Jordan Smith

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 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz, 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 Bellator Season Six Welterweight Tournament. He replaced Brian Foster in the opening round of the welterweight tournament and faced David Rickels in the opening round of the tournament at Bellator 63 and lost via first round KO.

Jordan faced Andrey Koreshkov on September 28, 2012, at Bellator LXXIV. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Bare-knuckle boxing Smith made his Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship debut against Josenaldo Silva on May 10, 2025 at BKFC 74. He lost the fight by technical knockout in the third round.

Personal life Smith is a middle school science teacher at West Point Junior High School in Utah.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Anatoly Tokov Decision (unanimous) Plotforma S-70 5

Sochi, Russia Loss

Edgar García Decision (split) Showdown Fights 13: Lopez vs. Castillo

Orem, Utah, United States Win

Colton Vaughan TKO (punches) RITC: Rage in the Cage 7

Nampa, Idaho, United States Return to Middleweight. Loss

Jesse Juarez Decision (split) Bellator 90

West Valley City, Utah, United States Loss

Andrey Koreshkov Decision (unanimous) Bellator 74

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Bellator Season Seven Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal. Loss

David Rickels KO (punches) Bellator 63

Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Bellator Season Six Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal. Win

Josh McDonald Decision (unanimous) Showdown Fights: Evolution

Orem, Utah, United States Win

Karo Parisyan Decision (split) Amazon Forest Combat 1

Manaus, Brazil Loss

Tim McKenzie TKO (punches) Showdown Fights: Shootout

Orem, Utah, United States Win

Mario Sartori Submission (rear-naked choke) Bitetti Combat 8: 100 Years of Corinthians

São Paulo, Brazil Loss

Joshua Burkman Decision (split) Showdown Fights: Respect

Orem, Utah, United States Win

Brandon Melendez Submission (guillotine choke) World Championship Full Contact

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Welterweight debut. Win

Gustavo Machado Decision (unanimous) Washington Combat: Battle of the Legends

Washington, D.C., United States Win

Nick Rossborough KO (punches) World Championship Full Contact

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Light Heavyweight bout. Win

Bristol Marunde Submission (triangle choke) Throwdown Showdown 5: Homecoming

Orem, Utah, United States Middleweight debut. Draw

Rich Hale Draw Throwdown Showdown 4: Cuatro

West Valley City, Utah, United States Win

Sean O'Connell Submission (rear-naked choke) Throwdown Showdown 3: Big Time

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Win

Jeremy Peterson TKO Jeremy Horn's Elite Fight Night 5

Layton, Utah, United States Win

Ben Fuimaono Submission (rear-naked choke) Throwdown Showdown 2: The Return

Orem, Utah, United States Win

Rich Guerin Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) LMMA: Lightning at Legends

Toppenish, Washington, United States] Win

Booker DeRousse Submission (rear-naked choke) Take That Promotions: Battle at The Bend 1

Bethalto, Illinois, United States Win

Tua Lino TKO (punches) Jeremy Horn's Elite Fight Night 2

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Win

Dave Bosen TKO UCE: Round 30, Episode 7

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Win

Bill Woodson Submission (guillotine choke) UCE: Round 30, Episode 4

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Win

Aaron Sawyer TKO (injury) UCE: Round 29, Episode 1

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Win

Alex May TKO (punches) MMA: Genesis 3

St. Charles, Missouri, United States Mixed martial arts exhibition record Loss

Brad Tavares KO (knee) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Bare knuckle boxing record Loss

Josenaldo Silva KO BKFC 74

West Valley City, Utah, United States