Scott Lighty

Scott Lighty (born October 15, 1978) is an American Heavyweight kickboxer and Light Heavyweight mixed martial artist. Lighty formerly fought for the Strikeforce and K-1 promotions. He also owns a small business, Lighty's Independent Volkswagen Repair.

Kickboxing career

K-1 career Lighty made his K-1 debut as a tournament reserve fighter on the August 2004 K-1 card in Las Vegas, Nevada, scoring a second-round knockout over Frank Cota. In 2005, he finished as a runner-up at "Mayhem At The Mirage" tournament. He knocked out Tatsufumi Tomihira by a high kick in the quarterfinals and beat Chalid Arrab by a unanimous decision in the semifinals. In the final bout, Lighty remained on his feet, but took a considerable amount of punishment from the Russian kickboxer Ruslan Karaev and lost the fight after three rounds of action.

Mixed martial arts career

Mixed martial arts career After 2007, there were not many K-1 fights held in the United States and Lighty decided to switch from kickboxing to mixed martial arts. He made his professional debut on the reality show TapouT and won that battle by verbal submission in the first round over Derek Thornton. In his next fight, Lighty fought Antwain Britt at Strikeforce: Evolution. Lighty lost via TKO (doctor stoppage) after the first round.

Titles 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas II runner up 2004 Rising Sun Heavyweight Tournament Champion

Kickboxing record Loss Patrick Barry Shin Do Kumate XI Tampa, Florida, USA KO (right high kick)

Loss Stefan Leko K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada, USA TKO (referee stoppage)

2006 Las Vegas Grand Prix II quarter-final. Loss Gary Goodridge K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, USA TKO (punch)

2006 Las Vegas Grand Prix semi-final. Win Dewey Cooper K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision (unanimous)

2006 Las Vegas Grand Prix quarter-final. Loss Ruslan Karaev K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision (unanimous)

2005 Las Vegas Grand Prix II final. Win Chalid Arrab K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision (unanimous)

2005 Las Vegas Grand Prix II semi-final. Win Tatsufumi Tomihira K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada, USA KO (right high kick)

2005 Las Vegas Grand Prix II quarter-final. Loss Gary Goodridge K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, USA TKO (low kicks)

2005 Las Vegas Grand Prix semi-final. Win Patrick Barry K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision (split)

2005 Las Vegas Grand Prix reserve bout. Loss Mighty Mo K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada, USA KO (right overhand)

2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix II semi-final. Win Frank Cota, Jr. K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II Las Vegas, Nevada, USA KO

2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix II reserve bout. Win Sean McCully K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas I Las Vegas, Nevada, USA TKO

2004 Las Vegas Grand Prix I reserve bout. Win Aaron Weiss ISKA Strikeforce San Jose, California, USA Decision (unanimous)

Loss Carter Williams Monterey, California, USA KO (high kick)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Lorenz Larkin TKO ( punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm

Stockton, United States Win

Shawn Frye TKO ( punches) Fight for Wrestling 2

Bakersfield, United States Loss

Antwain Britt TKO (doctor stoppage) Strikeforce: Evolution

San Jose, United States Win

Mike Cook TKO (punch to the body) Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg

San Jose, California|San Jose, United States Win

Jamiah Williamson TKO (punches) ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series

Santa Ynez, United States Win

Kawika Morton Decision (unanimous) PureCombat: Hard Core

Visalia, United States Win

Paul Mince TKO (doctor stoppage) PureCombat: Lights Out

Visalia, United States Win

Derek Thornton Submission (verbal) PFC 6: No Retreat, No Surrender

Lemoore, United States