Smith vs Oezdemir

Who won Smith vs Oezdemir?

Anthony Smith beat Volkan Oezdemir by submission in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night 138, on Saturday 27th October 2018 at Moncton Events Centre in Moncton.

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).

Smith vs Oezdemir stats

Anthony Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Volkan Oezdemir made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Anthony Smith's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013. Volkan Oezdemir marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Anthony Smith's UFC record stood at 13-10-0, while Volkan Oezdemir's came in at 8-6-0.

The stats suggested Oezdemir had an advantage in power over Smith, with a 73% knock out percentage over Smith's 58%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a large advantage over Oezdemir, boasting a 32% submission rate over Oezdemir's 7%.

Anthony Smith was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 2 inches over Oezdemir. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Oezdemir, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, 113 to Oezdemir's 49.

Smith vs Oezdemir form

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

In his last fight leading up to 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.

Oezdemir had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on 21st December 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Sajik Arena, Busan, South Korea.

Previous to that, he had won against Ilir Latifi at UFC on ESPN+ 14 on 10th August 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Antel Arena, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Dominick Reyes at UFC on ESPN+ 5 on 16th March 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had lost to Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night 138 on 27th October 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Moncton Events Centre, Moncton, Canada.

He had been beaten by Daniel Cormier at UFC 220 on 20th January 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at TD Garden, Boston, United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Anthony Smith had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 24 days ago, while Volkan Oezdemir's last outing had been 4 years, 7 months and 3 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Oezdemir's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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