Anthony Smith vs Rashad Evans

Anthony Smith vs Rashad Evans: Matchup Breakdown

Anthony Smith is 13-12 in the Light Heavyweight division with a 52% win rate. Rashad Evans is 14-8-1 at Light Heavyweight, winning 60.9% of the time. Anthony Smith is listed as active. Rashad Evans is listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Anthony Smith leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 on Jun 9, 2018, won by Anthony Smith by KO/TKO in round 1.

Rashad Evans holds the higher ELO rating, 1,040 to 915. Career peaks are 1,087 for Anthony Smith and 1,269 for Rashad Evans. Anthony Smith has 6 KO/TKO and 5 submission wins from 13 victories, an 84.6% finish rate. Rashad Evans has 6 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 42.9% of the time.

Anthony Smith stands 6' 4" with a reach of 76" and fights orthodox. Rashad Evans is 6' 0" with a reach of 75", orthodox. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Anthony Smith. Anthony Smith is 37, Rashad Evans is 46.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Anthony Smith has landed 840 significant strikes at 50.1% accuracy with 8 takedowns and 16:23 of control time. Rashad Evans has landed 614 at 37.6% with 53 takedowns and 1h 20m of control.

Anthony Smith has 1 title fight (0 won) against 3 (1 won) for Rashad Evans. They share 2 common opponents: Glover Teixeira, Jon Jones.