Paul sass
Encyclopedia
Paul Sass is an English
mixed martial artist
. He lives in Liverpool
, training with Next Generation MMA and Team Kaobon
.
. These 8 triangle victories have earned him a world submission record.
His penultimate fight on the domestic circuit was against Rob Sinclair, the current British lightweight champion. Sass defeated Sinclair by split decision.
, Tom Blackledge
and Rob Broughton
as the new additions to the UFC roster.
In his UFC debut at UFC 120
he submitted Canadian Mark Holst
in the first round with a Triangle Choke. Sass picked up Submission of the Night honors and a $60,000 bonus following the event.
Sass faced Michael Johnson
on October 1, 2011 at UFC on Versus 6. Sass defeated Johnson in the first round via heel hook submission.
Sass is expected to face Evan Dunham
on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2
.
| Win
|align=center|12-0
| Michael Johnson
| Submission (heel hook)
| UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:00
|Washington, D.C.
United States
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| Win
|align=center| 11–0
| Mark Holst
| Submission (triangle choke)
| UFC 120
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:45
|London
, England
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 10–0
| Jason Young
| Submission (heel hook)
| OMMAC 4: Victorious
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:01
|Liverpool
, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 9–0
| Rob Sinclair
| Decision (split)
| OMMAC 2: Business As Usual
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Liverpool
, England
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–0
| Ian Jones
| Submission (heel hook)
| OMMAC 1: Assassins
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:32
|Liverpool
, England
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–0
| Harvey Harra
| Submission (triangle choke)
| CG 11: Resurrection
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:15
|Liverpool
, England
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–0
| Jason Ball
| Submission (triangle choke)
| CG 10: Clash of the Titans
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:26
|Liverpool
, England
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–0
| Andrew Fisher
| Submission (triangle choke)
| CG 9: Beatdown
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:37
|Liverpool
, England
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–0
| Martin Stapleton
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Cage Gladiators 8
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:18
|Liverpool
, England
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–0
| Will Burke
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Cage Gladiators 7
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:04
|Liverpool
, England
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–0
| Steve Warris
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Cage Gladiators 5
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:31
|Liverpool
, England
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
| David Johnson
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Cage Gladiators 4
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:14
|Liverpool
, England
|
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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...
. He lives in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, training with Next Generation MMA and Team Kaobon
Team Kaobon
Team Kaobon formerly known as Fighters and Fitness is a mixed martial arts team from Liverpool, England. The team is known for being the training camp of multiple English lightweight fighters based in the Ultimate Fighting Championships - the top MMA organisation - as well as...
.
Early career
Sass' professional MMA record stands at 12-0, with 8 of the victories by triangle chokeTriangle choke
A triangle choke, or sankaku-jime in Judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle...
. These 8 triangle victories have earned him a world submission record.
His penultimate fight on the domestic circuit was against Rob Sinclair, the current British lightweight champion. Sass defeated Sinclair by split decision.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Sass recently signed a 4 fight deal with the UFC, joining Kurt WarburtonKurt Warburton
Curt Warburton is an English mixed martial artist from Coundon, County Durham. He trains at Wolfslair MMA Academy in Liverpool, England. Warburton is best known for his performances on the domestic circuit and he holds a TKO victory over The Ultimate Fighter 9 lightweight winner Ross Pearson.-Early...
, Tom Blackledge
Tom Blackledge
Tom Blackledge is an English mixed martial artist. He trains at Wolfslair MMA Academy in Liverpool, England. Blackledge is a Cage Rage veteran and was a coach on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Early career:...
and Rob Broughton
Rob Broughton
Rob Broughton is an English mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former Cage Rage British heavyweight champion.-Background:...
as the new additions to the UFC roster.
In his UFC debut at UFC 120
UFC 120
UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 16, 2010 at the O2 Arena in London, England. The first ever UK UFC Fan Expo coincided with this event. This event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S. and Canada...
he submitted Canadian Mark Holst
Mark Holst
Mark Holst is a Canadian martial artist from Ottawa, Ontario, who has fought in the UFC. He is currently training and teaching Muay Thai and MMA at the Ottawa Academy of Martial Arts in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada....
in the first round with a Triangle Choke. Sass picked up Submission of the Night honors and a $60,000 bonus following the event.
Sass faced Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson (fighter)
Michael Johnson is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Johnson mostly competed in his regional circuit, before signing onto the Ultimate Fighting Championship circuit to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs...
on October 1, 2011 at UFC on Versus 6. Sass defeated Johnson in the first round via heel hook submission.
Sass is expected to face Evan Dunham
Evan Dunham
Evan Dunham is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights for Ultimate Fighting Championship in their lightweight division...
on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2
UFC on Fox 2
UFC on Fox 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. While not officially announced by the organization, the event is expected to take place on January 28, 2012 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois....
.
Grappling
- Winner of Ground Control Grappling Tournament (Absolute Division)
- Winner of Ren Bu Kai Grappling Tournament (Under 75k)
Mixed martial arts
- OMMAC Lightweight Champion
- Runner Up - UK Rising Star (Cage Warriors 08 Awards)
- 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...
- Submission of the night (1 time)
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Win
|align=center|12-0
| Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson (fighter)
Michael Johnson is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Johnson mostly competed in his regional circuit, before signing onto the Ultimate Fighting Championship circuit to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs...
| Submission (heel hook)
| UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson
UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson
UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 1, 2011 at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C.-Background:...
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:00
|Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
United States
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 11–0
| Mark Holst
Mark Holst
Mark Holst is a Canadian martial artist from Ottawa, Ontario, who has fought in the UFC. He is currently training and teaching Muay Thai and MMA at the Ottawa Academy of Martial Arts in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada....
| Submission (triangle choke)
| UFC 120
UFC 120
UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 16, 2010 at the O2 Arena in London, England. The first ever UK UFC Fan Expo coincided with this event. This event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S. and Canada...
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:45
|London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 10–0
| Jason Young
Jason Young (fighter)
Jason "Shotgun" Young is a professional English mixed martial artist currently fighting for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, in their Featherweight division. He currently trains at Team Titan and Semtex gym and he has trained with Brad Pickett.-Biography:...
| Submission (heel hook)
| OMMAC 4: Victorious
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:01
|Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 9–0
| Rob Sinclair
| Decision (split)
| OMMAC 2: Business As Usual
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 8–0
| Ian Jones
| Submission (heel hook)
| OMMAC 1: Assassins
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:32
|Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–0
| Harvey Harra
| Submission (triangle choke)
| CG 11: Resurrection
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:15
|Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–0
| Jason Ball
Jason Ball (martial artist)
Jason Ball is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. He began his professional MMA career in January 2005 as a welterweight, and has held the welterweight belt for the UK based organization Ultimate Force before surrendering the belt after making a...
| Submission (triangle choke)
| CG 10: Clash of the Titans
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1:26
|Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–0
| Andrew Fisher
| Submission (triangle choke)
| CG 9: Beatdown
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:37
|Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–0
| Martin Stapleton
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Cage Gladiators 8
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:18
|Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–0
| Will Burke
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Cage Gladiators 7
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:04
|Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–0
| Steve Warris
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Cage Gladiators 5
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 2:31
|Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
| David Johnson
| Submission (triangle choke)
| Cage Gladiators 4
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:14
|Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
|