Smith vs Lombard

Who won Smith vs Lombard?

Anthony Smith beat Hector Lombard by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 116, on Saturday 16th September 2017 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.

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).

Smith vs Lombard stats

Anthony Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Hector Lombard made his way to the cage with a record of 34 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 22 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Anthony Smith's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013.

Anthony Smith's UFC record stood at 13-11-0, while Hector Lombard's came in at 3-8-0.

The stats suggested Lombard had an advantage in power over Smith, with a 65% knock out percentage over Smith's 54%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a large advantage over Lombard, boasting a 36% submission rate over Lombard's 12%.

Anthony Smith was the younger man by 11 years, at 36 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 7 inches over Lombard. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Smith was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 5 months later than Lombard, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 115 to Lombard's 94.

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