Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith

Mar 3, 2019 · ESPN+

DateMar 3, 2019

DivisionLight Heavyweight Title

StatusScheduled

VenueT-Mobile Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Sunday, March 3, 2019 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sun 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Sun 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Mon 2:00 AM
Central Europe: Mon 3:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Mon 1:00 PM
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Jon JonesBones |28-1-0Jon Jones vs Anthony SmithAnthony SmithLionheart |38-22-0

Jon JonesBones28-1-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time5:00

28-1-0Record38-22-0

39Age38

6'4"Height6'4"

84"Reach76"

248 lbsWeight205 lbs

Light Heavyweight TitleWeight ClassLight Heavyweight Title

Anthony SmithLionheart38-22-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Jon Jones owns a 232-point Elo edge (elite). Jon Jones shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Jon Jones and Anthony Smith across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Jon JonesAnthony Smith

Recent form

Jon JonesW W W W W · +45 Elo last 5

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Anthony SmithL L L W L · -39 Elo last 5

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Elo edge

Jon Jones1906+10 last move

Anthony Smith1674-15 last move

Why they are ranked here

Jon Jones#1 of 184 active Heavyweight fighters · 1906 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Daniel Cormier (rated 1832 at the time): +17.
Last 5 fights: 5 wins, 0 losses, +45 Elo in total.
Next places: 52 ahead of #2 Francis Ngannou.
Inactivity: Placed on 1892, not 1906: 14 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Anthony Smith#45 of 177 active Light Heavyweight fighters · 1674 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Vitor Petrino (rated 1760 at the time): +18.
Costliest loss: Lost to Khalil Rountree Jr. (rated 1674 at the time): -16.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 4 losses, -39 Elo in total.
Next places: 8 points behind #44 Oumar Sy, 0 ahead of #46 Damian Piwowarczyk.

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What's at stake

Jon JonesNow 1906 · #1 Heavyweight

Wins by decision+5→ 1911

Loses by decision-19→ 1887

Anthony SmithNow 1674 · #45 Light Heavyweight

Wins by decision+19→ 1693

Loses by decision-5→ 1669

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Stat advantages

Jon JonesvsAnthony Smith

Takedown average

1.89vs0.44

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

2.24vs4.88

Takedown accuracy

46%vs24%

Takedown defense

95%vs50%

Finishing profile

Jon JonesKO/TKO leads 39% of wins

Anthony SmithKO/TKO leads 53% of wins

Common opponents

Dominick Reyes Jon Jones: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Feb 8, 2020 Anthony Smith: loss · TKO (elbows and punches) · Dec 7, 2024

Glover Teixeira Jon Jones: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Apr 26, 2014Anthony Smith: loss · TKO (punches) · May 13, 2020

Glover Teixeira Jon Jones: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Apr 26, 2014Anthony Smith: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Apr 25, 2020

Tale of the tape

Jon JonesAnthony Smith

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

4.38Sig. strikes landed per min3.20

UFC heavyweight average : 3.77

59Sig. strike accuracy49

UFC heavyweight average : 49%

2.24Sig. strikes absorbed per min4.88

UFC heavyweight average : 3.92

64Sig. strike defense45

UFC heavyweight average : 51%

1.89Takedown average0.44

UFC heavyweight average : 1.40

46Takedown accuracy24

UFC heavyweight average : 30%

95Takedown defense50

UFC heavyweight average : 53%

0.46Submission average0.61

UFC heavyweight average : 0.44

11Wins by knockout20

7Wins by submission15

10Wins by decision3

0Losses by knockout13

0Losses by submission4

0Losses by decision5

Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith is a scheduled Light Heavyweight Title fight on UFC 235 : JONES VS SMITH. Jon Jones enters with a 28-1-0 record and Anthony Smith enters with a 38-22-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.