Coleman Ruben Escovédo ( born Coleman Ruben Escovedo ; born August 30, 1981 , Fresno ) is an American fighter of mixed style , representing the lightest and semi-lightweight categories. He played at a professional level in the period 2001–2011, he is known for participating in tournaments of fight organizations of UFC , WEC , Dream , Strikeforce , etc. He owned the title of WEC champion in featherweight.
 Cole escovedo | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Apache kid |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | August 30, 1981 (37 years) |
| Place of Birth | Fresno , United States |
| Growth | 170 cm |
| Weight category | Lightest weight Feather-weight |
| Career | 2001—2011 |
| Team | Pacific martial arts |
| Style | |
| Statistics in mixed martial arts | |
| Fight | 26 |
| Victories | 17 |
| • knockout | 6 |
| • change | ten |
| • decision | one |
| Defeats | 9 |
| • knockout | four |
| • change | one |
| • decision | four |
| Battle statistics on Sherdog | |
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Biography
Cole Escovedo was born on August 30, 1981 in Fresno , California .
Start of a professional career
He made his debut in mixed martial arts at the professional level in October 2001 at the tournament of the newly established American organization World Extreme Cagefighting , forced his opponent to surrender in the first round with the help of the “ triangle ”. At the same time he performed in other small US promotions, such as Ultimate Athlete, Gladiator Challenge and International Fighting Championships.
With five wins in the record without a single defeat, in October 2002, he won the right to challenge the WEC title title in the semi-lightweight category. He defeated another challenger Philip Perez and thus became the first champion of the organization in this weight.
In October 2003, he successfully defended the championship belt, winning by technical knockout from Anthony Hamlett .
He lost his championship title only in March 2006, having suffered a technical knockout loss from Uray Feber .
Subsequently he went into a cage against such famous fighters as Jens Pulver and Antonio Banyelos , but lost to both of them.
In 2007, Escovedo had serious health problems caused by staphylococcal infection - as a result, he was partially paralyzed and had to undergo spinal surgery [1] .
Return to MMA
After a break of almost three years in 2009, Escovedo still returned to mixed martial arts. With varying success, he performed in such organizations as the Palace Fighting Championship , Tachi Palace Fights , Dream , Strikeforce , etc. During this period, he fought twice with Michael Macdonald , won for the first time by technical knockout, and in the second case he was knocked out [2] .
Ultimate Fighting Championship
In 2011, Cole Eskovevedo signed a contract with the world's largest fighting organization Ultimate Fighting Championship and made his debut here in May, meeting with Brazilian Renan Baran . The confrontation between them lasted all the allotted time, in the end the judges unanimously gave the victory to Baran.
His next opponent was Japanese Takei Mizugaki . Escovedo lost to him by technical knockout in the end of the second round [3] .
The last time he fought was in the UFC Octagon in November 2011, losing on points to Alex Cáceres . Having suffered three defeats in a row, he was dismissed from the organization [4] .
Statistics in Professional MMA
| Professional fighter career (total) | ||
| Boyev 26 | 17 wins | Lesions 9 |
| Knockout | 6 | four |
| Surrender | ten | one |
| By decision | one | four |
| Result | Record | Rival | Way | Tournament | date | Round | Time | A place | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defeat | 17-9 | Alex Caceres | Unanimous decision | UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos santos | November 12, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Anaheim , United States | |
| Defeat | 17-8 | Takei Mizugaki | TKO (punches) | UFC 135 | September 24, 2011 | 2 | Half past four | Denver , United States | |
| Defeat | 17-7 | Renan Baran | Unanimous decision | UFC 130 | May 28, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas , United States | Lightweight fight. |
| Victory | 17-6 | Steven Siler | Technical change (triangle) | Showdown Fights: New Blood | January 28, 2011 | one | Half past two | Orem , United States | |
| Defeat | 16-6 | Mitihiro Omigawa | Handover (elbow lever) | Dream 16 | September 25, 2010 | one | Half past two | Nagoya , Japan | Returned to the semi-lightweight. |
| Defeat | 16-5 | Michael mcdonald | KO (punches) | TPF 5: Stars and Strikes | July 9, 2010 | 2 | 1:12 | Lemor , United States | He lost the title of champion TPF in the lightest weight. |
| Victory | 16-4 | Yoshiro Maeda | KO (foot to head) | Dream 13 | March 22, 2010 | one | 2:29 | Yokohama , Japan | Fighting at the featherweight. |
| Victory | 15-4 | Jeff bedard | Surrender (triangle) | TPF 3: Champions Collide | February 4, 2010 | one | 2:31 | Lemor , United States | Won the title of the champion TPF in the lightest weight. |
| Victory | 14-4 | Maurice Isel | TKO (punches) | Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Evangelista | November 6, 2009 | one | 1:47 | Fresno , United States | |
| Victory | 13-4 | Tyler Withers | Separate solution | Disturbing the Peace | June 27, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Fresno , United States | |
| Victory | 12-4 | Michael mcdonald | TKO (punches) | PFC 13: Validation | May 8, 2009 | 2 | 2:25 | Lemor , United States | |
| Defeat | 11-4 | Antonio Baguelos | Unanimous decision | WEC 23 | August 17, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Lemor , United States | |
| Defeat | 11-3 | Jens Pulver | KO (hand strike) | IFL: Legends Championship 2006 | April 29, 2006 | one | 0:56 | Atlantic City , USA | Fight in light weight. |
| Defeat | 11-2 | Uraya Faber | TKO (stopped by second) | WEC 19 | March 17, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Lemor , United States | He lost the title of WEC featherweight champion. |
| Victory | 11-1 | Joe martin | Surrender (triangle) | WEC 17 | October 14, 2005 | one | 1:05 | Lemor , United States | |
| Victory | 10-1 | Poppis Martinez | TKO (leg injury) | WEC 15 | May 19, 2005 | 2 | 1:05 | Lemor , United States | Won the Native American Tachi Palace title. |
| Victory | 9-1 | Randy spence | Surrender (triangle) | IFC: Eve of Destruction | March 5, 2005 | one | 2:06 | Salt Lake City , United States | |
| Victory | 8-1 | Anthony Hamlett | TKO (punches) | WEC 8 | October 17, 2003 | 2 | Half past one | Lemor , United States | He defended his WEC lightweight title. |
| Defeat | 7-1 | Bao Kwak | Unanimous decision | Gladiator Challenge 15 | April 13, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Porterville , United States | |
| Victory | 7-0 | Noah Shinebl | Surrender (triangle) | Gladiator Challenge 14 | February 16, 2003 | one | 1:38 | Porterville , United States | |
| Victory | 6-0 | Philip Perez | Surrender (triangle) | WEC 5 | October 18, 2002 | one | 3:07 | Lemor , United States | Won the WEC featherweight title. |
| Victory | 5-0 | Christian allen | TKO (punches) | Ultimate Athlete 3: Vengeance | August 10, 2002 | 2 | 3:16 | Denver , United States | |
| Victory | 4-0 | Paul morris | Surrender (triangle) | WEC 3 | June 7, 2002 | one | 0:29 | Lemor , United States | |
| Victory | 3-0 | Jay valencia | Surrender (triangle) | Ultimate Athlete 2: The Gathering | March 16, 2002 | one | 0:45 | Cabazon , United States | |
| Victory | 2-0 | Bart Palashevsky | Surrender (punches) | Ultimate Athlete 1: The Genesis | January 27, 2002 | one | 2:10 | Hammond , United States | |
| Victory | 1-0 | Terry dull | Surrender (triangle) | WEC 2 | October 4, 2001 | one | 1:54 | Lemor , United States |
Notes
- ↑ Archived copy . The appeal date is September 19, 2011. Archived August 30, 2011.
- ↑ Escovedo back at 135! (inaccessible link) . MMAWeekly.com. The appeal date is April 29, 2009. Archived on May 3, 2009.
- ↑ Stupp, Dann UFC 135 preliminary-card results: Ferguson breaks Riley's jaw, Boetsch cruises Neopr . MMAJunkie.com . The appeal date is September 25, 2011.
- ↑ Alex Caceres drops to bantamweight, fights Cole Escovedo at UFC on FOX 1 . mmajunkie.com (October 5, 2011). Archived October 8, 2011.
Links
- Cole Escovedo (Eng.) - statistics of professional fights on the site Sherdog