Colton Smith, a mixed martial artist with an impressive physique, competed in the UFC's lightweight division at 155 lbs. Standing tall at 6'0" with a reach of 71", he adopted an orthodox stance in the ring. Throughout his career, Smith demonstrated a moderate striking accuracy of 41%, landing an average of 1.64 significant strikes per minute while absorbing 2.3 strikes per minute. His takedown attempts were frequent, averaging 4.09 per 15 minutes with a success rate of 36%. Smith's most notable victory came against Mike Ricci, who held an ELO rating of 1000. In his recent fight history, Smith achieved a win against Ricci in December 2012 via unanimous decision (U-DEC). However, he faced three consecutive losses, starting from May 2013 when he suffered a knockout/technical knockout (KO/TKO) defeat at the hands of Robert Whittaker. This was followed by two submission losses to Michael Chiesa and Diego Ferreira in November 2013 and June 2014, respectively. Smith's last recorded fight was on June 28, 2014.