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Brendan Schaub
| Brendan Schaub | |
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| File:Brendan-schaub.jpg | |
| Born | Brendan Peter Schaub March 18, 1983 Aurora, Colorado, United States |
| Other names | The Hybrid[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 247 lb (112.0 kg; 17.6 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight (265 lb) |
| Reach | 79.5 in (202 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Team | Jackson’s Submission Fighting, Grudge Training Center, Renzo Gracie Combat Team |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 10 |
| Wins | 8 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts exhibition record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 3 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.brendanschaubmma.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Brendan Peter Schaub (born March 18, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former professional football player for the AFL’s Utah Blaze and as a member of the Buffalo Bills practice squad. He was a finalist and the runner-up of Spike TV‘s The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.[2] Schaub is currently ranked the #10 heavyweight fighter in the world by Sherdog.[3]
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Biography
Schaub was born and raised in Aurora, Colorado. He was an all-state performer in football and lacrosse at Overland High School after high school he attended Division III Whittier College (CA) where he was a member of both the football and lacrosse teams. Prior to his junior year he transferred to the University of Colorado, where he redshirted his first season in Boulder, first playing tight end before moving to fullback. He went on to appear in 26 games during his career at Colorado with 0 starts.[4] After college, Schaub played professional football in the Arena Football League with the Utah Blaze and also spent time on the practice squad for the NFL‘s Buffalo Bills.[2]
Mixed martial arts
After retiring from football, Schaub returned to Colorado where he began training in mixed martial arts, a sport he had participated in often throughout his life, typically as a way to stay in shape. He found UFC middleweight contender Nate Marquardt‘s gym, High Altitude Martial Arts located in Denver. It was there and also at the Grudge Training Center, where Schaub splits his time that he met UFC Heavyweight contender Shane Carwin also a Grudge Fight Team member. The two became friends as well as training partners. Before long, Schaub became a Golden Gloves boxing champ and was later awarded his purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.[5]
The Ultimate Fighter
Schaub competed on the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter fighting for Team Rashad.[6] Schaub along with James McSweeney were the two fighters Rashad Evans wanted most as they both train with him at Team Jackson. Evans made Schaub his 2nd pick and the 3rd overall.
He fought on the fourth episode against Demico Rogers defeating him via first round submission with an anaconda choke and moved onto the quarter finals. In the quarterfinals, Schaub won his fight by knockout in the second round against teammate, Jon Madsen.
In the semifinals, Schaub defeated Marcus Jones of Team Rampage via knockout in the first round. This win advanced Schaub to The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale, where he lost by knockout in the first round to Roy Nelson.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Schaub rebounded from his loss to Nelson with a quick knockout win over Chase Gormley at UFC LIVE: Vera vs. Jones.
At UFC 116, Schaub was a part of the UFC preliminaries aired on Spike TV. He fought Chris Tuchscherer, the main training partner for former UFC heavyweight champion, Brock Lesnar. Schaub won the bout again via an early first round TKO.
Schaub made his PPV debut at UFC 121 in Anaheim, California on October 23, 2010. His opponent was former UFC heavyweight title contender, Gabriel Gonzaga. For the first time in Schaub’s career, the fight made it past the first round, and went the full distance in which Schaub was declared the winner via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Schaub had expressed interest in fighting Frank Mir or Mirko Filipović in his next fight and it appeared he would get his wish as a fight against Mir was tentatively booked for UFC 128.[7] Rumors surfaced briefly that Schaub was to face Stefan Struve at UFC on Versus 3.[8]
Schaub earned another KO win with a huge counter-punch on Mirko Filipović at UFC 128 on March 19, 2011, a day after his 28th birthday. Schaub also won the Knockout of the Night honors.[9][10][11]
Schaub faced Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira on August 27, 2011 at UFC 134.[12] Schaub lost the fight via KO (punches) in the first round.
Schaub is expected to face Ben Rothwell on April 21, 2012 at UFC 145.[13]
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed Martial Arts
- Ring of Fire
- Ring of Fire Heavyweight Championship (one time)
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights runner up
- Knockout of the Night (one time)
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 10 matches | 8 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 2 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 8-2 | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | KO (punches) | UFC 134 | August 27, 2011 | 1 | 3:09 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 8-1 | Mirko Filipović | KO (punch) | UFC 128 | March 19, 2011 | 3 | 3:44 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Knockout of the Night |
| Win | 7-1 | Gabriel Gonzaga | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 121 | October 23, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Anaheim, California, United States | |
| Win | 6-1 | Chris Tuchscherer | TKO (punches) | UFC 116 | July 3, 2010 | 1 | 1:07 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 5-1 | Chase Gormley | TKO (punches) | UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones | March 21, 2010 | 1 | 0:47 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |
| Loss | 4-1 | Roy Nelson | KO (punch) | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale | December 5, 2009 | 1 | 3:45 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lost TUF 10 |
| Win | 4-0 | Bojan Spalević | TKO (punches) | ROF 34: Judgment Day | April 12, 2009 | 1 | 0:52 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Won ROF Heavyweight Belt |
| Win | 3-0 | Alex Rozman | TKO (punches) | ROF 33: Adrenaline | January 10, 2009 | 1 | 1:27 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 2-0 | Johnny Curtis | TKO (knee injury) | UWC: Confrontation | October 11, 2008 | 1 | 1:07 | Fairfax, Virginia, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Jay Lester | TKO (punches) | ROF 32 – Respect | June 13, 2008 | 1 | 0:30 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States |
References
- ^ Brendan Schaub
- ^ a b http://news.fightmagazine.com/introducing-the-ultimate-fighter-heavyweights-brendan-schaub-1272/
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/2/Sherdogs-Official-Mixed-Martial-Arts-Rankings-39259
- ^ http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=23125
- ^ http://www.fiveknuckles.com/mma-news/MMA-Elite-Prospect-Profile-Brendan-Schaub-Part-II.html
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/1/episode-no-1-recap-the-ultimate-fighter-10-heavyweights.mma
- ^ “Brendan Schaub vs. Frank Mir targeted for early-2011 UFC event”. MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21736/brendan-schaub-vs-frank-mir-targeted-for-early-2011-ufc-event.mma.
- ^ http://www.showdown.ca/?p=2543
- ^ “CroCop vs. Schaub at UFC 128″. fightersonly.com. December 28, 2010. http://www.fightersonlymagazine.co.uk/news/viewarticle.php?id=5850.
- ^ “Schaub-‘Cro Cop’ Signed for UFC 128″. sherdog.com. December 28, 2010. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Schaub-Cro-Cop-Signed-for-UFC-128-29051.
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/22900/ufc-128-bonuses-schaub-koch-barboza-and-njokuani-each-earn-70k.mma
- ^ “UFC confirms Brendan Schaub vs. “Big Nog” at UFC 134 in Brazil”. mmajunkie.com. 2011-05-16. http://mmajunkie.com/news/23617/ufc-confirms-brendan-schaub-vs-big-nog-at-ufc-134-in-brazil.mma.
- ^ “UFC 145; seven bouts shift to Atlanta”. mmajunkie.com. January 20, 2012. http://mmajunkie.com/news/27068/ufc-145-gets-mcdonald-vs-torres-blanco-vs-brimage-seven-bouts-shift-to-atlanta.mma.mma.
External links
- Brendan Schaub on Twitter
- Professional MMA record for Brendan Schaub from Sherdog
- Official UFC Profile
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