Chris Lozano is an American

United States

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 professional

Professional

A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...

 mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 (MMA) fighter. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...

 and North American Allied Fight Series (NAAFS).

Background

Lozano began wrestling when he was in the fifth grade. Aside from wrestling, he holds a red belt in taekwondo

Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...

, which he earned when he was only 17. He also has a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

. He has a small boxing background, owning a 0-1 pro boxing record.

North American Allied Fight Series

Lozano began his mixed martial arts career fighting in NAAFS. He is undefeated under the organization with 5 knockouts. After his loss against Lyman Good

Lyman Good

Lyman Good is an American mixed martial artist and instructor. He currently fights as a welterweight in the Bellator Fighting Championships, and won the first Bellator Welterweight Tournament.-Biography:...

 at Bellator 35, he bounced back with a knockout against Gerric Hayes in the first round at NAAFS - Caged Vengeance 9.

Bellator Fighting Championships

In his Bellator debut, Lozano fought UFC veteran Yoshiyuki Yoshida

Yoshiyuki Yoshida

is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the welterweight division. A student of former Shooto competitor Noboru Asahi, he has competed in Shooto, Cage Force, and the UFC...

 at Bellator 31 and defeated him by TKO (Corner Stoppage) to give him a spot in the Bellator Season 4 Welterweight Tournament. He fought former Bellator welterweight champion Lyman Good

Lyman Good

Lyman Good is an American mixed martial artist and instructor. He currently fights as a welterweight in the Bellator Fighting Championships, and won the first Bellator Welterweight Tournament.-Biography:...

 in the first round of the Bellator Season 4 Welterweight Tournament. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Lozano entered into the Bellator Season 5 Welterweight Tournament. He fought Brent Weedman

Brent Weedman

Brent Weedman is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Weedman has mostly competed in the United States and is a Bellator Fighting Championships veteran. Weedman will also compete in the Bellator Season...

 in the opening round held at Bellator 49 and won the fight via unanimous decision. In the semifinal round he lost via KO Douglas Lima, the eventual Season 5 Welterweight Tournament winner.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Douglas Lima

Douglas Lima

Douglas Lima is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships. He is the former MFC Welterweight champion.-Early career:...

|KO (punch)
|Bellator 53
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|align=center|3:14
|Miami, Oklahoma

Miami, Oklahoma

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, United States
|Bellator Season 5 Welterweight Tournament Semifinal
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|Win
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|Brent Weedman

Brent Weedman

Brent Weedman is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Weedman has mostly competed in the United States and is a Bellator Fighting Championships veteran. Weedman will also compete in the Bellator Season...

|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 49
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

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, United States
|Bellator Season 5 Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal
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|Win
|align=center|8-1
|Derek Smith
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 7
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:20
|Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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, United States

United States

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|Win
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|Gerric Hayes
|KO (punch and head kick)
|NAAFS: Caged Vengeance 9
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:59
|Canton, Ohio

Canton, Ohio

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, United States
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|Loss
|align=center|6-1
|Lyman Good

Lyman Good

Lyman Good is an American mixed martial artist and instructor. He currently fights as a welterweight in the Bellator Fighting Championships, and won the first Bellator Welterweight Tournament.-Biography:...

|Decision (unanimous)
|Bellator 35
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Lemoore, California

Lemoore, California

Lemoore is a city in Kings County, California, United States. Lemoore is located west-southwest of Hanford, at an elevation of 230 feet . It is part of the Hanford–Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, United States
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|Win
|align=center|6-0
|Yoshiyuki Yoshida

Yoshiyuki Yoshida

is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the welterweight division. A student of former Shooto competitor Noboru Asahi, he has competed in Shooto, Cage Force, and the UFC...

|TKO (corner stoppage)
|Bellator 31
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Lake Charles, Louisiana

Lake Charles, Louisiana

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, United States
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|Win
|align=center|5-0
|Jason Dent

Jason Dent

Jason William Dent is an American mixed martial artist. The Lightweight competitor has held several regional championships, most recently he won the IFBL Welterweight Championship. He runs the GriffonRawl MMA Academy in Mentor, Ohio, and previously hosted an MMA oriented radio talk show on WWGK...

|TKO (retirement)
|NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 6
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|align=center|4
|align=center|5:00
|Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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, United States
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|Win
|align=center|4-0
|Brandon Gaines
|KO (punch)
|Freestyle Cage Fighting 40
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:56
|Shawnee, Oklahoma

Shawnee, Oklahoma

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, United States
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|Win
|align=center|3-0
|Allan Weickert
|KO (punch)
|NAAFS: Night of Champions
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:55
|Akron, Ohio

Akron, Ohio

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, United States
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|Win
|align=center|2-0
|John Fields
|KO (punch)
|NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 3
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:47
|Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...

, United States
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Marcus Kuck
|KO (punches)
|NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 5
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:37
|Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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, United States
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