Pat Smith • Highlight

Full Contact Karate Sabaki Challenge Heavyweight Champion 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo Black belt in Tang Soo Do Black belt in Hapkido Black belt in American Kenpo Purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Patrick Smith first rose to fame in the US for his kickboxing prowess. In 1994 he entered the K-1 Grand Prix ’94 where he caused one of the biggest upsets in K-1 history by flooring three times and subsequently knocking out legendary karateka and future K-1 star Andy Hug with an uppercut after just 19 seconds of the first round in their quarterfinal match. Smith was unable to build on this success as he was soundly defeated by eventual champion Peter Aerts in the semifinals. After the Hug victory, Smith’s K-1 career never took off. He lost to Andy Hug in a rematch at the K-1 Revenge event and then failed to qualify for the following year’s K-1 Grand Prix at K-1 Grand Prix ’95 Opening Battle. His last match in K-1 was against rising local star Musashi, a match he lost by K