Trevor "Hot Sauce" Smith (born January 5, 1981) is an American professional

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, incorpo ...

who competes in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2009, Smith formerly competed for Strikeforce and

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Background

Smith was born in

Vancouver, Washington Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, located in Clark County. Incorporated in 1857, Vancouver has a population of 190,915 as of the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Was ...

and lived there for part of his upbringing. Smith was a state champion in wrestling at

Mark Morris High School Mark Morris High School is a public high school in Longview, Washington, for grades nine through twelve. In 2013, it had an enrollment of 976 students. A part of Longview Public Schools, the school was built in 1957 and is named for Samuel Mark M ...

Longview, Washington Longview is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. It is the principal city of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. Longview's population was 37,818 at the time of the 2 ...

and a NJCAA All-American out of

Highline Community College Highline College is a public community college in Des Moines, Washington. Highline was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County, Washington. The main campus covers . , there were approximately 17,000 students and 350,000 alu ...

in 2002. He then continued his career at the noted Division I wrestling program at

Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the ...

, where he earned a bachelor's degree in marketing.Trevor Smith's profile
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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Smith started his career in 2009. He fought mainly for organizations within his home state. With a MMA record of 7–1, losing only once to

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, he signed with Strikeforce.

Strikeforce

Smith made his debut on June 24, 2011, at Strikeforce Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry against Keith Berry. He won via technical submission in the second round. Smith faced T. J. Cook on November 18, 2011, at Strikeforce Challengers: Britt vs. Sayers. He won via submission in the first round. Smith faced

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on January 7, 2012, at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine. He lost via TKO in the first round. Smith was expected to face Tim Kennedy on November 3, 2012, at Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir. However, the event was cancelled due to injuries to headliner

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, as well to co-headliner and middleweight champion

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. This bout eventually took place on January 12, 2013, at Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine. Smith lost via submission in the third round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In his UFC debut, Smith faced

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on July 27, 2013, at

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. He lost the fight via split decision. Despite the loss on the scorecards, Smith earned his first ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award for his performance. Smith fought Brian Houston on January 15, 2014, at

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. He won the fight by split decision. Smith faced

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on April 11, 2014, at

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. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Smith faced Tor Troéng on July 16, 2014, at

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Smith faced Caio Magalhães on November 8, 2014, at

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. Smith lost the fight quickly by knockout in the first round. The stoppage was not without a bit of controversy. Magalhães stunned Smith with a knee and forced a referee stoppage after landing a barrage of follow up punches. It appeared that during the final flurry, several hammerfists landed on the back of Smith's head as he lay unconscious on the canvas. Following the match, Magalhães stated "I didn't notice that," in reference to the strike to the back of Smith's head. "His coach talked to me after the fight, said I punched the back of his head, but I didn't notice it. The referee should have stepped in if he saw something, but he was already out from the punch and knee I landed." Smith faced Dan Miller on July 12, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale. He won the fight via lop-sided unanimous decision. Smith was expected to face promotional newcomer Leonardo Augusto Guimarães on February 21, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 83. However, Smith pulled out of the fight in early February citing a hand injury and was replaced by Anthony Smith. Smith next faced promotional newcomer Joe Gigilotti on August 6, 2016, at

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. He won the one-sided fight via unanimous decision. Smith faced Andrew Sanchez on December 9, 2016, at

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. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Smith faced

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on May 28, 2017, at

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Smith was scheduled to face promotional newcomer

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on October 21, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 118. However, Smith pulled out of the fight in early October citing injury and was replaced by

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. Smith faced Elias Theodorou on May 27, 2018, at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Smith faced

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on December 15, 2018, at UFC on Fox 31. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Smith was expected to face

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in a light heavyweight bout on November 16, 2019, at UFC on ESPN+ 22. However, Nogueira was forced to pull out of the event due to injury, resulting in the cancellation of the bout. Smith was scheduled to face

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on December 7, 2019, at

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. However, on November 10, 2019, it was reported that Menifield pulled out from the event for undisclosed reason, and he was replaced by

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. He lost the fight via knock out in round three. In March 2020, Smith got listed as a former fighter on the UFC website.

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur wrestling

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197 lb: 4th place out of

(2004) *

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**NJCAA All-American out of

(2002) **NJCAA 197 lb: 3rd place out of

(2002) * Washington Interscholastic Athletics Association **189 lb Washington state champion (out of

) (2000)

Mixed martial arts

**Fight of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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