Utahraptor vs Smilodon | Who Would Win?

Today we look into a popular debate between two carnivores. These two have been debated for quite some time now, this being the Utahraptor and Smilodon. Only one these two can come out on top! If you enjoyed then I'd appreciate if you like and subscribed! I do not own any of the footage and images utilized, they belong to their respected sources Thumbnail Sources Utahraptor: Mark Witton Smilodon: LeonelSaberTooth Sources Utahraptor: Bishop P. J. (2019). Testing the function of dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) 'sickle claws' through musculoskeletal modelling and optimization. PeerJ, 7, e7577. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7577 Does Deinonychus really have one of the most powerful bites of all dinosaurs? https://markwitton-com.blogspot.com/2... King, J. L., Sipla, J. S., Georgi, J. A., Balanoff, A. M., & Neenan, J. M. (2020). The endocranium and trophic ecology of Velociraptor mongoliensis. Journal of anatomy, 237(5), 861–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13253 New Dromaeosaurids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of Utah, and the Evolution of the Dromaeosaurid Tail Thomson, Tracy & Kirkland, James & Bybee, Paul. (2016). Preliminary Investigation of Utahraptor Ontogeny. https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... Smilodon: Figueirido, B., Lautenschlager, S., Pérez-Ramos, A., & Van Valkenburgh, B. (2018). Distinct predatory behaviors in scimitar- and Dirk-Toothed sabertooth cats. Current Biology, 28(20), 3260-3266.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.08... Freeman, Patricia W. and Lemen, Cliff A., "An experimental approach to modeling the strength of canine teeth" (2006). Papers in Natural Resources. 12. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/natres... Manzuetti, A., Perea, D., Jones, W., Ubilla, M., & Rinderknecht, A. (2020). An extremely large saber-tooth cat skull from Uruguay (late Pleistocene–early Holocene, Dolores Formation): body size and paleobiological implications. Alcheringa an Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, 44(2), 332–339. https://doi.org/10.1080/03115518.2019... Pollock, T. I., Deakin, W. J., Chatar, N., Carmona, P. S. M., Rovinsky, D. S., Panagiotopoulou, O., Parker, W. M., Adams, J. W., Hocking, D. P., Donoghue, P. C., Rayfield, E. J., & Evans, A. R. (2025). Functional optimality underpins the repeated evolution of the extreme “saber-tooth” morphology. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.11... Sorkin, B. (2008). A biomechanical constraint on body mass in terrestrial mammalian predators. Lethaia, 41(4), 333–347. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3931.2... #dinosaur #vs #cat #raptor #debate #utahraptor #smilodon