Patrick Côté (; born February 29, 1980) is a retired Canadian professional mixed martial artist. A professional from 2002 until 2017, Côté fought in 21 bouts in the UFC, and was a finalist on season four of

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Background

Côté was born in

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, Canada, on February 29, 1980. Côté started his

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training in the

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at around age of 16, where he took up

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and subsequently added

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and

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to his repertoire. Côté served in the army until 2005, when he started training full-time. He also studied Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Fabio Holanda at BTT Canada. Côté also studies Muay Thai with renowned coach Mark DellaGrotte, a former coach on The Ultimate Fighter 4. He also maintains ties with Team Legion.

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Côté made his UFC debut at UFC 50, on October 22, 2004 against

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. Côté accepted the fight on just four days' notice when Lion's Den veteran Guy Mezger pulled out of the main event due to an injury. He said to Ortiz before the fight that, if he thought

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hit hard, he hit harder. Côté lost via unanimous decision; however, he impressed UFC officials by not being submitted or knocked out by Ortiz and displaying toughness and willingness to take the fight on short notice. Côté returned to the octagon in 2005 losing his next two fights to Joe Doerksen and Chris Leben. In 2006, Côté was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback, defeating Jorge Rivera and Edwin Dewees in exhibition matches. He advanced to the finale, where he lost by first round submission to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter Travis Lutter at The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale in a non-exhibition match. This loss brought Côté's official UFC record to 0–4. Three months later Côté earned his first win in the UFC at UFC 67, defeating TUF4 teammate Scott Smith by unanimous decision. In August 2007, he defeated TUF3 winner Kendall Grove at '' UFC 74'' via TKO in the first round. This fight earned him another '' Knockout of the Night'' award. Côté then fought

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at UFC Fight Night 12, winning in the first round via TKO after catching McFedries with a counter punch. This fight earned him another '' Knockout of the Night'' award. Côté extended his UFC win streak to four fights at '' UFC 86'' by defeating

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via split decision, also earning him a title shot. Côté faced UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva on October 25, 2008 at UFC 90, the UFC's first event in

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. Silva won the first 2 rounds but Côté proved how good his chin was by taking a roundhouse kick and flying knee right on the button without getting rocked in the very first round. In the third round, Côté's movement inside the octagon caused too much pressure on the back of his right leg (which he was using to move forward) and an injury caused him to fall to the mat grasping his right knee in pain. Referee Herb Dean declared the fight over when Côté could not continue, ruling the bout a TKO victory for Silva. Côté, however, became the first of Silva's UFC opponents to make it into the third round. On January 25, 2009, while taking time off for his surgically repaired knee, Patrick said during an interview with MMA Mania that if he gets a rematch with Anderson Silva he is confident that he will beat him. He also indicated in a July 2009 interview with Rogers Sportsnet's MMA Connected television program that he would like to fight

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, assuming that Bisping lost to Dan Henderson. Côté returned from his injury after nearly a year and a half off at UFC 113. In the second round Côté was submitted via rear naked choke by Alan Belcher after being slammed on his head. Côté complained after the loss that he had been illegally spiked onto the canvas, but the referee ruled that Côté had landed on his face, not his head. Côté faced Tom Lawlor on October 23, 2010 at UFC 121. Out-wrestled by his opponent for all three rounds, Côté lost the fight by unanimous decision with 30–27 scores on all three judges' cards. After the loss to Lawlor and with a record of 4-7 in the UFC, Côté was released from the promotion.

Independent promotions

On January 18, 2011, Côté confirmed via

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that he had signed a contract with Montreal's Ringside MMA promotion to fight at an upcoming card to be held at Montreal's

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. He faced fellow UFC veteran

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and won the fight via unanimous decision. On June 4, 2011, Côté faced fellow UFC veteran Todd Brown. The day before, Brown and Côté were in a heated confrontation when Brown shoved Cote during the weigh-ins and Cote slapped Brown across the face afterwards. Côté won the fight by unanimous decision. On October 7, 2011, Côté faced muay thai specialist Crafton Wallace at Instinct MMA 1 in Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada. Côté won the fight via TKO after Wallace injured his leg by stuffing a takedown. Côté next fought on March 31, 2012 at AFC 2 against Gracie trained BJJ black belt Gustavo Machado in Brazil. Côté won via KO in the first round.

Return to UFC

Côté returned to the UFC stepping in as a replacement for

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against Cung Le on July 7, 2012 at UFC 148. Côté was defeated via unanimous decision. Côté next fought

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on November 17, 2012 at UFC 154. He won the fight via disqualification after being punched in the back of the head multiple times. A rematch was briefly linked with Sakara for March 16, 2013 at UFC 158. However, Sakara was forced out of the bout with a kidney illness. On December 18, 2012, it was announced that Côté was dropping down to the

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division. Côté faced promotional newcomer Bobby Voelker on March 16, 2013 at UFC 158. He was successful in his welterweight debut, winning the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. On June 14, 2013, it was announced that Côté would be coaching The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia, opposite Kyle Noke. The reality show features welterweights and middleweights. The coaches faced each other on April 16, 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale. Côté won the fight by unanimous decision. Côté faced Stephen Thompson on September 27, 2014 at UFC 178. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Côté faced

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on April 25, 2015. He won the back-and-forth fight by unanimous decision. Côté faced

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on August 23, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 74. He won the back and forth fight via TKO in the third round and both participants were awarded ''Fight of the Night'' honors. Côté became the first person to beat Burkman by TKO. Côté faced Ben Saunders on January 17, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 81. He won the fight via TKO in the second round. Côté next faced Donald Cerrone on June 18, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 89. He lost the fight via TKO in the third round. Côté faced Thiago Alves on April 8, 2017 at UFC 210. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and subsequently announced his retirement from the sport.

Championships and accomplishments

* Canadian Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame ** Class of 2022 (MMA Wing) * Maximum Fighting Championship ** MFC Middleweight Championship (One time) *

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** Fight of the Night (One Time) vs.

** Knockout of the Night (Two times) vs. Kendall Grove and

** UFC Encyclopedia Awards *** Fight of the Night (One time) ** The Ultimate Fighter 4 (Finalist) * MMAJunkie.com **2015 August Fight of the Month vs.

Mixed martial arts record

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, Decision (unanimous) , Ringside MMA 10 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, Canada , , - , Loss , align=center, 13–7 , Tom Lawlor , Decision (unanimous) , UFC 121 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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Exhibition record

, Win , align=center, 2–0 , Edwin Dewees , Decision (unanimous) , rowspan=2, The Ultimate Fighter 4 , (airdate) , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , rowspan=2, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Jorge Rivera , Decision (unanimous) , (airdate) , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Professional boxing record

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References

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