Featherweight · Men

Zakk Smith

“The Attack”
United States Des Moines MMA Academy debut 2010
Held by Islam Makhachev
Form L L L L W
Elo 1,019 peak 1,315 · 8 Oct 2011 296 below it
Tapology Sherdog
7-17pro record
1W current streak
1,336best win, Elo
1,188average opponent
-- born 27 May 1990
70.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at featherweight, ages 26–34

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO801 Sub929 Dec971

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of featherweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,363 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 20 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 20 bouts (2015): 1,049 Elo, 6-14, aged 26, average opponent 1,190.

  1. Martin Begley then 1,025, 7-13, aged 25 · Welterweight 3-9 after peaked 1,013 ▼
  2. Brandon MacArthur then 998, 5-15, aged 25 · Middleweight 3-10 after peaked 1,084 ▲
  3. Alexander Krupenkin then 996, 5-15, aged 25 · Bantamweight 2-26 after peaked 1,010
  4. Bobby Ferrier then 1,096, 7-13, aged 24 · Welterweight 2-14 after peaked 1,055 ▼
  5. Chester Post then 979, 6-12, aged 25 · Light Heavyweight 2-18 after peaked 954 ▼
  6. Marcus Gaines then 960, 6-14, aged 25 · Middleweight 13-22 after peaked 1,394 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Justin Morrison Submission R1 · 19 Aug 2011 · Brutaal Genesis MMA 1,336
  2. Lee Sandmeier Submission R2 · 24 Apr 2015 · Ascendancy FC 1,300
  3. Zac Goodrich Submission R2 · 25 Sep 2015 · Ascendancy FC 1,145
  4. Sean Johnson Submission R1 · 21 Feb 2015 · Quad Cities Fighting Championships 1,063
  5. Tony Crowder Submission R1 · 16 Aug 2014 · World War Fighting Championships 1,019

Losses

The latest 5 of 17
  1. Marc McDonald KO/TKO R1 · 27 Aug 2016 · Absolute Action 1,295
  2. Darrick Minner Submission R1 · 25 Jun 2016 · Dynasty Combat Sports 1,592
  3. Cody Gabelman Submission R1 · 23 Apr 2016 · Absolute Action 1,391
  4. Alex Cooney Submission R1 · 5 Dec 2015 · King of the Cage 1,239
  5. Josh Smith KO/TKO R1 · 24 Oct 2015 · King of the Cage 1,228

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Tony Crowder 3 meetings · 2013, 2014, 2017 2–1
  2. Justin Morrison 2 meetings · 2011, 2012 1–1

Fight history

26 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
26 22 Dec 201727.6 yrs W7-17 Tony Crowder 8-24 · 37.0 yrs Featherweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:58 1.00 991→1,019 +28 701 – Ascendancy FC 15: Christmas Massacre Ascendancy FC
25 27 Aug 201626.3 yrs L6-17 Marc McDonald 1-1 · 23.7 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOStrikes R11:55 0.00 1,021→991 -30 1,295 – AAMMA 47: Absolute Action MMA 47 Absolute Action
24 25 Jun 201626.1 yrs L6-16 Darrick Minner 16-5 · 26.2 yrs Bantamweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:47 0.00 1,027→1,021 -7 1,592 – DCS 27: Nebraska City Showdown 3 Dynasty Combat Sports
23 23 Apr 201625.9 yrs L6-15 Cody Gabelman 4-2 · 21.8 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:12 0.00 1,049→1,027 -21 1,391 – Absolute Action 46: 6 Year Anniversary Show Absolute Action
22 5 Dec 201525.5 yrs L6-14 Alex Cooney 1-1 Flyweight SubAmericana R12:31 0.00 1,104→1,049 -55 1,239 – KOTC: Bitter Enemies King of the Cage
21 24 Oct 201525.4 yrs L6-13 Josh Smith 3-3 · 27.6 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOKO/TKO R14:37 0.00 1,179→1,104 -75 1,228 – KOTC: Harvest of Champions King of the Cage
20 25 Sep 201525.3 yrs W6-12 Zac Goodrich 2-2 · 21.7 yrs Flyweight SubGuillotine Choke R26:27 1.00 1,074→1,179 +105 1,145 – Ascendancy Fighting Championship 6 Ascendancy FC
19 22 Aug 201525.2 yrs L5-12 Ben Pierre-Saint 9-3 · 21.2 yrs Bantamweight KO/TKOVerbal Submission R13:51 0.00 1,111→1,074 -37 1,337 – KOTC: Power Surge King of the Cage
18 13 Jun 201525.0 yrs L5-11 Shawn West 9-6 (1) · 25.9 yrs Bantamweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R13:14 0.00 1,148→1,111 -36 1,382 – Caged Aggression - Road to Sturgis Caged Aggression MMA
17 24 Apr 201524.9 yrs W5-10 Lee Sandmeier 8-1 · 32.6 yrs Featherweight SubGuillotine Choke R27:12 1.00 999→1,148 +149 1,300 – Ascendancy Fighting Championship 5 Ascendancy FC
16 21 Feb 201524.7 yrs W4-10 Sean Johnson 2-3 · 25.5 yrs Featherweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:43 1.00 867→999 +132 1,063 – Quad Cities Fighting Championship - Winter Whoopins Quad Cities Fighting Championships
15 16 Aug 201424.2 yrs W3-10 Tony Crowder 8-14 · 33.7 yrs Bantamweight SubRear-Naked Choke R11:14 1.00 718→867 +149 1,019 – World War Fighting Championship 16 World War Fighting Championships
14 8 Mar 201423.8 yrs L2-10 John DeVall 7-6 · 28.5 yrs Featherweight SubRear-Naked Choke R12:51 0.00 722→718 -5 1,353 – Iowa Challenge 98 Iowa Challenge
13 8 Feb 201423.7 yrs L2-9 Dyllon Muniz debut · 21.3 yrs Featherweight SubArmbar R14:05 0.00 741→722 -19 1,106 – World War Fighting Championships 14 World War Fighting Championships
12 27 Nov 201323.5 yrs L2-8 Tony Crowder 6-11 · 32.9 yrs Bantamweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:16 0.00 799→741 -57 924 – MCC 50: Thanksgiving Throwdown 8 Midwest Cage Championship
11 28 Sep 201323.3 yrs L2-7 Anthony Baccam 4-1 · 24.7 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R2 0.00 805→799 -6 1,371 – World War Fighting Championship 13 World War Fighting Championships
10 17 Aug 201323.2 yrs L2-6 Adem Mujakić 2-4 · 21.9 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOPunches R10:57 0.00 837→805 -32 1,097 – Iowa Challenge 89 Iowa Challenge
9 22 Feb 201322.7 yrs L2-5 Nick Walker 4-14 Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R14:35 0.00 975→837 -137 750 – Midwest Cage Championship 46 Midwest Cage Championship
8 19 Jan 201322.7 yrs L2-4 Chris Lane 7-9 · 27.4 yrs Bantamweight Sub R2 0.00 1,030→975 -55 1,164 – Iowa Challenge 77 Iowa Challenge
7 14 Apr 201221.9 yrs L2-3 Justin Morrison 2-3 · 31.2 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R12:30 0.00 1,110→1,030 -80 1,141 – Brutaal - Genesis Iowa Brutaal Genesis MMA
6 18 Feb 201221.7 yrs L1-1 Eddie Edmonson debut – KO/TKO -- 0.00 1,205→1,110 -95 1,037 – Extreme Challenge Extreme Challenge am
5 27 Jan 201221.7 yrs L2-2 Luis Saldaña 3-0 · 21.0 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOStrikes R314:15 0.00 1,246→1,205 -41 1,452 – MCC 38: Hernandez vs. O'Brien Midwest Cage Championship
4 23 Nov 201121.5 yrs L2-1 Brandon Pfannenstiel 2-0 · 24.8 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R11:36 0.00 1,315→1,246 -69 1,389 – Extreme Challenge 200 Extreme Challenge
3 8 Oct 201121.4 yrs W2-0 Scott Kinzebach 7-9 · 27.9 yrs – SubGuillotine Choke R10:53 1.00 1,285→1,315 +30 1,013 – Extreme Challenge 196 Extreme Challenge
2 19 Aug 201121.2 yrs W1-0 Justin Morrison 2-1 · 30.6 yrs – SubTriangle Armbar R11:20 1.00 1,155→1,285 +129 1,336 – Brutaal Fight Night - Brutaal Genesis Brutaal Genesis MMA
1 8 Jul 201020.1 yrs W1-0 Anthony Kellen 1-1-1 · 19.5 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R3 1.00 1,098→1,156 +58 1,059 – Glory Fighting Championships - Maximum Glory Glory Fighting Championships am