Josh Smith
UFC DebutNickname“That Guy”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Kearney, Nebraska
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Flyweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Josh 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
234-203-2
.535 win rate
Winning-record opponents
15 of 22
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
24
22 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 24 bouts · 23 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 4 sub · 3 decEC · WXC 98 · AFP 101 · BTC 24 · Titan FC 83 +18
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | Strikes | R2 | 1:00 | WXC 98 | Aug 1, 2025 | |
| L | Mo Miller9-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:49 | AFP 101 | Feb 22, 2025 |
| L | Tony Laramie13-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:25 | BTC 24 | Jun 8, 2024 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:50 | Titan FC 83 | Jul 21, 2023 | |
| L | Justin Scoggins16-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:21 | XMMA 6 | May 3, 2023 |
| L | Da'Mon Blackshear17-8-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:34 | CFFC 108 | May 14, 2022 |
| W | Kyle Estrada14-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XMMA 3 | Oct 23, 2021 |
| L | Jay Perrin15-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:27 | CES MMA 64 | Sep 17, 2021 |
| W | Dinis Paiva14-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:01 | CES MMA 62 | Apr 30, 2021 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CFFC 89 | Nov 19, 2020 | |
| L | Jesse Bazzi13-12 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 0:34 | WXC 81 | Aug 28, 2019 |
| W | Shawn Mack0-3 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 4:33 | WXC 78 | May 29, 2019 |
| W | Eric Ramirez3-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:12 | WXC 76 | Feb 27, 2019 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | UCFC 1 | Jul 21, 2018 | |
| L | Chad Anheliger13-8 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:55 | HKFC | Mar 17, 2017 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WXC 67 | Feb 17, 2017 | |
| W | Joe Pearson45-31-1 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:20 | EC | May 7, 2016 |
| W | Zakk Smith7-16 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:37 | KOTC | Oct 24, 2015 |
| L | Kevin Gray9-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RFA 30 | Sep 18, 2015 |
| W | Zac Goodrich | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:45 | EC | May 30, 2015 |
| L | Cody Land16-12 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:17 | DCS 13 | Jan 30, 2015 |
| W | Jimmy Isaac Badger1-8 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 2:21 | SFA | Sep 20, 2014 |
| W | Sean Johnson0-21 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:27 | Xplode Fight Series | Aug 9, 2014 |
| L | Scott Ingram | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:35 | RFA 14 | Apr 11, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-0across 3 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsLCS 16 · RFA 7 · RFA 5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Tony Dominguez | Decision | Unanimous | R4 | 3:00 | LCS 16 | May 4, 2013 |
| W | Toby Lopez | Submission | Calf Slicer | R1 | 0:59 | RFA 7 | Mar 22, 2013 |
| W | Ryan MacDonald12-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:46 | RFA 5 | Nov 30, 2012 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.