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Prehistoric · PleistoceneLandMiddleweight
Smilodon (Saber-Toothed Cat)
Smilodon fatalis · North America and western South America
Record
0–0
Win rate
–
Fight rating
1,500
Fighter stats
Estimates from fossils, for adults- Lived
- Until about 10,000–13,000 years ago
- Weight
- 350–620 lb
- Size
- ~5 ft long, ~3 ft at the shoulder
- Top speed
- Unknown; an ambusher, not a chaser
- Weapons
- ~7 in saber canines, powerful forelimbs
- Diet
- Carnivore: bison, horses, young mammoths
- Lifespan
- Unknown
Power-ups
- Huge saber teeth for a fast killing bite
- Jaw opened about 120 degrees
- Very muscular front legs to pin prey
Weak spots
- Weaker bite than a lion
- Sabers could snap on struggling prey
Fight record
- ?vs. 3 Dire WolvesOpen plains · 0 votesNo votes yet
- ?vs. Siberian TigerForest · 0 votesNo votes yet
- ?vs. Giant Short-Faced BearOpen plains · 0 votesNo votes yet
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In the wild
The La Brea Tar Pits have yielded fossils of more than 2,000 saber-toothed cats, many with battle wounds on the shoulders and lower back.
Source: tarpits.orgA 2007 study found Smilodon's jaw muscles bit only about a third as hard as a lion's. It likely pinned prey first, then killed with one precise bite.
Source: nationalgeographic.com