Sheldon Westcott (born August 10, 1985) is a Canadian

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

who competes in the

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division of the

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(UFC). He is also known for being a contestant and finalist on

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for Team Canada.

Mixed martial arts career

After losing his debut fight to Victor Bachmann in 2007, Wescott would go on to his next four fights, three of them were stopped in less than a minute. Sheldon was set to make his return to MFC to take on former King of the Cage Welterweight Champion Thomas Denny. They fought to split draw. The two would meet again at

MFC 30 ''MFC 30: Up Close and Personal'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC) on June 10, 2011 at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. The event was broadcast live on HDNet. Backgr ...

, Wescott won via unanimous decision.

The Ultimate Fighter: Nations

After going 8-1 Westcott would be a cast member on '' The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia'', representing Canada at middleweight. Westcott first defeated Daniel Kelly via arm-triangle in round one to advance to the semi-final. Sheldon would advance to the finals after submitting Vik Grujic in the first round via guillotine choke.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Westcott made his official debut facing one of his teammates,

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in the middleweight finals at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale. He lost via TKO in the second round. Westcott was expected to face

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on August 23, 2014 at

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. However, in the days leading up to the event, Westcott pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by

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. Westcott returned to the cage in April, 2015 and faced

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. He lost via unanimous decision. Westcott faced Edgar García on January 2, 2016 at

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. He won via TKO in the first round. Westcott was expected to face

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on February 4, 2017 at

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. However, Westcott pulled out of the fight in early January and was replaced by

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. Westcott was expected to face Danny Roberts on December 16, 2017 at

UFC on Fox 26 ''UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 26'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 16, 2017, at the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Background The e ...

. However, Westcott was removed from the card for undisclosed reasons in early December and was replaced by

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Championships and accomplishments

** The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia Middleweight Tournament Runner-Up ** The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia Performance of the Season

Mixed martial arts record

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, Canada , , - , Draw , align=center, 4–1–1 , Thomas Denny , Draw (split) , MFC 28: Supremacy , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Enoch, Alberta, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 4–1 , Simon Marini , Submission (guillotine choke) , AMMA 4: Victory , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:28 ,

, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 3–1 , Tim Smith , TKO (punches) , TFC 10: High Voltage , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:29 ,

, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 2–1 , Kyle Millberry , TKO (punches) , Heat XC 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:51 ,

, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 1–1 , Jeff Kilisolsky , Submission (guillotine choke) , MFC 18: Famous , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:33 , Enoch, Alberta, Canada , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , Victor Bachmann , Decision (split) , King of the Cage: Brawl in the Mall , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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Mixed martial arts exhibition record

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, Canada , Elimination Round.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Westcott, Sheldon Living people 1984 births Sportspeople from Edmonton Canadian male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters