Teixeira vs Smith

Who won Teixeira vs Smith?

Glover Teixeira beat Anthony Smith by knockout in the 5th round during the main event of UFC Fight Night Jacksonville, on Wednesday 13th May 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

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).

Teixeira vs Smith stats

Glover Teixeira stepped into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Anthony Smith made his way to the cage with a record of 33 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

Anthony Smith marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Glover Teixeira's UFC record stood at 16-7-0, while Anthony Smith's came in at 13-10-0.

The stats suggested Teixeira had a slight advantage in power over Smith, with a 57% knock out percentage over Smith's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Smith had a slight advantage over Teixeira, with a 36% submission rate over Teixeira's 27%.

Glover Teixeira was the older man by 8 years, at 44 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 2 inches over Teixeira. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Teixeira was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2002, 5 years and 8 months earlier than Smith, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 24 less professional rounds, 89 to Smith's 113.

Teixeira vs Smith form

Anthony Smith had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Vitor Petrino at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had lost to Khalil Rountree at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ryan Spann at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Before that, he had been beaten by Johnny Walker 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.

He had been defeated by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

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Smith's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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