Louis Smolka was born on July 16,1991 and is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division.
40 Facts About Louis Smolka
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Louis Smolka is former flyweight champion of both California Xtreme Fighting and Pacific Xtreme Combat.
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Louis Smolka would take nearly a year off before turning professional in 2012.
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Louis Smolka would pick up wins under the Destiny MMA and King of the Cage banners before moving on to the PXC promotion in late 2012.
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In late 2013, Louis Smolka was signed by the UFC and was slated to make his promotional debut against Alp Ozkilic at UFC Fight Night 35 on January 15,2014.
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Louis Smolka was able to come out with a unanimous decision victory.
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Louis Smolka later faced Chris Cariaso on May 10,2014, at UFC Fight Night 40.
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Louis Smolka faced Richie Vaculik on November 8,2014, at UFC Fight Night 55.
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Louis Smolka won the fight via knockout in the third round, finishing him with a side kick to the face and swarmed on Vaculik til the fight was stopped.
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Louis Smolka faced Neil Seery on July 11,2015, at UFC 189.
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Louis Smolka faced Paddy Holohan on October 24,2015, at UFC Fight Night 76 in the main event.
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Louis Smolka was then able to lock in the rear-naked choke and secure the victory.
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Louis Smolka next faced Ben Nguyen on July 13,2016, at UFC Fight Night 91.
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Louis Smolka won the fight via TKO in the second round and was awarded a Performance of the Night bonus.
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Louis Smolka was expected to face Sergio Pettis on October 1,2016, at UFC Fight Night 96.
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Louis Smolka lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Louis Smolka faced Ray Borg on December 30,2016, at UFC 207.
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Louis Smolka faced Tim Elliott on April 15,2017, at UFC on Fox 24.
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Louis Smolka faced Matheus Nicolau on December 30,2017, at UFC 219.
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Louis Smolka gave up drinking completely and claims to have been sober since January 2018.
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Louis Smolka faced Tyrone Christian Gorgonia at Gladiator Challenge - MMA Fighting Championship on April 21,2018.
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Louis Smolka won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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On November 13,2018, news surfaced that Louis Smolka has re-signed a four-fight contract with the UFC and faced promotional newcomer Su Mudaerji at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2 on November 24,2018.
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Louis Smolka faced Matt Schnell on March 9,2019, at UFC Fight Night 146.
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Louis Smolka lost the fight via a triangle submission in the first round.
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Louis Smolka faced Ryan McDonald on September 14,2019, at UFC Fight Night 158.
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Louis Smolka won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Louis Smolka was expected to face Davey Grant at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs Rozenstruik on March 28,2020.
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Louis Smolka faced Casey Kenney on May 30,2020, at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs Burns.
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Louis Smolka lost the fight via submission through a guillotine choke in round one.
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Louis Smolka was scheduled to face Jose Alberto Quinonez on November 14,2020, at UFC Fight Night 182.
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At the weigh-ins, Louis Smolka weighed in at 139 pounds, three pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit.
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The bout was to proceed at catchweight with Louis Smolka fined 20 percent of his purse, which would go to his opponent Quinonez.
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Louis Smolka pulled out of their fights the next day as consequence of the weigh-cut and those bouts were canceled.
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Louis Smolka won the fight via a technical knockout in round two.
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Louis Smolka was scheduled to face Sean O'Malley on July 10,2021, at UFC 264.
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Louis Smolka faced Vince Morales on December 4,2021, at UFC on ESPN 31.
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Louis Smolka lost the fight via knockout out in round one.
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Louis Smolka faced Davey Grant on May 14,2022, at UFC on ESPN 36.
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Louis Smolka lost the bout after getting knocked out in the third round after getting dropped with a leg kick.