Scott Smith (fighter)

Scott Smith
Born	(1979-05-21) May 21, 1979 Reno, Nevada, United States
Other names	Hands of Steel, The Comeback Kid
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Style	Muay Thai, & Wrestling
Fighting out of	Elk Grove, California
Team	Capital City Fighting Alliance
Mixed martial arts record
Total	25
Wins	17
By knockout	14
By submission	3
Losses	7
Draws	0
No contests	1

Bryan Scott Smith, (born on May 21, 1979), is an American mixed martial artist previously fighting at middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship making his debut at UFC 59. He also fought for EliteXC before it folded and currently fights for Strikeforce. Smith is noted for his come-from-behind, knockout victories over Cung Le, Benji Radach and Pete Sell.

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 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 liver, 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 16 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. Smith lost the subsequent rematch to Lawler via TKO on July 26, 2008 at EliteXC: Unfinished Business. At Strikeforce: Destruction, Smith took a fight with Terry Martin with one week's notice and beat Martin in the 1st round by KO.

Scott faced Benji Radach at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz on April 11, 2009. Scott defeated Radach by knocking him out in the third round. Radach had, for the majority of the fight, showcased his ability as the more refined striker, and was arguably heading toward a unanimous decision victory until Smith caught him with a flush straight right late on in round three and followed up with strikes to seal a dramatic victory. On June 6, 2009, Scott was matched up with Nick Diaz at a catchweight of 180 lbs. during Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields, losing via Rear Naked Choke at 1:19 of the third round.

Smith fought Cung Le at Strikeforce: Evolution on December 19, 2009. Despite being dominated throughout most of the fight, Smith won via third round knock out and became the first and only man to ever defeat Cung Le. Smith fought Le again in a rematch with at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum on June 26, 2010. Smith lost by KO.

Personal life

Scott has two sons, Mike & Scotty.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

25 matches	17 wins	7 losses
By knockout	14	3
By submission	3	3
By decision	0	1
Draws	0
No contests	1

Record	Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
17-7-0(1)	Loss	Cung Le	KO (Spinning back kick and Strikes)	Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum	2010-6-26	2	1:46	San Jose, California, United States
17-6-0(1)	Win	Cung Le	KO (Punches)	Strikeforce: Evolution	2009-12-19	3	3:25	San Jose, California, United States
16-6-0(1)	Loss	Nick Diaz	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields	2009-06-06	3	1:19	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	Catchweight of 180 lbs
16-5-0(1)	Win	Benji Radach	KO (Punch)	Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz	2009-04-11	3	3:24	San Jose, California, United States
15-5-0(1)	Win	Terry Martin	KO (Punch)	Strikeforce: Destruction	2008-11-21	1	0:24	San Jose, California, United States
14-5-0(1)	Loss	Robbie Lawler	TKO (Kicks and Punches)	EliteXC: Unfinished Business	2008-07-26	2	2:35	Stockton, California, United States	For Elite XC Middleweight Championship
14-4-0(1)	NC	Robbie Lawler	No Contest (Thumb in the eye)	EliteXC: Primetime	2008-05-31	3	3:26	Newark, New Jersey, United States	For Elite XC Middleweight Championship
14-4	Win	Kyle Noke	KO (Punch)	EliteXC: Street Certified	2008-02-16	2	0:07	Miami, Florida, United States
13-4	Win	Jeff Morris	TKO	GC 73 – High Noon	2007-12-22	1	0:22	Sacramento, California, United States
12-4	Loss	Ed Herman	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	UFC 72: Victory	2007-06-16	2	2:25	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
12-3	Win	Troy Miller	TKO	PFC 2 – Fast and Furious	2007-03-22	1	1:06	Lemoore, California, United States
11-3	Loss	Patrick Cote	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 67: All or Nothing	2007-02-03	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
11-2	Win	Pete Sell	KO (Punch)	The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale	2006-11-11	2	3:25	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
10-2	Loss	David Terrell	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	UFC 59: Reality Check	2006-04-15	1	3:08	Anaheim, California, United States
10-1	Win	Justin Levens	KO	WEC 18 – Unfinished Business	2006-01-13	1	1:58	Lemoore, California, United States	Defended WEC Light Heavyweight Championship
9-1	Win	Tait Fletcher	TKO (Punches)	WEC 17 – Halloween Fury 4	2005-10-14	1	3:55	Lemoore, California, United States	Won vacant WEC Light Heavyweight Championship
8-1	Win	Tim McKenzie	TKO (Punches)	WEC 17 – Halloween Fury 4	2005-10-14	1	2:25	Lemoore, California, United States	WEC Light Heavyweight Semi-finals
7-1	Win	John Seilhan	TKO	GC 30 – Gladiator Challenge 30	2004-08-19	1	1:29	Colusa, California, United States
6-1	Win	Isidro Gonzalez	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	SF 3 – Dome	2004-04-17	1	4:07	Gresham, Oregon, United States
5-1	Loss	James Irvin	KO	GC 22 – Gladiator Challenge 22	2004-02-12	1	2:21	Colusa, California, United States
5-0	Win	Jaime Jara	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	GC 20 – Gladiator Challenge 20	2003-11-13	1	3:01	Colusa, California, United States
4-0	Win	Jaime Jara	KO	GC 16 – Gladiator Challenge 16	2003-06-01	1	N/A	Colusa, California, United States
3-0	Win	Levi Thornbrue	TKO	GC 10 – Gladiator Challenge 10	2002-04-14	1	2:20	Colusa, California, United States
2-0	Win	Tim Kennedy	TKO (Cut)	IFC WC 15 – Warriors Challenge 15	2001-08-31	1	2:53	Oroville, California, United States
1-0	Win	Ted Stamatelos	Submission	IFC WC 13 – Warriors Challenge 13	2001-06-15	N/A	N/A	California, United States

External links

• Professional MMA record for Scott Smith from Sherdog