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Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith: matchup preview

Data-assisted matchup research · UFC profile statistics

Jon JonesAnthony Smith
Jones vs SmithTHE MATCHUP / BY THE NUMBERS

The matchup

Jon Jones and Anthony Smith are paired in the provider’s UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith card at Light Heavyweight. This matchup has a supplied result; use the breakdown below for the outcome and available round statistics.

Start with the tape

Jon Jones has a supplied overall MMA record of 28–1–0. Anthony Smith has a supplied overall MMA record of 38–22–0. These records describe overall MMA competition and should not be read as UFC-only records. Height, reach and stance give context for the matchup, but none of those figures alone establishes an advantage or predicts a result.

Jon JonesTALE OF THE TAPEAnthony Smith
28–1–0MMA record38–22–0
38Age36
76 inHeight76 in
84.5 inReach76 in
237.6 lbWeight206 lb
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Team JonesTeamMick Doyle's Kickboxing - Omaha, NE
4.38Sig. strikes / min3.19
2.24Strikes absorbed / min5.04
59.0%Striking accuracy49.0%
64.0%Strike defense45.0%
1.89Takedowns / 15 min0.44
37.0%Takedown accuracy9.0%
95.0%Takedown defense50.0%
0.46Sub. attempts / 15 min0.6
14.87 minAverage fight time9.65 min

How to read the numbers

Significant strikes landed per minute describes a fighter’s recorded striking output, while strikes absorbed per minute describes the opposing output they have taken. Accuracy is a share of attempts, so it should be considered alongside volume and the opponents faced. These are profile aggregates from the source, not measurements taken specifically against this opponent.

Takedowns and submission attempts are expressed per fifteen minutes. That common time basis lets you compare activity, but it does not establish which fighter will control this particular matchup. Takedown accuracy and defense are separate figures: one describes completed attempts, while the other describes resisting the opponent’s attempts. A missing figure remains a dash rather than being treated as zero.

Fight time and the full picture

Average fight time offers context about the length of a fighter’s recorded bouts. It is not a forecast of how long this fight will last. For more context, open each profile’s fight history to review opponents, results, methods and the dates of previous appearances. Those details help keep a rate statistic in perspective.

Open the interactive comparison to change either fighter, or open the bout breakdown for supplied outcomes and round-by-round totals. The event guide covers the listed start and card.

Source: connected Cito UFC fighter and bout feeds. This data-assisted research page refreshes with the feed; it is not a separately reported article. Missing broadcast details and running times are not inferred.