Deividas Taurosevičius is a Lithuanian mixed martial artist

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...

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Career

Taurosevičius started his professional MMA career in 2002, primarily competing on cards in Massachusetts

Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

 and New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

. In early 2007, he began fighting for the International Fight League

International Fight League

The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

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World Extreme Cagefighting

In September 2008, he signed with Affliction

Affliction Entertainment

was an American mixed martial arts promotion company created by Affliction Clothing in 2008. The UFC prohibited its fighters from wearing Affliction clothing after learning Affliction was applying to become an MMA fight promotion. Donald Trump, who owned a significant equity stake in Affliction...

  and was scheduled to face Mark Hominick

Mark Hominick

Mark Hominick is a Canadian mixed martial artist, former TKO Featherweight Champion, and current UFC fighter. Hominick is currently ranked as the #4 featherweight fighter in the world by MMAWeekly.-Mixed martial arts career:...

 on the Affliction: Trilogy

Affliction: Trilogy

Affliction: Trilogy was a mixed martial arts event scheduled to be promoted by Affliction Entertainment on August 1, 2009 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California....

 undercard on August 1, 2009. The match was subsequently picked up by Zuffa and was scheduled to take place at WEC 43

WEC 43

WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on October 10, 2009 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.-Background:...

. However, Hominick was replaced by Javier Vazquez

Javier Vázquez

Javier Carlos Vázquez is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. Previously, he pitched for the Florida Marlins , Atlanta Braves , Chicago White Sox , Arizona Diamondbacks , New York Yankees and Montreal Expos . Vázquez was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico...

. Taurosevicius won by split decision.

Taurosevičius defeated previously unbeaten Mackens Semerzier

Mackens Semerzier

Mackens Semerzier is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Semerzier has mostly fought in Virginia...

 via unanimous decision at WEC 46

WEC 46

WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on January 10, 2010. It took place at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.-Background:...

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Taurosevičius lost via majority decision to LC Davis

LC Davis

La Carvas Rashad Davis is an American mixed martial artist. He has competed in the IFL promotion, Affliction Entertainment and is currently signed with WEC.-Amateur wrestling:Davis attended Missouri Valley College while earning a...

 on March 6, 2010 at WEC 47

WEC 47

WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on March 6, 2010. It was held at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio-Background:...

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Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
|align=center|14-5
|  Marlon Moraes
|Submission (arm triangle choke)
|Ring of Combat 38
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:34
|Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

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, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|Win
|align=center|13-5
|  Ronnie Rogers
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Ring of Combat 37
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|align=center|2
|align=center|2:24
|Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|Loss
|align=center|12-5
|  Wilson Reis

Wilson Reis

Wilson Reis is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt. Reis received his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from instructor Roberto Godoi. As a brown belt he won the 2004 Jiu Jitsu World Championships...

|Decision (split)
|Bellator 33
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|-
|Loss
|align=center|12-4
|  LC Davis

LC Davis

La Carvas Rashad Davis is an American mixed martial artist. He has competed in the IFL promotion, Affliction Entertainment and is currently signed with WEC.-Amateur wrestling:Davis attended Missouri Valley College while earning a...

|Decision (majority)
|WEC 47

WEC 47

WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on March 6, 2010. It was held at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio-Background:...

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|-
|Win
|align=center|12-3
|  Mackens Semerzier

Mackens Semerzier

Mackens Semerzier is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Semerzier has mostly fought in Virginia...

|Decision (unanimous)
|WEC 46

WEC 46

WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on January 10, 2010. It took place at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.-Background:...

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Sacramento, California

Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|-
|Win
|align=center|11-3
|  Javier Vazquez

Javier Vazquez (fighter)

Javier Vazquez is an Cuban-American mixed martial artist currently fighting for The UFC's featherweight division. He was previously fighting for the WEC before the UFC merged the promotions in 2010. He is the son-in-law of Rorion Gracie....

|Decision (split)
|WEC 43

WEC 43

WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on October 10, 2009 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.-Background:...

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|Loss
|align=center|10-3
|  Ryan Schultz

Ryan Schultz

Ryan James Schultz is an American mixed martial artist. Before the closing of the International Fight League, he was the promotion's Lightweight Champion.-Biography:...

|Decision (unanimous)
|IFL 2007 Team Championship
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|align=center|5
|align=center|4:00
|Uncasville, Connecticut

Uncasville, Connecticut

Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|Win
|align=center|10-2
|  Bart Palaszewski

Bart Palaszewski

Bart K. Palaszewski is a Polish-American mixed martial artist. He fought for the Quad City Silverbacks of the now defunct International Fight League. Following the UFC/WEC merger, Palaszewski is now under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

|Technical Submission (armbar)
|IFL 2007 Team Championship
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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:30
|Hollywood, Florida

Hollywood, Florida

-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|-
|Win
|align=center|9-2
|  Savant Young

Savant Young

Trenell "Savant" Young is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter.-Mixed martial arts:Although his first professional bout was in 1998, in June 2006 Savant decided he wanted to begin training mixed martial arts full-time. In February 2007 Savant won his first fight in the...

|Decision (unanimous)
|IFL - 2007 Semifinals
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|align=center|3
|align=center|4:00
|East Rutherford, New Jersey

East Rutherford, New Jersey

East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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| Win
|align=center|8-2
|  Kevin Roddy
|Submission (armbar)
|CFFC 5 - Two Worlds, One Cage
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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:49
|Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|Win
|align=center|7-2
|  Zac George
|Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|IFL - Connecticut
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:12
|Uncasville, Connecticut

Uncasville, Connecticut

Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|-
| Win
|align=center|6-2
|  Dan Lauzon

Dan Lauzon

Dan Lauzon is an American mixed martial artist from East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He is the younger brother of fellow MMA fighter Joe Lauzon.-First stint in Ultimate Fighting Championship:...

|Submission (rear naked choke)
|CFFC3 - Battleground
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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:15
|Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|-
|Win
|align=center|5-2
|  Anthony Morrison

Anthony Morrison

Anthony Morrison is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Daddis Fight Camps. He has recently been signed by WEC in the featherweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...

|Submission (triangle choke)
|CFFC2 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 2
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:09
|Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|-
|Loss
|align=center|4-2
|  Frankie Edgar
|Decision (unanimous)
|RF 13 - Battle at the Beach
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Wildwood, New Jersey

Wildwood, New Jersey

Wildwood is a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a popular summer resort destination. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's year-round population was 5,325...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|-
|Win
|align=center|4-1
|  Jay Isip
|Technical Submission (choke)
|RF 11 - Reality Fighting 11
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|-
|Win
|align=center|3-1
|  Tony Barber
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|MD22 - Mass Destruction 22
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:01
|Fall River, Massachusetts

Fall River, Massachusetts

Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|-
|Win
|align=center|2-1
|  James Jones
|Decision (unanimous)
|RF9 - Reality Fighting 9
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Wildwood, New Jersey

Wildwood, New Jersey

Wildwood is a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a popular summer resort destination. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's year-round population was 5,325...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|-
|Win
|align=center|1-1
|  Austin Philbin
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|ECFA - Colosseum
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Truro, Massachusetts

Truro, Massachusetts

Truro is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, comprising two villages: Truro and North Truro. Located two hours outside Boston, it is a summer vacation community just south of the northern tip of Cape Cod, in an area known as the "Outer Cape"...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|-
|Loss
|align=center|0-1
|  Mike Acosta
|Decision
|SF 1 - Bragging Rights
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Bayonne, New Jersey

Bayonne, New Jersey

Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is a peninsula that is situated between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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