Santos vs Smith

Who won Santos vs Smith?

Thiago Santos beat Anthony Smith by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 125, on Saturday 3rd February 2018 at Mangueirinho Gymnasium in Belem.

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).

Santos vs Smith stats

Thiago Santos stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Anthony Smith made his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by knock out and 10 by submission.

This was Thiago Santos' 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Anthony Smith marked his 25th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Thiago Santos' UFC record stood at 14-10-0, while Anthony Smith's came in at 13-12-0.

The stats suggested Santos had an advantage in power over Smith, with a 69% knock out percentage over Smith's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a large advantage over Santos, boasting a 34% submission rate over Santos' 6%.

Thiago Santos was the older man by 5 years, at 41 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 2 inches over Santos. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Santos was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 9 months later than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 34 less professional rounds, 82 to Smith's 116.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anthony Smith had been fighting more than Thiago Santos.

Going to this contest, Thiago Santos had last fought 8 years, 9 months and 28 days ago, while Anthony Smith's last outing had been 7 years, 7 months and 21 days ago.

What were the odds on Santos vs Smith?

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