Dec 09 2023
Saturday

UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Co-Main Event
3 rounds contest @ Light Heavyweight
37-18-0
KO 3
KO 3
12-5-0

The tape

36
Age
35
6' 4" / 193 cm
Height
6' 1" / 185 cm
76" / 193 cm
Reach
74" / 188 cm

Tape record

SDUDKOSUBKO
Form
KOSDKOKOUD
37
Wins
12
19
By KO
8
51
KO%
67
14
By SUB
0
38
SUB%
0
18
Loses
5
10
Stopped
2
4
Tapped
1
0
Draws
0
2008
Debut
2014
55
Bouts
18
104
Rounds
34
6 hours, 23 minutes
Fight Time
2 hours, 18 minutes

Tape rankings @ Light Heavyweight

8
UFC
11
-
Bellator
-
9
Tapology
14

Anthony Smith vs Khalil Rountree report

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 24th 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 13-11-0, 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 74 more professional rounds, 115 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 won against 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.

Previous to that, he had lost to 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

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

He had defeated Jimmy Crute at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Rountree had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Chris Daukaus at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Dustin Jacoby at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Karl Roberson at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Ion Cutelaba at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Anthony Smith had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 17 days ago, while Khalil Rountree's last outing had been 1 year and 6 months ago.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Rountree's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 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.

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