UFC Fight Night 134: Shogun vs. Smith | Event Profile, Full Results & Legacy

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Hamburg Returns — Smith’s Short-Notice Career-Launching Win

3. Quick Stats

4. Main Event: Smith’s Elbow KO of Shogun in Round One

5. Anderson Dominates Teixeira, Zawada’s FotN Win & The Card

6. Full Results

7. Bonuses & Awards

8. Records & Milestones

9. Legacy & Impact

10. FAQ

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Introduction

UFC Fight Night 134: Shogun vs. Smith took place on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany — broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 to 492,000 average viewers (271k FS1 prelims). The card drew 7,798 fans for a gate of $750,000. It was the second UFC event in Hamburg, following UFC Fight Night 93 in September 2016. The main event was a light heavyweight bout between Mauricio Shogun Rua and Anthony Smith.

Smith knocked out Rua at 1:29 of round one with an elbow and follow-up punches, earning Performance of the Night. Smith had accepted the main event on short notice as a replacement. Manny Bermudez earned the other Performance of the Night. Danny Roberts and David Zawada earned Fight of the Night. Corey Anderson defeated Glover Teixeira by unanimous decision in the co-main event. Aleksandar Rakic defeated Justin Ledet on the preliminary card.

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Hamburg Returns — Smith’s Short-Notice Career-Launching Win

Smith’s main event booking was a short-notice replacement — Volkan Oezdemir had originally been scheduled. Smith was 2-0 at light heavyweight after a KO of Rashad Evans at UFC 225 in June 2018 with a knee in round one. His career had been built primarily at middleweight in smaller organisations before his UFC signing; his move to LHW in 2018 exploited his physical frame for a division that better suited his size. Shogun Rua was 36 years old and on a three-fight UFC win streak entering Hamburg.

Corey Anderson and Glover Teixeira’s co-main event featured two fighters building competing LHW narratives. Teixeira was a former UFC LHW title challenger whose grinding style and submission threat remained relevant. Anderson was a younger, athletic LHW using wrestling to build wins. Anderson’s comprehensive decision reflected the physical gap between his 29-year-old attributes and Teixeira’s 38-year-old frame.

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Quick Stats

📅 Date: Sunday, July 22, 2018 (2nd UFC in Hamburg; 2 PM ET main card)

📍 Venue: Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany

👥 Attendance: 7,798

💰 Gate: $750,000

📺 Broadcast: Fox Sports 1 — 492,000 avg. viewers (271k FS1 prelims; Sunday afternoon US)

[🏆] Main Event: Mauricio Shogun Rua vs. Anthony Smith — LHW (Smith SHORT NOTICE replacement; Shogun on 3-fight win streak; Smith 2-0 at LHW after Evans KO at UFC 225)

✅ Result: Smith def. Rua via KO (elbow and punches) — R1, 1:29 (PoN $50k; elbow dropped Shogun; follow-up punches; referee correctly stopped with Shogun on feet but out; Smith called out Gustafsson post-fight)

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Main Event: Smith’s Elbow KO of Shogun in Round One

Rua’s three-fight win streak — over Corey Anderson at UFC 198, Rogerio Nogueira at UFC Fight Night 106, and Gian Villante at UFC 212 — had re-established him as an active LHW competitor at 36. Smith’s short-notice booking against a Brazilian veteran with a three-fight win streak was a genuine competitive risk. His tactical execution in round one was precise: an elbow strike that compromised Rua’s structure, followed immediately by punches that produced the stoppage.

Shogun was technically upright when the referee stopped the contest — the stoppage was described as correct, as Rua’s legs had buckled and he was no longer defending intelligently. Smith’s post-fight callout of Alexander Gustafsson — who needed an opponent for UFC 227 after Volkan Oezdemir withdrew — reflected his confidence and his positioning of the win as a title-trajectory step. The callout was answered: Smith vs. Gustafsson was booked for UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith in October 2018.

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Anderson Dominates Teixeira, Zawada’s FotN Win & The Card

Corey Anderson’s 30-27 across three judges’ unanimous decision over Glover Teixeira was the Hamburg card’s most clear competitive statement after Smith’s KO. Anderson used wrestling and movement to prevent Teixeira’s grappling game and accumulated striking in the spaces between Teixeira’s forward pressure. Teixeira’s chin remained durable, but Anderson’s physical advantages produced a comprehensive competitive margin.

David Zawada’s split decision over Danny Roberts was Hamburg’s Fight of the Night — a competitive welterweight exchange between a German fighter and an English fighter before a German audience. Zawada’s hometown advantage added crowd resonance to a fight that both men earned FotN for despite the split decision result. Aleksandar Rakic’s LHW decision over Justin Ledet was another step in his UFC LHW career build — following his Sydney debut win at FN121 in November 2017.

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Full Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)

Anthony Smith def. Mauricio Shogun Rua — KO (elbow and punches) — R1, 1:29 — LHW (PoN $50k; Smith SHORT NOTICE; Shogun on 3-fight win streak; Smith called out Gustafsson post-fight)

Corey Anderson def. Glover Teixeira — Unanimous Decision (30-27x3) — LHW (Anderson dominated; Teixeira 38; both future LHW title challengers)

Abu Azaitar def. Vitor Miranda — Unanimous Decision (30-27x3) — MW

Marcin Tybura def. Stefan Struve — Unanimous Decision (30-27x3) — HW

David Zawada def. Danny Roberts — Split Decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28) — WW (FotN $50k each; Zawada German fighter before home crowd; Roberts English)

Nasrat Haqparast def. Marc Diakiese — Unanimous Decision (30-27x3) — LW

Preliminary Card (FS1 / UFC Fight Pass)

Nick Hein def. Damir Hadzovic — Split Decision — LW

Bartosz Fabinski def. Emil Meek — WW

Nad Narimani def. Khalid Taha — FW

Aleksandar Rakic def. Justin Ledet — LHW (Rakic building LHW career; future top-5 LHW contender)

Manny Bermudez def. Davey Grant — BW (PoN $50k; Bermudez finish quality)

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Bonuses & Awards

🥇 Fight of the Night: Danny Roberts + David Zawada — $50,000 each

🥇 Performance of the Night: Anthony Smith + Manny Bermudez — $50,000 each

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Records & Milestones

• Smith’s 2nd consecutive LHW PoN win (Evans KO at UFC 225 + Shogun KO at FN134).

• Shogun Rua’s three-fight win streak ended at 36 years old.

• Second UFC event in Hamburg; first since UFC Fight Night 93 in September 2016.

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Legacy & Impact

Smith’s Hamburg KO of Shogun produced the UFC LHW title fight against Jon Jones at UFC 235 in March 2019 — via his subsequent win over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC Fight Night 138 in October 2018. His Midwest journeyman career had transformed into consecutive KO wins over UFC LHW legends: Rashad Evans, Shogun Rua, and then Gustafsson. Jones stopped Smith by TKO in round four at UFC 235, but Smith’s path demonstrated that his LHW move was the right career decision.

Corey Anderson’s Hamburg win over Teixeira launched a LHW career phase that produced additional wins and eventually a title shot loss to Jan Blachowicz at UFC Fight Night 167 in February 2020. Teixeira’s Hamburg loss was one of his career’s lower competitive points; he subsequently went on a remarkable late-career run that produced the UFC LHW Championship at UFC 266 in October 2021 against Jiri Prochazka, at age 42.

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FAQ

What was Smith’s short-notice situation?

Volkan Oezdemir had originally been booked against Shogun Rua for the Hamburg main event. Oezdemir had also been pulled from the Santiago Chile card (FN129) due to visa issues. His Hamburg withdrawal produced another last-minute booking for the UFC. Smith accepted the fight on short notice — a pattern consistent with his career reputation for accepting difficult matchups with limited preparation time. His Hamburg performance was considered more impressive given the short-notice context.

What was Smith’s LHW transition?

Smith had competed at middleweight for most of his career, including in the UFC where he went 4-3 at MW with wins over Hector Lombard, Thiago Santos (FotN), and Derek Brunson. His 2018 move to LHW exploited his physical dimensions — his reach, frame, and musculature were more naturally suited to 205 lb competition. His two consecutive KO wins over legends at LHW (Evans and Shogun) demonstrated that the weight class change was the right competitive decision.

What was Glover Teixeira’s Hamburg position?

Teixeira was 38 years old and had been the UFC LHW #1 contender in 2014 when he challenged Jon Jones for the championship at UFC 172, losing by unanimous decision. His subsequent UFC career had produced competitive wins and losses through his mid-to-late 30s. Anderson’s Hamburg UD over him was the beginning of a career period that media widely described as the declining phase of his competitive career — though Teixeira subsequently produced one of MMA’s most remarkable late-career championship runs.

What was Zawada’s Fight of the Night significance?

David Zawada was a 24-year-old German welterweight from Cologne who had gone 9-1 professionally before his UFC debut at Hamburg. Fighting in his home country — against Danny Roberts, an experienced English welterweight — produced the home-crowd commercial atmosphere that the German audience responded to. His split decision win despite the FotN designation (which went to both fighters regardless of outcome) reflected a competitive fight that the Hamburg crowd experienced as a local success story.

What was Rakic’s Hamburg result?

Rakic was a 26-year-old Austrian LHW who had debuted at UFC Fight Night 115 in Rotterdam in September 2017. His Hamburg win over Justin Ledet was his second consecutive UFC win. Ledet had a legitimate UFC HW and LHW record. Rakic’s subsequent UFC LHW career produced wins over Volkan Oezdemir, Anthony Smith, and Thiago Santos before his UFC LHW interim title fight against Jiri Prochazka at UFC Fight Night 206 in May 2022.

What was Manny Bermudez’s Performance of the Night?

Bermudez was a 27-year-old Colorado Springs bantamweight making early UFC career appearances. His Performance of the Night finish of Davey Grant — an English BW with UFC experience — demonstrated his finishing quality in a division where bonus-earning performances build commercial profiles. His subsequent UFC BW career produced additional wins and established him as a mid-level contender.

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References

UFC Fight Night 134: Shogun vs. Smith — Wikipedia

UFC Fight Night 134 — Tapology