Jones vs Smith

Who won Jones vs Smith?

Jon Jones beat Anthony Smith by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 235, on Saturday 2nd March 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jon Jones.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

This contest was for the UFC light heavyweight championship.

Jones vs Smith stats

Jon Jones stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Anthony Smith made his way to the cage with a record of 32 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

Jon Jones' UFC record stood at 21-1-0, while Anthony Smith's came in at 12-9-0.

The stats suggested Smith had an advantage in power over Jones, with a 56% knock out percentage over Jones' 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a slight advantage over Jones, with a 34% submission rate over Jones' 26%.

Jon Jones was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Jones had 9-inch reach advantage.

Jones was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 month later than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 83 to Smith's 109.

Jones vs Smith form

Anthony Smith had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten 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.

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

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

Activity check

Jones' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 7 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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