Jordan Smith (born December 25, 1984, in

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) is an American mixed martial arts fighter who last competed in 2014.

Background

Smith's nickname "Mata Ele" is

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for "Kill him." While attending

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, Smith attended an amateur MMA event with his brother, Jake. A former

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player, Smith soon began training in MMA himself.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Smith made his amateur debut on June 15, 2007, at 205 lbs with a 19 second TKO victory over Alex May. He amassed a record of 5 amateur fights, all ending with first round finishes. Smith made his professional debut on December 8, 2007, in the

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division. He won his first 10 professional fights, finishing all 10 opponents, 8 in the first round. Following a draw with the much larger

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, Smith dropped to the 185 lb weight class for his next fight, a first round submission of IFL veteran Bristol Marunde. Jordan then appeared on the first episode of '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz'', where he lost via KO to

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. He followed his TUF loss with 3 victories at 185 lbs. He lost via split decision to UFC veteran

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at a catchweight of 180 lbs. Following the Burkman fight Jordan once again dropped weight classes settling at Welterweight (170). His Welterweight debut resulted in a third round submission of Mario Sartori. Jordan's next fight ended in only 11 seconds, with him getting TKO'd by

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. Jordan has since earned decision victories over well known UFC veteran

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and WEC and Strikeforce veteran Josh McDonald.

Bellator Fighting Championships

In 2012, Smith was featured in the Bellator Season Six Welterweight Tournament. He replaced Brian Foster in the opening round of the welterweight tournament and faced

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in the opening round of the tournament at

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and lost via first round KO. Jordan faced

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on September 28, 2012, at Bellator LXXIV. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Personal life

Smith is a middle school science teacher at West Point Junior High School in

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Jordan Living people American male mixed martial artists 1984 births