Joe Veres
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Joe Veres is an American mixed martial artist who last fought for the UFC.[1] He lost his last fight at UFC Fight Night 12 to Corey Hill on January 23, 2008. He wrestled for a high school in Cleveland, Ohio and placed sixth in the state his senior year. Veres was a three time All-American wrestler at Ashland University. When he lived in Columbus, Ohio he worked for Columbus Public Schools as a computer instructor and was an assistant wrestling coach at Dublin Jerome High School for two years. Prior to the UFC, Veres only suffered one loss. He currently lives in Arizona and is married for the second time and has four children. When he lived in Ohio he trained Jessie Dong of Westerville North, who won a state championship his senior year. Now he is principal at Desert Wind Middle School located in Maricopa, Arizona.
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown |
|
| 7 matches |
4 wins |
3 losses |
| By knockout |
1 |
2 |
| By submission |
1 |
1 |
| By decision |
1 |
0 |
| Unknown |
1 |
0 |
| Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Method |
Event |
Date |
Round |
Time |
Location |
Notes |
| Loss |
4-3 |
 Corey Hill |
TKO (punches) |
UFC Fight Night 12 |
02008-01-23 January 23, 2008 |
2 |
0:37 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
|
| Loss |
4-2 |
Gray Maynard |
KO (punch) |
UFC Fight Night 11 |
02007-09-19 September 19, 2007 |
1 |
0:09 |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
|
| Win |
4-1 |
Ray Robinson |
TKO (strikes) |
Rage in the Cage 91 |
02007-02-24 February 24, 2007 |
1 |
2:25 |
Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
|
| Win |
3-1 |
Dwayne Shelton |
Decision (unanimous) |
Cage Fury Fighting Championships 1 |
02006-06-30 June 30, 2006 |
3 |
5:00 |
Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
|
| Loss |
2-1 |
Clay French |
Submission (guillotine choke) |
Courage Fighting Championships 2 |
02005-03-26 March 26, 2005 |
2 |
0:59 |
Decatur, Illinois, United States |
|
| Win |
2-0 |
Mark Snodgrass |
N/A |
Maximum Combat 5 |
02003-03-08 March 8, 2003 |
N/A |
N/A |
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States |
|
| Win |
1-0 |
Dartell Miller |
Submission (rear naked choke) |
Hammer House Fight Night |
02002-12-14 December 14, 2002 |
2 |
0:13 |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
|
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Veres, Joe |
| Alternative names |
|
| Short description |
|
| Date of birth |
September 11, 1977 |
| Place of birth |
California |
| Date of death |
|
| Place of death |
|
Corey Hill
