Jordan Smith (fighter)
Jordan Smith (born December 25, 1984, in Angeles City, Philippines) is an American mixed martial arts fighter who last competed in 2014. Background. Smith's nickname "Mata Ele" is Portuguese for "Kill him." While attending McKendree University, Smith attended an amateur MMA event with his brother, Jake. A former football player, Smith soon began training in MMA himself. Mixed martial arts career. Early career. Smith made his amateur debut on June 15, 2007, at 205 lbs with a 19 second TKO victory over Alex May. He amassed a record of 5 amateur fights, all ending with first  round finishes. Smith made his professional debut on December 8, 2007, in the light heavyweight division. He won his first 10 professional fights, finishing all 10 opponents, 8 in the first round. Following a draw with the much larger Rich Hale, Smith dropped to the 185 lb weight class for his next fight, a first round submission of IFL veteran Bristol Marunde. Jordan then appeared on the first episode of "", where he lost via KO to Brad Tavares. He followed his TUF loss with 3 victories at 185 lbs. He lost via split decision to UFC veteran Josh Burkman at  a catchweight of 180 lbs. Following the Burkman fight Jordan once again dropped weight classes settling at Welterweight (170). His Welterweight debut resulted in a third round submission of Mario Sartori. Jordan's next fight ended in only 11 seconds, with him getting TKO'd by Tim McKenzie. Jordan has since earned decision victories over well known UFC veteran Karo Parisyan and WEC and Strikeforce veteran Josh McDonald. Bellator Fighting Championships. In 2012, Smith was featured in the . He replaced Brian Foster in the opening round of the welterweight tournament and faced David Rickels in the opening round of the tournament  at and lost via first round KO. Jordan faced Andrey Koreshkov on September 28, 2012, at . He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Personal life. Smith is a middle school science teacher at West Point Junior High School in Utah.