Aaron Smith
UFC DebutNickname“Beat Dem Up”
Record
Streak
L7
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- South Bend, Indiana
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Aaron Smith makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
57-31
.648 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 9
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
10
9 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 10 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 1 sub · 1 decTeam Buck Wild · Lights Out Championship 15 · Elite Fight Night · CFFC · Lights Out Championship 13 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Wilson Lopshire | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:52 | Team Buck Wild | Sep 13, 2025 |
| L | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 4:11 | Lights Out Championship 15 | Apr 13, 2024 | |
| L | Valanti Atsas10-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:55 | Elite Fight Night | Mar 9, 2024 |
| L | Jordan Schulte8-4 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:01 | CFFC | Feb 3, 2024 |
| L | Ali Rahal2-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:36 | Lights Out Championship 13 | Sep 30, 2023 |
| L | Kenneth Cross17-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:02 | TWC | Dec 1, 2018 |
| L | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 0:58 | WXC 72 | Jun 15, 2018 | |
| W | Sinatra Pool2-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | HFC 33 | Apr 15, 2017 |
| L | Josh Shaw5-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WXC 66 | Jan 13, 2017 |
| W | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 4:09 | MFL 43 | Oct 22, 2016 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
10-5across 15 amateur bouts · 15 promotionsKOP 49 · WXC 63 · IFL 65 · MFL 41 · Rumble FC 5 +10
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Kory Wertz2-1 | Decision | Split | R5 | 3:00 | KOP 49 | Jun 10, 2016 |
| W | Floyd Jones4-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 3:00 | WXC 63 | Apr 23, 2016 |
| W | Josh Shaw5-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 1:42 | IFL 65 | Apr 9, 2016 |
| W | Ali Rahal2-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:50 | MFL 41 | Mar 26, 2016 |
| W | Marcus Maulding9-20 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:00 | Rumble FC 5 | Jan 30, 2016 |
| W | Corey Brokaw | Decision | Split | R5 | 3:00 | MFL 40 | Dec 5, 2015 |
| W | Johnathan Mitchell | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 3:00 | MFL 39 | Oct 24, 2015 |
| L | Antonio Rodriguez4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | MFL 38 | Jul 11, 2015 |
| W | Kyle Klein3-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | MFL 37 | Mar 28, 2015 |
| L | Cole Wilken2-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:51 | MFL 35 | Aug 2, 2014 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | MFL 34 | May 17, 2014 | |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | MFL 33 | Feb 8, 2014 | |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:55 | HFC 18 | Nov 9, 2013 | |
| W | Steve Clark2-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | MFL 32 | Oct 12, 2013 |
| W | Stephen Holt1-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:39 | HFC 17 | Sep 14, 2013 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.