Matt Arroyo
Encyclopedia
Matthew Vincent Arroyo is an American
professional mixed martial artist
. He was featured on the Ultimate Fighting Championship
reality television
show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra
, fighting on Team Serra
. He fights out of Tampa, Florida
with Gracie Tampa, under Royce Gracie
black belt Rob Kahn. He also operates his own website at Matt Arroyo.com
via rear naked choke
in the first round. After losing a coin toss to Troy Mandaloniz
, Arroyo was going to train with Team Hughes
, but he and Richie Hightower
both decided to continue training with Team Serra. Matt Hughes cornered his quarterfinal fight with Mandaloniz, whom he defeated via armbar
in the first round.
During the coaches' bowling competition, Arroyo successfully coached Matt Serra
to victory over Matt Hughes
.
While preparing for his semifinal match vs. Mac Danzig
, Arroyo sustained a rib injury and had to withdraw from the competition, prompting Dana White
to select John Kolosci
as his replacement. Matt Arroyo went on to defeat John Kolosci at The Ultimate Finale 6 via submission (armbar) at 4:42 of the first round.
In Matt Hughes TUF 6 Episode 12 journal, Dana White confirmed to Matt Serra and Matt Hughes that the doctor found no such injury to Arroyo's rib.
at The Ultimate Finale 6. Matt won by submission via armbar in the first round. Matt then would have a rematch against Matt Brown
at The Ultimate Finale 7. Matt Arroyo lost the bout by TKO in the second round. Matt lost to Dan Cramer
at UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2
, Arroyo lost by Split Decision. After the loss, Arroyo was released from the UFC.
Arroyo appears as a playable character in the video game UFC Undisputed 2009.
degree from The University of Tampa, where he was also the president of his fraternity Pi Kappa Phi
. After college he sold life insurance for a year before committing himself to fighting full-time. He is currently very active in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments.1 He has recently opened up his own fighting school known as Gracie Tampa South, where he, Rob Kahn, and Ron "The Ferret" Neagle are instructors. On December 30, 2009, Arroyo received his black belt in BJJ under Rob Kahn.
He also actively competes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments
|Loss
|align=center|3-3
|
Dan Cramer
|Decision (split)
|UFC 94
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, USA
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|3-2
| Matt Brown
|TKO (Strikes
)
|The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|3:40
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-1
| John Kolosci
|Submission (armbar)
|The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:42
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-1
| Ariel Pena
|Submission (triangle choke
)
|Real Fighting Championships 8: Invasion of the Cage
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:39
|Tampa, Florida
, USA
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|1-1
| Matt Brown
|TKO
|Real Fighting Championships 7: Night of Champions
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|1:54
|Tampa, Florida
, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
| Naeem Munir
|Submission (rear naked choke
)
|Combat Fighting Championship 2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:56
|Orlando, Florida
, USA
|
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional 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...
. He was featured on 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...
reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra
The Ultimate Fighter 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra is the sixth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter, and premiered on September 19, 2007 on Spike TV, after UFC Fight Night 11. This season features only welterweight fighters...
, fighting on Team Serra
Matt Serra
Matthew John Serra is an American mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion and an ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship silver medalist. He began practicing martial arts at an early age, first studying kung fu...
. He fights out of Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
with Gracie Tampa, under Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie
Royce Gracie is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, a UFC Hall of Famer and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. A legend and pioneer in the sport of mixed martial arts, he is widely considered to be the most influential figure in the history of modern MMA.Gracie gained fame for his...
black belt Rob Kahn. He also operates his own website at Matt Arroyo.com
The Ultimate Fighter
In his first bout of the competition, Arroyo was able to submit Dorian PriceDorian Price
Dorian Price is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 6, fighting on Team Hughes.-The Ultimate Fighter:...
via rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
in the first round. After losing a coin toss to Troy Mandaloniz
Troy Mandaloniz
Troy Mandaloniz is an Filipino-American mixed martial artist and referee. He was a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, who fought on Team Serra, as well as a referee on the Hawaiian Rumble on the Rock promotion. Madaloniz is a childhood friend of B.J. Penn and trains with...
, Arroyo was going to train with Team Hughes
Matt Hughes (fighter)
Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
, but he and Richie Hightower
Richie Hightower
Richie Hightower is an American mixed martial artist. He was a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra....
both decided to continue training with Team Serra. Matt Hughes cornered his quarterfinal fight with Mandaloniz, whom he defeated via armbar
Armlock
An armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint and/or shoulder joint. An armlock that hyperflexes or hyperrotates the shoulder joint is referred to as a shoulder lock, and an armlock that hyperextends the elbow joint is called...
in the first round.
During the coaches' bowling competition, Arroyo successfully coached Matt Serra
Matt Serra
Matthew John Serra is an American mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion and an ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship silver medalist. He began practicing martial arts at an early age, first studying kung fu...
to victory over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes (fighter)
Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
.
While preparing for his semifinal match vs. Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Background:...
, Arroyo sustained a rib injury and had to withdraw from the competition, prompting 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 :...
to select John Kolosci
John Kolosci
John Kolosci is an American mixed martial artist. He was a fighter on Season 6 of The Ultimate Fighter, fighting on Team Serra.-The Ultimate Fighter:...
as his replacement. Matt Arroyo went on to defeat John Kolosci at The Ultimate Finale 6 via submission (armbar) at 4:42 of the first round.
In Matt Hughes TUF 6 Episode 12 journal, Dana White confirmed to Matt Serra and Matt Hughes that the doctor found no such injury to Arroyo's rib.
UFC career
After the end of the show, Matt was given a fight against John KolosciJohn Kolosci
John Kolosci is an American mixed martial artist. He was a fighter on Season 6 of The Ultimate Fighter, fighting on Team Serra.-The Ultimate Fighter:...
at The Ultimate Finale 6. Matt won by submission via armbar in the first round. Matt then would have a rematch against Matt Brown
Matt Brown (fighter)
Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...
at The Ultimate Finale 7. Matt Arroyo lost the bout by TKO in the second round. Matt lost to Dan Cramer
Dan Cramer
Daniel John Cramer is an American mixed martial artist. He was a competitor on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest. Cramer currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships in their middleweight division....
at UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2
UFC 94
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31, 2009. The card featured five televised MMA bouts, as well as five un-aired preliminary bouts...
, Arroyo lost by Split Decision. After the loss, Arroyo was released from the UFC.
Arroyo appears as a playable character in the video game UFC Undisputed 2009.
Personal life
Matt holds a Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree from The University of Tampa, where he was also the president of his fraternity Pi Kappa Phi
Pi Kappa Phi
Pi Kappa Phi is an American social fraternity. It was founded by Andrew Alexander Kroeg, Jr., Lawrence Harry Mixson, and Simon Fogarty, Jr. on December 10, 1904 at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina...
. After college he sold life insurance for a year before committing himself to fighting full-time. He is currently very active in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments.1 He has recently opened up his own fighting school known as Gracie Tampa South, where he, Rob Kahn, and Ron "The Ferret" Neagle are instructors. On December 30, 2009, Arroyo received his black belt in BJJ under Rob Kahn.
He also actively competes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments
Mixed martial arts record
|-|Loss
|align=center|3-3
|
Dan CramerDan Cramer
Daniel John Cramer is an American mixed martial artist. He was a competitor on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest. Cramer currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships in their middleweight division....
|Decision (split)
|UFC 94
UFC 94
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31, 2009. The card featured five televised MMA bouts, as well as five un-aired preliminary bouts...
|
|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...
, USA
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|-
|Loss
|align=center|3-2
|
Matt BrownMatt Brown (fighter)
Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...
|TKO (Strikes
Strike (attack)
A strike is an attack with an inanimate object, such as a weapon, or with a part of the human body intended to cause an effect upon an opponent or to simply cause harm to an opponent. There are many different varieties of strikes...
)
|The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|3:40
|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...
, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-1
|
John KolosciJohn Kolosci
John Kolosci is an American mixed martial artist. He was a fighter on Season 6 of The Ultimate Fighter, fighting on Team Serra.-The Ultimate Fighter:...
|Submission (armbar)
|The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:42
|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...
, USA
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|-
|Win
|align=center|2-1
|
Ariel Pena|Submission (triangle choke
Triangle choke
A triangle choke, or sankaku-jime in Judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle...
)
|Real Fighting Championships 8: Invasion of the Cage
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:39
|Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
, USA
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|1-1
|
Matt BrownMatt Brown (fighter)
Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...
|TKO
|Real Fighting Championships 7: Night of Champions
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|1:54
|Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
, USA
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|
Naeem Munir|Submission (rear naked choke
Rear naked choke
The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...
)
|Combat Fighting Championship 2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:56
|Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, USA
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