Maurice Smith (kickboxer)

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Maurice Smith (kickboxer) : biography

December 13, 1961 –

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Win |align=center| 13–13 | Jorge Cordoba | KO (head kick) | RFA 2 – Yvel vs. Alexander | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 2:05 | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 12–13 | Hidehiko Yoshida | Submission (cobra choke) | Sengoku 3 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:23 | Saitama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 12–12 | Rick Roufus | Submission (straight armbar) | Strikeforce: At The Dome | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:53 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 11–12 | Marco Ruas | TKO (corner stoppage) | IFL: Chicago | |align=center| 4 |align=center| 3:43 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 10–12 | Renato Sobral | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 28 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 10–11 | Bobby Hoffman | Decision (majority) | UFC 27 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 9–11 | Renzo Gracie | Submission (straight armbar) | RINGS – King of Kings 1999 Block B | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:50 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 9–10 | Branden Lee Hinkle | Decision (majority) | RINGS – King of Kings 1999 Block B | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 8–10 | Marcus Silveira | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | WEF 7 – Stomp in the Swamp | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 2:48 | Kenner, Louisiana, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 8–9 | Branko Cikatić | Submission (forearm choke) | Pride 7 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 7:33 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 7–9 | Marco Ruas | TKO (corner stoppage) | UFC 21 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 5:00 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 6–9 | Kevin Randleman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 19 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 15:00 | Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 6–8 | Randy Couture | Decision (majority) | UFC Japan | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 21:00 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 6–7 | Tank Abbott | Submission (exhaustion) | UFC 15 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 8:08 | Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 5–7 | Mark Coleman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 14 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 21:00 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 4–7 | Kazunari Murakami | KO (punch) | Extreme Fighting 4 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:23 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States |Defended Extreme Fighting Heavyweight Championship |- | Loss |align=center| 3–7 | Akira Maeda | N/A | RINGS – Budokan Hall 1997 | |align=center| N/A |align=center| N/A | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 3–6 | Marcus Silveira | TKO (head kick) | Extreme Fighting 3 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 1:36 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |Won Extreme Fighting Heavyweight Championship |- | Loss |align=center| 2–6 | Kiyoshi Tamura | Submission (armbar) | RINGS – Maelstrom 6 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 10:58 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 2–5 | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka | N/A | RINGS – Budokan Hall 1996 | |align=center| N/A |align=center| N/A | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 2–4 | Bas Rutten | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase – Eyes of Beast 6 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:34 | Yokohama, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 2–3 | Bas Rutten | Submission (kneebar) | Pancrase – Eyes of Beast 4 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:10 | Chiba, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 2–2 | Ken Shamrock | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Pancrase – King of Pancrase Tournament Opening Round | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:23 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 2–1 | Takaku Fuke | KO (knee) | Pancrase – King of Pancrase Tournament Opening Round | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:48 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Loss |align=center| 1–1 | Minoru Suzuki | Submission (armbar) | Pancrase – Road to the Championship 1 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 0:36 | Tokyo, Japan | |- | Win |align=center| 1–0 | Minoru Suzuki | KO (punch) | Pancrase – Yes, We are Hybrid Wrestlers 3 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 0:52 | Tokyo, Japan |

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

  • K-1
    • 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary USA winner
    • K-1 World Grand Prix ’93 Tournament Semifinalist
  • International Sport Karate Association
    • I.S.K.A. World Muay Thai Heavyweight Champion (1996)
  • World Kickboxing Association
    • W.K.A. World Kickboxing Heavyweight Champion (1983)
  • Other
    • W.K.C. Light-Heavyweight World Champion (1983)

Mixed martial arts

  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
    • UFC Heavyweight Championship (One time)
    • One successful title defense
  • Extreme Fighting
    • Extreme Fighting Heavyweight Championship 3 Marcus "Conan" Silveira
    • Extreme Fighting Heavyweight Championship 4 Murakami Kazanari
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    • 1997 Most Outstanding Fighter
    • 1997 Fight of the Year vs. Mark Coleman on July 27
  • Black Belt Magazine
    • 2001 Full-Contact Fighter of the Year