Canadian mixed martial artist
Cole Jesse Smith (born April 5, 1989)[ 5] Canadian professional mixed martial artist and former boxer in the Bantamweight division. A professional since 2016, he most notably competed in the UFC .
Background
Smith was born and raised in Squamish, British Columbia , Canada as the youngest of four brothers.[ 1] Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 20.[ 1]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Fighting out of Thailand, Smith made his debut in a regional Thailand organization, Thailand Ring Wars. Most of his pre-UFC career was spent in the BFL, Battlefield Fight League, based in British Columbia, Canada. He won the Bantamweight Championship and defended it twice before signing to the UFC in 2019.[ 6]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Smith made his UFC debut as a late replacement for Brian Kelleher against Mitch Gagnon on May 4, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 151 .[ 7] [ 8]
Smith faced Miles Johns on September 14, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje . Smith lost a close fight by split decision.[ 9]
Smith faced Hunter Azure on September 5, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai .[ 10] [ 11]
On December 4, 2020, it was announced that he was released from the UFC.[ 12]
Post UFC
Smith faced John Sweeney on April 2, 2022, at XMMA 4.[ 13] [ 14]
Championships and achievements
Mixed martial arts
Battlefield Fight League
Battlefield Fight League Bantamweight Championship (Defended three times)[ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
10 matches
7 wins
3 losses
By knockout
2
0
By submission
3
0
By decision
2
3
Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
Loss
7–3
John Sweeney
Decision (split)
XMMA 4: Black Magic
April 2, 2022
3
5:00
New Orleans, Louisiana , United States
Loss
7–2
Hunter Azure
Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
September 5, 2020
3
5:00
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Loss
7–1
Miles Johns
Decision (split)
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje
September 14, 2019
3
5:00
Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada
Win
7–0
Mitch Gagnon
Decision (unanimous)
UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
May 4, 2019
3
5:00
Ottawa, Ontario , Canada
Win
6–0
Tyler Wilson
Submission (rear-naked choke)
BFL 59
January 12, 2019
1
1:26
Coquitlam, British Columbia , Canada
Defended the BFL Bantamweight Championship.
Win
5–0
Carlos Galvan
Decision (unanimous)
BFL 54
March 17, 2018
5
5:00
Coquitlam, British Columbia , Canada
Defended the BFL Bantamweight Championship.
Win
4–0
Tyler Dolby
Submission (armbar)
BFL 52
November 18, 2017
1
3:13
Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada
Won the vacant BFL Bantamweight Championship.
Win
3–0
Reysaldo Trasmonte
TKO (punches)
Thailand Fighting Championship 2
April 1, 2017
1
N/A
Khao Lak , Thailand
Win
2–0
Jamie Siraj
Submission (rear-naked choke)
BFL 46
October 29, 2016
4
2:15
Coquitlam, British Columbia , Canada
Catchweight (140 lb) bout.
Win
1–0
Komon Ninin
TKO (punches)
Thailand Ring Wars 3
February 20, 2016
1
0:35
Chiang Mai , Thailand
Bantamweight debut.
[ 6]
Professional boxing record
2 fights
1 win
1 loss
By decision
1
1
No.
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round, time
Date
Location
Notes
2
Loss
1–1
UD
4
Feb 4, 2017
Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary , Canada
1
Win
1–0
PTS
6
Jun 10, 2016
Maejo University , Chiang Mai , Thailand
See also
References
^ a b c Thomas Gerbasi (May 3, 2019). "Cole Smith Is Ready To Showcase His Skills" . Ultimate Fighting Championship ^ a b c d Dan Falloon (July 21, 2020). "Cole Smith earns jiu-jitsu black belt" . squamishchief.com . ^ Alexander K. Lee (March 22, 2020). "How COVID-19 forced UFC fighters Tristan Connelly, Cole Smith, to return to Canada" . mmafighting.com. ^ "Cole Smith - UFC" . UFC.com . 10 April 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2020 .^ Mixed martial arts show results Date: September 5, 2020 ^ a b Sherdog.com. "Cole "The Cole Train" Smith" . Sherdog . Retrieved 2020-08-31 . ^ Marcel Dorff (2019-04-11). "BFL Champion Cole Smith tackles short notice fight against Mitch Gagnon during UFC Ottawa" (in Dutch). mmadnanl.com. Retrieved 2019-04-11 . ^ Anderson, Jay (2019-05-04). "Cole Smith Entered UFC Ottawa a 6-0 Fighter, Feels He's Now 1-0 With Win Over Mitch Gagnon" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2019-05-05 . ^ McClory, Mike (2019-05-04). "UFC Vancouver Results: Miles Johns defeats Cole Smith via Split Decision" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2019-09-05 . ^ Brand, Jeremy (2019-08-07). "Cole Smith vs. Hunter Azure Added to September 5 UFC Event" . MMAsucka . Retrieved 2019-09-05 . ^ Evanoff, Josh (2020-09-05). "UFC Vegas 9 Results: Hunter Azure Survives, Defeats Cole Smith" . Cageside Press . Retrieved 2020-09-05 . ^ king, Nolan (2020-12-04). "Seven-fight UFC veteran Justin Ledet among four to part ways with promotion" . mmajunkie . Retrieved 2020-12-04 . ^ "14 former UFC fighters booked for XMMA 4 card in New Orleans" . MMA Junkie . 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-11 .^ "XMMA 4 video results, full replay: John Dodson tops Francisco Rivera; Jared Gooden and Kyle Stewart thrive" . MMA Junkie . 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2022-04-03 .^ Pierrot, Justin (2017-11-18). "BFL 52 Results" . MMASucka.com . Retrieved 2020-09-05 . ^ Br, Jeremy (2018-03-17). "BFL 54 Results" . MMASucka.com . Retrieved 2020-09-05 . ^ Br, Jeremy (2019-01-12). "BFL 59 Results" . MMASucka.com . Retrieved 2020-09-05 .
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