Smith vs Gustafsson

Who won Smith vs Gustafsson?

Anthony Smith beat Alexander Gustafsson by submission in the 4th round during the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 11, on Saturday 1st June 2019 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.

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).

Smith vs Gustafsson stats

Anthony Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 32 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Alexander Gustafsson made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 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 Alexander Gustafsson's came in at 10-8-0.

The stats suggested Gustafsson had a slight advantage in power over Smith, with a 61% knock out percentage over Smith's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had an advantage over Gustafsson, with a 34% submission rate over Gustafsson's 17%.

Anthony Smith was the younger man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Gustafsson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Smith. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 months later than Gustafsson, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 60 more professional rounds, 115 to Gustafsson's 55.

Activity check

Smith's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Gustafsson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 10 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 11 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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