record stood at 13-11-0, while Mingyang Zhang's came in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggested Zhang had an advantage in power over Smith, with a 67% knock out percentage over Smith's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a slight advantage over Zhang, with a 39% submission rate over Zhang's 33%.

Anthony Smith was the older man by 10 years, at 36 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 2 inches over Zhang. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 35 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 years and 10 months earlier than Zhang, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 87 more professional rounds, 115 to Zhang's 28.

Smith vs Zhang form

Anthony Smith had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Dominick Reyes at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Roman Dolidze at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Vitor Petrino at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had been defeated by Khalil Rountree at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten 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.

Activity check

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Zhang's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Zhang start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Smith vs Zhang?

Anthony Smith was a 31/10 (+310) underdog going into the contest, while Mingyang Zhang made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-450) with oddsmakers.