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Leslie Smith (born August 17, 1982) is an American professional female
mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...
, who competes in
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. She formerly competed in
Invicta FC Invicta Fighting Championships, also known as Invicta FC, is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion dedicated to Women's mixed martial arts that was founded in 2012 by Janet Martin and Shannon Knapp. The promotion is currentl ...
where she was a main card staple of the organization, having fought on the main card four times in the first five shows. She also competed in the
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. Smith fights out of the
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team and is noted for a similar level of high volume striking and aggressiveness to other members of that camp. Smith most recently competed in the
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at featherweight. A documentary about Smith's early career, ''Fight For It'', was released in 2012.


Martial arts career


Invicta FC

Smith entered
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as a prospect with a 3-2 professional
mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...
record. She made her debut at Invicta FC 1: Coenen vs. Ruyssen on April 28, 2012. In her first bout with the organization, she fought veteran
Kaitlin Young Kaitlin Young (born September 15, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Young has also competed for EliteXC, Invicta Fighting Championships, a ...
to an exciting draw, earning the ''Fight of the Night'' bonus (US$1,500 bonus to each fighter).
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was scheduled to fight Milana Dudieva at '' Invicta FC 2: Baszler vs. McMann'', but Dudieva withdrew from the fight on July 9 due to a medical illness and was replaced by Smith. However, on July 20, Smith suffered a hand injury that forced her to also withdraw from the fight. She was then replaced by Raquel Pa'aluhi in the fight with Nunes. Smith was then scheduled to fight
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at '' Invicta FC 3: Penne vs. Sugiyama'', but the promotion allowed Zingano to withdraw from the fight so that she could accept a fight for
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. Zingano was replaced by pro boxer and undefeated MMA fighter, Kim Connor-Hamby.
Sarah Kaufman Sarah Elizabeth Kaufman (born September 20, 1985) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA). She competed in the women's bantamweight division where she is a former Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship. Kaufman was the inaugural Strike ...
was set to fight
Kaitlin Young Kaitlin Young (born September 15, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Young has also competed for EliteXC, Invicta Fighting Championships, a ...
, but an injury forced Kaufman to withdraw from the fight on September 17. As a result, Smith was moved from her fight with Connor-Hamby in order to face Young in a rematch from their ''Fight of the Night'' draw at Invicta FC 1 to determine a final winner. This time, Smith was able to get the better of Young and she defeated her by TKO in the second round. Smith competed once again for Invicta FC on January 5, 2013, this time on the main card of '' Invicta FC 4: Esparza vs. Hyatt'' against
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. Smith defeated Pennington by unanimous decision. Having gone unbeaten in three fights, Smith moved up in competition at '' Invicta FC 5: Penne vs. Waterson'' when she faced former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion
Sarah Kaufman Sarah Elizabeth Kaufman (born September 20, 1985) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA). She competed in the women's bantamweight division where she is a former Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship. Kaufman was the inaugural Strike ...
on April 5, 2013. Smith lost a controversial split decision to Kaufman, which drew booing from the crowd. During the fight, Kaufman used footwork to stay on the outside whilst Smith played the aggressor and set a high work rate. Smith was able to drop Kaufman with a head kick in the second round but was unable to stop a late surge from Kaufman in the final round. The fight was declared ''Fight of the Night'' (Smith's second) and both fighters were awarded bonuses. Smith returned to fight at '' Invicta FC 6: Coenen vs. Cyborg'' on July 13, 2013. She made her flyweight debut against
Jennifer Maia Jennifer Maia (born October 6, 1988) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. Maia currently competes in the Flyweight, Women's Flyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Maia trains at Chute Boxe Academy in Brazi ...
in a title eliminator bout. Smith won the fight via unanimous decision. The bout was named ''Fight of the Night''. Smith challenged
Barb Honchak Barbara Marie Honchak (born August 30, 1979) is a retired American professional female mixed martial artist. She is the first Invicta FC Flyweight Champion. She has four wins in the Invicta FC promotion and holds notable victories over Vanessa ...
for the Invicta FC flyweight championship at ''Invicta FC 7'' on December 7, 2013. She lost the fight via unanimous decision and earned yet another ''Fight of the Night'' bonus.


Ultimate Fighting Championship

On April 8, 2014, it was announced that Smith would step in to replace an injured
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against Sarah Kaufman at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale on April 16, 2014. She lost the rematch via unanimous decision. Smith faced
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at UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Miller on July 16, 2014. Smith won the fight via TKO in the first round. Smith fought
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at
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. The bout was stopped in the 2nd round due to a stoppage by the cage-side doctor, as Smith's
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split open. Smith fought
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at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir on March 20, 2016. She won the fight by unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, and 29–28). Smith fought
Cris Cyborg Cristiane Justino Venâncio (born July 9, 1985), known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg (and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos), is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist who as of January 2021 competes in Bellator MMA, ...
at
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on May 14, 2016. She lost the fight by TKO early in the first round. Smith next faced
Irene Aldana Irene Robles Aldana (born March 26, 1988) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Women’s Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of May 23, 2022, she is #4 in the UFC women ...
on December 17, 2016, at UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson. She won the fight by unanimous decision. The bout also earned Smith her first ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award in the UFC. Smith faced
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on July 16, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio. She won the fight via TKO due to a combination of punches and elbows in the second round. Smith was scheduled to face
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on April 21, 2018, at
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. At the weigh-ins, Ladd weighed in at 137.8 pounds, 1.8 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight upper limit of 136 pounds. Ladd offered Leslie an additional $5,000 on top of her 20% purse deduction. However, the fight was removed from the card after Smith refused to fight at catchweight. Subsequently, the UFC paid Smith her show and win money but then released her from the promotion.


Bellator MMA

An April 16, 2019, it was announced that Smith has signed with Bellator MMA. She faced
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in her promotional debut at Bellator 224 on July 12, 2019. She won the fight by majority decision. Smith faced Arlene Blencowe at Bellator 233 on November 8, 2019. She lost the fight by unanimous decision. Smith was expected to face
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at Bellator 241 on March 13, 2020. However, the whole event was eventually cancelled due to the prevailing
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. Smith fought for the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship against
Cris Cyborg Cristiane Justino Venâncio (born July 9, 1985), known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg (and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos), is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist who as of January 2021 competes in Bellator MMA, ...
on May 21, 2021, in the main event at
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. They previously met at
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, which was Cyborg's
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debut, where she won by TKO in the first round. She lost the bout via TKO after being knocked down and finished with punches late in the last round.


Personal life

Smith has an
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degree from Pikes Peak Community College. She played water polo at
South Pasadena High School South Pasadena High School (SPHS or "South Pas") is the one public high school serving grades 9-12 in the city of South Pasadena, California. With the South Pasadena Middle School and three elementary schools (Arroyo Vista, Marengo, and Monterey ...
, where she was named All-CIF and team MVP. She is currently studying bachelor's degree in labor and employer relations at
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. In August 2016, Smith revealed that she had a benign tumor on her stomach. In 2018, Smith started Project Spearhead, an organization that is attempting to
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UFC and MMA fighters. Smith also recently gave a speech during a conference for the
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regarding Project Spearhead.


Championships and accomplishments

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** Fight of the Night (Four times) vs.
Kaitlin Young Kaitlin Young (born September 15, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Young has also competed for EliteXC, Invicta Fighting Championships, a ...
,
Sarah Kaufman Sarah Elizabeth Kaufman (born September 20, 1985) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA). She competed in the women's bantamweight division where she is a former Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship. Kaufman was the inaugural Strike ...
,
Jennifer Maia Jennifer Maia (born October 6, 1988) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. Maia currently competes in the Flyweight, Women's Flyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Maia trains at Chute Boxe Academy in Brazi ...
,
Barb Honchak Barbara Marie Honchak (born August 30, 1979) is a retired American professional female mixed martial artist. She is the first Invicta FC Flyweight Champion. She has four wins in the Invicta FC promotion and holds notable victories over Vanessa ...
*
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** Fight of the Night (One time) vs.
Irene Aldana Irene Robles Aldana (born March 26, 1988) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist. She currently competes in the Women’s Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of May 23, 2022, she is #4 in the UFC women ...


Mixed martial arts record

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Arlene Blencowe Arlene Blencowe (born 11 April 1983) is a mixed martial artist and boxer, currently competing in the Women's Featherweight division of Bellator MMA, where she is the first Australian female fighter in the promotion's history. As of June 28, ...
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Amanda Lemos Amanda Oliveira de Lemos (born May 22, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of November 8, 2022, she is #3 in the UFC women's strawweight rankings, and as o ...
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Sarah Kaufman Sarah Elizabeth Kaufman (born September 20, 1985) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA). She competed in the women's bantamweight division where she is a former Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship. Kaufman was the inaugural Strike ...
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Raquel Pennington Raquel Len Pennington (born September 5, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in Ultimate Fighting Championship women's featherweight division. She has previously fought for Invicta Fighting Championships. As of May 23, 2022, ...
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Kaitlin Young Kaitlin Young (born September 15, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the lightweight division. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Young has also competed for EliteXC, Invicta Fighting Championships, a ...
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List of current UFC fighters This list of current UFC fighters records current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. , the UFC roster ...
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List of female mixed martial artists This is a list of notable ''female'' mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. A * Mariya Agapova - ( UFC, Invicta) * Jessica Aguilar - ( UFC, Bellator, WSOF) * Hitomi Akano - ( M-1, Strikeforce, Pancrase, JEWELS, Smackgir ...


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