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Template:MMAstatsbox Dustin Tyler Hazelett (born April 29, 1986) is a American mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Biography

Dustin Hazelett was born in Louisa, Kentucky, USA.

Martial arts background

Hazelett began training in martial arts as a sophomore in high school, and began training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at the age of 16, and has earned a black belt under Jorge Gurgel.^[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Hazelett fought in a variety of promotions before making his UFC debut on October 10, 2006, in a submission loss to Tony DeSouza. He has since fought six more times in the organization with UFC record of 5-2. Dustin holds notable wins over Josh Burkman via step-over armbar, transitioned from a whizzer takedown at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale and Tamdan McCrory due to a reverse armbar at UFC 91. Each spectacular finish earned Dustin Submission of the Night honors. His impressive submission victory over Josh Burkman earned Hazelett “Submission of the Year” honors from ESPN partner Sherdog.com. ^[2] His next fight was expected to be against Ben Saunders at UFC 96, but had to withdraw due to injury.^[3]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
16 matches	12 wins	4 losses
By knockout	1	2
By submission	9	1
By decision	2	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	12-4	Tamdan McCrory	Submission (Reverse Armbar)	UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar	November 15, 2008	1	3:59	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won Submission of the Night
Win	11-4	Josh Burkman	Submission (Flying Armbar)	The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale	June 21, 2008	2	4:46	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won Fight of the Night & Submission of the Night
Loss	10-4	Josh Koscheck	TKO (Kick and Punches)	UFC 82: Pride of a Champion	March 1, 2008	2	1:24	Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win	10-3	Jonathan Goulet	Submission (Armbar)	UFC Fight Night 11	September 19, 2007	1	1:14	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	9-3	Stevie Lynch	Submission (Anaconda Choke)	UFC 72: Victory	June 16, 2007	1	2:50	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Win	8-3	Diego Saraiva	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 67: All or Nothing	February 3, 2007	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	7-3	Tony DeSouza	Submission (Kimura)	Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter	October 10, 2006	1	3:59	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win	7-2	Chad Reiner	KO	EC 70 - Extreme Challenge 70	August 26, 2006	1	0:07	Hayward, Wisconsin, United States
Win	6-2	Victor Moreno	Submission (Armbar)	EC 68 - Extreme Challenge 68	July 15, 2006	1	1:02	Hayward, Wisconsin, United States
Win	5-2	Mike Cardosa	Submission (Triangle Choke)	EC 68 - Extreme Challenge 68	July 15, 2006	1	0:48	Hayward, Wisconsin, United States
Win	4-2	Rhalan Gracie	Decision (Split)	GFC - Team Gracie vs Team Hammer House	March 3, 2006	3	5:00	Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win	3-2	John Shackelford	Submission (Choke)	FFC 16 - Freestyle Fighting Championship 16	September 24, 2005	1	2:42	Tunica, Mississippi, United States
Loss	2-2	Dereck Keasley	Decision	FFC 16 - Freestyle Fighting Championship 16	September 24, 2005	2	5:00	Tunica, Mississippi, United States
Loss	2-1	Junior Assuncao	TKO	FT 3 - Full Throttle 3	July 15, 2005	1	4:27	Georgia, United States
Win	2-0	Jason Ireland	Submission (Triangle Choke)	H2H - Hand 2 Hand Combat	June 17, 2005	1		Canton, Ohio, United States
Win	1-0	Justin Hons	Submission (Armbar)	KOTC - Dayton	October 23, 2004	1		Dayton, Ohio, United States

References

External links

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[1] ttp://mmajunkie.com/news/5303/ufcs-dustin-hazelett-awarded-bjj-black-belt-from-jorge-gurgel.mma

[2] ttp://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/sherdogs-submission-of-the-year-15702

[3] ttp://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8020&zoneid=13

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 '''Dustin Tyler Hazelett''' (born April 29, 1986) is a [[USA|American]] [[mixed martial arts]] fighter. He currently fights as a [[welterweight]] in the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]].