Patrick Smith (fighter)

Patrick Smith
Born	(1963-08-28)August 28, 1963[1] Coalgate, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	June 18, 2019(2019-06-18) (aged 55) Colorado, U.S.
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg; 16.1 st)
Division	Heavyweight (MMA) Heavyweight (kickboxing)
Style	Taekwondo, Kickboxing, Tang Soo Do, Hapkido, Kenpo, BJJ, Boxing
Rank	3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo   Black belt in Tang Soo Do   Black belt in Hapkido   Black belt in American Kenpo   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	13
By submission	6
By decision	1
Losses	15
By knockout	8
By submission	5
By decision	1
By disqualification	1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Patrick Smith (August 28, 1963 – June 18, 2019) was 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 was a 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do^[2] and also held a black belt in Hapkido, American Kenpo, 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.^{[citation needed]} He was the 1993 Enshin Karate Sabaki Challenge Heavyweight champion,^[3] 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.

Kickboxing career[]

Patrick Smith first rose to fame in the US 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 flooring three times and subsequently knocking out legendary karateka and future K-1 star Andy Hug with an uppercut after just 19 seconds of the first round in their quarterfinal match. Smith was unable to build on this success as he was soundly defeated by eventual champion Peter Aerts in the semifinals. Some pundits, most notoriously Dave Meltzer, have expressed their belief that Hug's loss was a fight fixed in order to increase Smith's popularity.^[4]

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.^[5]

Mixed martial arts career[]

Ultimate Fighting Championship[]

Smith participated the first Ultimate Fighting Championship event, UFC 1, in November 1993. The event featured an eight-man single-elimination tournament with very few rules, awarding $50,000 to the winner. Art Davie, the promoter, placed advertisements in martial arts magazines and sent letters to anyone in any martial arts directory he could find to recruit competitors for the event.^[6] With the event being held in Smith's hometown of Denver, he was an easy addition.^[7] Smith's first and only match was against shoot wrestler Ken Shamrock, who took Smith down easily and submitted him with a heel hook. The fans in Denver booed heavily as they were unaware of the submission rules and were displeased with the fact that the match ended so quickly without a knockout.

Despite his loss, Smith's performance got him invited to UFC 2, now a 16-man tournament, where he entered with the expressed intent of a shot at the previous winner Royce Gracie. Smith had spent the time between shows working on his grappling to perform better on the ground,^[8] which paid off with a victory by guillotine choke against Ray Wizard in the first round. The peak of his performance, however, came technically through striking: after being pitted against ninjutsu fighter Scott Morris in the second round, Smith dropped him with knee strikes from the clinch, mounted him on the ground, and then unloaded barrage after barrage of punches and elbow strikes, completely knocking Morris out. This finish is considered one of the most brutal in the history of UFC.^[9] Smith next fought karate expert Johnny Rhodes, whom he submitted with a second guillotine choke after a brief exchange of hits. Finally, Smith reached the finals and his desired match against Royce Gracie, but it was short and one-sided, with Gracie taking him down and landing several palm strikes from mount before the kickboxer tapped out.^[9]

Smith returned at UFC 6 facing Rudyard Moncayo, a kenpo karate stylist from Ecuador. He opened the fight in spectacular fashion by landing a running front kick to Moncayo's chest, knocking him down and sending him sliding towards the fence.^[10] Smith then followed with a takedown and gained mount position, and ultimately locked a rear naked choke when Moncayo tried to escape, making him tap out.^[11] However, Smith had to withdraw from the tournament due to stomach cramps caused by an injury sustained during the fight. He was replaced by Anthony Macias.^[12]

Post-UFC[]

Smith went on to fight for K-1 and Bas Rutten's first three invitationals shows as well as fighting on a few of the World Vale Tudo Championship events showcasing No Holds Barred fighting. In one of them, Smith faced Fabio Gurgel in a match that became infamous for its unusual ending. Smith grabbed the ring ropes in order to avoid being taken down and struck Gurgel's spine repeatedly with his elbow, but crowd members approached and tried to take Smith's hands off from the ropes, prompting the match to be stopped. The referee consulted with promoter Sérgio Batarelli about the situation and it was decided to call off the fight and declare Gurgel the winner.

On April 11, 2008 Smith came in as a late replacement for Gary Goodridge and defeated Eric "Butterbean" Esch via submission due to strikes in a "Masters Superfight" at YAMMA Pit Fighting's inaugural event.

On October 10, 2015, Smith came out of retirement at age 51 to fight Dave Huckaba at . He was defeated via KO at 1:33 of round 1.

Sex offences[]

In 1999, Smith was convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. He was later arrested in 2008 after failing to register as a sex offender.^[13]

Death[]

On June 18, 2019, Smith died of cancer at age 55.^[14]

Championships and accomplishments[]

Karate[]

• Sabaki Challenge Heavyweight Champion

Kickboxing[]

• KICK Super Heavyweight Champion

Mixed martial arts[]

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • UFC 2 Tournament Runner-Up
  • UFC 6 Tournament Semifinalist
  • Record for most wins in one night by a Runner-Up (three)
  • Tied (Royce Gracie) for most fights fought in one night (four)

Kickboxing record[]

Kickboxing Record

66 Wins, 8 Losses
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
1997-06-25	Loss	Jeff Roufus		Ledyard, Connecticut, USA	TKO (Leg Kick)	2
Fight was for K.I.C.K. Super Heavyweight World title.
1995-09-03	Loss	Musashi	K-1 Revenge II	Yokohama, Japan	KO (Kick)	2	0:43
1995-03-03	Loss	Stan Longinidis	K-1 Grand Prix '95 Opening Battle	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Kick)	2	2:59
Fails to qualify for K-1 Grand Prix '95.
1994-09-18	Loss	Andy Hug	K-1 Revenge	Yokohama, Japan	KO (Left Knee)	1	0:56
1994-04-30	Loss	Peter Aerts	K-1 Grand Prix '94 Semifinals	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Right Overhand)	1	1:03
1994-04-30	Win	Andy Hug	K-1 Grand Prix '94 Quarterfinals	Tokyo, Japan	KO (Three Knockdowns)	1	0:19
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record[]

Professional boxing record[]

5 Wins (4 knockouts, 1 decision), 11 Losses (11 knockouts), 2 Draws [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	5–11–2	Kendrick Releford	KO	1	June 13, 2009	Batesville Armory, Batesville, Arkansas, U.S.	Smith knocked out at 0:40 of the first round.
Loss	5–10–2	Grant Cudjoe	TKO	2	August 4, 2007	Expo Square Pavilion, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 0:36 of the second round.
Loss	5–9–2	Chazz Witherspoon	TKO	2	February 2, 2007	Jewish Community Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Referee stopped the bout at 1:38 of the second round.
Loss	5–8–2	Taurus Sykes	KO	3	December 12, 2006	Isleta Casino Resort, Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S.
Loss	5–7–2	Duncan Dokiwari	KO	2	August 26, 2006	Convention Center, Junction City, Kansas, U.S.	Smith knocked out at 2:33 of the second round.
Win	5–6–2	Kenny Lemos	TKO	2	June 30, 2006	Denver Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the second round.
Loss	4–6–2	David Bostice	TKO	3	August 12, 2005	Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 1:31 of the third round.
Loss	4–5–2	Marcelino Novaes	TKO	2	July 23, 2004	Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 3:00 of the second round.
Draw	4–4–2	Preston Hartzog	PTS	6	June 11, 2004	Longshoreman's Hall, San Francisco, California, U.S.	56-58, 57-57, 59-55.
Draw	4–4–1	Gary "Bring Da Pain" Bell	PTS	8	May 27, 2004	Alario Center, Westwego, Louisiana, U.S.	74-76, 76-74, 75-75.
Loss	4–4	Bobby Harris	KO	2	August 31, 1994	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	4–3	Monte Oswald	TKO	2	April 21, 1994	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	4–2	Justin Fortune	KO	2	February 24, 1994	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	3–2	Krishna Wainwright	PTS	6	January 12, 1994	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	2–2	Randy Crippen	TKO	1	August 18, 1993	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	1–2	Will Hinton	KO	2	March 20, 1993	Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Loss	1–1	Samson Po'uha	TKO	4	February 14, 1993	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	1–0	Kris Sorensen	KO	1	May 12, 1992	O'Conner Fieldhouse, Caldwell, Idaho, U.S.

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Patrick Smith from BoxRec
• Patrick Smith at IMDb
• Professional MMA record for Patrick Smith from Sherdog
• Patrick Smith at UFC