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