Hector Lombard
| Hector Lombard | |
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| Born | February 2, 1978 Matanzas, Cuba[1] |
| Other names | Shango Lightning Hektor |
| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
| Nationality | Cuban Australian |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (83.9 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
| Style | Judo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Coconut Creek, Florida, United States |
| Team | American Top Team |
| Rank | Olympian and 4th dan black belt in Judo Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 1997-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 35 |
| Wins | 31 |
| By knockout | 17 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 7 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.HectorLightningLombard.com |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Hector Lombard (born February 2, 1978) is a Cuban-Australian mixed martial artist and former Olympic judoka. Lombard was a Judo Olympian competing at the Sydney 2000 Olympic games, and is a multiple time national champion and world finalist. After 2000, Lombard began pursuing a career in mixed martial arts. Lombard is currently the middleweight champion of the Australian-based Cage Fighting Championship as well as currently being the middleweight champion of Bellator Fighting Championships.is currently ranked as the #8 Middleweight in the world by fightmagazine.com and #7 according to fightmatrix.com.
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[edit] Mixed martial arts
Hector Lombard, a 4th degree black belt in Judo and former Olympic Judo competitor, emigrated to Queensland, Australia from Cuba. Lombard currently trains at the world-renowned American Top Team facility in Miami, Florida. Marcus "Conan" Silveira (ATT Head Coach) awarded Lombard with a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu following his victory at CFC 12.[2]
[edit] PRIDE
In 2006, Lombard fought twice in Pride Fighting Championship, losing two unanimous decisions, one to Akihiro Gono and one to Gegard Mousasi, the only losses on his record to date.
[edit] Cage Fighting Championship
Lombard headlined the first Cage Fighting Championship show on July 28, 2007, where he fought top Australian fighter Kyle Noke. The result was a controversial draw. On November 23, 2007, Lombard defeated French Kickboxer and Actor Jean-François Lénogue to be the CFC Middleweight Champion. He has defended his title six times with the last title defense coming against Art Santore.[3] Lombard next successfully defended his belt against UFC veteran Joe Doerksen at CFC 16 on March 25.
[edit] EliteXC
On April 18, 2008, EliteXC released a press statement citing the signing of Hector Lombard.[4] His first opponent was scheduled to be Scott Smith in November, but the fight was later canceled after the collapse of the promotion.
[edit] Bellator Fighting Championships
On January 6, 2009, it was announced that Hector Lombard signed an exclusive agreement with Bellator Fighting Championships.[5]
He fought and defeated Virgil Lozano and Damien Stelly to make it to the finals and fight for the first Bellator middleweight championship belt. Lombard defeated Jared Hess via doctor stoppage in the fourth round to win the middleweight title. Lombard would later be matched up against Alexander Shlemenko, who won the second season middleweight tournament.
Lombard was scheduled to face former WEC Middleweight champion Paulo Filho in a non-title bout on May 13, 2010 at Bellator 18,[6] but Filho pulled out of the bout on May 10 due to an alleged visa issue and was replaced by Jay Silva.[7] Lombard scored the fastest knockout in Bellator history by recording a six second win, surpassing Eddie Sanchez and his ten second KO win over Jay White.
Lombard then faced former NFL player Herbert Goodman in a non-title fight on August 12, 2010 at Bellator 24.[8] He won the fight via KO (Punches) in the first round.
On October 28, 2010 Lombard went on to defeat Alexander Shlemenko in a 1st season winner vs. a 2nd season winner matchup to retain the Bellator Middleweight Championship at Bellator 34. He also is the first man in Bellator history to successfully defend his title belt in any weight division.
Lombard next fought Falaniko Vitale in a non-title bout at Bellator 44.[9] He won via KO in third round, extending his win streak to 22 fights in a row with 1 draw.
Lombard also captured the Inaugural AFC middleweight title when he submitted Ultimate Fighter 7 alumni Jesse Taylor in the second round with a heel hook at Australian Fighting Championship 2. In the first and beginning of the second rounds Lombard used superior strength to out-grapple Taylor.
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
[edit] Mixed martial arts
- Bellator Fighting Championships
- Bellator Middleweight Championship (One time; First; Current)
- Bellator Season 1 Middleweight Tournament Winner
- Fastest Recorded Knockout (0:06)
- Most consecutive wins in Bellator (Eight)
- Cage Fighting Championship
- CFC Middleweight Championship (One time; First; Current)
- Most successful CFC title defenses (Seven)
- Australian Fighting Championship
- AFC Middleweight Championship (One time; First; Current)
- Xtreme Fighting Championships
- XFC Light Heavyweight Championship (One time; First)
- Bleacher Report
- 2011 MMA All-Star Second Team
- Sherdog
- 2011 All-Violence Second Team
- 2010 All-Violence First Team
- Inside MMA
- 2009 Bloodbath of the Year Bazzie Award vs. Jared Hess on June 19
[edit] Judo
- International Judo Federation
- 2004 Gold : Australian Open, 81 kg and Open Weight (+100 kg)
- 2002 Bronze : International Open Tre Torri, Italy – 73 kg
- 2002 Silver : International Open Guido Sieni Tournament, Italy – 73 kg
- 2001 Gold : Torneo International Jose Ramon Rodrigues City Santiago de Cuba – 73 kg
- 2001 Silver : Tre Torri International Open – 73 kg
- 2001 7th Place: Hungarian Open – 73 kg
- 2001 Bronze : World Masters Germany – 73 kg
- 2001 Silver : Austria Open – 73 kg
- 2000 Member of the Cuban Olympic Team – 73 kg
- 2000 Gold : Torneo International Jose Ramon Rodriges, City Santa Clara – 73 kg
- 1999 7th Place: Paris Open – 73 kg
- 1998 Silver : Campeonato Ibero Americano – 73 kg
- Federacion Cuba de Judo
- 2002 Undefeated: World Team Championships, Suiza – 73 kg
- 2001 Gold : Cuban National Championships, City Santiago de Cuba – 73 kg
- 2000 Gold : Cuban National Championships, City Santa Clara – 73 kg
- 1999 Gold : Cuban National Championships – 73 kg
- 1998 Silver : National Seniors Cuba Championship – 73 kg
- 1997 Bronze : National Seniors Cuba Championship, Ciudad de la Havana – 73 kg
- 1997 Gold : Junior Cuba Nationals Championship, Ciudad Santa Clara – 73 kg
- 1994 College National Champion, City Las Tunas – 71 kg
- 1993 College National Champion, City Ciudad de la Havana – 71 kg
- 1991 College National Champion, City Isla de la Juventud – 52 kg
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 35 matches | 31 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 17 | 0 |
| By submission | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 7 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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 Mamed Khalidov |
KSW 20 | May 2012 | Poland | ||||||
| Win | 31-2-1 (1) |  Trevor Prangley |
TKO (punches) | Bellator 58 | November 19, 2011 | 2 | 1:06 | Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | 195 lb catchweight bout. |
| Win | 30-2-1 (1) |  Jesse Taylor |
Submission (heel-hook) | Australian Fighting Championship 2 | September 3, 2011 | 2 | 1:26 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Won inaugural AFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 29-2-1 (1) | Falaniko Vitale |
KO (punch) | Bellator 44 | May 14, 2011 | 3 | 0:54 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Non-title bout. |
| Win | 28-2-1 (1) |  Joe Doerksen |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | Cage Fighting Championship 16 | March 25, 2011 | 1 | 4:13 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Defended CFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 27-2-1 (1) |  Alexander Shlemenko |
Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 34 | October 28, 2010 | 5 | 5:00 | Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | Defended Bellator Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 26-2-1 (1) | Herbert Goodman |
KO (punches) | Bellator 24 | August 12, 2010 | 1 | 0:38 | Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | Non-title bout. |
| Win | 25-2-1 (1) |  Jay Silva |
KO (punches) | Bellator 18 | May 13, 2010 | 1 | 0:06 | Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. | 190 lb catchweight bout. |
| Win | 24-2-1 (1) | Art Santore |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | Cage Fighting Championship 12 | March 12, 2010 | 1 | 4:16 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Defended CFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 23-2-1 (1) | Joey Gorczynski |
Decision (unanimous) | G-Force Fights: Bad Blood 3 | February 4, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Miami, Florida, U.S. | Light Heavyweight bout. |
| Win | 22-2-1 (1) | Kalib Starnes |
Submission (punches) | Cage Fighting Championship 11 | November 20, 2009 | 1 | 1:55 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Defended CFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 21-2-1 (1) | Jared Hess |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | Bellator 12 | June 19, 2009 | 4 | 1:41 | Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | Bellator Season 1 Middleweight Tournament Final; Won inaugural Bellator Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 20-2-1 (1) | Damien Stelly |
TKO (punches) | Bellator 9 | May 29, 2009 | 1 | 2:56 | Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. | Bellator Season 1 Middleweight Tournament Semifinal. |
| Win | 19-2-1 (1) |  Virgil Lozano |
KO (punch) | Bellator 3 | April 17, 2009 | 1 | 1:10 | Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. | Bellator Season 1 Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
| Win | 18-2-1 (1) | Ron Verdadero |
TKO (suplex and punches) | CFC 7: Battle at the Big Top | February 20, 2009 | 1 | 0:20 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Defended CFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 17-2-1 (1) | Brian Ebersole |
Submission (punches) | Cage Fighting Championship 5 | September 12, 2008 | 4 | 1:56 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Defended CFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 16-2-1 (1) | Fabiano Capoani |
KO (elbows) | Cage Fighting Championship 4 | May 23, 2008 | 2 | 0:23 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Defended CFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 15-2-1 (1) | Tristan Yunker |
TKO (corner stoppage) | Cage Fighting Championship 3 | February 15, 2008 | 1 | 3:10 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Defended CFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 14-2-1 (1) |  Damir Mihajlovic |
Decision (unanimous) | Serbia vs. Australia | December 21, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Australia | |
| Win | 13-2-1 (1) |  Jean-François Lenogue |
Decision (unanimous) | Cage Fighting Championship 2 | November 23, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Won inaugural CFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 12-2-1 (1) |  Tatsuya Kurisu |
TKO (punches and soccer kick) | X-Agon 2 | November 2, 2007 | 1 | 0:48 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Draw | 11-2-1 (1) |  Kyle Noke |
Draw | Cage Fighting Championship 1 | July 28, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Win | 11-2 (1) | Fabio Fernandes |
KO (punches) | Oceania Fighting Championships | May 19, 2007 | 1 | 3:24 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Win | 10-2 (1) | Yusaku Tsukumo |
Decision (unanimous) | Warriors Realm 9 | May 12, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | |
| Win | 9-2 (1) |  James Te-Huna |
Submission (shoulder injury) | Warriors Realm 8 | March 23, 2007 | 1 | 3:50 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Win | 8-2 (1) | Eiji Ishikawa |
TKO (punches) | DEEP: 28th Impact | February 16, 2007 | 1 | 0:50 | Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 7-2 (1) |  Gegard Mousasi |
Decision (unanimous) | Pride Bushido 13 | November 5, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix Alternate Bout. |
| Win | 7-1 (1) |  Jae Young Kim |
Submission (armbar) | Spirit MC 9: Welterweight Grand Prix Opening | October 8, 2006 | 1 | 1:36 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| Win | 6-1 (1) | Michael Ravenscroft |
Decision (unanimous) | Dojo KO: Second Elimination | July 22, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
| Loss | 5-1 (1) | Akihiro Gono |
Decision (unanimous) | Pride Bushido 11 | April 4, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix Opening Round. |
| Win | 5-0 (1) | Mathew Toa |
Submission (armbar) | Ultimate Promotions: Total Termination | April 1, 2006 | 1 | 0:36 | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | |
| Win | 4-0 (1) | Daiju Takase |
KO (punch) | X-plosion 13 | March 18, 2006 | 1 | 4:40 | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | |
| Win | 3-0 (1) | David Frendin |
KO (punches) | Xtreme Fighting Championships 10 | March 3, 2006 | 1 | 0:52 | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | Won inaugural XFC Light Heavyweight Championship. |
| Win | 2-0 (1) | Adam Bourke |
Submission (toe hold) | XFC 9: Lightweight GP | November 26, 2005 | 1 | 1:44 | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | |
| NC | 1-0 (1) | Chris Brown |
NC (accidental headbutt) | Warriors Realm 3 | March 12, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Brown was knocked out by an accidental headbutt. |
| Win | 1-0 | Michael Grunindike |
Decision (unanimous) | Spartan Reality Fight 11 | September 26, 2004 | 2 | 5:00 | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
[edit] Modified Rules: Fight Record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 3 matches | 3 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Rd. | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 3-0 | Aaron Boyes |
KO | Xplosion 18 | 2008-03-29 | 2 | Sydney, Australia |
X-Rules | |
| Win | 2-0 | Daniel Patterson |
Decision (Unanimous) | Prosecution 2 | 2007-06-15 | 3 | Melbourne, Australia |
Muay Thai | |
| Win | 1-0 | Ronnie Najjar |
Decision (Unanimous) | Fight Force Event at QBH | 2007-03-04 | 3 | Melbourne, Australia |
Muay Thai |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://mmaweekly.com/bellator-champ-lombard-back-in-action-2
- ^ "Lombard continues unbeaten streak". 2010. http://www.cfcworld.com.au/news/lombard-continues-unbeaten-streak.
- ^ "CFC World". 2007. http://www.cfcworld.com.au/event/cage-fighting-championship-12.
- ^ "EliteXC: Lombard Signs" (PDF). 2008. http://www.elitexc.com/assets/pdf/news/2008/a_lombard_signs.pdf.
- ^ "Former Cuban Olympian, Hector Lombard Signs Exclusively With Bellator Fighting Championships". Reuters. 2009-01-06. http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS139278+06-Jan-2009+PRN20090106.
- ^ "Bellator announces Hector Lombard vs Paulo Filho non-title 'Super Fight' on May 13". mmamania.com. http://www.mmamania.com/2010/3/30/1397879/bellator-announces-hector-lombard. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ^ "Paulo Filho out, Jay Silva in against Hector Lombard on Thursday's Bellator 18 card". mmatorch.com. http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Bellator/article_5298.shtml. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ "Hector Lombard meets NFL vet "Whisper" Goodman in Bellator 24 non-title fight". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/19919/hector-lombard-meets-nfl-vet-whisper-goodman-in-bellator-24-non-title-fight.mma. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ "Champ Hector Lombard meets Falaniko Vitale in Bellator 44 non-title bout". MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/22560/champ-hector-lombard-meets-falaniko-vitale-in-bellator-44-non-title-bout.mma.
[edit] External links
| New championship | 1st Bellator Middleweight Championship June 19, 2009 - Present |
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- Australian mixed martial artists
- Cuban mixed martial artists
- Middleweight mixed martial artists
- Bellator Fighting Championships champions
- Living people
- 1978 births
- Cuban judoka
- Cuban Muay Thai practitioners
- Cuban people of Black African descent
- Australian people of Black African descent
- Australian people of Cuban descent
- Australian people of Latin American descent
- Olympic judoka of Cuba
