Patrick Smith (fighter)
| Patrick Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 28, 1963 Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Other names | Pat |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16.1 st) |
| Division |
Heavyweight (MMA) Super Heavyweight (kickboxing) |
| Style | Taekwondo |
| Rank |
black belt in Hapkido black belt in Kenpō Karate 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo black belt in Tang Soo Do purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 74 |
| Wins | 66 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 35 |
| Wins | 20 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 15 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 11 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Patrick Smith (born August 28, 1963) is an 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 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 was the 1993 Enshin Karate Sabaki Challenge Heavyweight champion, an annual full contact karate tournament held in Denver which allows grabs, sweeps and throws, and competed in the 1993 Seidokaikan full contact Karate World Cup tournament in Japan.
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 karateka 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 following year's 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.
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