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.