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- Given Name:Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi
- Pro MMA Record:20-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname:The Last Stylebender
- Current Streak:1 Loss
- Age:31 Date of Birth:1989.07.22
- Last Fight:March 06, 2021inUFC
- Weight Class:Middleweight Last Weigh-In:200.5 lbs
- Affiliation:City Kickboxing
- Height:6'4' (193cm) Reach:80.0' (203cm)
- Career Disclosed Earnings:$1,418,000 USD
- Born:Lagos, Nigeria
- Fighting out of:Auckland, New Zealand
- College:N/A
- Foundation Style:Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Boxing
- Head Coach:Eugene Bareman
- Other Coaches:N/A
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Israel Adesanya was born in Nigeria, but was relocated to New Zealand by his family while still an adolescent. He has a background in Muay Thai and Kickboxing, originally competing in Kickboxing and Boxing before becoming a professional Mixed Martial Artist. He amassed a 32-0 record as an amateur Kickboxer, then achieving 75-5 while a professional, with 48 KO's in his Kickboxing career. His career in boxing was far shorter, having a record of 5-1, with 1 knockout. He also was awarded a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by André Gavão.
Adesanya had one amateur MMA fight in 2009 against Neroni Savaiinaea, of which he lost by decision. However, he made the choice to return to MMA, this time as a professional in 2012. He went on an 11-fight winning streak from then on, with all wins coming by way of (T)KO, getting a win over UFC veteran Melvin Guillard in the process.
He was signed by the UFC in 2017, making his UFC debut at UFC 221 on February 21st, 2018 against Rob Wilkinson. He won the fight via TKO in the second round, collecting along the way a Performance of the Night bonus. His next fight was against Marvin Vettori at UFC on FOX 29 on April 14th, 2018. He won the close fight via split decision. He fought for the third time in the year at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Season Finale on July 6th, 2018 against Brad Tavares. He won the one-sided bout via unanimous decision, winning his second Performance of the Night Bonus along the way. He capped off his year with a first round TKO over Derek Brunson at UFC 230 on November 3rd, 2018, winning his third Performance of the Night bonus in the process. Israel Adesanya then went on to face former UFC Middleweight Champion and one of the greatest of all time, Anderson Silva in the main event of UFC 234 on February 9th, 2019. The main event was supposed to be Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum for the Middleweight belt, with the co-main event set as a number one contender's fight. However, the main event was cancelled hours prior to the event due to the Champion, Robert Whittaker suffering an abdominal hernia. Adesanya's fight with Silva was rebooked to main event status. Adesanya beat the former titleholder by Unanimous Decision, winning his first ever Fight of the Night bonus as well.
Adesanya faught against Kelvin Gastelum for the Interim UFC Middleweight Championship belt in the co-main event of UFC 236 on April 13th, 2019. In what some called the fight of the year adesanya defeated kelvin gastelum to become the ufc middle weight interim champion setting up a show down to unify his interim belt with the reigning champion Robert Whittaker's undisputed middle weight championship.
The biggest event in UFC history went down in Melbourne Australia october 6th in the Marvel Arena. At UFC 243 Israel 'the last stylebender' Adesanya fought and won against Robert 'the reaper' Whitaker via K.O. in the second round.
Even before the fight Adesanya displayed his calm but show orientated style dancing with 3 childhood friends before getting into the octagon. In the fight Robert Whitaker tried to reach for Adesanya with longing shots but missed most of them. Israel was able to drop Robert in the last second of the first round and the bell saved Robert into the second round. Same same in the second round until the finishing blows of Adesanya put an end to that fight. Adesanya silencing his critics with this dominant performance addressing the 'non-existing power issue' the best way possible by knocking out the champ. It's fair to say the UFC has a new Superstar in Adesanya.
Israel Adesanya wants to defend his UFC middle weight title against title contender Paulo Costo who himself is coming off a win against Yoel Romero. There are even rumors of a Jon Jones fight down the line.
Due to injury issues with Paulo Costa, Adesanya instead faced Yoel Romero for his first title defense. He won by unanimous decision in what was said to be a boring fight.
He will now face Paulo Costa in a heated championship bout at Fight Island on September 26th, 2020.
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| Din Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 28, 1976 (age 44) Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
| Other names | Dinyero |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Division | Featherweight (2009–2014) Lightweight Welterweight |
| Fighting out of | Port St. Lucie, Florida |
| Team | American Top Team (2001–2020)[1] |
| Rank | 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsuunder Ricardo Liborio |
| Years active | 1998–2014 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 36 |
| Wins | 26 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 14 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 5 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Din Yero Thomas (born September 28, 1976) is a retired Americanmixed martial artist who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback. In the Ultimate Fighting Championships, Thomas is a UFC 41 Lightweight Tournament Semifinalist. He holds a Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Liborio and currently runs two successful Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA academies in Port St. Lucie, Florida.[2] Thomas holds notable victories of (UFC Lightweight Champion) Jens Pulver, (UFC Welterweight Champion) Matt Serra, and (Strikeforce Lightweight Champion) Clay Guida.
Thomas has acted in local independent films, portraying The Fight Kid in Chris Fuller's Loren Cass and Reverend Pierce in Natalie, Queen of Scots.[3]
Background[edit]
Thomas was born in Wilmington, Delaware, where he lived until he was 12 years old. When he was 12 Thomas moved to Port St. Lucie, Florida, and attended Port St. Lucie High School. Thomas flirted with baseball and football growing up, but ultimately did not have a serious interest in team sports because he did not like negatively affecting his teammates. A few weeks before his 18th birthday, Thomas' life changed drastically. He had recently broken up with his girlfriend, and in a fit of rage beat up her new boyfriend at her house. The young Thomas was charged with battery and had to spend his weekends in prison for the next year. Soon, he turned his attention to jiu-jitsu and began training in a small academy near his home.[4]
Mixed martial arts career[edit]
Before entering the UFC, Thomas held a 12–1 MMA record including wins over future UFClightweight champion Jens Pulver and Dokonjonosuke Mishima, with his only loss coming to future UFClightweight title challenger Caol Uno. Thomas made his UFC debut at UFC 32, in a fight against future UFC Lightweight and Welterweight championB.J. Penn, where he lost by TKO (strikes) in the first round. Thomas returned at UFC 33, defeating Fabiano Iha by unanimous decision.
At UFC 39, Thomas faced Japanese superstar Caol Uno in a rematch. The fight was part of a tournament to determine the new UFC Lightweight Champion. After three rounds, Thomas lost by unanimous decision. His next fight was a split decision victory over future UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra at UFC 41. This fight would prove somewhat controversial, due to one of the judges mistakenly placing the score he assigned to Thomas in the column reserved for Serra.[citation needed] This caused Serra to be declared the winner by decision, but the mistake was discovered and Thomas and his team were notified of the change, giving Thomas the split decision victory. This would be Thomas' last UFC fight for 3 years.
Thomas was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 where he defeated Mikey Burnett in the first round, before losing to training partner Chris Lytle by decision in the semi-finals. Thomas returned at the finale on November 11, 2006, to face Rich Clementi, winning via rear naked choke in the second round.
Thomas was then defeated via submission (rear naked choke) by future UFC lightweight title challenger Kenny Florian after injuring his knee in a takedown attempt while headlining the main event at UFC Fight Night 11. Doctors said in his takedown attempt that Thomas tore his meniscus and stretched his PCL.[5][6] His most recent UFC fight was a unanimous decision loss to Josh Neer at UFC Fight Night 13. He was released from his UFC contract after this fight.[7]
After his loss to Neer, Thomas decided to drop a weight class to featherweight (145 lbs). He debuted at featherweight against Dustin Pieken securing a triangle choke in the first round. He has followed that up with TKO wins over Gabe Lemley and Dustin Pague.
Thomas had signed with Shine Fights and was expected to make his debut against Ricardo Mayorga on May 15 in Fayetteville, North Carolina but it was canceled after Don King was granted an injunction preventing Mayorga from fighting.[8]
Thomas was scheduled to return after a nearly two-year-long layoff Oct. 7, 2011, at Fight Time 7 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a promotion headed up by his American Top Team boxing trainer, Howard Davis Jr. But Thomas was in a car accident prior to the event and had to be hospitalized for his injuries. His fight against George Sheppard was scheduled to be the main event of Fight Time 7: The Return of Din Thomas.[9]
On January 2, 2014, Thomas announced his retirement from mixed martial arts.[10]
Coaching career[edit]
Besides his own professional mixed martial artist career, Thomas has been coaching since the early days of MMA. He started coaching at Mike Metzger’s Internal Power Karate School in 1999. Thomas owned multiple MMA and jiu-jitsu schools until he was recruited to become one of the primary coaches at American Top Team in 2015. Before becoming a full-time coach at ATT, he had been partially affiliated with the team and its athletes since 2001.[11] In March 2020, Thomas announced that he had departed from ATT in order to pursue his own MMA camp.[1]
Personal life[edit]
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Thomas is married and has a son named Ethon.[12]
He also appeared in the 2007 Gotham Award-nominated independent feature film Loren Cass which had its United States premiere at Dennis Hopper's CineVegas Film Festival and its international premiere in the prestigious Filmmakers of the Present competition at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland. The film was released in theaters and on DVD in 2009 by Kino International.
Thomas was arrested on October 30, 2007, on a charge of 'felony prohibited competitions' in Port St. Lucie, Florida at his training gym.[13] As of November 30, 2007, the Assistant State Attorney's office decided not to file formal charges against Thomas and filed paperwork dismissing the charge on which he was arrested. The Assistant D.A. stated if the fighter or participants were students of Thomas' school, and the purpose of the school is to teach martial arts, then they meet the exception to the law.[14]
Championships and accomplishments[edit]
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- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Clay Guida
- Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Jeremy Stephens
- World Extreme Fighting
- World Extreme Fighting Lightweight Championship (Three times)[15]
- Reality Super Fighting
- Reality Super Fighting Lightweight Championship (Two times)[15]
- International Sport Combat Federation
- ISCF World Lightweight Championship (One time)[16]
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Mixed martial arts record[edit]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 36 matches | 26 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 2 |
| By submission | 15 | 2 |
| By decision | 4 | 5 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 26–9 (1) | Georgi Karakhanyan | Decision (unanimous) | Legacy Fighting Championship 19 | April 12, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Texas, United States | |
| NC | 26–8 (1) | Cody Bollinger | No Contest | Pure MMA: Next Episode | May 12, 2012 | 1 | 2:04 | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States | For the Pure MMA Featherweight Championship. Overturned by the PSAC. |
| Win | 26–8 | Dustin Pague | TKO (doctor stoppage) | WEF: Brasco vs. Whitesel | January 8, 2010 | 2 | 4:14 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 25–8 | Gabe Lemley | TKO (knee) | SRP: March Badness | March 21, 2009 | 1 | 4:13 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 24–8 | Dustin Pieken | Submission (triangle choke) | HHP 1: The Patriot Act | February 7, 2009 | 1 | 2:58 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | Featherweight debut. |
| Loss | 23–8 | Josh Neer | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 13 | April 2, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |
| Loss | 23–7 | Kenny Florian | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night 11 | September 19, 2007 | 1 | 4:30 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 23–6 | Jeremy Stephens | Submission (armbar) | UFC 71 | May 26, 2007 | 2 | 2:44 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Submission of the Night |
| Win | 22–6 | Clay Guida | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 8 | January 25, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | Fight of the Night |
| Win | 21–6 | Rich Clementi | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale | November 11, 2006 | 2 | 3:11 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 20–6 | Luciano Azevedo | Decision (unanimous) | WCFC: No Guts No Glory | March 18, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Manchester, England | |
| Win | 20–5 | Dwayne Shelton | Submission (armbar) | BP: Pride & Glory | September 17, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Georgia, United States | |
| Loss | 19–5 | Tyrone Glover | Decision (majority) | Deep: 20th Impact | September 3, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 19–4 | John Strawn | Submission (armbar) | Absolute Fighting Championships 11 | February 12, 2005 | 1 | 1:15 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 18–4 | Ray Totorico | Submission (ankle lock) | Battle of New Orleans 11 | February 7, 2004 | 1 | 1:45 | Metairie, Louisiana, United States | |
| Loss | 17–4 | Amar Suloev | TKO (punches and soccer kicks) | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 | December 31, 2003 | 1 | 4:22 | Kobe, Japan | |
| Win | 17–3 | Steve Berger | Decision (unanimous) | Absolute Fighting Championships 4 | July 19, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 16–3 | Matt Serra | Decision (split) | UFC 41 | February 28, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 15–3 | Caol Uno | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 39 | September 27, 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | UFC Lightweight Championship tournament semi-final |
| Win | 15–2 | Rob Baer | TKO (punches) | RSF 6: Mayhem in Myers | December 29, 2001 | 1 | 1:22 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 14–2 | Jason Bender | TKO (punches) | RSF 5: New Blood Conflict | October 27, 2001 | 1 | 1:03 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 13–2 | Fabiano Iha | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 33 | September 28, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 12–2 | B.J. Penn | KO (knee and punches) | UFC 32 | June 29, 2001 | 1 | 2:42 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 12–1 | Scott Johnson | Submission (armbar) | RSF 1: Redemption in the Valley | April 21, 2001 | 1 | 3:11 | Wheeling, West Virginia, United States | |
| Win | 11–1 | Stephen Palling | Submission (triangle choke) | SuperBrawl 20 | February 23, 2001 | 1 | 3:52 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 10–1 | Jens Pulver | Submission (heel hook) | WEF: New Blood Conflict | August 26, 2000 | 2 | 0:33 | United States | Won ISCF World Lightweight Championship |
| Win | 9–1 | Don Banville | TKO (corner stoppage) | World Extreme Fighting 9: World Class | May 13, 2000 | 2 | 4:00 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 8–1 | Dokonjonosuke Mishima | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Shooto – R.E.A.D. 2 | March 17, 2000 | 2 | 3:37 | Tokyo, Japan | Stoppage due to cut. |
| Win | 7–1 | Tim Douglas | Submission (armbar) | Reality Combat Fighting 4 | February 19, 2000 | 1 | 0:45 | Houma, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 6–1 | Ken Allen | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | World Extreme Fighting 7: Stomp in the Swamp | October 9, 1999 | 1 | 3:16 | Kenner, Louisiana, United States | |
| Loss | 5–1 | Caol Uno | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto: Renaxis 4 | September 5, 1999 | 3 | 3:16 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 5–0 | Scott Bills | Submission (triangle choke) | World Extreme Fighting 5 | February 21, 1999 | 1 | 3:46 | United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Scott Bills | TKO (retirement) | World Extreme Fighting 4 | December 19, 1998 | 1 | 5:00 | United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Ed Lutz | Submission (rear-naked choke) | World Extreme Fighting 4 | December 19, 1998 | 1 | 3:20 | United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Rodney Brown | Submission (keylock) | Ybor Vale Tudo | December 15, 1998 | 1 | 4:00 | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Tomas Velazquez | Submission (armbar) | WVF: Jacksonville Vale Tudo 1 | October 28, 1998 | 1 | 1:02 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ abSteven Marrocco (March 22, 2020). 'Din Thomas departs American Top Team, plans to groom more fighters'. mmafighting.com.
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2006-11-10. Retrieved 2006-12-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^'Din Thomas'. IMDb.
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- ^'UFC Fight Night 11 Shaping Up'. Nokaut.com. 2007-07-12. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
- ^''KenFlo' Replaces Spencer Fisher for UFC Main Event'. UFC.com. 2007-08-07. Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
- ^'Report: UFC Cuts Thomas, Speer, and Hironaka'. MMA Junkie.com. May 5, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2010-05-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^'UFC Vet Din Thomas Injured in Car Accident, Misses Main Event Return'. Mmafighting.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^'Brent Weedman and Din Thomas retire'. www.fighters.com. January 2, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03.
- ^Matt Bricker (June 1, 2018). 'Din Thomas: The Coaching Mindset From One of the Best'. mmasucka.com.
- ^'Din Thomas - A Veteran's Journey Continues this Thursday'. UFC.com. 2007-01-23. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^'UFC's Din Thomas ARRESTED'. www.angrymarks.com. 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2007-11-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ ab'Din Thomas'. UFC.ca. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^'ISCF Past Champions'. Iscfmma.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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External links[edit]
- Professional MMA record for Din Thomas from Sherdog
- Din Thomas at UFC
- November, 2006 Interview]