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Smotherman will take on Ricky Turcios in a bantamweight matchup at UFC 324 on Jan. 24, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Smotherman could be fighting for his roster spot here after dropping back-to-back decisions in the 2025 calendar year. He draws another struggling bantamweight in Turcios, who has also lost two in a row and three of his last four. On paper, this is an even matchup with both fighters sporting near-identical striking numbers. Turcios has a slight edge in reach.
Smotherman could be fighting for his roster spot here after dropping back-to-back decisions in the 2025 calendar year. He draws another struggling bantamweight in Turcios, who has also lost two in a row and three of his last four. On paper, this is an even matchup with both fighters sporting near-identical striking numbers. Turcios has a slight edge in reach.
Drops decision to Ricky Simon
Smotherman lost to Ricky Simon via unanimous decision (27-30, 27-30, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Atlanta.
ANALYSIS
Smotherman was truly awful in a unanimous decision defeat to Serhiy Sidey in early-May. He accepted a quick turnaround here against Simon following the withdrawal of Charles Jourdain (undisclosed) and again struggled, although this time it came as a +350 underdog. It's quite clear at this point that Smotherman has no defensive grappling to speak of. He allowed three takedowns to Simon, good for 9:13 worth of control time. If he wasn't flat on his back, he was getting pinned up along the fence. Smotherman has some pop in his hands, but he simply doesn't have the secondary skills to allow him to get to it. He looks nothing like the guy that defeated Jake Hadley via unanimous decision in his UFC debut last October.
Smotherman was truly awful in a unanimous decision defeat to Serhiy Sidey in early-May. He accepted a quick turnaround here against Simon following the withdrawal of Charles Jourdain (undisclosed) and again struggled, although this time it came as a +350 underdog. It's quite clear at this point that Smotherman has no defensive grappling to speak of. He allowed three takedowns to Simon, good for 9:13 worth of control time. If he wasn't flat on his back, he was getting pinned up along the fence. Smotherman has some pop in his hands, but he simply doesn't have the secondary skills to allow him to get to it. He looks nothing like the guy that defeated Jake Hadley via unanimous decision in his UFC debut last October.
Filling in at UFC Atlanta
Smotherman will face off against Ricky Simon at UFC Atlanta on June 14, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Smotherman will step in for Charles Jourdain (undisclosed) at UFC Atlanta this weekend. The 27-year-old American is 1-1 during his time in the UFC and is coming off a loss against Serhiy Sidey in May.
Smotherman will step in for Charles Jourdain (undisclosed) at UFC Atlanta this weekend. The 27-year-old American is 1-1 during his time in the UFC and is coming off a loss against Serhiy Sidey in May.
Not competitive in Des Moines
Smotherman lost to Serhiy Sidey via unanimous decision (27-30, 28-29, 28-29) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa.
ANALYSIS
Smotherman looked quite good in his UFC debut in October, a unanimous decision, late-notice win over Jake Hadley. He had a full camp under his belt for this matchup against Sidey and was awful. Smotherman was either unable or unwilling to engage his opponent with any regularity. He appeared hesitant to let his hands go and was constantly defending takedown attempts. He gave up five on a dozen tries, leading to 4:12 worth of control time for Sidey. The terrible effort comes on the heels of Smotherman spending an extended time in Mexico training with Diego Lopes and crew. None if it bodes well for the 27-year-old Texan moving forward.
Smotherman looked quite good in his UFC debut in October, a unanimous decision, late-notice win over Jake Hadley. He had a full camp under his belt for this matchup against Sidey and was awful. Smotherman was either unable or unwilling to engage his opponent with any regularity. He appeared hesitant to let his hands go and was constantly defending takedown attempts. He gave up five on a dozen tries, leading to 4:12 worth of control time for Sidey. The terrible effort comes on the heels of Smotherman spending an extended time in Mexico training with Diego Lopes and crew. None if it bodes well for the 27-year-old Texan moving forward.
Scheduled against Sidey
Smotherman is scheduled to compete against fellow bantamweight Serhiy Sidey at UFC Fight Night 258 in Des Moines on May 3, per Nolan King of MMA Junkie.
ANALYSIS
Sidey is expected to be Smotherman's second UFC opponent. The latter's first was Jake Hadley, who suffered a clear-cut decision loss when both fought at UFC Vegas 99. Smotherman will want to avoid Sidey's 2024 results, which included a controversial win and a controversial loss.
Sidey is expected to be Smotherman's second UFC opponent. The latter's first was Jake Hadley, who suffered a clear-cut decision loss when both fought at UFC Vegas 99. Smotherman will want to avoid Sidey's 2024 results, which included a controversial win and a controversial loss.