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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^[2] and also holds 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|date=April 2009}} 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 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.

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.^[4]

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.^[5] With the event being held in Smith's hometown of Denver, he was an easy addition.^[6] 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 Smith went down so easily.

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,^[7] which paid off with a victory by guillotine choke against Ray Wizard in the first round. The peak of his performance, however, came through striking: pitted against ninjutsu fighter Scott Morris in the second round, Smith dropped him with a knee strike, mounted him and then unloaded a dense barrage of punches and elbow strikes onto his face, knocking him out. This ending was considered one of the most brutal fight finishes in the history of UFC.^[8] 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.^[8]

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.^[9] 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.^[10] 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.^[11]

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 Gladiator Challenge - Collision Course. He was defeated via KO at 1:33 of round 1.

Arrests and conviction

In 1999, Smith was convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old.^[12] He was arrested again in 2008 for failing to register as a sex offender in Denison, Texas; the arrest was tied to an incident wherein Smith attempted to elude the police for speeding.^[12]

Championships and accomplishments

Karate

Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts

Kickboxing record

Mixed martial arts record

Professional boxing record

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Patrick-Smith-21|title=Patrick Smith on Sherdog}}
2. ^UFC 1 DVD
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sabaki.com/ |title=Sabaki Challenge |publisher=Enshin.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-07}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.realfightermag.com/article.php?ArticleID=5096 |title=Real Fighter Magazine |publisher=Realfightermag.com |date=1993-11-12 |accessdate=2012-01-07}}
5. ^No Holds Barred: Ultimate Fighting and the Martial Arts Revolution By Clyde Gentry
6. ^Eight Men in a Cage (dead link)
7. ^UFC II DVD
8. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-51-ufc-2-no-way-out/|title=MMA Review: #51: UFC 2: No Way Out|work=The Oratory|author=Scott Newman|date=2005-06-11|accessdate=2018-01-23}}
9. ^Pat Smith vs. Rudyard Moncayo kick
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://the-oratory.com/mma-review-55-ufc-6-clash-of-the-titans/|title=MMA Review: #55: UFC 6: Clash of the Titans|work=The Oratory|author=Scott Newman|date=2005-06-16|accessdate=2018-01-20}}
11. ^UFC 6 DVD
12. ^¹{{cite web|url=https://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/18454739.html |title=Former MMA fighter arrested again in Denison |publisher=KXII News 12 |date=2008-05-01 |accessdate=2018-10-19}}

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