Maurice Smith

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Maurice Smith

Statistics
Nickname	Mo
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	220lbs (100kg)
Born	December 13, 1961
Town of birth	Seattle, Washington
Fighting style	Kickboxing
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	9
By knockout	4
Losses	9
Draws	0

Maurice "Mo" Smith (born December 13, 1961) is first and foremost a kickboxer with a great career in kickboxing, before he crossed over to MMA. He won his first professional world title in 1983 for the W.K.C. World Kickboxing Council against then World Light-Heavyweight champoin Tony Morelli out of Canada, in Hawaii for his title, Maurice won in the seventh round with a kick knock-out, then later that year he won another title for the W.K.A. World Kickboxing Association for their Heavyweight title against then champion out of Mexico, Travis Everett with low kicks KO. Then he went almost 10 years undefeated. He is an American former kickboxer who also had succeeded in professional mixed martial arts. He is a member of Team Alliance and has a professional MMA record of 11-9-0 as of November 17, 2000. In 1997, he fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title against Randy Couture, losing by judge's decision. He is now a coach for the Seattle Tiger Sharks of the International Fight League.

1 Biography
2 Career
3 MMA record
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Career

Professional kickboxing
- Pro kickboxing record :75 Fights 62 Wins (45 KOs), 9 Loses, 4 Draws
- WKC Light-Heavyweight World Champion (1983)
- WKA World Kickboxing Heavyweight Champion (1983)
- ISKA World [Muay Thai] Heavyweight Champion (1996)
- K-1 WORLD GP 2001 Primary USA tournament winner

Professional Mixed Martial Arts
- Battlecades Extreme Fighting 3　winner
- Battlecades Extreme Fighting 4　winner

[edit] MMA record

20 Fights 11 Wins (6 KOs, 2 Submissions), 9 Loses
Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round, Time	Notes
Loss	Renato Sobral	Decision	UFC 28-High Stakes	11/17/2000	3 5:00
Win	Bobby Hoffman	Decision	UFC 27-Ultimate Bad Boyz	9/22/2000	3 5:00
Loss	Renzo Gracie	Submission (Armlock)	RINGS-King of Kings 1999 Block B	12/22/1999	1 0:50
Win	Branden Lee Hinkle	Decision (Majority)	RINGS-King of Kings 1999 Block B	12/22/1999	2 5:00
Loss	Marcus Silveira	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	WEF 7-Stomp in the Swamp	10/9/1999	2 2:48
Win	Branco Cikatic	Submission (Forearm Choke)	PRIDE 7-PRIDE 7	9/12/1999	1 7:33
Win	Marco Ruas	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	UFC 21-Return of the Champions	7/16/1999	1 5:00
Loss	Kevin Randleman	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 19-Ultimate Young Guns	3/5/1999	1 15:00
Loss	Randy Couture	Decision	UFC Japan-Ultimate Japan 1	12/21/1997	1 21:00	Lost UFC Heavyweight title
Win	David L. Abbott	Submission (Strikes)	UFC 15-Collision Course	10/17/1997	1 8:08
Win	Mark Coleman	Decision	UFC 14-Showdown	7/27/1997	1 21:00	Won UFC Heavyweight title
Win	Kazunari Murakami	KO	EF 4-Extreme Fighting 4	3/28/1997	1 4:23
Win	Marcus Silveira	TKO (Kick)	EF 3-Extreme Fighting 3	10/18/1996	3 1:36
Loss	Bas Rutten	Submission (Choke)	Pancrase-Eyes Of Beast 6	11/4/1995	1 4:34
Loss	Bas Rutten	Submission (Kneebar)	Pancrase-Eyes Of Beast 4	5/13/1995	1 2:10
Loss	Ken Shamrock	Submission	Pancrase-King of Pancrase Tournament, Round 1	12/16/1994	1 4:23
Win	Takaku Fuke	KO	Pancrase-King of Pancrase Tournament, Round 1	12/16/1994	1 2:48
Loss	Minoru Suzuki	Submission (Armbar)	Pancrase-Road To The Championship 1	5/31/1994	3 0:36