Scott Smith (fighter)
| Scott Smith | |
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| Born |
May 21, 1979 Reno, Nevada, United States |
| Other names | Hands of Steel, The Comeback Kid |
| Residence | Elk Grove, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 186 lb (84.4 kg; 12.2 st) |
| Division |
Welterweight Middleweight Light Heavyweight Heavyweight |
| Fighting out of | Elk Grove, California, United States |
| Team | Capital City Fighting Alliance |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 30 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 15 |
| By submission | 3 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Bryan Scott Smith (born May 21, 1979), is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2001, Smith was also a contestant on the The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback, and has competed for the UFC, Strikeforce, EliteXC and PFC. He is also the former WEC Light Heavyweight Champion.
Smith was born in Reno, Nevada and raised in Elk Grove, California, attending Elk Grove High School where he competed in wrestling. Smith then continued his career in junior college where he placed in the California State Championship.
In the early half of his career, Smith fought as a Heavyweight and 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.
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