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Imada then fought [[Pat Curran]] in the season 2 [[Bellator_Fighting_Championships:_Season_Two#Lightweight_Tournament_Bracket|Lightweight Tournament]] finals to see who advances to fight [[Eddie Alvarez]]. |
Imada then fought [[Pat Curran]] in the season 2 [[Bellator_Fighting_Championships:_Season_Two#Lightweight_Tournament_Bracket|Lightweight Tournament]] finals to see who advances to fight [[Eddie Alvarez]]. |
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Curran defeated Imada via split decision |
Curran defeated Imada via controversial split decision. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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| Toby Imada | |
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| Born | Timoteo Tobias Imada April 20, 1978 Los Angeles, CA |
| Nationality |  American |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Style | Freestyle |
| Fighting out of | Chula Vista, California |
| Team | Dawg Pound MMA |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 39 |
| Wins | 25 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 16 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 14 |
| Draws | 0 |
Timoteo Tobias "Toby" Imada (born April 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial arts fighter of Filipino descent. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships in the lightweight division. He competed in the first season tournament and made it to the finals before losing to Eddie Alvarez. He is set to compete in the second season tournament as well.
Imada won 2009 Submission of the Year with an inverted triangle choke.[1]
Mixed martial arts career
Imada currently trains and fights out of Los Angeles, California. He has fought many notable fighters such as, Jason Von Flue, Jason Miller, Joe Stevenson, Hermes Franca, Jake Shields, Jorge Masvidal, James Krause, Tetsuji Kato, Carey Vanier.
Imada has fought in many MMA organizations since 1998, and most recently in the Bellator Fighting Championship lightweight tournament where he moved on to the finals after defeating Alonzo Martinez and Jorge Masvidal.
Imada is notable for his upset win over Masvidal by way of a bizarre inverse triangle choke while Masvidal was standing up and therefore has been acknowledged by Sherdog.com, MMAJunkie.com and Tap or Snap Radio as Submission of the Year 2009. He was also awarded a Bazzie award from Inside MMA on HDNet for the unorthodox submission victory, and Submission of the Year Honors at the World MMA Awards.
At Bellator 12, he was defeated by Eddie Alvarez for the Bellator lightweight title.
He returned to Bellator in April, entering the lightweight tournament for the second time. His first fight was originally to be a rematch against Jorge Masvidal.[2] He was then scheduled to fight against Ferrid Kheder at Bellator 15, but an injury forced Kheder out of the bout. Instead, at Bellator 14 Imada fought James Krause and won via armbar submission.[3]
With the win over Krause, Imada moved onto the semi-final round against Carey Vanier. In the second round after Vanier lost footing, Imada capitalized and applied an armbar that caused Vanier to tap out. The win moved him onto the finals taking place at Bellator 22.
Imada then fought Pat Curran in the season 2 Lightweight Tournament finals to see who advances to fight Eddie Alvarez.
Curran defeated Imada via controversial split decision.
Personal life
Imada is married.[4]
Mixed martial arts record
| 39 matches | 25 wins | 14 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 3 |
| By submission | 16 | 6 |
| By decision | 2 | 5 |
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Pat Curran
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Decision (Split) | Bellator 21 | June 10, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Hollywood, Florida
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| Win | Carey Vanier
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Submission (Armbar) | Bellator 17 | May 6, 2010 | 2 | 3:33 | Boston, Massachusetts
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| Win | James Krause
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Submission (Armbar) | Bellator 14 | April 15, 2010 | 2 | 2:44 | Chicago, Illinois
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| Win |  Daisuke Hanazawa
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TKO (Punches) | KOTC: Toryumon | January 30, 2010 | 2 | 0:29 | Okinawa, Japan
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| Loss | Eddie Alvarez
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Bellator 12 | June 19, 2009 | 2 | 0:38 | Hollywood, Florida
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| Win | Jorge Masvidal
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Technical Submission (Inverted Triangle Choke) | Bellator 5 | May 1, 2009 | 3 | 3:22 | Dayton, Ohio
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| Win | Alonzo Martinez
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Bellator 1 | April 3, 2009 | 1 | 3:26 | Hollywood, Florida
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| Win | Jason Meaders
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TKO (Corner Stoppage) | UnleashedFIGHT | October 11, 2008 | 1 | 5:00 | Alpine, California
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| Win | Shad Smith
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TKO (Strikes) | Total Combat – Nevada | May 10, 2008 | 1 | 2:25 | Laughlin, Nevada
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| Win | Preston Scharf
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Submission (Strikes) | Total Combat 26 | February 16, 2008 | 1 | 4:29 | San Diego, California
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| Win | David Gardner
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Total Combat 22 | August 3, 2007 | 2 | N/A | San Diego, California
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| Win | Zach Light
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Submission (Armbar) | Total Combat 21 | June 8, 2007 | 1 | 2:35 | San Diego, California
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| Win | Randy Velarde
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Submission (Armbar) | KOTC: Caged Chaos | March 10, 2007 | 2 | 2:23 | Laughlin, Nevada
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| Loss |  Joao Cunha
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Submission (Armbar) | Cage of Fire 5 | January 27, 2007 | 2 | 2:30 |  Tijuana
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| Win | Brandon Adamson
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TKO (Elbows) | TC 18: Nightmare | November 4, 2006 | 1 | 3:00 | San Diego, California
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| Win | Danny Affleje
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KO (Punch) | Proving Ground | October 21, 2006 | 1 | N/A | Yuma, Arizona
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| Loss | Tetsuji Kato
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TKO (Punches) | FFCF 6: Undisputed | June 21, 2006 | 1 | 0:13 |  Mangilao
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| Loss | Hermes Franca
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Submission (Armbar) | TC 14: Throwdown | May 13, 2006 | 1 | 0:53 | Del Mar, California
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| Win | Akbarh Arreola
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Decision (Unanimous) | Total Combat 12 | December 13, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Tijuana
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| Win | Jerimiah Carson
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TKO (Strikes) | Total Combat 11 | December 10, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Yuma, Arizona
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| Loss | Jake Shields
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Decision | Kage Kombat | November 12, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | California
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| Win | Tim Carey
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Total Combat 10 | October 15, 2005 | 1 | 2:25 | San Diego, California
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| Win | Akbarh Arreola
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TKO (Corner Stoppage) | Total Combat 9 | July 30, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Tijuana
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| Loss | Cassio Werneck
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Submission (Triangle Choke) | WEC 15: Judgment Day | May 19, 2005 | 2 | 2:54 | Lemoore, California
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| Loss | Antonio Mckee
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Decision | Ultimate Cage Fighting 1 | May 9, 2002 | 2 | 5:00 | Los Angeles, California
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| Loss | Jason Miller
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Decision | Xtreme Pankration 2 | April 12, 2002 | 2 | 5:00 | Los Angeles, California
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| Loss | Dennis Asche
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Submission (Triangle Choke) | IFC – Warriors Challenge 12 | April 11, 2001 | 2 | 3:42 | Friant, California
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| Loss | Joe Stevenson
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Decision | KOTC 3: Knockout Nightmare | April 15, 2000 | 2 | 5:00 | San Jacinto, California
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| Win | Sean McCaan
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Submission (Armbar) | IFC – Warriors Challenge 6 | March 25, 2000 | 1 | 2:51 | Friant, California
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| Loss | Dave Strasser
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Submission (Armbar) | Neutral Grounds 13 | November 20, 1999 | 1 | N/A | Lakeside, California
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| Win | David Harris
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Decision | Neutral Grounds 13 | November 20, 1999 | N/A | N/A | Lakeside, California
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| Win | Brennan Kamaka
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Submission (Armbar) | RITC 2: Marching of the Warriors | October 15, 1999 | 1 | 6:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii
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| Win | Ken Tonaria
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Submission (Armbar) | Ready to Rumble – Let's Get Ready to Rumble | October 13, 1999 | N/A | N/A | Woodland Hills, California
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| Loss | Adrian Serrano
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TKO (Towel) | Extreme Challenge 27 | August 21, 1999 | 2 | 5:00 | Davenport, Iowa
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| Win | Jason Von Flue
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Submission (Armbar) | IFC – Warriors Challenge 4 | August 7, 1999 | 2 | 5:08 | Jackson, California
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| Win | Thiago De Fritas
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Submission (Heel Hook) | Neutral Grounds 12 | May 28, 1999 | 1 | N/a | United States
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| Win | Ken Kellenberger
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Neutral Grounds 9 | January 10, 1999 | 1 | 0:45 | United States
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| Loss | Jason Dallas
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TKO (Referee Stoppage) | Neutral Grounds 6 | August 2, 1998 | 1 | N/A | United States
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| Win | Lee Cox
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Submission (Armbar) | Neutral Grounds 6 | August 2, 1998 | 1 | N/A | United States
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References
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/17371/2009-world-mma-awards-live-coverage.mma
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/17454/submission-of-the-year-winner-readier-for-return-imada-vs-masvidal-ii-on-tap.mma
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/18688/tourney-shakeup-james-krause-replaces-ferrid-kheder-meets-toby-imada-at-bellator-14.mma
- ^ http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=204904570