Matt Serra
Encyclopedia
Matthew John Serra is an American
mixed martial artist
and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
black belt. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion and an ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
silver medal
ist. He began practicing martial arts at an early age, first studying kung fu. In the 1990s, he began studying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Renzo Gracie
and on May 23, 2000 was awarded his black belt, the first American to do so under Gracie. He is one of only two people in MMA to defeat Georges St-Pierre, the other being Matt Hughes
.
Pan American games in 1999 and won third place at the 1999 World Championships in Brazil as a brown belt. Continuing his Martial Arts career, he competed in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
choking out Takanori Gomi, winning a decision over Jean-Jacques Machado, and placing 2nd in the 66–76 kg division. Serra was invited to compete in Pride 9
against Johil de Oliveira but the bout was called off at the last minute when Oliveira was burned in a pyrotechnics accident backstage. Soon after, Matt began to compete in the UFC organization where he built up a record of four wins and four losses.
on SpikeTV. On the show, Serra defeated Pete Spratt
and Shonie Carter
to reach the finals, his win against Carter avenging his infamous highlight-reel KO loss to Carter at UFC 31
. On November 11, 2006, Serra defeated Chris Lytle
by split decision to become the Ultimate Fighter 4 Welterweight Tournament Champion.
His win earned him a guaranteed title shot against Georges St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship, as well as a $100,000 contract and $100,000 sponsorship with Xyience.
reality show with Matt Hughes
. Team Serra finished 6–2 in the first round of fights, winning six consecutive times which gave Serra the right to pick the fights in the second round. However, from then on Serra did not corner a single fighter to victory and saw all his trainees eventually lose out. The finale saw Team Hughes fighters Tommy Speer
and Mac Danzig
face each other for the title of Ultimate Fighter.
Serra said in season 6 of The Ultimate Fighter reality show that Joe Scarola
lost his job at Serra's jiu-jitsu school for quitting The Ultimate Fighter within the first week of the show. In exchange, Scarola opened his own academy which has created a feud among the two former friends. Relieving Scarola from his duties was difficult for Serra as the two were close friends, with Scarola serving as best man at Serra's wedding.
The two coaches were scheduled to face off for the UFC welterweight title at the conclusion of the series on UFC 79. Serra, however, was forced to withdraw from the fight due to a herniated disc in his lower back. The injury became evident when Serra was demonstrating a move to his student and fell to the floor in excruciating pain. In Serra's place, Georges St-Pierre fought and defeated Matt Hughes for what was then the interim UFC welterweight
title. This led to Serra holding the welterweight title while St-Pierre held the interim title.
After St-Pierre vs Hughes at UFC 79, Serra confirmed to NBC Sports
that his back was rapidly improving. He announced that he was scheduled to fight Georges St-Pierre at the first event to take place in Canada, UFC 83
. This match would unify the interim and regular welterweight belts.
on April 19, 2008, Serra fought Georges St-Pierre in a match to determine the undisputed welterweight championship during the UFC's first-ever event in Canada, at the Bell Centre
in Montreal
, Quebec
. Instead of striking, St-Pierre pressed the action early with a takedown and kept mixing up his attack, never allowing Serra the chance to mount a significant offense. In the second round, St-Pierre continued his previous actions, forcing Serra into the turtle position and delivering repeated knees to Serra's midsection. When Serra was unable to improve his position or defend against the strikes, referee Yves Lavigne stopped the fight.
Serra suffered a unanimous decision loss to Matt Hughes
at UFC 98
. Serra hurt Hughes early on in the fight with an inadvertent head-butt and a follow-up flurry of hooks. However, Hughes recovered and went on to win a close decision. After the fight Hughes and Serra embraced each other and ended their feud.
At UFC 109
, Serra defeated Frank Trigg
via KO (punches) at 2:23 of the first round, awarding him Knockout of the Night Honors. Serra was rumored to be headlining UFC Fight Night 22
on April 17, 2010, versus Mike Swick
, but the fight was turned down by Swick due to an arm injury.
At UFC 119
Serra fought Chris Lytle
on September 25, 2010. Serra lost the fight via unanimous decision.
In an interview with Ariel Helwani
at UFC 131
following Chris Weidman
's standing guillotine victory over Jesse Bongfeldt
, Serra put over his prominent student, and addressed when or if he would be fighting in the UFC in the foreseeable future. Between the birth of his second child and the rigors of training (Serra himself confirmed that he weighed somewhere around 200 lbs. at interview time), he likened his current situation to that of Rocky Balboa in the sixth film of the series, saying that he still "had some stuff in the basement". While not naming a specific opponent, the former champion said he'd like to be back in the Octagon sometime in the fall, and just wants an exciting fight.
. Matt and his wife Ann were married on May 26, 2007. The couple had their first child, a daughter named Angelina, on February 11, 2009.
The couple had their second child, a girl in April 2011.
Serra and his brother Nick
run two Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu schools at local strip malls in East Meadow, New York
and Huntington, New York
. Serra currently trains with Ray Longo and trains fighters such as Pete Sell
and Luke Cummo
.They fight under the Serra/Longo Competition Team.
ADCC 2001
66–76 kg: 2nd place
Record of opponents:
CBJJ World Championships
1999
Brown Belt Medio: Shared 1st Place
Pan-American Championships
1999
Purple Belt Medio: 1st place.
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| Loss
|align=center| 13–7
| Chris Lytle
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 119
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Indianapolis, Indiana
, US
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 13–6
| Frank Trigg
| KO (punches)
| UFC 109
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:23
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, US
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 12–6
| Matt Hughes
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 98
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, USA
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 12–5
| Georges St. Pierre
| TKO (knees to body)
| UFC 83
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:45
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 12–4
| Georges St. Pierre
| Submission (punches)
| UFC 69
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:25
| Houston, Texas
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 11–4
| Chris Lytle
| Decision (split)
| The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 10-4
| Shonie Carter
| Decision (unanimous)
| The Ultimate Fighter 4
|
|align=center|3
|align=center| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 9-4
| Pete Spratt
| Submission (punches)
| The Ultimate Fighter 4
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:26
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 8–4
| Karo Parisyan
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 53
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Atlantic City, New Jersey
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–3
| Ivan Menjivar
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 48
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–3
| Jeff Curran
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 46
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 6–3
| Din Thomas
| Decision (split)
| UFC 41
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Atlantic City, New Jersey
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 6–2
| B.J. Penn
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 39
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Uncasville, Connecticut
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–1
| Kelly Dullanty
| Submission (triangle choke)
| UFC 36
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:58
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–1
| Yves Edwards
| Decision (majority)
| UFC 33
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 4–1
| Shonie Carter
| KO (spinning back fist)
| UFC 31
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 4:51
| Atlantic City, New Jersey
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–0
| Greg Melisi
| Submission (armbar)
| Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 11
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:46
| Plainview, New York
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–0
| Jeff Telvi
| Submission (guillotine choke
)
| Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 7
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:30
| Plainview, New York
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–0
| Graham Lewis
| Submission (armbar)
| Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 6
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:04
| Plainview, New York
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Khamzat Vitaev
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 3
|
|align=center| N/A
|align=center| N/A
| Plainview, New York
, United States
|
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
black belt. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion and an ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
The ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship is a competition involving professional athletes who have been successful at the highest levels of jiu-jitsu, wrestling, judo, sambo, shooto and mixed martial arts...
silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
ist. He began practicing martial arts at an early age, first studying kung fu. In the 1990s, he began studying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie
Renzo Gracie is a Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. and a former mixed martial arts competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He is member of the Gracie family of Brazil. He is the son of Robson Gracie, grandson of Carlos Gracie, nephew of Carlos...
and on May 23, 2000 was awarded his black belt, the first American to do so under Gracie. He is one of only two people in MMA to defeat Georges St-Pierre, the other being Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes (fighter)
Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
.
Early career
Serra won first place at the Brazilian Jiu-JitsuBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
Pan American games in 1999 and won third place at the 1999 World Championships in Brazil as a brown belt. Continuing his Martial Arts career, he competed in the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
The ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship is a competition involving professional athletes who have been successful at the highest levels of jiu-jitsu, wrestling, judo, sambo, shooto and mixed martial arts...
choking out Takanori Gomi, winning a decision over Jean-Jacques Machado, and placing 2nd in the 66–76 kg division. Serra was invited to compete in Pride 9
PRIDE 9
Pride 9: New Blood was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan on June 4, 2000. Matt Serra was to fight on this card, but his opponent, Johil de Oliveira, was injured by a pyrotechnics explosion at the...
against Johil de Oliveira but the bout was called off at the last minute when Oliveira was burned in a pyrotechnics accident backstage. Soon after, Matt began to compete in the UFC organization where he built up a record of four wins and four losses.
The Ultimate Fighter
Matt later became a participant in The Ultimate Fighter 4: The ComebackThe Ultimate Fighter 4
The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback is the fourth season of the mixed martial arts reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It premiered on August 17, 2006, immediately after the conclusion of UFC Fight Night 6. The finale was aired on November 11, 2006.This series featured a change from...
on SpikeTV. On the show, Serra defeated Pete Spratt
Pete Spratt
Aaron Pete Spratt is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is a welterweight known for his appearances in the UFC and on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality television show.-MMA Career:...
and Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter
Mearion Shonie Bickhem III , better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion, an Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran, and a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show...
to reach the finals, his win against Carter avenging his infamous highlight-reel KO loss to Carter at UFC 31
UFC 31
UFC 31: Locked and Loaded was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey on May 4, 2001...
. On November 11, 2006, Serra defeated Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle
Chris Scott Lytle is a retired American mixed martial artist, boxer and a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Lytle was prominently featured as a welterweight on The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback. In Chris's MMA and boxing career he was never knocked out or submitted, though he did...
by split decision to become the Ultimate Fighter 4 Welterweight Tournament Champion.
His win earned him a guaranteed title shot against Georges St-Pierre for the UFC Welterweight Championship, as well as a $100,000 contract and $100,000 sponsorship with Xyience.
Winning the title
Serra fought St-Pierre on April 7, 2007 at UFC 69, and won the UFC Welterweight title via TKO at 3:25 of the first round. Prior to the fight Serra was considered a substantial underdog and consequently the fight is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in MMA history.The Ultimate Fighter coach
Serra coached season 6 of The Ultimate FighterThe Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...
reality show with Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes (fighter)
Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
. Team Serra finished 6–2 in the first round of fights, winning six consecutive times which gave Serra the right to pick the fights in the second round. However, from then on Serra did not corner a single fighter to victory and saw all his trainees eventually lose out. The finale saw Team Hughes fighters Tommy Speer
Tommy Speer
Tommy Speer is an American professional mixed martial artist. He received national exposure on The Ultimate Fighter 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting as a member of Team Hughes.-The Ultimate Fighter:...
and Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig
Mac Danzig is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Background:...
face each other for the title of Ultimate Fighter.
Serra said in season 6 of The Ultimate Fighter reality show that Joe Scarola
Joe Scarola
Joe Scarola is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra.He was defeated by Mac Danzig in the first preliminary fight...
lost his job at Serra's jiu-jitsu school for quitting The Ultimate Fighter within the first week of the show. In exchange, Scarola opened his own academy which has created a feud among the two former friends. Relieving Scarola from his duties was difficult for Serra as the two were close friends, with Scarola serving as best man at Serra's wedding.
The two coaches were scheduled to face off for the UFC welterweight title at the conclusion of the series on UFC 79. Serra, however, was forced to withdraw from the fight due to a herniated disc in his lower back. The injury became evident when Serra was demonstrating a move to his student and fell to the floor in excruciating pain. In Serra's place, Georges St-Pierre fought and defeated Matt Hughes for what was then the interim UFC welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
title. This led to Serra holding the welterweight title while St-Pierre held the interim title.
After St-Pierre vs Hughes at UFC 79, Serra confirmed to NBC Sports
NBC Sports
NBC Sports is the sports division of the NBC television network. Formerly "a service of NBC News," it broadcasts a diverse array of programs, including the Olympic Games, the NFL, the NHL, MLS, Notre Dame football, the PGA Tour, the Triple Crown, and the French Open, among others...
that his back was rapidly improving. He announced that he was scheduled to fight Georges St-Pierre at the first event to take place in Canada, UFC 83
UFC 83
UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event was held on April 19, 2008, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. UFC 83 was the UFC's first event in Canada...
. This match would unify the interim and regular welterweight belts.
Rematch with St-Pierre and fight with Matt Hughes
At UFC 83UFC 83
UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event was held on April 19, 2008, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. UFC 83 was the UFC's first event in Canada...
on April 19, 2008, Serra fought Georges St-Pierre in a match to determine the undisputed welterweight championship during the UFC's first-ever event in Canada, at the Bell Centre
Bell Centre
The Bell Centre , formerly known as the Molson Centre , is a sports and entertainment complex in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It opened on March 16, 1996 after nearly three years under construction...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. Instead of striking, St-Pierre pressed the action early with a takedown and kept mixing up his attack, never allowing Serra the chance to mount a significant offense. In the second round, St-Pierre continued his previous actions, forcing Serra into the turtle position and delivering repeated knees to Serra's midsection. When Serra was unable to improve his position or defend against the strikes, referee Yves Lavigne stopped the fight.
Serra suffered a unanimous decision loss to Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes (fighter)
Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
at UFC 98
UFC 98
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 23, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
. Serra hurt Hughes early on in the fight with an inadvertent head-butt and a follow-up flurry of hooks. However, Hughes recovered and went on to win a close decision. After the fight Hughes and Serra embraced each other and ended their feud.
At UFC 109
UFC 109
UFC 109: Relentless was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
, Serra defeated Frank Trigg
Frank Trigg
Dewey Franklin Trigg III is an American mixed martial artist, color commentator, pro wrestler and co-host of MMAWeekly radio show and TAGG radio show...
via KO (punches) at 2:23 of the first round, awarding him Knockout of the Night Honors. Serra was rumored to be headlining UFC Fight Night 22
UFC Fight Night 22
UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares, also known as UFC Fight Night 22 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 15, 2010 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas...
on April 17, 2010, versus Mike Swick
Mike Swick
Mike Swick is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a welterweight....
, but the fight was turned down by Swick due to an arm injury.
At UFC 119
UFC 119
UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 25, 2010, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The event was the first that the UFC hosted in Indiana.-Background:...
Serra fought Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle
Chris Scott Lytle is a retired American mixed martial artist, boxer and a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Lytle was prominently featured as a welterweight on The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback. In Chris's MMA and boxing career he was never knocked out or submitted, though he did...
on September 25, 2010. Serra lost the fight via unanimous decision.
In an interview with Ariel Helwani
Ariel Helwani
- Biography :Helwani was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he grew up in a Jewish family in the Town of Mount Royal and Westmount and attended the Akiva School and Herzliah High School. In 2004, he graduated from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. He works for...
at UFC 131
UFC 131
UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 11, 2011 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Background:...
following Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman is an American mixed martial artist and former collegiate wrestler. He is currently signed as a Middleweight with the UFC. Weidman attended Baldwin high school on Long Island where he was a Nassau County and New York State wrestling Champion...
's standing guillotine victory over Jesse Bongfeldt
Jesse Bongfeldt
Jesse Bongfeldt is a Canadian professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is a middleweight, and has fought for such organizations as the Ultimate Fighting Championships.-Early Career:...
, Serra put over his prominent student, and addressed when or if he would be fighting in the UFC in the foreseeable future. Between the birth of his second child and the rigors of training (Serra himself confirmed that he weighed somewhere around 200 lbs. at interview time), he likened his current situation to that of Rocky Balboa in the sixth film of the series, saying that he still "had some stuff in the basement". While not naming a specific opponent, the former champion said he'd like to be back in the Octagon sometime in the fall, and just wants an exciting fight.
Personal life
Serra was born to an Italian-American family and currently resides in East Meadow, New YorkEast Meadow, New York
East Meadow is a hamlet in Nassau County , New York, United States. East Meadow is an unincorporated area in the Town of Hempstead....
. Matt and his wife Ann were married on May 26, 2007. The couple had their first child, a daughter named Angelina, on February 11, 2009.
The couple had their second child, a girl in April 2011.
Serra and his brother Nick
Nick Serra
Nicholas Marcos 'Nick' Serra is a retired American mixed martial artist and the younger brother of former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Serra. The second American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under world renowned Renzo Gracie, he is Chief Instructor along with his brother Matt Serra in this...
run two Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu schools at local strip malls in East Meadow, New York
East Meadow, New York
East Meadow is a hamlet in Nassau County , New York, United States. East Meadow is an unincorporated area in the Town of Hempstead....
and Huntington, New York
Huntington, New York
The Town of Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York, USA. Founded in 1653, it is located on the north shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County, with Long Island Sound to its north and Nassau County adjacent to the west. Huntington is part of the New York metropolitan...
. Serra currently trains with Ray Longo and trains fighters such as Pete Sell
Pete Sell
Peter K. Sell, is an American mixed martial artist specializing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is a black belt under teacher and fellow mixed martial artist Matt Serra in East Meadow, New York, and has trained extensively under striking coach Ray Longo in Garden City, New York...
and Luke Cummo
Luke Cummo
Luke Joseph Cummo is an American mixed martial artist who appeared in the second season of the reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. After winning two exhibition fights, he made it to the finals where he was defeated by Joe Stevenson by decision in a close bout...
.They fight under the Serra/Longo Competition Team.
Grappling credentials
- ADCC World Submission Wrestling ChampionshipsADCCADCC may refer to:* ADCC Submission Wrestling Championship*Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity*Air Defence Cadet Corps*Viking ADCC Viking Line cruiseferry...
ADCC 2001
66–76 kg: 2nd place
Record of opponents:
- Won: Takanori Gomi (sub), Jean Jacques Machado (pts), Leonardo Silva Dos Santos (sub)
- Lost: Marcio Feitosa Souza (Conceded victory.)
CBJJ World Championships
1999
Brown Belt Medio: Shared 1st Place
Pan-American Championships
1999
Purple Belt Medio: 1st place.
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Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipUltimate Fighting ChampionshipThe Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
- UFC Welterweight Championship (One time)
- The Ultimate Fighter 4The Ultimate Fighter 4The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback is the fourth season of the mixed martial arts reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It premiered on August 17, 2006, immediately after the conclusion of UFC Fight Night 6. The finale was aired on November 11, 2006.This series featured a change from...
Welterweight Tournament Winner - Fight of the NightBonus Awards-Background:UFC Bonus Awards are three different kinds of awards usually given to four fighters after a UFC event.Fight of the Night - Award given to the two fighters that fought each other and delivered the "most impressive" fight on the card....
(One time) - Knockout of the NightBonus Awards-Background:UFC Bonus Awards are three different kinds of awards usually given to four fighters after a UFC event.Fight of the Night - Award given to the two fighters that fought each other and delivered the "most impressive" fight on the card....
(One time)
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Loss
|align=center| 13–7
| Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle
Chris Scott Lytle is a retired American mixed martial artist, boxer and a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Lytle was prominently featured as a welterweight on The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback. In Chris's MMA and boxing career he was never knocked out or submitted, though he did...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 119
UFC 119
UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 25, 2010, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The event was the first that the UFC hosted in Indiana.-Background:...
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, US
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 13–6
| Frank Trigg
Frank Trigg
Dewey Franklin Trigg III is an American mixed martial artist, color commentator, pro wrestler and co-host of MMAWeekly radio show and TAGG radio show...
| KO (punches)
| UFC 109
UFC 109
UFC 109: Relentless was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 6, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:23
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, US
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 12–6
| Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes (fighter)
Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 98
UFC 98
UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 23, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
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|align=center| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, USA
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| Loss
|align=center| 12–5
| Georges St. Pierre
Georges St. Pierre
Georges St-Pierre , often referred to as GSP, is a Canadian mixed martial artist and the current Welterweight Champion of the UFC. St-Pierre is ranked as the No. 1 Welterweight in the world according to Sherdog, MMAWeekly and numerous other publications. St-Pierre is ranked the No. 2 pound for...
| TKO (knees to body)
| UFC 83
UFC 83
UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event was held on April 19, 2008, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. UFC 83 was the UFC's first event in Canada...
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|align=center| 4:45
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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| Win
|align=center| 12–4
| Georges St. Pierre
Georges St. Pierre
Georges St-Pierre , often referred to as GSP, is a Canadian mixed martial artist and the current Welterweight Champion of the UFC. St-Pierre is ranked as the No. 1 Welterweight in the world according to Sherdog, MMAWeekly and numerous other publications. St-Pierre is ranked the No. 2 pound for...
| Submission (punches)
| UFC 69
UFC 69
UFC 69: Shootout was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 7, 2007 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas...
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|align=center| 3:25
| Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 11–4
| Chris Lytle
Chris Lytle
Chris Scott Lytle is a retired American mixed martial artist, boxer and a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Lytle was prominently featured as a welterweight on The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback. In Chris's MMA and boxing career he was never knocked out or submitted, though he did...
| Decision (split)
| The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 11, 2006. Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter 4 in both the Middleweight and Welterweight divisions....
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|align=center| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 10-4
| Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter
Mearion Shonie Bickhem III , better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion, an Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran, and a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show...
| Decision (unanimous)
| The Ultimate Fighter 4
The Ultimate Fighter 4
The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback is the fourth season of the mixed martial arts reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It premiered on August 17, 2006, immediately after the conclusion of UFC Fight Night 6. The finale was aired on November 11, 2006.This series featured a change from...
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|align=center| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 9-4
| Pete Spratt
Pete Spratt
Aaron Pete Spratt is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is a welterweight known for his appearances in the UFC and on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality television show.-MMA Career:...
| Submission (punches)
| The Ultimate Fighter 4
The Ultimate Fighter 4
The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback is the fourth season of the mixed martial arts reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It premiered on August 17, 2006, immediately after the conclusion of UFC Fight Night 6. The finale was aired on November 11, 2006.This series featured a change from...
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|align=center| 3:26
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Loss
|align=center| 8–4
| Karo Parisyan
Karo Parisyan
Karapet Parisyan is an Armenian-American mixed martial artist. From his days as a UFC mainstay Karo holds notable wins over Ryo Chonan, Shonie Carter, Drew Fickett, Matt Serra, Nick Thompson, Chris Lytle, Nick Diaz and Antonio McKee.- Early life:...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 53
UFC 53
UFC 53: Heavy Hitters was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 4, 2005, at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey...
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|align=center| 5:00
| Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 8–3
| Ivan Menjivar
Ivan Menjivar
Ivan Menjivar is a Salvadoran-Canadian professional mixed martial artist currently fighting in the bantamweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 48
UFC 48
UFC 48: Payback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 19, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada...
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 7–3
| Jeff Curran
Jeff Curran
Jeffrey M. Curran is an American mixed martial artist. He fights at a number of different weight classes for a large number of organizations, including: Ultimate Fighting Championship , Strikeforce, PRIDE Fighting Championship, World Extreme Cagefighting , International Fight League , and King of...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 46
UFC 46
UFC 46: Supernatural was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States, and later released on DVD.-History:Headlining the card was a...
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|align=center| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Loss
|align=center| 6–3
| Din Thomas
Din Thomas
Din Yero Thomas is an American mixed martial arts fighter and part time break dancer, who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. He currently runs two successful Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA academies in Port St. Lucie, Florida and is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Liborio...
| Decision (split)
| UFC 41
UFC 41
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| Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Loss
|align=center| 6–2
| B.J. Penn
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 39
UFC 39
UFC 39: The Warriors Return was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 27, 2002, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut...
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|align=center| 5:00
| Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville, Connecticut
Uncasville is an area in the town of Montville, Connecticut. The area traditionally known as Uncasville is a village in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 6–1
| Kelly Dullanty
| Submission (triangle choke)
| UFC 36
UFC 36
UFC 36: Worlds Collide was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on March 22, 2002...
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|align=center| 2:58
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 5–1
| Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards
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| Decision (majority)
| UFC 33
UFC 33
UFC 33: Victory in Vegas was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 28, 2001. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home...
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|align=center| 5:00
| Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|align=center| 4–1
| Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter
Mearion Shonie Bickhem III , better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion, an Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran, and a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show...
| KO (spinning back fist)
| UFC 31
UFC 31
UFC 31: Locked and Loaded was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey on May 4, 2001...
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|align=center| 4:51
| Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 4–0
| Greg Melisi
| Submission (armbar)
| Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 11
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|align=center| 0:46
| Plainview, New York
Plainview, New York
Plainview is a hamlet located on Long Island in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA. The population of the CDP as of 2010 was 26,217. The Plainview post office has the ZIP code 11803....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 3–0
| Jeff Telvi
| Submission (guillotine choke
Guillotine choke
The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...
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| Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 7
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|align=center| 0:30
| Plainview, New York
Plainview, New York
Plainview is a hamlet located on Long Island in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA. The population of the CDP as of 2010 was 26,217. The Plainview post office has the ZIP code 11803....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 2–0
| Graham Lewis
| Submission (armbar)
| Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 6
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|align=center| 1:04
| Plainview, New York
Plainview, New York
Plainview is a hamlet located on Long Island in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA. The population of the CDP as of 2010 was 26,217. The Plainview post office has the ZIP code 11803....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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| Win
|align=center| 1–0
| Khamzat Vitaev
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 3
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|align=center| N/A
|align=center| N/A
| Plainview, New York
Plainview, New York
Plainview is a hamlet located on Long Island in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA. The population of the CDP as of 2010 was 26,217. The Plainview post office has the ZIP code 11803....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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- Note: His record does not include his two wins while on the Ultimate Fighter where he defeated Pete Spratt and Shonie Carter as they are classified as exhibition bouts.