Héctor Miguel Lombard Pedrosa (born 2 February 1978) is a Cuban and Australian professional

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, and former Olympic judoka who competes in the

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division of

Eagle FC Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC), commonly referred to as Eagle FC, is a Russian mixed martial arts promotion company established in 2020 by former UFC Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. It was renamed to Eagle Fighting Championship (EFC ...

. Lombard has also competed in the

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and

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divisions. Lombard is best known for his tenure in the

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and has also fought in

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and

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where he was the inaugural

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Early life

Lombard was born in Cuba and represented his nation of birth at the

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in lightweight division of the Judo competition, a sport in which he is a fourth degree black belt. While in Australia, he met his future wife and the two decided to settle on the

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, where he began training with renowned kickboxer

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at Five Rings Dojo. In 2006, Lombard and his wife welcomed their first child Leonardo to the world. Lombard currently trains at the American Top Team facility in

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. Marcus "Conan" Silveira (ATT Head Coach) awarded Lombard with a black belt in

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following his victory at CFC 12.

Mixed martial arts

PRIDE

In 2006, Lombard fought twice in

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. He lost both fights by unanimous decision, the first to

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and the second to

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Cage Fighting Championship

Lombard headlined the first Cage Fighting Championship show on 28 July 2007, where he fought top Australian fighter

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. The result was a controversial draw. On 23 November 2007, Lombard defeated French

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and actor, Jean-François Lénogue to be the CFC Middleweight Champion. He has defended his title six times, with the last title defence coming against Art Santore. Lombard next successfully defended his belt against UFC veteran

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at CFC 16 on 25 March 2011.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Lombard was scheduled to compete for the promotion at

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, but was forced to withdraw due to visa issues.

EliteXC

On 18 April 2008,

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released a press statement citing the signing of Héctor Lombard. His first opponent was scheduled to be Scott Smith in November, but the fight was later cancelled after the collapse of the promotion.

Bellator Fighting Championships

On 6 January 2009, it was announced that Héctor Lombard had signed an exclusive agreement with

Bellator Fighting Championships Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media conglomerate Paramount Global. ...

. He fought and defeated

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and Damien Stelly to make it to the finals and fight for the first Bellator Middleweight Championship belt. Lombard defeated

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via doctor stoppage in the fourth round to win the middleweight title. Lombard was scheduled to face

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in a non-title bout on 13 May 2010 at

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, but Filho pulled out of the bout on 10 May due to an alleged

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issue and was replaced by

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. Lombard scored the fastest knockout in Bellator history by recording a six-second win, surpassing

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and his ten-second KO win over Jay White. Lombard then faced former

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player

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in a non-title fight on 12 August 2010 at

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. He won the fight via KO (punches) in the first round. On 28 October 2010, Lombard defeated

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in a 1st season winner vs. a 2nd season winner matchup to retain the Bellator Middleweight Championship at

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. He was the first man in

history to successfully defend his title belt in any weight division. Lombard next fought

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in a non-title bout at

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. He won via KO in third round. Lombard fought in another non-title bout against

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on 19 November 2011. Lombard won the fight via second-round TKO. On 30 January 2012, Lombard's contract with Bellator expired.

Australian Fighting Championship

Lombard also captured the inaugural

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(AFC) middleweight title when he submitted

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in the second round with a heel hook at AFC 2. In the first and beginning of the second rounds, he used superior strength to out-grapple Taylor. This victory would extend his winning streak to 24 wins

Ultimate Fighting Championship

It was confirmed on 24 April 2012 that Héctor Lombard had signed with the UFC. Lombard was expected to make his UFC debut against

Brian Stann Brian Michael Stann (born September 24, 1980) is an American former mixed martial artist and U.S. Marine who competed as a Middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former WEC Light Heavyweight Champion. He was also a colo ...

on 4 August 2012 at

UFC on Fox 4 ''UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 4'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 4, 2012 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Background Chad Griggs was expected to fac ...

. However, Stann was forced out of the bout citing a shoulder injury. In turn, Lombard was pulled from the card and instead faced Tim Boetsch on 21 July 2012 at

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, replacing an injured

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. Even though Lombard scored a knockdown and a couple of takedowns, he lost the fight by split decision. Lombard faced

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on 15 December 2012 at

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. Lombard knocked Palhares out in the first round with ground and pound after having knocked him down with punches. Lombard was defeated by

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at UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann on 3 March 2013. Lombard next dropped down to the welterweight division to face

Nate Marquardt Nathan Joel Marquardt (born April 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the middleweight and welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 1999, he is a former Strikeforce W ...

on 19 October 2013 at

UFC 166 ''UFC 166: Velasquez vs. dos Santos III'' was a mixed martial arts event held on October 19, 2013, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Background The main event was a UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Cain Velas ...

. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. Lombard faced

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on 15 March 2014 at

UFC 171 ''UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler'' was a mixed martial arts event that was held on March 15, 2014, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The event was released on DVD on June 17, 2014. The DVD was distributed by '' Anchor Bay Entertai ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Lombard was expected to face

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on 23 August 2014 at

UFC Fight Night 48 ''UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 48'') was a mixed martial arts event held on August 23, 2014, at the CotaiArena in Macau. Background The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between Michael Bisping and C ...

. However, he pulled out of the bout and was replaced by

Tyron Woodley Tyron Woodley (born April 17, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion who defended his title four times. A professional since 2009, Woodley also competed at Strikeforce and was an NCAA Di ...

. Lombard faced returning UFC veteran

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on 3 January 2015 at

UFC 182 ''UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier'' was a mixed martial arts event held on January 3, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The event was headlined by a Light Heavyweight Championship bout between the champion at that ...

. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Subsequent to the event, it was revealed that he failed his post-fight drug test, testing positive for the anabolic steroid

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. Lombard was expected to face Rory MacDonald on 25 April 2015 at

UFC 186 ''UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi'' was a mixed martial arts event held on April 25, 2015, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Background The event was the seventh event that the UFC has hosted in Montreal, Quebec. The event was expec ...

. However, on 10 February, the UFC indicated that both participants had been removed from the card and that the pairing had been scrapped as both fighters are expected to be rebooked against a new opponent. On 23 March 2015, it was announced that Lombard had been suspended for one year (retroactive to 3 January) and fined his original $53,000 win bonus, plus one-third of the rest of his purse, which included $53,000 in show money, and had his win over Josh Burkman overturned to a no contest by the

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(NSAC) for failing his UFC 182 drug test. In addition to his suspension, fine, and overturning of the win, he also must pass a drug test prior to getting re-licensed by the NSAC. Losing Streak In his first fight after the

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suspension was lifted, Lombard faced

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on 20 March 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 85 ''UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 85'') was a mixed martial arts event held on March 20, 2016, at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Background The event was the second that th ...

. After nearly finishing Magny with strikes in the first round, he was stopped via TKO in the third round. Lombard faced

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in a middleweight bout on 4 June 2016 at

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. After a back and forth first round, he was stopped via KO in the second round. Lombard was expected to face

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on 28 January 2017 at

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. However, the bout was scrapped on January 10 due to undisclosed reasons. Lombard was quickly rescheduled and faced

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on 19 February 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 105 ''UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 105'') was a mixed martial arts event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 19, 2017, at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Backgroun ...

. He lost the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. Lombard faced Anthony Smith on 16 September 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 116 ''UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 116'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 16, 2017 at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Backg ...

. He lost the fight via KO in the third round. Lombard faced

C. B. Dollaway Clarence Byron "C. B." Dollaway (born August 10, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Light Heavyweight division. A professional since 2006, he formerly fought in the UFC and was a finalist on SpikeTV's ''The Ultim ...

on 3 March 2018 at

UFC 222 ''UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 3, 2018, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Background A UFC ...

. At the conclusion of the first round, Lombard landed two strikes after the horn, which rendered Dolloway unable to continue. As a result, Lombard was disqualified. Lombard faced

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on September 22, 2018, at

UFC Fight Night 137 ''UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 137'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 22, 2018 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. Background A ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Eagle Fighting Championship

Lombard faced

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on May 20, 2022 at Eagle FC 48. After initially knocking down Silva in the first round, Lombard was knocked down himself in the second, before being hit with an illegal knee that rendered him unable to continue. As a result the fight was declared a no contest.

Bare-knuckle boxing

On October 8, 2019, it was announced that Lombard had left the UFC and had signed with Bare Knuckle FC. The UFC announced that it had terminated Lombard's contract that September. Lombard was expected to headline BKFC 10 against fellow UFC veteran

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in February 2020. However, in January, the company announced that Lombard will instead be facing David Mundell, with no further information. Lombard won the fight via unanimous decision. In the sophomore bout of his bare knuckle boxing tenure, Lombard faced fellow UFC veteran

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at BKFC 12 on September 11, 2020. He won the fight by knockout in the first round.

BKFC Cruiserweight Champion

Lombard then faced

for the inaugural BKFC Cruiserweight Championship at BKFC 18 on June 26, 2021. He won the fight and claimed the championship via fourth-round technical knockout. Immediately after the fight, Lombard had his post-fight interview interrupted by fellow BKFC competitor Lorenzo Hunt resulting in Lombard punching Hunt in the face twice, initiating a minor brawl. Lombard then attempted his first title defense against Lorenzo Hunt at BKFC 22 on November 12, 2021. He ended up losing the title via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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(One time; First) **One successful title defense ** Bellator Season 1 Middleweight Tournament Winner **Fastest Recorded Knockout in Bellator History (0:06) **Tied with Douglas Lima for 2nd most Knockout wins in Bellator History (8) *Cage Fighting Championship **CFC Middleweight Championship (One time; First) **Most successful CFC title defences (Seven) *

**AFC Middleweight Championship (One time; First) *Xtreme Fighting Championships (Australia) **XFC Light Heavyweight Championship (One time; First) *

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**2011 MMA All-Star Second Team *

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**2011 All-Violence Second Team **2010 All-Violence First Team *

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**2009 Bloodbath of the Year Bazzie Award vs.

on 19 June

Bare-knuckle boxing

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** BKFC Cruiserweight Championship (one time; first; current)

Judo

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**2004 Gold : Australian Open, 81 kg and Open Weight (+100 kg) **2002 Bronze : International Open Tre Torri, Italy – 73 kg **2002 Silver : International Open Guido Sieni Tournament, Italy – 73 kg **2001 Gold : Torneo International Jose Ramon Rodrigues City Santiago de Cuba – 73 kg **2001 Silver : Tre Torri International Open – 73 kg **2001 7th place: Hungarian Open – 73 kg **2001 Bronze : World Masters Germany – 73 kg **2001 Silver : Austria Open – 73 kg **2000 Member of the Cuban Olympic Team – 73 kg **2000 Gold : Torneo International Jose Ramon Rodriges, City Santa Clara – 73 kg **1999 7th Place: Paris Open – 73 kg **1998 Silver : Campeonato Ibero Americano – 73 kg *Federacion Cuba de Judo **2002 Undefeated: World Team Championships, Suiza – 73 kg **2001 Gold : Cuban National Championships, City Santiago de Cuba – 73 kg **2000 Gold : Cuban National Championships, City Santa Clara – 73 kg **1999 Gold : Cuban National Championships – 73 kg **1998 Silver : National Seniors Cuba Championship – 73 kg **1997 Bronze : National Seniors Cuba Championship, Ciudad de la Havana – 73 kg **1997 Gold : Junior Cuba Nationals Championship, Ciudad Santa Clara – 73 kg **1994 College National Champion, City Las Tunas – 71 kg **1993 College National Champion, City Ciudad de la Havana – 71 kg **1991 College National Champion, City Isla de la Juventud – 52 kg

Kickboxing record

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Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

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Monroe, Louisiana Monroe (historically french: Poste-du-Ouachita) is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and parish seat of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census-tabulated population of 47,702, it is the principal city of the Monroe metropolita ...

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 24–2–1 (1) , Art Santore , TKO (doctor stoppage) , CFC 12 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:23 ,

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 23–2–1 (1) , Joey Gorczynski , Decision (unanimous) , G-Force Fights , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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Kalib Starnes Kalib Starnes (born January 6, 1975) is a Canadian mixed martial artist. Early life Starnes became involved in the martial arts at an early age and began teaching when he was a teenager. He started training in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu at the Gracie Aca ...

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 18–2–1 (1) , Ron Verdadero , TKO (suplex and punches) , CFC 7 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:20 ,

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Brian Ebersole Brian Keith Ebersole (born November 27, 1980) is an American retired mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC's Welterweight division, and holds a record of 5-3 with the organization. In addition to the UFC, Ebersole has competed in Shooto, ...

, TKO (submission to punches) , CFC 5 , , align=center, 4 , align=center, 1:56 ,

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 16–2–1 (1) , Fabiano Capoani , KO (elbows) , CFC 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:23 ,

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 15–2–1 (1) , Tristan Yunker , TKO (corner stoppage) , CFC 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:10 ,

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 14–2–1 (1) , Damir Mihajlovic , Decision (unanimous) , Serbia vs. Australia , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Serbia , , - , Win , align=center, 13–2–1 (1) , Jean-François Lenogue , Decision (unanimous) , CFC 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 12–2–1 (1) , Tatsuya Kurisu , TKO (corner stoppage) , X-Agon 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:48 ,

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, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 11–2 (1) , Fabio Galeb , KO (punches) , OFC 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:24 ,

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 10–2 (1) , Yusaku Tsukumo , Decision (unanimous) , WR 9 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 9–2 (1) ,

James Te Huna James Te Huna (born 29 September 1981) is best known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship who has been called a pioneer of New Zealand mixed martial artists. He was the first Australian-based fighter to win a UFC fight on Australi ...

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, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 8–2 (1) , Eiji Ishikawa , TKO (punches) , Deep: 28 Impact , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:50 , Bunkyo, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 7–2 (1) ,

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, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 (1) , Jae Young Kim , Submission (armbar) , Spirit MC 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:36 ,

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, South Korea , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1 (1) , Michael Ravenscroft , Decision (unanimous) , Dojo KO , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Decision (unanimous) , Pride – Bushido 11 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Saitama, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 (1) , Mathew Toa , Submission (armbar) , UP , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:36 ,

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Daiju Takase is a Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has fought as a middleweight and welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championship. He is noted for being the second to defeat, and first to finish, former U ...

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, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 (1) , David Frendin , KO (punches) , XFO 10 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:52 ,

, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 (1) , Adam Bourke , Submission (toe hold) , XFC 9 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:44 ,

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Cris Brown Christopher "Cris" Brown is an Australian freestyle wrestler who competed at five Olympics from 1980 to 1996. His best result was fourth at the 1984 Olympics when he lost in the bronze medal match of the Featherweight class to South Korean Le ...

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, Australia , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Michael Grunindike , Decision (unanimous) , SRF 11 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, - , Loss , align=center, 3–1 , Lorenzo Hunt , Decision (unanimous) , BKFC 22: Lombard vs. Hunt , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 2:00 ,

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, TKO (doctor stoppage) , BKFC 18: Beltran vs. Shewmaker , , align=center, 4 , align=center, 1:07 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 ,

, TKO (punches) , Bare Knuckle FC 12 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:50 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , David Mundell , Decision (unanimous) , Bare Knuckle FC 10 , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 2:00 ,

Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale () is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and largest city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth ...

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