Anthony Smith has had quite the 2019.
Smith, who went the distance with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones in March, submitted top contender Alexander Gustafsson in the main event of UFC Fight Night 153 Saturday from Stockholm, Sweden.
The win was the 32nd of the career for Smith and the 29th finish, with 12 of those being submission victories. Gustafsson, who challenged for UFC gold three different times, announced plans to retire inside the Octagon following the bout.
In the co-main event, Aleksandar Rakic knocked out Jimi Manuwa in the first round, delivering a head-kick for the finish in 42 seconds.
Makwan Amirkhani claimed a submission victory, with Christos Giagos and Daniel Teymur winning via decision.
Complete results can be found below:
Anthony Smith def. Alexander Gustafsson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:38 of Round 4
Aleksandar Rakic def. Jimi Manuwa via KO (head-kick) at :42 of Round 1
Makwan Amirkhani def. Chris Fishgold via submission (anaconda choke) at 4:25 of Round 2
Christos Giagos def. Damir Hadzovic via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-28)
Daniel Teymur def. Sung Bin Jo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Sergey Khandozhko def. Rostem Akman via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Lina Lansberg def. Tonya Evinger via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-26)
Leonardo Santos def. Stevie Ray via KO (strike) at 2:17 of Round 1
Frank Camacho def. Nick Hein via TKO (strikes) at 4:56 of Round 2
Bea Malecki def. Duda Santana via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:59 of Round 2
Devin Clark def. Darko Stosic via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Joel Alvarez def. Danilo Belluardo via TKO (strikes) at 2:22 of Round 2
