Maurice Smith (kickboxer)
| Maurice Smith | |
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| Born |
December 13, 1961 Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Other names | "Mo" |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 93.44 kg (206.0 lb; 14.714 st) |
| Division |
Heavyweight (1993-2008, 2013-present) Light Heavyweight (2012) |
| Team | The Alliance |
| Years active | 1980–2008, 2012-present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 71 |
| Wins | 53 |
| Losses | 13 |
| Draws | 5 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 28 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 14 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Unknown | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Maurice L. Smith (born December 13, 1961) is an American kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He held the world light heavyweight and heavyweight championships from the World Kickboxing Association, World Kickboxing Council, International Sport Kickboxing Association and other promotions, as well as mixed martial arts champion for Battlecade Extreme Combat 3 and 4 champion as well as Ultimate Fighting Championship 13 and 14 champion. A professional competitor since 1980, Smith has formerly competed in kickboxing for the companies All Japan Enterprise and K-1, Pancrase, RINGS, PRIDE, Strikeforce, International Fight League and RFA.
Raised in Seattle, Washington, Smith got into martial arts at the age of 13 after watching Bruce Lee's Chinese Connection, and having had to retreat from a fight. He trained in karate, taekwondo and wing chun, until he found the sport of kickboxing at age 18. Smith attended West Seattle High School, where he played football and participated in gymnastics.
Smith won his first seven amateur kickboxing matches and then turned professional. His first fight was on March 4, 1982 against World Kickboxing Council's Light Heavyweight Champion Tony Morelli, who defeated him by decision after the seventh round. Seeing he had lost due to his lack of cardio, Smith started to train extensively to improve it, and fourteen months later, he went to his rematch as a new fighter. He then defeated Morelli by KO via roundhouse kick also in the seventh round, winning the championship.
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