Anthony Smith’s UFC Losses: MMA Record, Defeats, and Winning Streak of Veteran

Anthony Smith returning to UFC 303 against Roman Dolidze after registering a win last time out. ‘Lionheart’ has been a part of the UFC since 2013. He started fighting from the age of eight, and the Texas native has not looked back since. He competed in organizations like Bellator, Cage Fury Fighting Championships, and Strikeforce before joining the UFC.

The 35-year-old has had his share of wins against Ryan Spann, Jimmy Crute, Devin Clark, Tim Williams, Vitor Petrino, and Brian Green to name a few. But he also tasted loss against many but never gave up. Here are some of his losses in the UFC.

From Khalil Rountree Jr. to Johnny Walker: Recent string of losses of Anthony Smith

Khalil Rountree Jr. vs. Anthony Smith took place at UFC Fight Night 233 and the latter was knocked out in the third round. Rountree Jr. was also going to end the fight with a hammer punch, but that is when the referee called an end to the contest. The ‘Lionheart’ admitted that he took a short-notice fight against Khalil, which was not his best idea. “I knew he was going to be fast, but it was shocking how fast he is, how he goes from zero to 100 so fast,” he told Michael Bisping on the latter’s YouTube channel.

As for the fight with Johnny Walker, it started in UFC Fight Night 2023. Walker defeated Smith to a unanimous decision in the 5 minutes of the third round. It was a one-sided unanimous decision and Smith could not hold his 5th position as Walker won the fight. He also revealed that he was not retiring so soon just because he lost. Smith promised to come back with a better strategy. Apart from these, Anthony SMith’s biggest loss was probably against Jon Jones. 

Anthony Smith’s defeats against Jon Jones, Glover Teixeira, Thiago Santos and other top fighters

‘Lionheart’ fought against Jon Jones in UFC 235 in March 2019, in Las Vegas. During the five-round bout, Anthony Smith was defeated by Jones via unanimous decision. Notably, Jones had also faced a two-point deduction because he landed an illegal knee strike at Smith. 

Thiago Santos locked arms with Anthony Smith in UFC Fight Night in 2018. Smith was defeated by a KO/TKO within 1 min 3 seconds in Round 2. However, the fight was so intense that both got the Fighter of the Night bonus. The ‘Lionheart’ took on Glover Teixeira in May 2020 Fight Night and Round 5 saw Smith on the ground with KO/TKO within 1min 4 seconds. These are some of the major losses that Smith went through. However, there were others as well. 

All other losses for Anthony Smith outside the UFC

Smith’s other losses came against Antonio Braga Neto, Cezar Ferreira, and Magomed Ankalaev. As for Braga Neto, this was Lionheart’s debut fight at the UFC on FUEL in 2013. Braga Neto defeated his opponent via submission and a knee punch within 1 minute 52 seconds. 

Ankalaev fought Smith in UFC 277 and Smith had to face loss by KO and TKO in 3 minutes during round 2. As for Ferreira, the fight took place in The Ultimate Fighter in 2016 and Smith lost via unanimous decision.  

However, even after these losses, he is standing strong and coming back in UFC 303 with a win under his belt. He altered his procedure and the 35-year-old plans to take each fight at a time rather than rushing through them. Let’s see if he wins on June 29 and cements his name again.