Smith vs Reyes

Who won Smith vs Reyes?

Dominick Reyes beat Anthony Smith by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 310, on Saturday 7th December 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Smith vs Reyes stats

Anthony Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 38 wins, 20 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 15 by submission.

Dominick Reyes made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Anthony Smith's 24th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Dominick Reyes marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Anthony Smith's UFC record stood at 13-11-0, while Dominick Reyes' came in at 8-4-0.

The stats suggested Reyes had a slight advantage in power over Smith, with a 62% knock out percentage over Smith's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a large advantage over Reyes, boasting a 39% submission rate over Reyes' 15%.

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

Reyes had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 41 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 years and 9 months earlier than Reyes, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 84 more professional rounds, 115 to Reyes' 31.

Smith vs Reyes form

Anthony Smith had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Roman Dolidze at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by 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.

Before that, he had beaten Ryan Spann at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

He had been defeated by Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States.

Dominick Reyes had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Dustin Jacoby at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Ryan Spann at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jiri Prochazka at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round.

Before that, he had been defeated by Jan Blachowicz at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had lost to Jon Jones at UFC 247 on 8th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Anthony Smith had last fought 9 months and 1 day ago, while Dominick Reyes' last outing had been 9 months and 22 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Reyes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Smith vs Reyes start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:20 AM UTC , which was 9:20 PM EST or 6:20 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:20 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Smith vs Reyes?

Anthony Smith was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Dominick Reyes made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.