Shane Young

“Smokin'”

MMA · Active

13-8RECORD

6KO / TKO WINS

4SUBMISSION WINS

3DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Smokin'
Date of birth	31 Jul 1993
Nationality	New Zealander
Birthplace	Napier, New Zealand
Lives in	Auckland, New Zealand
Division	Featherweight
Team	City Kickboxing
Height	173 cm (5′8″)
Reach	183 cm (72″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2012
Status	Active
Pro debut	22 Sep 2012
Last fight	Loss vs Gabriel Miranda, 9 Sep 2023

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Titles and honours

Former XFC Featherweight Champion (one defence)
Fight of the Night (x1)

Background

New Zealand featherweight of Māori descent from Napier who trains at City Kickboxing in Auckland. He won the XFC featherweight title in Australia and competed in the UFC from 2017 to 2023.

Fight history

21 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Gabriel Miranda	Technical submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:59	UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland	9 Sep 2023	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Catchweight (149.75 lb); missed weight
Loss	Blake Bilder	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski	11 Feb 2023	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Loss	Omar Morales	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou	27 Mar 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Ludovit Klein	KO (head kick and punches)	1	1:16	UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa	26 Sep 2020	Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Catchweight (150 lb); Klein missed weight
Win	Austin Arnett	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva	9 Feb 2019	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Win	Rolando Dy	TKO (punches)	2	4:40	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards	23 Jun 2018	Kallang, Singapore	Fight of the Night
Loss	Alexander Volkanovski	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura	18 Nov 2017	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Catchweight (150 lb)
Win	Bo Yan	Submission (choke)	1		WLF: W.A.R.S. 13	22 Apr 2017	Zhengzhou, China
Win	Zexian Jiang	Technical submission (rear-naked choke)	1	5:00	Glory of Heroes: Rise of Heroes 7	18 Feb 2017	Auckland, New Zealand
Win	Siitia Leti	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Brace 43	1 Oct 2016	Canterbury, New Zealand
Win	Zhenhong Lu	TKO (punches)	1	3:29	WLF E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 4	28 May 2016	Zhengzhou, China
Win	Rodolfo Marques	Decision (split)	3	5:00	Minotaur 3: Carnage	4 Mar 2016	Parkville, Australia
Loss	Guan Wang	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Wu Lin Feng 2015: New Zealand vs. China	19 Sep 2015	Auckland, New Zealand
Win	Liucai Cui	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:34	The Legend of Emei 3	8 Aug 2015	Shahe, China
Win	Julian Wallace	KO (punches)	1	1:16	Xtreme Fighting Championship 24	23 May 2015	Brisbane, Australia	Defended the XFC Featherweight Championship
Loss	Damien Brown	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	Xtreme Fighting Championship 23	28 Feb 2015	Brisbane, Australia	For the vacant XFC Lightweight Championship
Win	Adrian Rodriguez	TKO (head kick and punches)	3	3:32	Xtreme Fighting Championship 22	1 Nov 2014	Brisbane, Australia	Won the XFC Featherweight Championship
Loss	Adrian Rodriguez	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	Xtreme Fighting Championship 20	15 Feb 2014	Brisbane, Australia	For the XFC Featherweight Championship
Win	Hayden Watt	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:54	Shuriken MMA: Rise	23 Nov 2013	Auckland, New Zealand
Win	Jiraya Fernandes	TKO (punches)	1	4:50	Capital Punishment 21	8 Jun 2013	Wellington, New Zealand
Win	Ray Karaitiana	TKO (punches)	1		ICNZ 18 / Grassroots 4	22 Sep 2012	Auckland, New Zealand	Pro debut