Jones vs Smith

Who won Jones vs Smith?

Jon Jones beat Anthony Smith by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 235, on Saturday 2nd March 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jon Jones.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Light Heavyweight championship.

Jones vs Smith stats

Jon Jones stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Anthony Smith made his way to the cage with a record of 32 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Jon Jones' 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2008. Anthony Smith marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Jon Jones' UFC record stood at 22-1-0, while Anthony Smith's came in at 13-11-0.

The stats suggested Smith had an advantage in power over Jones, with a 56% knock out percentage over Jones' 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a slight advantage over Jones, with a 34% submission rate over Jones' 26%.

Jon Jones was the older man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Jones had a 9-inch reach advantage.

Jones was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 month later than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 86 to Smith's 115.

Jones vs Smith form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC on ESPN+ 11 on 1st June 2019 by submission in the 4th round at Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jon Jones at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Volkan Oezdemir at UFC Fight Night 138 on 27th October 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Moncton Events Centre, Moncton, Canada.

Before that, he had defeated Mauricio Rua at UFC Fight Night 134 on 22nd July 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany.

He had been beaten by Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night 125 on 3rd February 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mangueirinho Gymnasium, Belem, Brazil.

Activity check

Jones' last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 5 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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