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Cyrille Diabaté
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| Born | October 6, 1973 La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France |
| Other names | The Snake |
| Nationality | French |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 81.5 in (207 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Rueil-Malmaison, France |
| Team | Snake Team |
| Years active | 1999-present (MMA) |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 42 |
| Wins | 32 |
| By knockout | 28 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 27 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Cyrille Diabaté (born October 6, 1973) is a French mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has also competed in shoot boxing and Muay Thai.[1] He has fought at Palace Fighting Championship, PRIDE, ShoXC, Deep, Cage Rage and Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Mixed martial arts career
Pride Fighting Championships
Diabaté then faced off against Mauricio Rua at Pride Final Conflict Absolute. After 5:29 of the first round, Rua defeated Diabaté via TKO (stomps). This loss led to Diabaté heading for smaller organizations.
His first fight was in England, for the Cage Rage promotion. He defeated Ryan Robinson via armbar and followed this up with a blood-soaked decision victory in a ShoXC card, where he faced Jaime Fletcher.[2]
Diabaté defeated Marcus Hicks via submission (armbar) after just 89 seconds. This win was his fourth in a row[3] and was followed up by a win over Rob Smith via submission.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Cyrille appeared frequently as a striking coach for Team Henderson in season 9 of The Ultimate Fighter. It was announced in February 2010 that Diabaté had signed a four fight contract with the UFC.
In his debut at UFC 114 he defeated Luiz Cané via TKO (punches) in the first round. Diabaté later expressed disappointment in his own performance, having had to “survive a flash knockout” early in the first round.[4]
In his second appearance, Diabaté lost to Alexander Gustafsson.[5] In the fight, he was dominated by the Swede for the entire first round standing, and in the second round he was taken down early and tapped out to a rear naked choke at 2:41 in the second round. This was his first loss in four years.
For his third fight, Diabaté faced Steve Cantwell on March 3, 2011 at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann.[6] He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Diabaté fought Anthony Perosh on November 5, 2011 at UFC 138.[7] He lost the bout against Perosh via submission due to a rear naked choke in the second round.
Diabaté was expected to face Jörgen Kruth on April 14, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 2.[8] However, Kruth was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Tom DeBlass.[9] He won the fight via majority decision.
Kickboxing record
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32 wins (28 KOs), 8 losses, 2 draws
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Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 27 matches | 18 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 1 |
| By submission | 5 | 4 |
| By decision | 5 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 18–8–1 | Tom DeBlass | Decision (majority) | UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva | April 14, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Loss | 17–8–1 | Anthony Perosh | Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC 138 | November 5, 2011 | 2 | 3:09 | Birmingham, England | |
| Win | 17–7–1 | Steve Cantwell | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann | March 3, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| Loss | 16–7–1 | Alexander Gustafsson | Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC 120 | October 16, 2010 | 2 | 2:41 | London, England | |
| Win | 16–6–1 | Luiz Cané | TKO (punches) | UFC 114 | May 29, 2010 | 1 | 2:13 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 15–6–1 | Rob Smith | Submission (rear naked choke) | TPF 2: Brawl in the Hall | December 3, 2009 | 1 | 1:47 | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| Win | 14–6–1 | Marcus Hicks | Submission (armbar) | AMMA 1: First Blood | October 24, 2009 | 1 | 1:29 | Edmonton, Alberta, , Canada | |
| Win | 13–6–1 | Lodune Sincaid | TKO (doctor stoppage) | PFC 12: High Stakes | January 22, 2009 | 2 | 1:15 | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| Win | 12–6–1 | Jaime Fletcher | Decision (unanimous) | ShoXC#August_15.2C_2008_card | August 15, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Friant, California, United States | |
| Win | 11–6–1 | Ryan Robinson | Submission (armbar) | Cage Rage 21 | April 21, 2007 | 1 | 1:15 | London, England | |
| Loss | 10–6–1 | Maurício Rua | TKO (stomps) | Pride Final Conflict Absolute | September 10, 2006 | 1 | 5:29 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | 10–5–1 | Yasuhito Namekawa | KO (flying knee) | Real Rhythm: 4th Stage | July 30, 2006 | 2 | 1:50 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 9–5–1 | Yasuhito Namekawa | KO (punches) | Deep: 24 Impact | April 11, 2006 | 2 | 2:22 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 8–5–1 | Takahiro Oba | Submission (rear naked choke) | Real Rhythm: 3rd Stage | March 4, 2006 | 2 | 3:47 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 7–5–1 | Mu Jin Na | KO | Real Rhythm: 2nd Stage | November 19, 2005 | 1 | 1:28 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Loss | 6–5–1 | Fabio Piamonte | Submission (arm triangle choke) | Cage Rage 12: The Real Deal | July 2, 2005 | 1 | 2:09 | London, England | |
| Loss | 6–4–1 | Renato Sobral | Submission (guillotine choke) | Cage Rage 9: No Mercy | November 27, 2004 | 1 | 3:38 | London, England | |
| Loss | 6–3–1 | Arman Gambaryan | Decision (unanimous) | M-1 MFC: Middleweight GP | October 9, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Loss | 6–2–1 | Rodney Glunder | Decision (unanimous) | 2 Hot 2 Handle | February 22, 2004 | 2 | 3:00 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 6–1–1 | James Zikic | Decision (unanimous) | EF 1: Genesis | July 13, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 5–1–1 | Dave Vader | Submission (triangle choke) | 2H2H 6: Simply the Best 6 | March 16, 2003 | 1 | 3:40 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 4–1–1 | Bob Schrijber | Decision | 2H2H 5: Simply the Best 5 | October 13, 2002 | 2 | 3:00 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 3–1–1 | Matt Frye | TKO (punches) | Cage Wars 2 | May 15, 2002 | 1 | N/A | London, England | |
| Loss | 2–1–1 | Josh Dempsey | Decision | Cage Wars 1 | February 23, 2002 | 2 | N/A | Portsmouth, England | |
| Draw | 2–0–1 | Rodney Glunder | Draw | Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory | June 10, 2001 | 2 | 5:00 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | 2–0 | Andre Juskevicius | KO | Golden Trophy 2000 | March 18, 2000 | N/A | N/A | Orleans, France | |
| Win | 1–0 | Ryuta Sakurai | TKO | Golden Trophy 1999 | March 20, 1999 | 2 | N/A | France |
References
- ^ “David Hojak Interviews Cyrille Diabate”. ThrowThemBows. http://www.throwthembows.com/david-hojak-interviews-cyrille-diabate.
- ^ John Morgan. “Snake Team seeks higher plane with PFC wins”. MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/13790/snake-team-seeks-higher-plane-with-pfc-wins.mma.
- ^ “Matt Horwich edges fellow UFC vet Jason Lambert at debut Aggression MMA event”. MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16626/matt-horwich-edges-fellow-ufc-vet-jason-lambert-at-debut-aggression-mma-event.mma.
- ^ Steven Marrocco. “Despite win, UFC 114′s Cyrille Diabate sees too many mistakes in performance”. MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/19375/despite-win-ufc-114s-cyrille-diabate-sees-too-many-mistakes-in-performance.mma.
- ^ “Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson added to UFC 120 in October”. MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/19900/cyrille-diabate-vs-alexander-gustafsson-added-to-ufc-120-in-october.mma.
- ^ “Steve Cantwell vs. Cyril Diabate Agreed for UFC on Versus 3″. mmaweekly.com. December 29, 2010. http://mmaweekly.com/steve-cantwell-vs-cyril-diabate-agreed-for-ufc-on-versus-3.
- ^ “Cyrille Diabate announces UFC 138 fight with Anthony Perosh”. mmajunkie.com. August 26, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/24969/cyrille-diabate-announces-ufc-138-fight-with-anthony-perosh.mma. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- ^ “UFC on FUEL TV 2 in Sweden adds Diabate vs. Kruth”. mmajunkie.com. January 5, 2012. http://mmajunkie.com/news/26825/ufc-on-fuel-tv-2-adds-diabate-vs-kruth-yousef-vs-thoresen.mma.
- ^ “Tom DeBlass replaces injured Jorgen Kruth at UFC on FUEL TV 2″. mmajunkie.com. April 4, 2012. http://mmajunkie.com/news/28100/tom-deblass-replaces-injured-jorgen-kruth-at-ufc-on-fuel-tv-2.mma.
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