Xavier Foupa-Pokam - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Xavier Foupa-Pokam is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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...

from Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

. Foupa-Pokam is best known for his brief career in the Ultimate Fighting Championships in their middleweight division, and his long career in British MMA with promotions such as BAMMA

BAMMA

The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It is considered by many as the biggest MMA promotion in the country. It premièred on June 27, 2009 and was shown on the television channel Bravo...

and Cage Rage

Cage Rage

Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading...

. He holds notable victories over Tom Watson

Tom Watson (fighter)

Tom "Kong" Watson is an English mixed martial artist, currently fighting at middleweight and training at Tristar Gym in Montreal, Canada and Jackson's Submission Fighting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is known for his unorthodox entrances, dancing to the ring in a gorilla mask...

and Alex Reid

Alex Reid

Alex Reid is a British actress, born and raised in Cornwall and trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.-Acting:She portrayed the probation officer Sally in E4's Misfits and also the character of Captain Caroline Walsh in Seasons 1 and 2 of ITV's SAS drama Ultimate Force.She played...

Mixed martial arts

An expert in Muay Thai

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

, and trained by Cyrille Diabate

Cyrille Diabate

Cyrille Diabaté is a French mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has also competed in shoot boxing and Muay Thai. He has fought at Palace Fighting Championship, PRIDE, ShoXC, Deep, Cage Rage and Ultimate Fighting Championship....

(also a mixed martial arts fighter and muay thai expert), the majority of Foupa-Pokam's victories have come via knockout, but he has shown considerable improvement in his ground skills in recent fights. A significant part of his career has been spent in British MMA promotion Cage Rage

Cage Rage

. He rebounded from losses to Paul Daley

Paul Daley

Paul Daley is an English professional mixed martial artist who has fought for EliteXC, Cage Rage, Strikeforce, BAMMA, Maximum Fighting Championship, Cage Warriors, Shark Fights, Impact FC, Pancrase and the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

and Sol Gilbert by going on a five fight winning streak, including impressive victories over Cage Rage veterans Alex Reid and Tom Watson, along with a brutal knockout of Pierre Guillet. This streak however, was broken when he faced Murilo "Ninja" Rua at Cage Rage 24

Cage Rage 24

out dated: see http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316996_2473542808109_1538580287_32616791_798713040_n.jpgCage Rage 24: Feel the Pain was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on December 1, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England...

, Ninja pulling off a win via a second round rear naked choke.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Foupa-Pokam signed with Zuffa in 2009 and made his debut at UFC 97

UFC 97

UFC 97: Redemption was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 18, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It broke the UFC attendance record that was set 364 days earlier in Montreal at UFC 83, by 61 people.-Preliminary card:*Light Heavyweight bout: Vinicius...

in April against Denis Kang

Denis Kang

Denis Kang is a Canadian mixed martial artist of Korean French descent. He was the PRIDE FC welterweight grand prix finalist in which he lost to Kazuo Misaki...

in a losing effort.

Less than one week after Xavier's debut on the Zuffa event, he accepted another fight. The fight was at 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:...

, one event after his debut. At 98, Xavier fought Drew McFedries with the bout being aired on the main card. Foupa-Pokam was stopped 37 seconds into the first round due to strikes.

After the loss, Foupa-Pokam was released by the Zuffa on June 1, 2009.

Television appearances

In 2007, he had an appearance in Episode 4 of History Channel documentation-series Human Weapon

Human Weapon

Human Weapon was a weekly television show on The History Channel that premiered on July 20, 2007. The hosts, Jason Chambers and Bill Duff, travel across the world studying the unique martial arts, or styles of fighting, that have origins in the region....

. In this episode, Bill Duff

Bill Duff

Bill Duff is a former National Football League, NFL Europe, and Arena Football League defensive tackle, and co-host of Human Weapon on the History Channel...

and Jason Chambers

Jason Chambers

Jason Chambers is an American actor and mixed martial artist. Chambers is best known for his role as the host of the popular weekly television program Human Weapon on The History Channel...

trained Savate

Savate

Savate , also known as boxe française, French boxing, French kickboxing or French footfighting, is a French martial art which uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques. Only foot kicks are allowed unlike some systems such as Muay...

in Marseille

Marseille

Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...

and Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

and in one particular scene, Xavier Foupa-Pokam is an instructor and translator.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
|align=center|21-17
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Albert Duraev
|Submission (triangle choke)
|M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson

M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson

M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson was a mixed martial arts event held by M-1 Global. The event took place on November 20, 2011 at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia....

|
|align=center|2
|align=center|3:59
|Moscow, Russia
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|Loss
|align=center|21-16
|

Alex Makhonin

Alex Makhonin is an English mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight Division and is known for a high tempo and powerful ground and pound game. He has a 9-1 professional record...

|TKO (punches and elbows)
|BAMMA 5

BAMMA 5

BAMMA 5: Daley vs. Shira was a mixed martial arts event held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on 26 February 2011 at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England.-Background:BAMMA 5 was the first BAMMA event held outside of Birmingham or London...

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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|-
|Loss
|align=center|21-15
|

Lucio Linhares

Lucio Linhares is a Brazilian-Finnish professional mixed martial artist and M-1 Global veteran who has fought for Shooto. Linhares most notable win is over former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Sean Salmon. Linhares is a former member of the M-1 Mixfight Team Finland...

Vyacheslav Vasilevsky

Vyacheslav "Slava" Vasilevsky is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Vasilevsky has amassed an impressive 13–1 win-loss record...

|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Sambo-70 / M-1 Global - Sochi Open European Championships
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|1:58
| Sochi, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|21–12
|

Jean-François Lenogue

Jean-François Lénogue is a French professional mixed martial artist, actor and stunt performer who has fought for PRIDE, BAMMA, Cage Rage, Shooto, and Pancrase...

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

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|20–11
|

Drew McFedries
|TKO (punches)
|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:...

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

United States

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

|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|20–10
|

Denis Kang

Denis Kang is a Canadian mixed martial artist of Korean French descent. He was the PRIDE FC welterweight grand prix finalist in which he lost to Kazuo Misaki...

|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 97

UFC 97

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

|
|-
|Win
|align=center|20–9
|

Kyacey Uscola

Kyacey Uscola is an American professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz. Uscola has fought for brands such as Bodog Fight, KOTC, Gladiator Challenge, and Palace Fighting Championships...

|TKO (knee to the body)
|PFC 12: High Stakes

PFC 12: High Stakes

PFC 12: High Stakes was a mixed martial arts event held by the Palace Fighting Championship on January 22, 2009 in Lemoore, CA. It was the first PFC event of 2009.-Fight Card:...

Lemoore, California

, United States

United States

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

|
|-
|Win
|align=center|19–9
|

Novosibirsk

Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

|
|-
|Win
|align=center|18–9
|

Richard Montoya
|Submission (armbar)
|PFC 10: Explosive

PFC 10: Explosive

PFC 10: Explosive was a mixed martial arts event held by the Palace Fighting Championship on September 26, 2008 in Lemoore, California, USA.-Fight Card:...

Lemoore, California

, United States

United States

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

|
|-
|Win
|align=center|17–9
|

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

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|-
|Win
|align=center|16–9
|

Api Hemara
|Submission (triangle choke)
|WAFC 2008
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:00
|Khabarovsk, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|15–9
|

Arman Gambaryan

Arman Gambaryan is an Armenian mixed martial artist who competes primarily in the light heavyweight division.-Career:Fighting out of St. Petersburg, Russia, he is a member of the Red Devil MMA organization. He has fought with the M-1 global organization for most of his career, and has trained with...

|KO (knee)
|WAFC 2008
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|4:05
|Khabarovsk, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|14–9
|

Murilo Rua

Murilo Rua is a former Brazilian mixed martial artist who fought in Pride Fighting Championships. Nicknamed Ninja, he is the older brother of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. He is known for his well-rounded fighting skills, in particular Muay Thai and Brazilian...

|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...

)
|Cage Rage 24

Cage Rage 24

London

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, England

England

|
|-
|Win
|align=center|13–8
|

Pierre Guillet
|KO (kick to the body)
|Cage Rage 23

Cage Rage 23

Cage Rage 23: Unbelievable was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on September 22, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....

London

, England

England

|
|-
|Win
|align=center|12–8
|

Tom Watson

Tom Watson (fighter)

|Submission (kimura

Kimura

Kimura is the 18th most common Japanese surname.Kimura may also refer to:-People:*Asami Kimura, singer*Ayaka Kimura, singer*Doreen Kimura, psychobiologist*Gary Kimura, software developer*Hidefumi Kimura, manga author...

)
|Cage Rage 21

Cage Rage 21

Cage Rage 21: Judgement Day was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on April 21, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ion Television in the United States....

London

, England

England

|
|-
|Win
|align=center|11–8
|

Alex Reid

Alex Reid (MMA)

Alexander Aristides Reid is an English mixed martial artist, kickboxer and actor who used the nickname The Reidernator. Reid has fought for Cage Rage, BAMMA and Cage Rage UK...

|Technical Decision (eyepoke)
|Cage Rage 19

Cage Rage 19

Cage Rage 19: Fearless was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on 9 December 2006 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, England. The event was Cage Rage's first show at this venue, and it was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.The heavyweight double main...

London

, England

England

|
|-
|Win
|align=center|10–8
|

Osaka

is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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|-
|Win
|align=center|9–8
|

Alex Cook
|Submission (armbar)
|Cage Rage 18

Cage Rage 18

Cage Rage 18: Battleground was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on September 30, 2006 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. The event was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....

London

, England

England

|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|8–8
|

Ryuta Sakurai
|Submission (armlock

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...

)
|DEEP: 25th Impact
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:47
|Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

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|-
|Win
|align=center|8–7
|

Osaka

, Japan

Japan

|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|7–7
|

Sol Gilbert
|DQ
|Cage Rage 14

Cage Rage 14

Cage Rage 14: Punishment was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on December 3, 2005 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The event was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....

London

, England

England

|
|-
|Win
|align=center|7–6
|

Osaka

, Japan

Japan

|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|6-6
|

Itamar Rosa
|KO
|Africa - UFA
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
| Johannesburg, South Africa
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6–5
|

Jose Mata

Jose Mata is a North American dance music DJ and record producer who has worked internationally since 2004. Mata has performed alongside some of the largest names in electronic dance music at festivals and nightclubs from all over the world...

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

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|-
|Loss
|align=center|5–5
|

Paul Daley

|KO (punch)
|Cage Rage

Cage Rage

London

, England

England

|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|5–4
|

John Oskar Hammer
|Submission (rear naked choke

Rear naked choke

)
|European Vale Tudo 3: Inferno
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|3:09
|Copenhagen

Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

, Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

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|-
|Loss
|align=center|5–3
|

Martin Kampmann

Martin Kampmann Frederiksen is a Danish mixed martial artist who is currently fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. and trains at the Xtreme Couture gym. He is known for his precise strikes and his quick submissions...

|DQ
|European Vale Tudo 2: Hazard
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|0:27
|Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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|-
|Win
|align=center|5–2
|

Poulo Coelho
|Submission (verbal)
|Cage Rage

Cage Rage

London

, England

England

|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4–2
|

Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

, Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|3–2
|

Matt Ewin
|Submission (rear naked choke

Rear naked choke

)
|Extreme Brawl 5
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Bracknell

Bracknell

Bracknell is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Bracknell Forest in Berkshire, England. It lies to the south-east of Reading, southwest of Windsor and west of central London...

, Berkshire

Berkshire

Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...

, England

England

|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3–1
|

St Austell

St Austell is a civil parish and a major town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the south coast approximately ten miles south of Bodmin and 30 miles west of the border with Devon at Saltash...

, Cornwall

Cornwall

Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...

, England

England

|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2–1
|

Purfleet

Purfleet is a place in the Thurrock unitary authority in Essex, England. It is situated south of the A13 road on the River Thames and within the easterly bounds of the M25 motorway but just outside the Greater London boundary. It was within the traditional Church of England parish of West Thurrock...

, Essex

Essex

Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...

, England

England

|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|1–1
|

Marrakech

Marrakech or Marrakesh , known as the "Ochre city", is the most important former imperial city in Morocco's history...

, Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

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|-
|Win
|align=center|1–0
|

Geneva

Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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