George Roop
Encyclopedia
George H. Roop is an American
professional
mixed martial arts
(MMA) fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir
, winning his preliminary and first round fights. He is the former Rage in the Cage Featherweight Champion and currently fights as a featherweight
in the UFC
.
. Roop's main experience comes from fighting in an Arizona based promotion, Rage in the Cage, where he was the featherweight champion. He has fought as a lightweight
, featherweight
and bantamweight
.
Roop was originally a fighter for the team, The Ultima Martial Arts. When the Ultimate Fighter ended, Roop moved out to Las Vegas, Nevada and began his training with Xtreme Couture. After Shawn Tompkins
left Xtreme Couture, Roop followed him and started fighting for Team Tompkins.
by decision in the preliminary round. This meant that he earned a shot in the TUF house. Roop was selected last overall in the team selections, by Team Mir. George's fight with John Polakowski was the last lightweight, first round fight. Right before the fight Roop broke his hand, during his team's practice. Roop won the fight by decision after two rounds. Frank Mir said it was the fight of the show. While Dana White
stated "Sometimes fights that need a third round don't make it, even when they should."
In the semi-finals, Roop fought Phillipe Nover
and lost in round one by submission.
cast mate Shane Nelson
. Nelson won the fight via split decision. Roop had his next fight at UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
where he defeated Dave Kaplan
via split decision.
In his third UFC fight, Roop stepped in on very short notice to take on George Sotiropoulos
at UFC 101
. Roop lost the fight in the second round after Sotiropulos applied a kimura forcing Roop to tap instantly. Roop was let go, along with Thales Leites
and Tamdan McCrory
, after going 1-2 in the promotion.
after going only 1-0 since being released from the UFC. He was set to make his debut against Jesse Moreng
on January 10, 2010 at WEC 46
, but Moreng was forced off the card with an injury. Roop instead went down two weight classes to bantamweight
and faced Eddie Wineland
. Wineland defeated Roop via unanimous decision.
Roop faced Leonard Garcia
on March 6, 2010 at WEC 47
after he replaced Diego Nunes
who was forced off the card with an injury. The bout ended in a rare split draw but earned fight of the night honors.
Roop next faced Chan Sung Jung on September 30, 2010 at WEC 51
. A significant underdog going into the fight, Roop won via knock out due to a vicious head kick to the chin in the second round, earning him the Knockout of the Night bonus and giving Jung his first ever stoppage loss.
merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.
Roop fought former Team Tompkins teammate & training partner, Mark Hominick
on January 22, 2011 at UFC: Fight For The Troops 2
. Roop was knocked down multiple times in the first round causing the referee to call a stop to the bout.
Roop then faced Josh Grispi
on June 4, 2011 at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale
. Although the underdog, he dominated the fight and finished Grispi with a body shot for the TKO finish in the third round.
Roop faced world ranked featherweight Hatsu Hioki
on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137
, losing via split decision.
| Loss
|align=center| 12–8–1
| Hatsu Hioki
| Decision (split)
| UFC 137
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 12–7–1
| Josh Grispi
| KO (punch to the body)
| The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:14
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 11–7–1
| Mark Hominick
| TKO (punches)
| UFC: Fight For The Troops 2
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:28
|Fort Hood, Texas
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 11–6–1
| Jung Chan-Sung
| KO (head kick)
| WEC 51
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:30
|Broomfield, Colorado
, United States
|
|-
| Draw
|align=center| 10–6–1
| Leonard Garcia
| Draw (split)
| WEC 47
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Columbus, Ohio
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 10–6
| Eddie Wineland
| Decision (unanimous)
| WEC 46
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Sacramento, California
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 10–5
| Matt Dell
| Decision (unanimous)
| Rage in the Cage 137
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Tucson, Arizona
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 9–5
| George Sotiropoulos
| Submission (kimura)
| UFC 101
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:59
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 9–4
| Dave Kaplan
| Decision (split)
| UFC 98
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 8–4
| Shane Nelson
| Decision (split)
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–3
| Nick Buschman
| TKO (punches)
| WFC: Armageddon
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:24
|Denver, Colorado
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–3
| Tito Jones
| Decision (unanimous)
| Rage in the Cage 101
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:00
|Fountain Hills, Arizona, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–3
| Andrew Belvado
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Cage Supremacy 2
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:01
|Tucson, Arizona
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 5–3
| Austin Pascucci
| Submission (armbar)
| Rage in the Cage 96
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:08
|Tucson, Arizona
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 5–2
| Ray Robinson
| Submission (armbar)
| Rage in the Cage 93
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:29
|Phoenix, Arizona
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–1
| Matt Dell
| Decision (split)
| Rage in the Cage 91
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:00
|Phoenix, Arizona
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–1
| Carlos Ortega
| Decision (unanimous)
| RITC 88: Veteran's Day Rumble
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:00
|Tucson, Arizona
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–1
| Louie Rosa
| Submission (punches)
| Rage in the Cage 86
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 2:15
|San Carlos, Arizona
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 2–1
| Nick Hedrick
| Submission (choke)
| RITC 85: Xtreme Cage Fighting
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:42
|Phoenix, Arizona
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–0
| Jason Sterling
| Submission (choke)
| RITC 84: Celebrity Theatre
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:37
|Phoenix, Arizona
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Austin Pascucci
| Submission (armbar)
| RITC 82: More Rage
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 2:42
|Tucson, Arizona
, United States
|
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professional
Professional
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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 was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir is the eighth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, which went into production in late May 2008 and premiered on September 17, 2008 on Spike TV...
, winning his preliminary and first round fights. He is the former Rage in the Cage Featherweight Champion and currently fights as a featherweight
Featherweight (MMA)
The featherweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Pancrase's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136 to 145 lb...
in the UFC
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
.
Mixed martial arts
Roop developed his mixed martial skills at The Ultima Martial Arts and Primero Jiu-Jitsu in Tucson, ArizonaTucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
. Roop's main experience comes from fighting in an Arizona based promotion, Rage in the Cage, where he was the featherweight champion. He has fought as a lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
, featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
and bantamweight
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is usually a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds and up to 118 pounds . However, in Mixed Martial Arts it is 134-136 pounds . Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight...
.
Roop was originally a fighter for the team, The Ultima Martial Arts. When the Ultimate Fighter ended, Roop moved out to Las Vegas, Nevada and began his training with Xtreme Couture. After Shawn Tompkins
Shawn Tompkins
Shawn Tompkins was a Canadian kickboxer and mixed martial artist, and later trainer. At the time of his death, he was an instructor at the Tapout Training Center.-Biography and career:...
left Xtreme Couture, Roop followed him and started fighting for Team Tompkins.
The Ultimate Fighter
George Roop defeated Rolando DelgadoRolando Delgado
Rolando Delgado is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.-Biography:...
by decision in the preliminary round. This meant that he earned a shot in the TUF house. Roop was selected last overall in the team selections, by Team Mir. George's fight with John Polakowski was the last lightweight, first round fight. Right before the fight Roop broke his hand, during his team's practice. Roop won the fight by decision after two rounds. Frank Mir said it was the fight of the show. While Dana White
Dana White
Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
stated "Sometimes fights that need a third round don't make it, even when they should."
In the semi-finals, Roop fought Phillipe Nover
Phillipe Nover
Phillipe J. Nover , is an American mixed martial artist. He is best known for making it to the finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.-Mixed martial arts career:...
and lost in round one by submission.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Roop lost his UFC debut against former The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team MirThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir is the eighth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, which went into production in late May 2008 and premiered on September 17, 2008 on Spike TV...
cast mate Shane Nelson
Shane Nelson
Shane Nelson Shane Nelson Shane Nelson (born May 25, 1955 in Mathis, Texas is a former professional American football player who played linebacker for six seasons for the Buffalo Bills. Nelson was discovered at an open trial held by the Dallas Cowboys. He was the only player, out of 1,800, to be...
. Nelson won the fight via split decision. Roop had his next fight at UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida
UFC 98
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 23, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
where he defeated Dave Kaplan
Dave Kaplan
David Michael Kaplan is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.-Background:...
via split decision.
In his third UFC fight, Roop stepped in on very short notice to take on George Sotiropoulos
George Sotiropoulos
George Sotiropoulos is an Australian mixed martial artist who is currently fighting in the UFC in the lightweight division. He is well known for appearing as a fighter on the TV show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra...
at UFC 101
UFC 101
UFC 101: Declaration was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
. Roop lost the fight in the second round after Sotiropulos applied a kimura forcing Roop to tap instantly. Roop was let go, along with Thales Leites
Thales Leites
Thales Leites Lourenço is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current Superior Challenge middleweight champion.-Mixed martial arts:A relative newcomer to the sport, Leites made his mixed martial arts debut at Shooto Brazil in 2003, defeating Felipe Arinelli by arm-triangle choke submission...
and Tamdan McCrory
Tamdan McCrory
Tamdan Wade McCrory is an American mixed martial artist who has fought as a welterweight and has recently moved up to the middleweight division...
, after going 1-2 in the promotion.
After release from the UFC
After being released from the Ultimate Fighting Championships, Roop returned to the Rage in the Cage promotion to fight Matt Dell for the featherweight title. The fight took place on November 14 with Roop winning all three rounds on every judges scorecard to capture the title.World Extreme Cagefighting
Roop was signed by the WECWorld Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
after going only 1-0 since being released from the UFC. He was set to make his debut against Jesse Moreng
Jesse Moreng
Jesse Moreng is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights in WEC's featherweight divisionand holds a notable win against former WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner....
on January 10, 2010 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:...
, but Moreng was forced off the card with an injury. Roop instead went down two weight classes to bantamweight
Bantamweight (MMA)
The bantamweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The King of the Cage bantamweight class with upper limit at 145 lb...
and faced Eddie Wineland
Eddie Wineland
Eddie Wineland is an American professional mixed martial artist from Highland, Indiana who fights in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Wineland is a former World Extreme Cagefighting Bantamweight Champion...
. Wineland defeated Roop via unanimous decision.
Roop faced Leonard Garcia
Leonard Garcia
Leonard Garcia is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He previously fought for the UFC in the lightweight division before moving down to the featherweight division in the World Extreme Cagefighting...
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:...
after he replaced Diego Nunes
Diego Nunes (MMA)
Diego Nunes is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, currently competing as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Nunes is a kickboxer, who also combines elements of jiu-jitsu in his fighting style. A plurality of his victories have been achieved by submission. As of February 2011,...
who was forced off the card with an injury. The bout ended in a rare split draw but earned fight of the night honors.
Roop next faced Chan Sung Jung on September 30, 2010 at WEC 51
WEC 51
WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on September 30, 2010 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event was the first that the WEC hosted in Colorado.-Background:...
. A significant underdog going into the fight, Roop won via knock out due to a vicious head kick to the chin in the second round, earning him the Knockout of the Night bonus and giving Jung his first ever stoppage loss.
Return to Ultimate Fighting Championship
On October 28, 2010, World Extreme CagefightingWorld Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.
Roop fought former Team Tompkins teammate & training partner, 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 January 22, 2011 at UFC: Fight For The Troops 2
UFC: Fight For The Troops 2
UFC: Fight for the Troops 2, also referred to as UFC Fight Night 23, was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 22, 2011 at Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas...
. Roop was knocked down multiple times in the first round causing the referee to call a stop to the bout.
Roop then faced Josh Grispi
Josh Grispi
Josh Richard Grispi is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC featherweight division.-Background:Grispi started mixed martial arts training when he was 13. It was suggested to him by his dad as an outlet when he got kicked out of a paintball facility after repeated scuffles with...
on June 4, 2011 at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos Finale, , was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 4, 2011 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.-Background:Featured were the finalists from The Ultimate Fighter 13 – Team Lesnar...
. Although the underdog, he dominated the fight and finished Grispi with a body shot for the TKO finish in the third round.
Roop faced world ranked featherweight Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki
is a Japanese mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship competing in the featherweight division. He is the former Shooto Lightweight Champion and former Sengoku Featherweight Champion...
on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137
UFC 137
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 29, 2011 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
, losing via split decision.
Personal life
Roop is the father of four children, fraternal twins Tristan and Nya Roop. The eldest child, Julian died in 2009 at the age of seven. Roop and his fiancée had their first child together, a boy named Payden, in September 2010.Mixed martial arts record
|-| Loss
|align=center| 12–8–1
| Hatsu Hioki
Hatsu Hioki
is a Japanese mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship competing in the featherweight division. He is the former Shooto Lightweight Champion and former Sengoku Featherweight Champion...
| Decision (split)
| UFC 137
UFC 137
UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 29, 2011 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 12–7–1
| Josh Grispi
Josh Grispi
Josh Richard Grispi is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC featherweight division.-Background:Grispi started mixed martial arts training when he was 13. It was suggested to him by his dad as an outlet when he got kicked out of a paintball facility after repeated scuffles with...
| KO (punch to the body)
| The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos Finale, , was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 4, 2011 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.-Background:Featured were the finalists from The Ultimate Fighter 13 – Team Lesnar...
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:14
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 11–7–1
| 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:...
| TKO (punches)
| UFC: Fight For The Troops 2
UFC: Fight For The Troops 2
UFC: Fight for the Troops 2, also referred to as UFC Fight Night 23, was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 22, 2011 at Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas...
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:28
|Fort Hood, Texas
Fort Hood, Texas
Fort Hood is a United States military post located outside of Killeen, Texas. The post is named after Confederate General John Bell Hood. It islocated halfway between Austin and Waco, about from each, within the U.S. state of Texas....
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 11–6–1
| Jung Chan-Sung
| KO (head kick)
| WEC 51
WEC 51
WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting that took place on September 30, 2010 at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event was the first that the WEC hosted in Colorado.-Background:...
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:30
|Broomfield, Colorado
Broomfield, Colorado
The City and County of Broomfield is a prominent suburb and tier of the Denver metropolitan area in the State of Colorado of the United States. Broomfield has a consolidated city and county government which operates under Article XX, Sections 10-13 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. The...
, United States
|
|-
| Draw
|align=center| 10–6–1
| Leonard Garcia
Leonard Garcia
Leonard Garcia is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He previously fought for the UFC in the lightweight division before moving down to the featherweight division in the World Extreme Cagefighting...
| Draw (split)
| 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:...
|
|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
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 10–6
| Eddie Wineland
Eddie Wineland
Eddie Wineland is an American professional mixed martial artist from Highland, Indiana who fights in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Wineland is a former World Extreme Cagefighting Bantamweight Champion...
| 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:...
|
|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
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 10–5
| Matt Dell
| Decision (unanimous)
| Rage in the Cage 137
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 9–5
| George Sotiropoulos
George Sotiropoulos
George Sotiropoulos is an Australian mixed martial artist who is currently fighting in the UFC in the lightweight division. He is well known for appearing as a fighter on the TV show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra...
| Submission (kimura)
| UFC 101
UFC 101
UFC 101: Declaration was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 8, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:59
|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
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 9–4
| Dave Kaplan
Dave Kaplan
David Michael Kaplan is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.-Background:...
| Decision (split)
| UFC 98
UFC 98
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 23, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 8–4
| Shane Nelson
Shane Nelson (fighter)
Shane Nelson is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.-Mixed martial arts career:...
| Decision (split)
| The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale, also referred to as The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale, was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 13 2008...
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 8–3
| Nick Buschman
| TKO (punches)
| WFC: Armageddon
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:24
|Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 7–3
| Tito Jones
| Decision (unanimous)
| Rage in the Cage 101
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:00
|Fountain Hills, Arizona, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 6–3
| Andrew Belvado
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Cage Supremacy 2
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:01
|Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
, United States
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| Loss
|align=center| 5–3
| Austin Pascucci
| Submission (armbar)
| Rage in the Cage 96
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:08
|Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
, United States
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| Loss
|align=center| 5–2
| Ray Robinson
| Submission (armbar)
| Rage in the Cage 93
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:29
|Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 5–1
| Matt Dell
| Decision (split)
| Rage in the Cage 91
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:00
|Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 4–1
| Carlos Ortega
| Decision (unanimous)
| RITC 88: Veteran's Day Rumble
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:00
|Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 3–1
| Louie Rosa
| Submission (punches)
| Rage in the Cage 86
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 2:15
|San Carlos, Arizona
San Carlos, Arizona
San Carlos is a census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 3,716 at the 2000 census.San Carlos is the largest community in and the seat of government for the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation....
, United States
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| Loss
|align=center| 2–1
| Nick Hedrick
| Submission (choke)
| RITC 85: Xtreme Cage Fighting
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:42
|Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 2–0
| Jason Sterling
| Submission (choke)
| RITC 84: Celebrity Theatre
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:37
|Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, United States
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| Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Austin Pascucci
| Submission (armbar)
| RITC 82: More Rage
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|align=center| 2
|align=center| 2:42
|Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
, United States
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