Undefeated welterweight prospect Jacobe Smith isn’t asking if he belongs among the elite he’s stating it. Smith (12-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) continued his fast rise at UFC Fight Night 267 in Houston, delivering a dominant first-round TKO over Josiah Harrell via punishing hammerfists. It marked his second first-round finish inside the Octagon and kept his perfect record intact.
And in Smith’s mind, the ceiling isn’t prospect status it’s contender. “I don’t think, I know (I can compete against the elite welterweights).”
Smith credits his early development at American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose, where he sharpened his skills alongside one of the sport’s pound-for-pound best, Islam Makhachev.