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.
Anthony Smith marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.
Jon Jones' UFC record stood at 21-1-0, while Anthony Smith's came in at 13-10-0.
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 30 less professional rounds, 83 to Smith's 113.
Activity check
Jones' last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 7 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.
Smith's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.
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