Elijah Smith

Overview

Four UFC fights, four wins, and the last two ended in a combined 64 seconds less than a round and a half. Elijah Smith, "Swift," is a Bantamweight out of Factory X who carries an 11-1 professional record and a 4-0 UFC record into his next fight.

Three of those four UFC wins came by finish: two by KO/TKO, one by submission. The fourth went the distance.

Short list, no losses.

UFC Career

Smith's road to the UFC ran through Dana White's Contender Series, where he beat Aaron Tau by unanimous decision in September 2024. That fight isn't part of his UFC record. His UFC debut came in February 2025 against Vince Morales, another unanimous decision, going the full three rounds.

Since then, he has stopped everyone he has faced. Toshiomi Kazama went down by KO/TKO in round 1 at 4:10 in August 2025. Then came SuYoung You, an opponent our model rates as strong, submitted in round 2 at 1:04 in March 2026. Davey Grant was next, stopped by KO/TKO in round 1 at 1:00 in November 2026.

The sample is small and none of the four wins came against elite opponents, so the ceiling is still unknown. But the finishing trend is clear.

Fighting Style

Smith is a grappler who also lands strikes, not a one-note wrestler. He is a busy striker who throws and lands at a good clip and doesn't absorb much in return. Defense is the soft spot, though. He gets hit more often than his low absorption rate alone would suggest.

The grappling is where he stands out. He shoots for takedowns often and hunts for submissions at a pace few fighters in the UFC match. His own takedown defense is about what you'd expect from an average UFC fighter.

Before anyone files him under pure grapplers: two of his three UFC finishes were first-round knockouts. His other finish was a second-round submission, and he is 4-0 in the UFC.

Notable Wins

• SuYoung You — submission, round 2, UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos (2026)
• Davey Grant — KO/TKO, round 1, UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs Walker (2026)
• Toshiomi Kazama — KO/TKO, round 1, UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs Hernandez (2025)

Quick Facts

• Division: Bantamweight
• UFC record: 4-0
• Professional record (all promotions): 11-1-0
• UFC debut: 2025
• Height: 5'9"
• Reach: 71"
• Team: Factory X
• Born: CO, United States