Scott Smith (fighter)
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| Scott Smith | |
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname | Hands of Steel |
| Height | 6 ft. 0 in. (183 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb. (84 kg) |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | May 21, 1979 |
| Fighting out of | Elk Grove, California |
| Town of birth | Reno, Nevada |
| Fighting style | Freestyle, Wrestling |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
Bryan Scott Smith, known as Scott Smith (born on May 21, 1979 in Reno, Nevada), is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting at middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he made his debut at UFC 59.
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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.
[edit] Personal information
Scott has two sons.
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| The Ultimate Fighter - Season 4 | |
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| Mikey Burnett | Shonie Carter | Rich Clementi | Patrick Côté | Edwin Dewees | Jeremy Jackson | Travis Lutter | Chris Lytle | Charles McCarthy | Gideon Ray | Jorge Rivera | Pete Sell | Matt Serra | Scott Smith | Pete Spratt | Din Thomas
Trainers: Randy Couture | Georges St. Pierre | Mark DellaGrotte |
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