Patrick Côté (fighter)

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Patrick Côté
Born February 29, 1980 (1980-02-29) (age 32)
Rimouski, Québec, Canada
Other names The Predator, El Presidente
Nationality Canadian
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division

Middleweight

Light Heavyweight
Reach 75 in (190 cm)
Style Muay Thai, Boxing
Fighting out of Montréal, Québec, Canada
Team BTT Canada, Team Union, Sityodtong Boston, Tristar Gym
Rank brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [1]
Professional boxing record
Total 1
Wins 0
Losses 1
Mixed martial arts record
Total 23
Wins 16
By knockout 7
By submission 3
By decision 6
Losses 7
By knockout 1
By submission 3
By decision 3
Other information
Boxing record from Boxrec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Patrick Côté (French pronunciation: [patʁik kote]; born February 29, 1980) is a French-Canadian mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a middleweight, most recently in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and was the TKO Major League MMA middleweight champion. Côté is known for having a powerful punch and one of the best chins in MMA.[2] He holds notable wins over Ricardo Almeida, Drew McFedries, Kendall Grove and Jason Day.

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[edit] Martial arts background

Patrick Côté started his martial arts training in the Canadian Army,[3] where he took up boxing and subsequently added kickboxing and wrestling to his repertoire. He currently studies Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Fabio Holanda at BTT Canada.[4]

Côté served in the army until 2005, when he started training full time. He is currently training at Brazilian Top Team Canada based in Montréal where his friend Georges St. Pierre, a member of team Tristar, also trains. The two met while competing in TKO Major League MMA. Côté also trains Muay Thai with renowned coach Mark DellaGrotte who was a coach on The UFC's reality TV show The Ultimate Fighter 4.[5] He also maintains ties with Team Legion.[6]

[edit] Mixed martial arts career

Patrick Côté began his career in TKO, where he went undefeated with five wins and captured the TKO Light Heavyweight Championship. He is a former TKO Light Heavyweight Champion, and now owns their middleweight championship having beaten Jason Day for the title. He is a King of the Cage Canadian Light Heavyweight Champion (victory over Bill Mahood at KOTC: Anarchy), and the Maximum Fighting Championships World Middleweight Champion (victory over Jason MacDonald at MFC 9 in March 2006). He most recently fought for the UFC and holds an overall record of 16–7 (a perfect 12–0 when not fighting in the UFC).

[edit] UFC career

Côté made his UFC debut in 2004 at UFC 50 against Tito Ortiz. Côté accepted the fight on just four days notice when Lion's Den veteran Guy Mezger pulled out of the main event due to an injury. He said to Ortiz before the fight that, if he thought Chuck Liddell hit hard, he hit harder. Côté lost via Unanimous decision, however, he impressed UFC officials by not being submitted or knocked out by Ortiz and displaying toughness and willingness to take the fight on short notice.

Côté returned to the octagon in 2005 losing his next two fights to Joe Doerksen and Chris Leben. In 2006, Côté joined The Ultimate Fighter 4 defeating Jorge Rivera and Edwin Dewees in exhibition matches. He advanced to the finale, where he lost by first round submission to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter Travis Lutter at The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale in a non-exhibition match. This loss brought Côté's official UFC record to 0–4.

Three months later Côté earned his first win in the UFC at UFC 67, defeating TUF4 teammate Scott Smith by unanimous decision. In August 2007 he defeated TUF3 winner Kendall Grove at UFC 74 via KO in the first round. Côté then fought Drew McFedries at UFC Fight Night, winning via a first round TKO after catching McFedries with a counter punch. Côté extended his UFC win streak to four fights at UFC 86 by defeating Ricardo Almeida via split decision, also earning him a Middleweight title shot.

Côté and Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva met at UFC 90 on October 25, 2008,[7] the UFC's first event in Illinois.[8] Silva won the first 2 rounds but Côté proved how good his chin was by taking a roundhouse kick and flying knee right on the button without getting rocked in the very first round. In the third round, Côté's movement inside the octagon caused too much pressure on his back, right leg (which he was using to move forward) and an injury caused him to fall to the mat grasping his right knee in pain. Referee Herb Dean declared the fight over when Côté could not continue, ruling the bout a TKO victory for Silva. Côté, however, became the first of Silva's UFC opponents to make it into the third round.

On January 25, 2009, while taking time off for his surgically repaired knee, Patrick said during an interview with MMA Mania that if he gets a rematch with Anderson Silva he is confident that he will beat him.[9] He also indicated in a July 2009 interview with Rogers Sportsnet's MMA Connected television program that he would like to fight Michael Bisping, assuming that Bisping lost to Dan Henderson.[10]

Côté returned from his injury after nearly a year and a half off at UFC 113. In the second round Côté was submitted via rear naked choke by Alan Belcher after being slammed on his head.[11] Côté complained after the loss that he had been illegally spiked onto the canvas, but the referee ruled that no rules had been broken.[citation needed]

Côté faced Tom Lawlor on October 23, 2010, at UFC 121. Out-wrestled by his opponent for all three rounds, Côté lost the fight 30–27 on all three judges' cards.[12]

After the loss to Lawlor and with a record of 4-7 in the UFC, Côté was released from the promotion.[13]

[edit] Post UFC

On January 18th, Côté confirmed via Twitter that he had signed a contract with Montreal's Ringside MMA promotion to fight at an upcoming card on April 9th, to be held at Montreal's Bell Centre.[14] He faced fellow UFC veteran Kalib Starnes and won the fight via unanimous decision.

On June 4th, Côté faced fellow UFC veteran Todd Brown. The day before, Brown and Cote were in a heated confrontation when Brown shoved Cote during the weigh-ins and Cote slapped Brown across the face afterwards. Cote won the fight by unanimous decision.

[edit] Championships & accomplishments

  • Knockout of the Night (two Time)
  • The Ultimate Fighter 4 Middleweight (Runner Up)
  • Title fight in 2008 ( UFC 90 )

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 16-7 United States Crafton Wallace TKO (knee injury) Instinct MMA 1 02011-10-07October 7, 2011 1 1:36 Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada
Win 15-7 United States Todd Brown Decision (unanimous) Ringside MMA 11: Côté vs Brown 02011-06-04 June 4, 2011 3 5:00 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Win 14-7 Canada Kalib Starnes Decision (unanimous) Ringside MMA 10: Côté vs Starnes 02011-04-09 April 9, 2011 3 5:00 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss 13-7 United States Tom Lawlor Decision (unanimous) UFC 121 02010-10-23 October 23, 2010 3 5:00 Anaheim, California, US
Loss 13–6 United States Alan Belcher Submission (rear naked choke) UFC 113 02010-05-08 May 8, 2010 2 3:25 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss 13–5 Brazil Anderson Silva TKO (knee injury) UFC 90 02008-10-25 October 25, 2008 3 0:39 Rosemont, Illinois, US For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
Win 13–4 Brazil Ricardo Almeida Decision (split) UFC 86 02008-07-05 July 5, 2008 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win 12–4 United States Drew McFedries TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman 02008-01-23 January 23, 2008 1 1:44 Las Vegas, Nevada, US Knockout of the Night.
Win 11–4 United States Kendall Grove KO (punches) UFC 74 02007-08-25 August 25, 2007 1 4:45 Las Vegas, Nevada, US Knockout of the Night.
Win 10–4 Canada Jason Day Submission (punches) TKO 29: Repercussion 02007-06-01 June 1, 2007 1 4:05 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 9–4 United States Scott Smith Decision (unanimous) UFC 67 02007-02-03 February 3, 2007 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Loss 8–4 United States Travis Lutter Submission (armbar) The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale 02006-11-11 November 11, 2006 1 2:18 Las Vegas, Nevada, US Lost the TUF 4 Middleweight Tournament Final.
Win 8–3 Canada Jason MacDonald Submission (rear naked choke) MFC 9 – No Excuses 02006-03-10 March 10, 2006 5 3:35 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win 7–3 Canada Bill Mahood Submission (choke) KOTC – Anarchy 02006-02-11 February 11, 2006 2 2:42 Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Loss 6–3 United States Chris Leben Decision (split) UFC Ultimate Fight Night 02005-08-06 August 6, 2005 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Loss 6–2 Canada Joe Doerksen Submission (rear naked choke) UFC 52 02005-04-16 April 16, 2005 3 2:35 Las Vegas, Nevada, US Middleweight debut
Win 6–1 Canada Ricardeau Francois Decision (split) TKO 19: Rage 02005-01-29 January 29, 2005 3 5:00 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss 5–1 United States Tito Ortiz Decision (unanimous) UFC 50 02004-10-22 October 22, 2004 3 5:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Win 5–0 Canada Bill Mahood KO (punch) TKO 16: Infernal 02004-05-22 May 22, 2004 1 0:21 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Win 4–0 Canada Steve Vigneault KO (punch) TKO 14: Road Warriors 02003-11-29 November 29, 2003 1 1:08 Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
Win 3–0 Canada Yan Pellerin Decision (unanimous) TKO 13: Ultimate Rush 02003-09-06 September 6, 2003 3 5:00 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 2–0 Canada Glenn Murdoch TKO (corner stoppage) UCC Proving Ground 9 02003-03-22 March 22, 2003 1 5:00 Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
Win 1–0 Canada Pascal Gosselin Submission (rear naked choke) UCC Proving Ground 8 02002-11-03 November 3, 2002 1 1:18 Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Jits Magazine". Jits Magazine. http://www.jitsmagazine.com/articletraining-13.php. Retrieved 2011-05-05. 
  2. ^ "Fight Finder: Patrick Côté". Sherdog. 2007. http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=6612. Retrieved August 15, 2007. 
  3. ^ "mixed martial arts-". Knucklepit.com. 1980-02-29. http://www.knucklepit.com/mixed-martial-arts-patrick_cote.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-05. 
  4. ^ "Accueil". UltimeFanatic.com. http://www.ultimefanatic.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=365&lang=english. Retrieved 2011-05-05. 
  5. ^ Sherdog.com. "Cote: I’m Going to Shock the World". Sherdog.com. http://sherdog.com/news/articles/cote-im-going-to-shock-the-world-14879. Retrieved 2011-05-05. 
  6. ^ [1][dead link]
  7. ^ By The StarPhoenix October 24, 2008 (2008-10-24). "Patrick Cote 'ready to shock the world' at UFC 90". Canada.com. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/sports/story.html?id=76e4e9ed-9ed7-4db6-9da9-42dbf1686d2f. Retrieved 2011-05-05. 
  8. ^ "Ultimate Fighting Championship". Ufc.com. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=13632. Retrieved 2011-05-05. 
  9. ^ Mrosko, Geno (2008-12-09). "Patrick Cote: 'I will beat' Anderson Silva in a rematch". MMAmania.com. http://mmamania.com/2008/12/09/patrick-cote-i-will-beat-anderson-silva-in-a-rematch/. Retrieved 2011-05-05. 
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  11. ^ Michael David Smith (2010-05-08). "UFC 113: Alan Belcher Submits Patrick Cote". mmafighting.com. http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/05/08/ufc-113-alan-belcher-submits-patrick-cote/. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
  12. ^ Michael David Smith (2010-10-23). "UFC 121: Tom Lawlor Dominates Patrick Cote". mmafighting.com. http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/10/23/ufc-121-tom-lawlor-dominates-patrick-cote/. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
  13. ^ "Former title challenger Patrick Cote confirms UFC release". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21178/former-title-challenger-patrick-cote-confirms-ufc-release.mma. Retrieved 2010-10-27. 
  14. ^ "Ex-UFC Middleweight challenger Patrick Côté set to make his return this April". mtlmma.wordpress.com. http://mtlmma.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/patrick-cote-confirms-participation-in-april-9th-ringside-mma-event/. Retrieved 2011-01-18. 

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