David Heath (fighter)

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David Heath
Born	February 10, 1976 (1976-02-10) (age 33) Nowata, Oklahoma
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Style	Boxing, submission wrestling
MMA record
Total	19
Wins	13
By knockout	6
By submission	5
By decision	2
Losses	6
By knockout	1
By submission	2
By decision	2
Draws	0

David Alan Heath (born February 10, 1976) is an American mixed martial artist who formally competed in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he made his debut at UFC 62, defeating Cory Walmsley by first-round submission. Heath extended his UFC record to 2–0 in December 2006 in a victory over Canadian Victor Valimaki at UFC Fight Night 7 in San Diego.

Heath lost to Lyoto Machida at UFC 70, and was a replacement for Machida's original opponent, Forrest Griffin, who withdrew from the bout due to a nagging staph infection.

Contents 1 MMA career 1.1 UFC 74 controversy 2 MMA record 3 References 4 External links

[edit] MMA career

[edit] UFC 74 controversy

Heath fought Renato Sobral at UFC 74. Sobral defeated Heath by anaconda choke in the second round. Sobral continued to hold the choke for four seconds after Heath tapped out, which is illegal, and ignored the commands of referee Steve Mazzagatti, who tried to physically break the hold. Renato stated during the post-fight interview that "He (Heath) has to learn respect. He deserved that. He called me 'motherfucker'." Sobral also disregarded the boos from the over 11,000 fans, saying "The crowd didn't like it? Who cares? At least they had a reaction."^[1]

[edit] MMA record

14–6–0 (wins–losses–draws)
Record	Result	Opponent	Method	Event Title	Date	Round	Time	Location
14–6	Win	Jason Freeman	KO (Head Kick)	FCF – Freestyle Cage Fighting 38	2010-01-20	1	4:18	Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
13–6	Loss	Mike Nickels	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	MFC 22: Payoff	2009-10-02	3	4:02	Enoch, Alberta, Canada
13–5	Win	Wayne Cole	KO (Punch)	FCF – Freestyle Cage Fighting	2009-08-08	2	2:42	Oklahoma, US
12–5	Win	Shawn Dezee	KO (Punches)	FCF – Freestyle Cage Fighting	2009-06-27	1	2:47	Durant, Oklahoma, US
11–5	Loss	Travis Galbraith	Decision (Split)	MFC 21	2009-05-15	3	5:00	Enoch, Alberta, Canada
11–4	Win	Roger Hollett	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	MFC 20	2009-02-20	1	1:58	Enoch, Alberta, Canada
10–4	Loss	Emanuel Newton	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	MFC 18: Famous	2008-09-26	2	1:19	Enoch, Alberta, Canada
10–3	Win	Shepard Owens	TKO (Punches)	Freestyle Cage Fighting	2008-06-14	1	1:19	Shawnee, Oklahoma, US
9–3	Loss	Tim Boetsch	TKO (Strikes)	UFC 81: Breaking Point	2008-02-02	1	4:52	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
9–2	Loss	Renato Sobral	Submission (Anaconda Choke)	UFC 74: Respect	2007-08-25	2	3:30	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
9–1	Loss	Lyoto Machida	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 70: Nations Collide	2007-04-21	3	5:00	Manchester, England, UK
9–0	Win	Victor Valimaki	Decision (Split)	UFC Fight Night 7	2006-12-13	3	5:00	San Diego, California, US
8–0	Win	Cory Walmsley	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral	2006-08-26	1	2:32	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
7–0	Win	Sean Salmon	Submission	FF 5: Korea vs USA	2006-07-15	1	0:50	McAllen, Texas, US
6–0	Win	Rob Wince	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	FCF: Clash of the Titans	2006-06-30	2	5:00	Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
5–0	Win	Chase Watson	Submission (Armbar)	EFL: Battle at the Brady 4	2006-05-20	1	1:40	Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
4–0	Win	Rudy Lindsey	Submission	EFL – Extreme Fighting League	2006-03-19	1	1:40	Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
3–0	Win	Doug Sour	TKO (Punches)	KOTC: Dayton	2004-10-23	1	N/A	Concho, Oklahoma, US
2–0	Win	Rob Webb	Decision	EFL 12 – Extreme Kickboxing 12	2004-05-16	3	5:00	Dayton, Ohio, US
1–0	Win	Adam Gregg	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	Rock and Rumble 1	2003-04-26	2	N/A	Tulsa, Oklahoma, US

[edit] References

1. ^ There should be no room for Babalu's antics - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports

[edit] External links

• Professional MMA record for David Heath from Sherdog

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