Colton Smith (7-5, 3) was born in Ankeny, Iowa, U.S. on August 14, 1987. At the age of 23 years on March 25, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Brian Nielson, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On May 25, 2013, 25-year old Colton Smith made his UFC debut on his 5th professional MMA fight at UFC 160 against a 22-year old Robert Whittaker but lost the fight via TKO in the 3rd round.
Smith's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Sean Brady at age 30 on March 17, 2018. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Colton Smith's best fights have been against Mike Ricci and Brian Nielson.
Smith has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12  | Mar 17, 2018 30 years, 7 months 7-5 (3) | 25 years, 3 months 7-0 (4) | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
11 | Apr 30, 2016 28 years, 8 months 7-4 (3) | Joseph Valadez | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Oct 17, 2015 28 years, 2 months 6-4 (3) | Washington Da Silva | WSOF | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
9 | May 16, 2015 27 years, 9 months 5-4 (3) | Marcus Andrusla | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Feb 28, 2015 27 years, 6 months 4-4 (2) | Evan Cutts | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7  | Jun 28, 2014 26 years, 10 months 3-4 (2) | 29 years, 5 months 9-0 (5) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
6  | Nov 6, 2013 26 years, 2 months 3-3 (2) | 25 years, 10 months 7-1 (5) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
5  | May 25, 2013 25 years, 9 months 3-2 (2) | 22 years, 5 months 10-2 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
4  | Dec 15, 2012 25 years, 4 months 3-1 (2) | 26 years, 8 months 7-2 (5) | TUF | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
3 | Feb 24, 2012 24 years, 6 months 2-1 (2) | Steve Montgomery | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch | ||
2 | Oct 29, 2011 24 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Walter Coles | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
1 | Mar 25, 2011 23 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Brian Nielson | M-1 | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
