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Tale of the Tape
Age
23
Height
5' 9"
Reach
71"
Stance
Orthodox
Country
USA
Key Stats
91%
Win Rate
70%
Finish Rate
5
KO/TKO Wins
2
Submission Wins
0
Title Fight Wins
11
Pro Fights
Advanced Stats
Color = level vs. divisionStriking
Grappling
Career
Win Methods
Elijah Smith, better known as "Swift", brings a 10-1 record into every walk to the cage — and in a division as crowded as bantamweight, every single win matters.
Wrestling is the skeleton key here — 3.5 takedowns a round on average. Everything opponents want to do standing gets interrupted, smothered, and dragged to the canvas.
The form line is loud: 5 straight wins, the latest over SuYoung You (Submission (Rear Naked Choke) R2). Momentum like that forces the division's hand.
At 23 years old with 11 fights of experience already banked, the trajectory matters more than the current ranking.
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