Leslie Smith (12-9-1, 5) was born in Santa Ana, California, U.S. on August 17, 1982. At the age of 26 years on March 6, 2009, she made her professional MMA debut against Louise Johnson, winning the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On July 16, 2014, 31-year old Leslie Smith made her UFC debut on her 13th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Miller against Jessamyn Duke, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Smith's last fight was a featherweight title fight against Cris Cyborg for Cyborg's Bellator Women's World Championship title on May 21, 2021. She lost the fight via 5th-round TKO. She retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
She has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Leslie Smith's best fights have been against Amanda Lemos, Jessamyn Duke, Irene Aldana, Rin Nakai, Sinead Kavanagh, Amanda Bell and Kaitlin Young.
Smith has 9 losses on her MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22  | May 21, 2021 38 years, 9 months 12-9-1 (5) | 35 years, 10 months 23-2 (19) | Bellator | FT | 5 | TKO | LOSS Punches For Bellator Women's World featherweight title |
21  | Sep 11, 2020 38 years 12-8-1 (5) | 32 years, 1 months 7-6 (6) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Nov 8, 2019 37 years, 2 months 11-8-1 (5) | 36 years, 6 months 12-7 (8) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19  | Jul 12, 2019 36 years, 10 months 11-7-1 (5) | 33 years, 5 months 5-3 (3) | Bellator | FT | 3 | MD | WIN |
18  | Jul 16, 2017 34 years, 10 months 10-7-1 (5) | 30 years, 1 months 6-0-1 (6) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows |
17  | Dec 17, 2016 34 years, 4 months 9-7-1 (4) | 28 years, 8 months 7-2 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16 | May 14, 2016 33 years, 8 months 8-7-1 (4) | 30 years, 10 months 15-1 (13) | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
15  | Mar 20, 2016 33 years, 7 months 8-6-1 (4) | 29 years, 4 months 16-1-1 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Nov 15, 2014 32 years, 2 months 7-6-1 (4) | 28 years, 3 months 10-2 (2) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
13 | Jul 16, 2014 31 years, 10 months 7-5-1 (4) | Jessamyn Duke | UFC | BT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12  | Apr 16, 2014 31 years, 7 months 6-5-1 (3) | 28 years, 6 months 16-2 (10) | TUF | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
11  | Dec 7, 2013 31 years, 3 months 6-4-1 (3) | 34 years, 3 months 8-2 (3) | FL | 5 | UD | LOSS For Invicta FC flyweight title | |
10  | Jul 13, 2013 30 years, 10 months 6-3-1 (3) | 24 years, 9 months 7-2-1 (5) | FL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Apr 5, 2013 30 years, 7 months 5-3-1 (3) | 27 years, 6 months 15-2 (10) | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
8  | Jan 5, 2013 30 years, 4 months 5-2-1 (3) | 24 years, 4 months 3-2 (2) | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7  | Oct 6, 2012 30 years, 1 months 4-2-1 (3) | 27 years 7-6-1 (6) | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Apr 28, 2012 29 years, 8 months 3-2-1 (2) | 26 years, 7 months 7-5 (6) | BT | 3 | UD | DRAW Split | |
5  | Oct 1, 2011 29 years, 1 months 3-2 (2) | 30 years, 10 months 7-2 (7) | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
4 | Mar 19, 2010 27 years, 7 months 3-1 (2) | Julia Griffin | BT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Jan 23, 2010 27 years, 5 months 2-1 (2) | Louise Johnson | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2 | May 15, 2009 26 years, 8 months 1-1 (1) | Kerry Vera | Bellator | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
1 | Mar 6, 2009 26 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Louise Johnson | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
