Smith vs Rua

Who won Smith vs Rua?

Anthony Smith beat Mauricio Rua by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC Fight Night 134, on Sunday 22nd July 2018 at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg.

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 Rua stats

Anthony Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Mauricio Rua made his way to the cage with a record of 25 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 20 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.

Anthony Smith's UFC record stood at 13-10-0, while Mauricio Rua's came in at 11-12-1.

The stats suggested Rua had a large advantage in power over Smith, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Smith's 57%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a large advantage over Rua, boasting a 33% submission rate over Rua's 4%.

Anthony Smith was the younger man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 3 inches over Rua. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Smith was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 3 months later than Rua, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 113 to Rua's 85.

Smith vs Rua form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ovince St. Preux at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Paul Craig at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ant nio Rog rio Nogueira at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had drawn with Paul Craig at UFC on ESPN+ 22 on 16th November 2019 by split draw in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

He had beaten Tyson Pedro at UFC Fight Night 142 on 1st December 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Adelaide Entertainment Center, Adelaide, South Australia.

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.

Rua's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Smith vs Rua?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Smith vs Rua.