Smith vs Rountree Jr.

Who won Smith vs Rountree Jr.?

Khalil Rountree beat Anthony Smith by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th December 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Smith vs Rountree Jr. stats

Anthony Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 37 wins, 18 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 by submission.

Khalil Rountree made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Anthony Smith's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013.

Anthony Smith's UFC record stood at 13-10-0, while Khalil Rountree's came in at 9-5-0.

The stats suggested Rountree had an advantage in power over Smith, with a 67% knock out percentage over Smith's 51%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a massive advantage over Rountree, boasting a 38% submission rate over Rountree's 0%.

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

Smith had a height advantage of 3 inches over Rountree. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 38 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Rountree, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 76 more professional rounds, 113 to Rountree's 37.

Smith vs Rountree Jr. form

Rountree had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ion Cutelaba at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Previous to that, he had won against Eryk Anders at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night 140 on 17th November 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Before that, he had beaten G khan Saki at UFC 226 on 7th July 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Last Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night 113 on 16th July 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at SSE Hydro Arena, Glasgow, Scotland.

Activity check

Smith's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Rountree's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Smith vs Rountree Jr.?

Anthony Smith was a 33/20 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Khalil Rountree made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.