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Cole Smith
BornCole Jesse Smith
(1989-04-05) April 5, 1989 (age 35)
Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
Other namesThe Cole Train
NationalityCanadian
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
DivisionBantamweight
Reach67 in (170 cm)
TeamSquamish Martial Arts (formerly)
Dynamic MMA
Team Quest Thailand
Xtreme Couture
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Adam Ryan
Green belt in Taekwondo
Years active2016–present
Professional boxing record
Total2
Wins1
By knockout0
Losses1
Mixed martial arts record
Total9
Wins7
By knockout2
By submission3
By decision2
Losses2
By decision2
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Cole Jesse Smith (born April 5, 1989) is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist and former boxer who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he competes in the bantamweight division.

Background

Smith was born and raised in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada as the youngest of four brothers. He started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 20.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Fighting out of Thailand, Smith made his debut in a regional Thailand organization, Thailand Ring Wars. Most of his pre-UFC career was spent in the BFL, Battlefield Fight League, based in British Columbia, Canada. He won the welterweight championship and defended it twice before signing to the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Smith made his UFC debut as a late replacement for Brian Kelleher against Mitch Gagnon on May 4, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 151. Smith won the fight by unanimous decision.

Smith faced Miles John on September 14, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje. Smith lost a close fight by split decision.

Smith faced Hunter Azure on September 5, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai. He lost via unanimous decision.

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

  • Battlefield Fight League
    • Battlefield Fight League Bantamweight Championship (Defended two times)

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
9 matches 7 wins 2 losses
By knockout 2 0
By submission 3 0
By decision 2 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 7–2 Hunter Azure Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai September 5, 2020 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 7–1 Miles Johns Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje September 14, 2019 3 5:00 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win 7–0 Mitch Gagnon Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy May 4, 2019 3 5:00 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Win 6–0 Tyler Wilson Submission (rear-naked choke) BFL 59 January 12, 2019 1 1:26 Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada Defended the BFL Bantamweight Championship.
Win 5–0 Carlos Galvan Decision (unanimous) BFL 54 March 17, 2018 5 5:00 Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada Defended the BFL Bantamweight Championship.
Win 4–0 Tyler Dolby Submission (armbar) BFL 52 November 18, 2017 1 3:13 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Won the vacant BFL Bantamweight Championship.
Win 3–0 Reysaldo Trasmonte TKO (punches) Thailand Fighting Championship 2 April 1, 2017 1 N/A Khao Lak, Thailand
Win 2–0 Jamie Siraj Submission (rear-naked choke) BFL 46 October 29, 2016 4 2:15 Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada Catchweight (140 lb) bout.
Win 1–0 Komon Ninin TKO (punches) Thailand Ring Wars 3 February 20, 2016 1 0:35 Chiang Mai, Thailand Bantamweight debut.

Professional boxing record

2 fights 1 win 1 loss
By decision 1 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
2 Loss 1–1 Canada Connor Bush UD 4 Feb 4, 2017 Canada Deerfoot Inn & Casino, Calgary, Canada
1 Win 1–0 Thailand Narong Bunchan PTS 6 Jun 10, 2016 Thailand Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

See also

References

  1. ^ Thomas Gerbasi (May 3, 2019). "Cole Smith Is Ready To Showcase His Skills". Ultimate Fighting Championship.
  2. ^ Dan Falloon (July 21, 2020). "Cole Smith earns jiu-jitsu black belt". squamishchief.com.
  3. Alexander K. Lee (March 22, 2020). "How COVID-19 forced UFC fighters Tristan Connelly, Cole Smith, to return to Canada". mmafighting.com.
  4. "Cole Smith - UFC". UFC.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  5. Mixed martial arts show results Date: September 5, 2020
  6. Sherdog.com. "Cole "The Cole Train" Smith". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  7. Marcel Dorff (2019-04-11). "BFL Champion Cole Smith tackles short notice fight against Mitch Gagnon during UFC Ottawa" (in Dutch). mmadnanl.com. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  8. Anderson, Jay (2019-05-04). "Cole Smith Entered UFC Ottawa a 6-0 Fighter, Feels He's Now 1-0 With Win Over Mitch Gagnon". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
  9. McClory, Mike (2019-05-04). "UFC Vancouver Results: Miles Johns defeats Cole Smith via Split Decision". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  10. McClory, Mike (2019-08-07). "Cole Smith vs. Hunter Azure Added to September 5 UFC Event". MMAsucka. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  11. Evanoff, Josh (2020-09-05). "UFC Vegas 9 Results: Hunter Azure Survives, Defeats Cole Smith". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  12. Pierrot, Justin (2017-11-18). "BFL 52 Results". MMASucka.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  13. Br, Jeremy (2018-03-17). "BFL 54 Results". MMASucka.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  14. Br, Jeremy (2019-01-12). "BFL 59 Results". MMASucka.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  15. Sherdog.com. "Cole "The Cole Train" Smith". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-31.

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