Smith vs Rountree Jr.

Who won Smith vs Rountree Jr.?

Khalil Rountree beat Anthony Smith by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th December 2023 at UFC Apex 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 Rountree Jr. stats

Anthony Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 37 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 by submission.

Khalil Rountree made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Anthony Smith's 25th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Khalil Rountree marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Anthony Smith's UFC record stood at 13-12-0, while Khalil Rountree's came in at 9-6-0.

The stats suggested Rountree had an advantage in power over Smith, with a 67% knock out percentage over Smith's 51%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a massive advantage over Rountree, boasting a 38% submission rate over Rountree's 0%.

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

Smith had a height advantage of 3 inches over Rountree. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 38 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Rountree, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 75 more professional rounds, 116 to Rountree's 41.

Smith vs Rountree Jr. form

Smith had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ryan Spann at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jimmy Crute at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he had defeated Devin Clark at UFC Vegas 15 on 28th November 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Aleksandar Rakic at UFC Vegas 8 on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Rountree's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 10 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Smith vs Rountree Jr.?

Anthony Smith was a 33/20 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Khalil Rountree made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.