Luis Vicente Palomino (born October 9, 1980) is a Peruvian-American

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and bare-knuckle fighter who is the current Lightweight and Welterweight champion for

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, making him the first “double champ” in the BKFC. He also competed in the

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division for the

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and

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. In addition, he previously fought in the

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division. In 2009, Palomino fought for

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, where he competed in their Featherweight Tournament.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Palomino began his career with 3–0 record, in the Absolute Fighting Championship promotion, one of which being a victory over future ''

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'' competitor Jeremy May via unanimous decision. Palomino's next six fights ended via KO/TKO, whether he won or lost. During this stretch, Palomino had a record of 4–2. In his final fight prior to joining Bellator, Palomino fought John Mahlow for the XFC Lightweight Championship, in a bout that was featured on the Inside MMA show. Palomino lost the fight via submission (rear naked choke) in the fifth round.

Bellator Fighting Championships

Palomino then joined Bellator to take part in their Bellator Season One: Featherweight Tournament. His opening round fight was against Estevan Payan at

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. Palomino was knocked down by Payan and almost submitted with a rear naked choke in the first round, but time expired before Payan could finish the fight. The next two rounds were regarded as difficult to score and this led to the verdict of a split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) which didn't go Palomino's way. Despite his elimination from the featherweight tournament, Palomino stayed with the Bellator promotion and continued in the featherweight division. His opponent at

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was Nick Gonzalez and Palomino defeated him via TKO (punches) in the second minute of the first round. Palomino next faced Troy Gerhart at

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in a 150 lb bout and defeated him via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). After the first season of Bellator ended, Palomino took a few fights outside of the promotion. Palomino lost his first fight to eventual

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winner

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via submission (rear naked choke) in the second round. Palomino followed the loss up with two victories including wins over Rafael Dias by TKO and

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via split decision. In his next Bellator appearance at

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, Palomino defeated Jose Figueroa via unanimous decision in a lightweight bout. Palomino then stayed with Bellator into the third season. His first fight of the season was against

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, which he lost via unanimous decision.

Championship Fighting Alliance

Palomino signed with local promotion

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, Palomino quickly made his CFA debut on May 6, 2012 in

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against Peter Grimes for the inaugural CFA Featherweight championship at CFA's inaugural event; CFA: The Title. Palomino defeated Grimes by submission due to an armbar at 4:59 of round 4. Palomino returned at CFA 04: Izquierdo vs. Cenoble on December 17, 2011 in

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against well known journeyman Charles Bennett. Palomino was able to use his speed advantage to counter punch the aggressive Bennett and ultimately knocked Bennett out at 3:59 of the first round. Palomino became only the second man to knock Bennet out. Palomino was scheduled to fight former Maximum Fighting Championship Lightweight Champion

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at CFA 06 on April 13, 2012 in

. McKee was forced off the card due to an injury and was replaced by James Warfield, the fight was originally scheduled for the CFA Lightweight Championship but Warfield did not make the required weight of 155 pounds thus rescheduling the fight to a non-title bout. Warfield knocked Palomino down in the first round but Palomino was able to recover and control the rest of his fight by using his unorthodox and fast striking to pick Warfield thus winning by unanimous decision. Palomino next faced 2x

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Grand Prix winner and

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veteran

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at CFA 07: Never Give Up on June 30, 2012 in

. Palomino became the first man to ever finish Cavalcante and he did so via third-round knockout due to punches. Palomino returned to action at CFA 09 on January 19, 2013 when he faced

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veteran

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for the CFA Lightweight Championship, Palomino lost a unanimous decision after being constantly outgrappled and taken down throughout the fight. Palomino bounced back from his previous defeat on May 24, 2013 at CFA 11 by knocking out Robert Washington in the first round. Palomino faced

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winner

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at CFA 12 on October 12, 2013. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

World Series of Fighting

Palomino made his WSOF debut on January 18, 2014 in

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against

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, Palomino won via second-round knockout. Palomino faced champion

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for the

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at WSOF 19 on March 28, 2015. He lost the back-and-forth fight via TKO in the third round. Palomino faced Gaethje in a rematch on September 18, 2015 at

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. It was again a back-and-forth battle that Palomino lost via TKO in the second round. Palomino next entered WSOF's one night Lightweight tournament to determine the number one contender for the Lightweight Championship. He faced Rich Patishnock in the quarter finals and won via knockout in the first round. He then faced Brian Foster in the semifinals and lost via TKO in the second round.

Absolute Championship Berkut

Palomino faced Chechen fighter Musa Khamanaev on January 13, 2017 at ACB 51. He won the fight via TKO in the second round. In the second fight he faced Marcos Vinicius Schmitz on May 20, 2017 at ACB 61. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Palomino faced Yusuf Raisov on August 19, 2017 at ACB 67. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Bare-knuckle boxing

After signing a three-fight contract with the BKFC, Palomino made his debut in bare-knuckle boxing against Elvin Brito at BKFC 10 on February 15, 2020. Palomino won the fight via unanimous decision and advanced to the four-man BKFC Super Welterweight Tournament finals. Palomino was initially scheduled to face

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at BKFC 11 on March 14, 2020 for the Lightweight Championship, but the event was postponed to take place on June 20, 2020 due to the

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. The event was subsequently postponed yet again and two weeks before the re-scheduled date July 24, 2020, Alers withdrew after his camp member tested positive for

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and was replaced by

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. Palomino claimed the title via first-minute knockout. The bout with Alers was then rebooked to take place at BKFC 14 on November 13, 2020. Palomino successfully defended his championship via first-minute knockout. In his second title defense attempt, Palomino faced Tyler Goodjohn at BKFC 18 on June 26, 2021. Palomino retained his title and won the bout via unanimous decision. He next faced

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at BKFC 22 on November 12, 2021. He successfully defended the title via unanimous decision. He successfully defended his title by defeating Martin Brown at BKFC: KnuckleMania 2 on February 19, 2022 via unanimous decision. Following his routing of Brown, Palomino set his sights on becoming the first two-division champion in the BKFC. He faced off against welterweight champion Elvin Brito at BKFC 26 on June 24, 2022–a bout he won by unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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** XFC Featherweight Championship (One time) *Championship Fighting Alliance **Championship Fighting Alliance Featherweight Championship (One time; First) **2012 Championship Fighting Alliance Most Valuable Fighter **Knockout of the Night (Two times) vs.

on June 30, 2012 and vs. Charles Bennett on December 17, 2011 *

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**2015 March Fight of the Month vs. Justin Gaethje **2015 September Fight of the Month vs. Justin Gaethje *

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**2015 Best Fight of the Half-Year vs. Justin Gaethje

Bare-knuckle boxing

** BKFC Lightweight Championship (one time; current; first) ***Three successful title defenses **Police Gazette World Lightweight Championship

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

*Promoted to black belt on April 25, 2012 by Daniel Valverde

Mixed martial arts record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Palomino, Luis Living people 1980 births American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Peruvian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Peruvian male mixed martial artists American male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing capoeira Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Bare-knuckle boxers Peruvian capoeira practitioners Peruvian emigrants to the United States People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Bellator Fighting Championships

Championship Fighting Alliance

World Series of Fighting

Absolute Championship Berkut

Bare-knuckle boxing

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Bare-knuckle boxing

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Mixed martial arts record

Bare knuckle record

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