Brian Beyker ( eng. Bryan Baker ; October 13, 1985 ) is an American mixed-style fighter, has been performing on a professional level since 2007, in the middle and middle weight classes. Known for participating in tournaments of such prestigious American organizations as WEC and Bellator , participated in four seasons of the Grand Prix Bellator, including two was a finalist.
 Brian baker | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | October 13, 1985 (33 years) |
| Accommodation | West Covina , CA |
| Growth | 191 cm |
| Weight category | welterweight (77 kg) |
| Arm span | 196 cm |
| Career | from 2007 to n. at. |
| Team | Team wildman vale tudo |
| Style | |
| Statistics in mixed martial arts | |
| Fight | 23 |
| Victories | 18 |
| • knockout | eight |
| • change | 3 |
| • decision | 7 |
| Defeats | five |
| • knockout | 3 |
| • change | one |
| • decision | one |
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Biography
Brian Baker was born on October 13, 1985, lives in West Covina , California . In 2005 and 2006, he played in mixed martial arts at the amateur level, in 2007 he made his debut among professionals - in the first four professional fights he won confident victories, as a result of which he received an invitation to take part in tournaments of the famous American promotion World Extreme Cagefighting .
In total, he held three fights at WEC: in the first technical knockout, he won Jesse Forbes , in the second split decision he defeated Eric Shambari , in the third by unanimous referee decision he was defeated by Cheyla Sonnen .
Having won several more victories in less significant promotions, including defeating Rory Singer in the Maximum Fighting Championship tournament, in 2009 he signed a contract with the prestigious American organization Bellator , where he defeated Matt Horwich in his debut fight. He participated in the second season of the medium weight grand prix, successfully overcame the quarterfinal and semifinal stages, but in the decisive final match he lost to Alexander Shlemenko of Russia, the future champion of the organization, by technical knockout [1] .
Later, he won Jeremy Horn and Joe Riggs in the usual rating battles, in 2011 he became the participant of the fifth season of the middle weights - in the quarterfinal he passed compatriot Jared Hess , while in the semifinals he was defeated by Brazilian Vitor Vianna by technical knockout. The following year, he made another attempt to win the grand prix, but this time he decided to go down to the welterweight division. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, he again defeated both his rivals, but in the final, he lost to Frenchman Karl Amoussus on the Achilles tendon [2] .
Subsequently, in 2013, he had another fight in Bellator during the eighth season of the welterweight grand prix, in the quarterfinals in the first round he was knocked out by the Brazilian Douglas Lima . In August 2014, it became known that Baker ended relations with the organization [3] .
MMA Statistics (18-5)
| Boy number | Result (record) | Rival | Way | Tournament (venue) | date | Round (time) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Defeat 18-5 | Douglas Lima | Knockout punch | Bellator 90 (semifinal) West Valley City , USA | February 21, 2013 | 1 (2:34) |
| 22 | Defeat 18-4 | Karl amussu | Reverse twisting heel | Bellator 72 (final) Tampa , United States | July 20, 2012 | 1 (0:56) |
| 21 | Victory 18-3 | Ben saunders | Unanimous decision of the judges | Bellator 67 (semi final) Rama , Canada | May 4, 2012 | 3 (5:00) |
| 20 | Victory 17-3 | Carlus Alexandre Pereira | Separate decision of the judges | Bellator 63 (quarter final) Montville , United States | March 30, 2012 | 3 (5:00) |
| nineteen | Defeat 16-3 | Vitor Vianna | TKO punches | Bellator 54 (semi final) Atlantic City , USA | October 15, 2011 | 1 (0:54) |
| 18 | Victory 16-2 | Jared hess | TKO punches | Bellator 50 (quarter final) Hollywood , United States | September 17, 2011 | 3 (2:52) |
| 17 | Victory 15-2 | Joe Riggs | Knockout punch | Bellator 43 Newkirk , United States | May 7, 2011 | 3 (3:53) |
| sixteen | Victory 14-2 | Jeremy horne | Unanimous decision of the judges | Bellator 30 Louisville , United States | September 23, 2010 | 3 (5:00) |
| 15 | Defeat 13-2 | Alexander Shlemenko | TKO punches | Bellator 23 (final) Louisville , United States | June 24, 2010 | 1 (2:45) |
| 14 | Victory 13-1 | Eric Shambari | Suffocation "Triangle" | Bellator 20 (semi-final) San Antonio , USA | May 27, 2010 | 1 (2:29) |
| 13 | Victory 12-1 | Sean leuffler | TKO punches | Bellator 16 (quarter final) Kansas City , United States | April 29, 2010 | 1 (2:43) |
| 12 | Victory 11-1 | Art Santori | Unanimous decision of the judges | MFC 23 Edmonton , Canada | December 4, 2009 | 3 (5:00) |
| eleven | Victory 10-1 | Matt Horwich | Unanimous decision of the judges | Bellator 10 Ontario , United States | June 5, 2009 | 3 (5:00) |
| ten | Victory 9-1 | Rory singer | TKO punches | MFC 20 Alberta , Canada | February 20, 2009 | 1 (4:56) |
| 9 | Victory 8-1 | Spencer Canap | Knockout punches | Carolina Fight Promotions: The Carolina Crown Raleigh , United States | October 11, 2008 | 1 (0:59) |
| eight | Victory 7-1 | Geri padilla | Unanimous decision of the judges | JG and TKT Promotions: Fighting 4 Kidz Santa Monica , United States | August 30, 2008 | 3 (5:00) |
| 7 | Defeat 6-1 | Cheyl sonnen | Unanimous decision of the judges | WEC 33 Las Vegas , United States | March 26, 2008 | 3 (5:00) |
| 6 | Victory 6-0 | Eric Shambari | Separate decision of the judges | WEC 31 Las Vegas , United States | December 12, 2007 | 3 (5:00) |
| five | Victory 5-0 | Jesse Forbes | TKO punches | WEC 30 Las Vegas , United States | September 5, 2007 | 1 (4:15) |
| four | Victory 4-0 | Reggie Orr | TKO punches | KOTC: Collision Course San Jacinto , United States | August 5, 2007 | 1 (2:53) |
| 3 | Victory 3-0 | Jeff hawks | TKO punches | Total Fighting Alliance 6 Santa Monica , United States | April 28, 2007 | 1 (2:10) |
| 2 | Victory 2-0 | Jesse Juarez | Suffocation behind | Chaos in the Cage 2 San Bernardino , United States | April 6, 2007 | 3 (1:38) |
| one | Victory 1-0 | Scott Rose | Surrender from punches | Cage of Fire 5 Tijuana , Mexico | January 27, 2007 | 1 (1:14) |
Notes
- Ator Bellator 23 recap: Warren survivors first round barrage, claims split win and tourney title Unreferenced . mmajunkie.com (June 24, 2010). Archived August 8, 2010.
- Ator Bellator 72 heads to Tampa July 20 with Amoussou-Baker, Spiritwolf-Zaromskis III . mmajunkie.com (June 2, 2012). Archived June 5, 2012.
- ↑ Bellator releases Attila Vegh, Shahbulat Shamhalaev and eleven other fighters . mmafighting.com (August 25, 2014).
Links
- Bryan Baker (English) - page on the site Sherdog