Smith vs Oezdemir

Who won Smith vs Oezdemir?

Anthony Smith beat Volkan Oezdemir by submission in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night 138, on Saturday 27th October 2018 at Moncton Events Centre in Moncton.

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 Oezdemir stats

Anthony Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Volkan Oezdemir made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Anthony Smith's 25th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Volkan Oezdemir marked his 15th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Anthony Smith's UFC record stood at 13-12-0, while Volkan Oezdemir's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Oezdemir had an advantage in power over Smith, with a 73% knock out percentage over Smith's 58%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a large advantage over Oezdemir, boasting a 32% submission rate over Oezdemir's 7%.

Anthony Smith was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 2 inches over Oezdemir. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Oezdemir, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, 116 to Oezdemir's 52.

Smith vs Oezdemir form

Anthony Smith had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mingyang Zhang at UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates on 26th April 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Dominick Reyes at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Roman Dolidze at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Vitor Petrino at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had lost to Khalil Rountree at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Oezdemir's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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