Name | Shad Smith | |
Nickname | N/A | |
Association | Team Tap Out | |
Weight Class | Lightweight (155 lbs.) / Bantamweight (135 lbs.) | |
Height | N/A | |
Style | Wrestling | |
Birth Date | N/A | |
Fighting Out Of | N/A | |
Country | USA | |
Shad Smith Pictures | Official Website |
”’Shad Smith”’ is an American mixed martial artist who has competed as a Lightweight, where for most of his career he did not want to cut weight, until recently, as he walks around at 155 lbs. After deciding to actually attempt a weight cut, he was able to make the Bantamweight cut, at 135 lbs. He is known for having a criminal record of 46 counts of assault and battery as a juvenile, which he explains came from his sexual preference – as Smith is the only openly homosexual mixed martial artist.
Smith currently works for TapouT full-time, hence the tattoo on his stomach and neck that have the companies logo on them.
== Professional Record ==
Record | 12 – 17 – 2 (Win â€Â“ Loss â€Â“ Draw) |
Wins | 6 (T)KOs 5 Submissions 1 Decisions |
Losses | 10 (T)KOs 1 Submissions 6 Decisions |
Result | Opponent | Method | Event Title | Date | Round | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | Aaron Miller | Decision (Unanimous) | Bellator 92 Khasbulaev vs Sandro | 3/7/2013 | 3 | 5:00 | |
Loss | Chris Beal | Decision (Unanimous) | BAMMA USA: Badbeat 7 | 10/12/2012 | 3 | 5:00 | |
Loss | Chad George | Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | BAMMA USA: Badbeat 5 | 3/16/2012 | 1 | 1:56 | |
Win | Del Hawkins | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | KOTC Reckless Abandon | 2/2/2012 | 1 | 3:07 | |
Loss | Marvin Garcia | Decision (Unanimous) | KOTC Next Generation | 6/30/2011 | 3 | 5:00 | [[KOTC Flyweight Championship | KOTC Flyweight (135 lbs.) Championship]] Eliminator |
Loss | Juan Rivas | TKO (Punches) | KOTC Sniper | 8/05/2010 | 1 | 1:47 | |
Loss | Kana Hyatt | KO (Punches) | KOTC Excessive Damage | 5/13/2010 | 1 | 0:38 | |
Loss | Jared Papazian | KO (Punches) | NFAMMA: Evolution | 3/26/2010 | 3 | 2:23 | |
Win | Jared Papazian | Submission (Triangle Choke) | RITC 3: Respect in the Cage | 2/19/2010 | 1 | 1:03 | |
Win | Octavio Moreles | KO | Respect in the Cage: Expo & Fight | 9/20/2009 | 1 | 0:36 | Bantamweight debut |
Loss | Toby Imada | TKO | Total Combat: Nevada | 5/10/2008 | 1 | 2:25 | For Total Combat Lightweight Championship; Post-fight Smith tested positive for Marijuana |
Loss | Dave Rivas | Decision (Unanimous) | CITC 4: Chaos in the Cage 4 | 1/18/2008 | 3 | 5:00 | |
Loss | Nam Phan | TKO | EFWC: The Untamed | 10/06/2007 | 1 | 1:11 | For EFWC Lightweight Championship; Due to KO loss, Smith was stripped of his PFC Lightweight title |
Draw | Dave Rivas | Draw (Unanimous) | KOTC Collision Course | 8/05/2007 | 2 | 5:00 | |
Loss | Chance Farrar | KO | TC 19: Total Combat 19 | 3/31/2007 | 1 | N/A | |
Win | Poppies Martinez | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | PFC 2 Fast and Furious | 3/22/2007 | 3 | 1:10 | Won first-ever PFC Lightweight Championship |
Win | Kei Maeda | TKO | KOTC Destroyer | 12/1/2006 | 1 | 1:58 | |
Loss | Dominick Cruz | Decision (Unanimous) | TC 18: Nightmare | 11/04/2006 | 3 | 5:00 | |
Loss | Manny Tapia | Decision (Unanimous) | KOTC Rapid Fire | 8/4/2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Non-title bout; Tapia was KOTC Flyweight (135 lbs.) Champion |
Draw | Richard Montano | Draw | KOTC Mangler | 6/9/2006 | 2 | 5:00 | |
Win | Alex Garcia | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | TC 14: Throwdown | 5/13/2006 | 3 | 2:35 | |
Loss | John Paulson | KO | KOTC San Jacinto | 6/12/2005 | 1 | 1:19 | |
Loss | Charles Bennett | KO | KOTC 33: After Shock | 2/20/2004 | 1 | 0:40 | |
Win | Victor Valenzuela | Decision (Unanimous) | KOTC 31: King of the Cage 31 | 12/06/2003 | 2 | 5:00 | |
Win | Louie Vaith | TKO | KOTC 25: Flaming Fury | 6/29/2003 | 1 | 3:53 | |
Win | Mike Bertuccini | TKO (Cut) | KOTC 19: Street Fighter | 12/07/2002 | 1 | 4:00 | |
Win | Chris Jeffers | Submission (Injury) | KOTC 17: San Jacinto | 10/19/2002 | 1 | 0:08 | |
Loss | Duane Ludwig | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | KOTC 4 Gladiators | 6/24/2000 | 1 | 3:08 | |
Loss | Kelly Dullanty | TKO (Strikes) | KOTC 3 Knockout Nightmare | 4/15/2000 | 1 | 1:58 | |
Win | Don Rugebreght | KO | CFF: Cobra Open | 3/11/2000 | 1 | 0:38 | |
Win | Josh Drake | KO | Caged: Caged 2000 | 1/22/2000 | 1 | 3:45 | |
== Biography ==
Smith is the only openly homosexual professional mixed martial artist, coming out to a friend in prison, where he was serving time for carjacking.
Though currently a professional fighter, Smith has dabbled in the underground fight scene, most notably the Felony Fights series that features exceptionally violent bouts between unskilled ex-cons.
After his bout with Toby Imada, Smith was suspended from competing in mixed martial arts bouts because he had two drug tests come back positive for marijuana.
== Personal Life ==
Smith is dating a man named Jesse Empey, a makeup artist.
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