Smith vs Walker

Who won Smith vs Walker?

Johnny Walker beat Anthony Smith by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida, on Saturday 13th May 2023 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Johnny Walker.

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 Walker stats

Anthony Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 36 wins, 17 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 by submission.

Johnny Walker made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Anthony Smith's UFC record stood at 12-9-0, while Johnny Walker's came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Walker had a large advantage in power over Smith, boasting a 80% knock out percentage over Smith's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a large advantage over Walker, boasting a 39% submission rate over Walker's 15%.

Anthony Smith was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Walker had a height advantage of 2 inches over Smith. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 9 months earlier than Walker, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 63 more professional rounds, 109 to Walker's 46.

Smith vs Walker 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.

Walker had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by unanimous decision in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Anthony Smith 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Paul Craig at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had beaten Ion Cutelaba at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been defeated by Jamahal Hill at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Anthony Smith had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 25 days ago, while Johnny Walker's last outing had been 6 months and 3 days ago.

Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Walker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 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 Walker?

Anthony Smith was a 19/20 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Johnny Walker made his way into the ring at 87/100 (-110) with oddsmakers.