Scott Smith (fighter)

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Scott Smith
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Nickname Hands of Steel
Height 6 ft. 0 in. (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb. (84 kg)
Nationality Flag of the United States American
Born May 21, 1979 (1979-05-21) (age 29)
Fighting out of Elk Grove, California
Town of birth Reno, Nevada
Fighting style Freestyle
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 13
  By knockout 11
  By submission 2
Losses 4
Draws 0

Bryan Scott Smith, known as Scott Smith (born on May 21, 1979 in Reno, Nevada), is an American mixed martial artist previously fighting at middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he made his debut at UFC 59. He is currently fighting in EliteXC where he most recently won by KO in Round 2.

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[edit] Career

In the early half of his career, Smith – fighting at heavyweight – compiled victories in the International Fighting Championships and Gladiator Challenge shows across the United States. While successful in the smaller promotions, Smith's first major appearance in the mixed martial arts world came in the World Extreme Cagefighting organization. Smith entered a WEC light heavyweight tournament with limited name recognition, but was branded by experts as the dark horse of the competition. [1]

Smith defeated WEC veteran Tim McKenzie in the semi-finals. With that victory, Smith was slated to fight Justin Levens in the tournament finals; Levens, however, was halted on doctor's advice due to a shoulder injury he sustained in his semi-final bout. The tournament alternate, Tait Fletcher, was brought into the championship round instead. Smith made short work of Fletcher, scoring a first-round technical knockout to become the WEC Light Heavyweight Champion.

Smith would defend his championship from Justin Levens at WEC 18 before scheduling a fight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in April of 2006, moving down a weight class to fight David Terrell at UFC 59. The fight – marked with questionable officiating – ended in controversial fashion, prompting Smith to file a complaint with the California State Athletic Commission. [2]

Smith was then seen as a middleweight contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback, where he quickly lost his quarterfinal matchup against Travis Lutter. Smith appeared on the season finale, knocking out Pete Sell in the second round of a very exciting fight in a sequence that saw Smith sustain a hard punch to the body, and throw the bout-winning knockout punch before falling to the ground in pain.

Smith lost his next fight in the UFC by decision against Patrick Cote at UFC 67. [3] More recently, Smith defeated Troy Miller by technical knockout at Palace Fighting Championship 2 in Lemoore, California. He lost against Ed Herman at UFC 72. Herman submitted Smith with a rear naked choke at 2:25 in the second round after Herman landed a nasty elbow on Smith in the first round covering his face in blood.

Smith made his EliteXC debut on February 16th knocking out Kyle Noke seven seconds into round two. The victory earned him a title shot against Robbie Lawler. The bout was declared a no contest after an accidental poke in the eye in the third round. The first two rounds were so exciting that Gary Shaw awarded both fighters their win bonuses and announced an immediate rematch.

[edit] Personal information

Scott has two sons.

[edit] MMA Record

13-4-0 (wins-losses-draws)
NC Robbie Lawler No contest (Unintentional foul) EliteXC: Primetime 05/31/08 3 3:26
Win Kyle Noke KO EliteXC: Street Certified 02/16/08 2 0:07
Win Jeff Morris TKO GC 73 - High Noon 12/22/07 1 0:22
Loss Ed Herman Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 72: Victory 06/16/2007 2 2:25
Win Troy Miller TKO PFC 2 - Fast and Furious 03/22/2007 1 1:06
Loss Patrick Cote Decision (Unanimous) UFC 67: All or Nothing 02/3/2007 3 5:00
Win Pete Sell KO (Punch) The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale 11/11/2006 2 3:25
Loss David Terrell Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 59: Reality Check 04/15/2006 1 3:08
Win Justin Levens KO WEC 18 - Unfinished Business 01/13/2006 1 1:58
Win Tait Fletcher TKO (Punches) WEC 17 - Halloween Fury 4 10/14/2005 1 3:55 Became WEC Light Heavyweight Champion
Win Tim McKenzie TKO (Punches) WEC 17 - Halloween Fury 4 10/14/2005 1 2:25 WEC Light Heavyweight Semi-finals
Win John Seilhan TKO GC 30 - Gladiator Challenge 30 08/19/2004 1 1:29
Loss James Irvin KO GC 22 - Gladiator Challenge 22 02/12/2004 1 2:21
Win Jaime Jara Submission (Rear Naked Choke) GC 20 - Gladiator Challenge 20 11/13/2003 1 3:01
Win Jaime Jara KO GC 16 - Gladiator Challenge 16 06/1/2003 1 N/A
Win Levi Thornbrue TKO GC 10 - Gladiator Challenge 10 04/14/2002 1 2:20
Win Tim Kennedy TKO (Cut) IFC WC 15 - Warriors Challenge 15 08/31/2001 1 2:53
Win Ted Stamatelos Submission IFC WC 13 - Warriors Challenge 13 06/15/2001 N/A N/A

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