American Lions (6) vs. Smilodon populator (pride of 4)

[dinosauria101]

American Lion (coalition of 6) - Panthera leo atrox

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Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Length: 2.5 meters
Mass: 170-350 kg, average 256 kg
Diet: Large herbivores
Age and Location: 34,000-11,000 years ago, Pleistocene epoch, North and South America
Killing apparatus: Precision oriented jaws, manual claws
One of the largest of the big cats. Is thought to be a subspecies of the modern lion, and competed with Smilodon for food.

Smilodon populator (pride of 4)

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Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Length: 2.2 meters
Mass: 290 kg
Diet: Large herbivores
Age and Location: 1 million-10,000 years ago, Pleistocene epoch, North and South America
Killing apparatus: Saber teeth, manual claws
The largest felid that ever lived. Thought to descend from Smilodon fatalis.

[DonaldCengXiongAzuma]

The smilodon populators have stronger forearms than the American lions, however, their long canines makes them more vulnerable to being broken. I am not underestimating the smilodon’s canines and they are definitely not twigs plus they are capable of killing prey and opponents with skull bites.
In spite of this, gorillas also end up with broken jaws and teeth in fights with each other.
I think that one on one, a smilodon populator could outwrestle an American lion before delivering a skull bite etc. Yet the American lions outnumber the smilodon populators and this would make me favour the American lion pride. Four American lions could take out two smilodon populators before helping their other two comrades (which are fighting one on one with a smilodon populator each).

[dinosauria101]

I would favor the sabertooths here one on one due to a lot more muscle power, but in this match I lean slightly towards the lions due to weight and numbers. It would be close probably.

[6f5e4d]

There are more lions than Smilodon, and they outweigh them all, even if they lack precise stabbing saber teeth, they still win.