Patrick Smith (fighter)

Patrick Smith (born August 28, 1963) is a retired American kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He started his mixed martial arts career by participating in the first two Ultimate Fighting Championship events.

He is a 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do^[2] and also holds a black belt in Hapkido, Kenpō Karate, and Tang Soo Do. In 1993, Smith was ranked No. 1 as a Super Heavyweight kickboxer in the United States and held a ranking of No. 5 internationally. He also won the Sabaki Challenge, an annual karate tournament held in Denver, twice in his division.^[3]

Kickboxing career

Patrick Smith first rose to fame in the USA for his kickboxing prowess. In 1994 he entered the K-1 Grand Prix '94 where he caused one of the biggest upsets in K-1 history by knocking out legendary karaketa and future K-1 star Andy Hug with an uppercut after just 19 seconds of the first round in their quarter final match. Smith was unable to build on this success as he was soundly defeated by eventual champion Peter Aerts in the semi finals.

After the Hug victory, Smith's K-1 career never took off. He lost to Andy Hug in a rematch at the K-1 Revenge event and then failed to qualify for the followings years K-1 Grand Prix at K-1 Grand Prix '95 Opening Battle. His last match in K-1 was against rising local star Musashi, a match he lost by KO, and he was released from his K-1 contract, finishing 1 and 4 with the organization. Despite little international success, Smith had more success at home, accumulating an overall 66-8 kickboxing record by the time he retired in 2000.^[4]

Mixed martial arts career

UFC 1 and 2

Smith participated the first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event (see UFC 1) which was an eight-man single-elimination tournament with very few rules, awarding $50,000 to the winner. Art Davie, the promotor, placed advertisements in martial arts magazines and sent letters to anyone in any martial arts directory he could find to recruit competitors for the event.^[5] With the event being held in Smith's hometown of Denver, he was an easy addition.^[6]

Smith's first match was against Ken Shamrock after a random draw. Shamrock, Smith, and several other fighters were not convinced that the fights were real until the event actually started. Shamrock took Smith down easily and submitted him with a heel hook. The fans in Denver booed heavily as they were unaware of the submission rules and were displeased with the fact that Smith went down so easily.

Smith's performance got him invited to UFC 2 where he entered with the expressed intent of a shot at the previous winner Royce Gracie. Smith said he spent the time between shows working on his grappling to perform better fighting on the ground. Smith submitted 2 of his 3 opponents and knocked out Scott Morris in under a minute before finally losing to Gracie in the final.^[7]

UFC 6

Smith returned at UFC 6 where he fought Rudyard Moncayo and won by rear naked choke-submission at 1:08. Due to an injury sustained during the fight, Smith had to withdraw from the tournament due to stomach cramps. He was replaced by Anthony Macias.^[8]

Post-UFC

Smith went on to fight for K-1 and Bas Rutten's first three invitationals shows as well as fighting on a few of the World Vale Tudo Championship events showcasing No Holds Barred fighting. Recently he has signed to the YAMMA fight organization. On 4/11/08 Smith came in as a late replacement for Gary Goodridge and defeated Eric "Butterbean" Esch via submission due to strikes in a "Masters Superfight" at YAMMA Pit Fighting's inaugural event.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

• • 2 x Sabaki Challenge Heavyweight Champion
  • KICK Super Heavyweight Champion

Mixed martial arts

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • UFC 2 Tournament Runner-Up
  • UFC 6 Tournament Semifinalist
  • Record for most wins in one night by a Runner-Up (three)
  • Tied (Royce Gracie) for most fights fought in one night (four)

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

66 Wins, 8 Losses Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 1997-06-25 Loss Jeff Roufus Ledyard, Connecticut, USA TKO (Leg Kick) 2 Fight was for K.I.C.K. Super Heavyweight World title. 1995-09-03 Loss Musashi K-1 Revenge II Yokohama, Japan KO (Kick) 2 0:43 1995-03-03 Loss Stan Longinidis K-1 Grand Prix '95 Opening Battle Tokyo, Japan KO (Kick) 2 2:59 Fails to qualify for K-1 Grand Prix '95. 1994-09-18 Loss Andy Hug K-1 Revenge Yokohama, Japan KO (Left Knee) 1 0:56 1994-04-30 Loss Peter Aerts K-1 Grand Prix '94 Semi Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Overhand) 1 1:03 1994-04-30 Win Andy Hug K-1 Grand Prix '94 Quarter Finals Tokyo, Japan KO (Right Uppercut) 1 0:19 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional boxing record

5 Wins (4 knockouts, 1 decision), 11 Losses (11 knockouts), 2 Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	19-12-2	Kendrick Releford	KO	1	13/06/2009	Batesville Armory, Batesville, Arkansas	Smith knocked out at 0:40 of the first round.
Loss	12-3	Grant Cudjoe	TKO	2	04/08/2007	Expo Square Pavilion, Tulsa, Oklahoma	Referee stopped the bout at 0:36 of the second round.
Loss	15-0	Chazz Witherspoon	TKO	2	10/02/2007	Jewish Community Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Referee stopped the bout at 1:38 of the second round.
Loss	24-3-1	Taurus Sykes	KO	3	01/12/2006	Isleta Casino Resort, Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico
Loss	22-3	Duncan Dokiwari	KO	2	26/08/2006	Convention Center, Junction City, Kansas	Smith knocked out at 2:33 of the second round.
Win	8-2-1	Kenny Lemos	TKO	2	30/06/2006	Denver Coliseum, Denver, Colorado	Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the second round.
Loss	33-9-1	David Bostice	TKO	3	12/08/2005	Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado	Referee stopped the bout at 1:31 of the third round.
Loss	5-2-1	Marcelino Novaes	TKO	2	23/07/2004	Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, Rancho Mirage, California	Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the second round.
Draw	12-0	Preston Hartzog	PTS	6	11/06/2004	Longshoreman's Hall, San Francisco, California	56-58, 57-57, 59-55.
Draw	22-3	Gary "Bring Da Pain" Bell	PTS	8	27/05/2004	Alario Center, Westwego, Louisiana	74-76, 76-74, 75-75.
Loss	9-0	Bobby Harris	KO	2	31/08/1994	Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	12-4	Monte Oswald	TKO	2	21/04/1994	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	9-1-1	Justin Fortune	KO	2	24/02/1994	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	2-4-1	Krishna Wainwright	PTS	6	12/01/1994	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	4-1-1	Randy Crippen	TKO	1	18/12/1993	Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	3-0	Will Hinton	KO	2	20/03/1993	Denver, Colorado
Loss	1-0	Samson Po'uha	TKO	4	14/02/1993	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	--	Kris Sorensen	KO	1	05/12/1992	O'Conner Fieldhouse, Caldwell, Idaho

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Patrick Smith from BoxRec
• Patrick Smith at the Internet Movie Database
• Professional MMA record for Patrick Smith from Sherdog
• Patrick Smith on UFC.com