Scott Smith (fighter)

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.

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.

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.

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. 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. Smith lost the subsequent rematch to Lawler via TKO on July 26, 2008 at EliteXC: Unfinished Business.

Personal information

Scott has two sons Mike & Scotty Scott also has two brothers whom train in MMA as well. One younger and one older.

MMA Record

13-5-0 (wins-losses-draws)
Loss	Robbie Lawler	TKO (Kicks and Punches)	EliteXC: Unfinished Business	07/26/2008	2	2:35	For EliteXC middleweight championship
NC	Robbie Lawler	No contest (Unintentional foul)	EliteXC: Primetime	05/31/08	3	3:26	For EliteXC middleweight championship
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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