Maurice Smith
Heavyweight · ORCA rating 50/100 · peak 54 · Defensive specialist · 4–3 in 7 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Maurice Smith finished with an ORCA rating of 50 (peak 54); without a recent bout, Maurice Smith sits off the current Heavyweight board. Striking defence grades 95 (significant strikes absorbed per minute 98), the high point of the profile. The weak side is grappling offence, which grades 26, with takedowns landed per 15 minutes grading 6. The 4 UFC wins split 1 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission and 2 on the cards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Heavyweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 49 | — | Significant strike accuracy 99 |
| Striking defence | 95 | — | Significant strikes absorbed per minute 98 |
| Grappling offence | 26 | — | Control time, seconds per minute 15 |
| Grappling defence | 30 | — | — |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strike accuracy 99. Weakest: Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 6.
Profile
- Division
- Heavyweight
- ORCA rating
- 50 (peak 54)
- UFC record
- 4–3
- Pro record
- 0–0
- Graded UFC bouts
- 7
- Style
- Defensive specialist
- Age
- 64
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 1.78
- Significant strike accuracy: 74%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 1.01
- Significant strike defence: 62%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0
- Takedown accuracy: 0%
- Takedown defence: 25%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.58
Fight history
- 2000-11-17 · L vs Renato Sobral · Decision - Majority · UFC 28: High Stakes
- 2000-09-22 · W vs Bobby Hoffman · Decision - Split · UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz
- 1999-07-16 · W vs Marco Ruas · KO/TKO · UFC 21: Return of the Champions
- 1999-03-05 · L vs Kevin Randleman · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 19: Ultimate Young Guns
- 1997-12-21 · L vs Randy Couture · Decision - Majority · UFC - Ultimate Japan
- 1997-10-17 · W vs David Abbott · Submission · UFC 15: Collision Course
- 1997-07-27 · W vs Mark Coleman · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 14: Showdown
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