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 loses 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 loses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.
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 at 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 61 more professional rounds, 109 to Oezdemir's 48.
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Smith's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.
Oezdemir's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
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