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Heavyweight
Maurice Smith
Last fought: Feb 2008
RECORD
Pro
12-14-0
UFC
4-3-0
Age
64
Height
6'2"
Weight
221 lbs
Reach
—
Stance
Orthodox
Career Analytics
| Advanced Metric | Career |
|---|---|
| Fight Shape | |
| Avg Fight Time | 11:01 |
| Fight Completion Rate | — |
| Avg Rounds per Fight | — |
| % Fights Inside the Distance | 28.6% |
| Strength of Schedule | |
| Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time) | 19-6 (76.0%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among wins) | 16-6 (72.7%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among losses) | 3-0 (100.0%) |
| Positional Profile | |
| % Time at Distance (approx.) | 15.2% |
| % Time in Control | 17.1% |
| % Time Controlled | 67.6% |
| Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time | 20.2% |
| Distance Striking | |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min | 1.88 |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min | 0.94 |
| Distance Striking Differential / Min | +0.94 |
| Distance Strike Accuracy | 55.6% |
| Distance Strike Defense | 80.8% |
| Power & Pressure | |
| KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed | 0.00 |
| Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed | 6.25 |
| TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min | 0.00 |
| TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min | 9.38 |
| Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min | 0.00 |
| Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace) | 2.00 |
All metrics are UFC fights only. Data coverage: control-time metrics use 3 of 7 fights; rounds-based metrics use 3 of 7 fights with known round format. Methodology →
Where the Strikes Land
Share of landed significant strikes by target
Where the Fight Happens
Share of total fight time by position
Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Heavyweight field
Maurice Smith
League percentile bands (p5–p95)
League median
The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th
percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters
whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →
Career Stats
| Statistic | Maurice Smith |
|---|---|
| Striking | |
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 75.3% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 1.8 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 1.0 |
| Strike Differential | 0.8/min |
| Grappling | |
| Takedown Accuracy | 0.0% |
| Takedown Defense | 25.0% |
| Takedowns Landed/15min | 0.0 |
| Submission Attempts/15min | 0.6 |
| Control Time/15min | 1:10 |
| Finishing Ability | |
| KO/TKO % of Wins | 25.0% |
| Submission % of Wins | 25.0% |
| Decision % of Wins | 50.0% |
| Avg Fight Time | 11:01 |
| Secondary Stats | |
| Knockdowns/15min | 0.0 |
| Reversals/15min | 0.2 |
Last 5 Averages
| Statistic | Last 5 Fights |
|---|---|
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 67.3% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 1.2 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 1.0 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 0.0% |
| Takedown Defense | 5.9% |
| Control Time/Fight | 1:12 |
Fight History
LOSS
vs. Renato Sobral
UFC 28: High Stakes • Nov 2000Heavyweight
Maurice Smith5/1242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Renato Sobral7/1741%TD 4/5Ctrl 11:48
WIN
vs. Bobby Hoffman
UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz • Sep 2000
Maurice Smith43/5578%TD 0/0Ctrl 5:26
Bobby Hoffman10/4423%TD 4/4Ctrl 8:11
WIN
vs. Marco Ruas
UFC 21: Return of the Champions • Jul 1999
Maurice Smith4/4100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34
Marco Ruas1/1100%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:41
LOSS
vs. Kevin Randleman
UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns • Mar 1999
Maurice Smith9/1656%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Kevin Randleman17/4935%TD 4/4Ctrl 0:00
LOSS
vs. Randy Couture
UFC - Ultimate Japan • Dec 1997TITLE
Maurice Smith9/1753%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Randy Couture19/3161%TD 3/3Ctrl 0:00
WIN
vs. David Abbott
UFC 15: Collision Course • Oct 1997TITLE
Maurice Smith12/1392%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
David Abbott5/2223%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1
WIN
vs. Mark Coleman
UFC 14: Showdown • Jul 1997TITLE
Maurice Smith55/6585%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Mark Coleman19/4344%TD 2/7Ctrl 0:00
Prior to UFC
Strikeforce (1 fight)
WIN
vs. Rick Roufus
Strikeforce - At the Dome • Feb 2008
Maurice Smith2/367%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00
Rick Roufus1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
PRIDE (1 fight)
WIN
vs. Branko Cikatic
PRIDE 7 • Sep 1999
Maurice Smith7/978%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00
Branko Cikatic2/1020%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00