John Alessio
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| John Alessio | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1979 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Other names | The Natural |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Style | Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Team | Xtreme Couture |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 43 |
| Wins | 29 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 14 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 14 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 4 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
John Paul Alessio (born July 5, 1979) is a Canadian mixed martial artist who currently competes as a Welterweight. Alessio has fought for many of the major MMA promotions, including WEC, UFC, PRIDE, KOTC, MFC and DREAM.
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[edit] Mixed martial arts career
[edit] Ultimate Fighting Championship
Alessio made his UFC debut at UFC 26 on June 9, 2000 when he faced Pat Miletich. He lost the fight via armbar submission in the second round.[1]
[edit] EliteXC
Alessio then signed a three-fight contract with EliteXC.[2] However, he did not fight for the promotion before they ceased operations in October 2008.
[edit] Ultimate Glory
Alessio faced Sergey Golyaev at Ultimate Glory 12 on October 16, 2010. He won the fight in the second round via kiamura.[3]
Alessio then fought Siyar Bahadurzada in the United Glory welterweight semifinals on January 30, 2011 in Charleroi, Belgium and was beaten via technical knockout in the first round.[4]
[edit] Personal life
Alessio has a son.[5] Alessio married Noelani Timas on June 9, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.[6]
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Tachi Palace Fights Welterweight Champion
Ultimate Glory
- 2010-2011 Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finalist
SuperBrawl
- SuperBrawl 16 Tournament Winner
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 43 matches | 29 wins | 14 losses |
| By knockout | 10 | 2 |
| By submission | 14 | 7 |
| By decision | 5 | 4 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 33-14 |  Luiz Firmino |
Decision (unanimous) | Superior Cage Combat 3 | November 4, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 32-14 |  Shawn Fitzsimmons |
Technical submission (rear-naked choke) | Superior Cage Combat 2 | August 20, 2011 | 2 | 3:52 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Originally scheduled to fight Waachiim Spiritwolf, who pulled out on 8/18/11 due to a shoulder injury |
| Loss | 31–14 |  Siyar Bahadurzada |
TKO (punches) | Ultimate Glory 13 | March 19, 2011 | 1 | 1:55 | Charleroi, Belgium | Welterweight Tournament semi-final bout. |
| Win | 31–13 | Phil Collins |
TKO (punches) | Tachi Palace Fights 7 | December 2, 2010 | 3 | 0:35 | Lemoore, California, United States | For Vacant Tachi Palace Fights Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 30–13 |  Sergey Golyaev |
Submission (kimura) | Ultimate Glory 12 | October 16, 2010 | 2 | 2:51 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Welterweight Tournament quarter-final bout. |
| Win | 29–13 | War Machine |
Technical submission (rear-naked choke) | TPF 5: Stars and Strikes | July 9, 2010 | 3 | 2:24 | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| Win | 28–13 |  Chris Clements |
Submission (guillotine choke) | W-1 MMA 4: Bad Blood | March 20, 2010 | 1 | 4:24 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 27–13 | Matt Delanoit |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | ROF 37: Warlords | March 5, 2010 | 1 | N/A | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| Win | 26–13 | Luigi Fioravanti |
KO (punches) | MFC 22 | October 2, 2009 | 3 | 1:34 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 25–13 | Andrew Buckland |
Submission (rear naked choke) | MFC 21 | May 16, 2009 | 1 | 2:53 | Enoch, Alberta | |
| Loss | 24–13 | André Galvão |
Submission (armbar) | Dream 8 | April 5, 2009 | 1 | 7:34 | Nagoya, Japan | Welterweight Grand Prix First Round |
| Loss | 24–12 |  Paul Daley |
TKO (punches) | MFC 19 | December 5, 2008 | 2 | 2:18 | Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 24–11 | Gideon Ray |
TKO (punches) | SuperFights MMA: Night of Combat 2 | October 11, 2008 | 1 | 0:45 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 23–11 | Pete Spratt |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Banner Promotions: Night of Combat | June 20, 2008 | 2 | 2:07 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 22–11 | Brock Larson |
DQ (knee to downed fighter) | WEC 33 | March 26, 2008 | 1 | 1:50 | Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 22–10 | Todd Moore |
Decision (unanimous) | WEC 31 | December 12, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 21–10 | Marcelo Brito |
Decision (unanimous) | WEC 30 | September 5, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 20–10 | Alex Serdyukov |
Submission (guillotine choke) | WEC 28 | June 3, 2007 | 1 | 1:17 | Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 19–10 | Carlos Condit |
Submission (rear naked choke) | WEC 26 | March 24, 2007 | 2 | 4:59 | Nevada, United States | For WEC Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 19–9 | Brian Gassaway |
Submission (rear naked choke) | WEC 25 | January 20, 2007 | 1 | 4:50 | Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 18–9 | Thiago Alves |
Decision (unanimous) | Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter | October 10, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Florida, United States | |
| Win | 18–8 | Alex Serdyukov |
Submission (rear naked choke) | WEC 23 | August 17, 2006 | 3 | 1:52 | California, United States | |
| Loss | 17–8 | Diego Sanchez |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC 60 | May 27, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | California, United States | |
| Win | 17–7 | Savant Young |
Submission (rear naked choke) | King of the Cage: Shock and Awe | October 1, 2005 | 3 | 2:09 | Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 16–7 | Shannon Ritch |
TKO | King of the Cage: Prime Time | August 5, 2005 | 1 | 0:41 | California, United States | |
| Loss | 15–7 | Jonathan Goulet |
Decision | TKO 18: Impact | November 26, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 15–6 | Brandon Olsen |
Submission (armbar) | Enter the Beast | March 6, 2004 | 1 | 2:59 | British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | 14–6 | Ronald Jhun |
Decision (unanimous) | King of the Cage 29: Renegades | September 5, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | California, United States | |
| Loss | 13–6 | Jason Black |
Decision (split) | UCC 12: Adrenaline | January 25, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 13–5 |  Eiji Mitsuoka |
TKO (cut) | Pride: The Best Vol. 2 | July 20, 2002 | 2 | 3:13 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 12–5 | Chris Brennan |
TKO | King of the Cage 15: Bad Intentions | June 22, 2002 | 1 | 2:20 | California, United States | |
| Win | 11–5 | John Delao |
TKO | World Freestyle Fighting 1 | April 13, 2002 | 1 | 1:22 | Canada | |
| Win | 10–5 | Nassor Lewis |
Submission (rear naked choke) | King of the Cage 12: Cold Blood | February 9, 2002 | 1 | 2:07 | California, United States | |
| Win | 9–5 | Sean Pierson |
KO (kick) | UCC 7: Bad Boyz | January 25, 2002 | 2 | 1:14 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 8–5 | Thomas Denny |
Submission (keylock) | King of the Cage 11: Domination | September 29, 2001 | 1 | 1:55 | California, United States | |
| Loss | 7–5 | Joe Doerksen |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Superbrawl: Futurebrawl 2000 | November 14, 2000 | 2 | 3:48 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 7–4 | Pat Miletich |
Submission (armbar) | UFC 26 | June 9, 2000 | 2 | 1:43 | Iowa, United States | For UFC Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 7–3 | Jay R. Palmer |
Submission (rear naked choke) | SuperBrawl 16 | February 8, 2000 | 1 | 1:20 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 6–3 | John Chrisostomo |
TKO (strikes) | SuperBrawl 16 | February 8, 2000 | 2 | 3:04 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 5–3 | Egan Inoue |
Submission (rear naked choke) | SuperBrawl 15 | December 7, 1999 | 1 | 2:41 | Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 5–2 | Jason Meaders | Decision | Neutral Grounds 13 | November 20, 1999 | N/A | California, United States | ||
| Loss | 4–2 | Kousei Kubota |
Submission (kimura) | Pancrase: Breakthrough 9 | October 25, 1999 | 1 | 10:53 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 4–1 | Fritz Borchardt | TKO | Extreme Challenge 28 | October 9, 1999 | 1 | 2:12 | Utah, United States | |
| Win | 3–1 | Ben Earwood | Decision | Extreme Challenge 28 | October 9, 1999 | 1 | 13:00 | Utah, United States | |
| Loss | 2–1 | David Harris | Submission (rear naked choke) | Bas Rutten Invitational 2 | April 24, 1999 | 1 | 8:32 | Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Mike Headley | KO | Ultimate Battle | May 17, 1998 | 1 | 5:28 | Canada | |
| Win | 1–0 | Derek McClinton | KO | Ultimate Battle | May 17, 1998 | 1 | 1:44 | Canada |
[edit] References
- ^ "History of the UFC 12.10.07: UFC XXVI - Ultimate Field of Dreams". 411MANIA.com. 2007-12-10. http://www.411mania.com/MMA/video_reviews/64864/History-of-the-UFC-12.10.07:-UFC-XXVI---Ultimate-Field-of-Dreams.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ "5 Oz. Exclusive: John Alessio signs three-fight contract with EliteXC". FIVEOUNCESOFPAIN.com. 2008-07-29. http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/29/5-oz-exclusive-john-alessio-signs-three-fight-contract-with-elitexc/. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ "Alessio, Carneiro, Shamrock, High, Linhares and Beebe among weekend winners". MMAJUNKIE.com. 2010-10-18. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21062/alessio-carneiro-shamrock-high-linhares-and-beebe-among-weekend-winners.mma?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmajunkie+%28MMAjunkie.com+Feed%29. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ "Bahadurzada-Alessio Set for Jan. 30 Glory Tournament Semifinals". SHERDOG.com. 2010-10-19. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Bahadurzada-Alessio-Set-for-Jan-30-Glory-Tournament-Semifinals-27621. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Lessons Learned: John Alessio Settles Down". ISLANDSPORTSNEWS.net. 2010-03-21. http://islandsportsnews.net/?p=9017. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ "Marriage Record for John Alessio". Recorder.co.clark.nv.us. 2010-06-10. https://recorder.co.clark.nv.us/OnCoreWebEcommerce/ShowDetails.aspx?sngID=19200777&ref=Search. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
