Tamdan McCrory

Tamdan McCrory
Tamdan McCrory
Born	November 5, 1986 (age 37); Ithaca, NY
Other names	The Barn Cat
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Style	Greco-Roman Wrestling, Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Binghamton, NY
Team	CNY MMA
Mixed martial arts record
Total	14
Wins	11
By knockout	6
By submission	4
Losses	3
Draws	0

Tamdan Wade McCrory (born November 5 ,1986 in Ithaca, NY) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights as a welterweight. Fighting out of Central New York, he trains at CNY MMA in Cortland, NY, where he is a co-owner along with Erik Charles. ^[1] He holds notable wins over former The Ultimate Fighter contestants Pete Spratt and Luke Cummo.

Biography

He has a twin sister named Tegan. He graduated from Ithaca High School Class of 2004. In May 2008, McCrory graduated from State University of New York College at Cortland with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology. ^[2] He began fighting mixed martial arts in 2006, after meeting soon to be coach and mentor, Erik Charles, through Myspace.com. He became one of the youngest NABC Champions at the age of 19. In May 2007, he signed a contract with the UFC. ^[3]

UFC career

McCrory made his debut defeating TUF 4 alumni, Pete Spratt. Five months after the win, McCrory took his first professional defeat to Akihiro Gono at UFC 78. He quickly bounced back with a win defeating TUF 2 runner up, Luke Cummo. At UFC 91, McCrory lost his second fight to another up and coming welterweight Dustin Hazelett.

Tamdan then stepped in on short notice to fight at UFC 96 against debuting Ryan Madigan. Tamdan lost to John Howard at UFC 101 on the preliminary card. Following the loss, McCrory, as well as other UFC veterans Thales Leites and George Roop were dropped from the UFC.^[4]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
14 matches	11 wins	3 losses
By knockout	6	0
By submission	4	2
By decision	1	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location
Loss	11-3	John Howard	Decision (Split)	UFC 101:Declaration	August 8, 2009	3	5:00	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Win	11-2	Ryan Madigan	Submission (Punches)	UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine	March 7, 2009	1	3:35	Columbus, Ohio, USA
Loss	10-2	Dustin Hazelett	Submission (Reverse Armbar)	UFC 91: Couture Vs. Lesnar	November 15, 2008	1	3:59	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	10-1	Luke Cummo	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 87: Seek & Destroy	August 10, 2008	3	5:00	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Loss	9-1	Akihiro Gono	Submission (Armbar)	UFC 78: Validation	November 17, 2007	2	3:19	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	9-0	Pete Spratt	Submission (Triangle Choke)	UFC Fight Night 10	June 12, 2007	2	2:04	Hollywood, Florida, USA
Win	8-0	Nuri Shakir	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	CFFC 4 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 4	April 13, 2007	2	3:22	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	7-0	Anthony D'Angelo	TKO	CFFC 3 - Battleground	January 19, 2007	1	2:34	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	6-0	Mike Littlefield	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	CFFC 2 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 2	October 6, 2006	1	4:10	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	5-0	Jason Giroux	Submission (Triangle Choke)	WFL 10 - X	September 23, 2006	1		Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Win	4-0	Joe Manzello	KO	FFP - Untamed 7	August 19, 2006	1		Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Win	3-0	Brendan Hoxie	TKO	CZ 17 - Take Control	August 5, 2006	2	1:37	Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Win	2-0	Bobby Diaz	TKO	FFP - Untamed 5	June 16, 2006	2	0:42	Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA
Win	1-0	John Jenner	TKO	WFL - Judgment Night 2	June 3, 2006	1	1:19	Revere, Massachusetts, USA

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[1] CNY MMA

[2] UFC Interview

[3] The Barncat's Official website

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