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Tamdan McCrory
| Tamdan McCrory | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 5, 1986 Ithaca, New York, United States |
| Other names | The Barn Cat |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight Welterweight |
| Style | Greco-Roman Wrestling, Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Binghamton, New York |
| Team | CNY MMA |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Tamdan Wade McCrory (born November 5, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who has fought as a welterweight and has recently moved up to the middleweight division. He is best known for his six fight stint with the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC).
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]
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Biography
He has a twin sister named Tegan who is a model. 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]
Mixed martial arts career
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]
He also made an appearance in the BET show The Iron Ring as a contestant[4] in the middle weight category.
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 was then a late call-up to fight Ryan Madigan at UFC 96. Tamdan lost to John Howard at UFC 101 on the preliminary card. Following the loss, McCrory was dropped from the UFC.[5]
Post UFC
McCrory stated his intentions to move into the middleweight division. He was looking to gain a spot in the second season of Bellator’s middleweight tournament, but his management’s offer was declined.[6]
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 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 11-3 |  John Howard |
Decision (split) | UFC 101 | August 8, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Win | 11-2 | Ryan Madigan |
Submission (punches) | UFC 96 | March 7, 2009 | 1 | 3:35 | Columbus, Ohio, USA | |
| Loss | 10-2 | Dustin Hazelett |
Submission (reverse armbar) | UFC 91 | November 15, 2008 | 1 | 3:59 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | 10-1 | Luke Cummo |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC 87 | August 10, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | |
| Loss | 9-1 |  Akihiro Gono |
Submission (armbar) | UFC 78 | 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 | 3:07 | Revere, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Win | 4-0 | Joe Manzello |
KO (punches) | FFP – Untamed 7 | August 19, 2006 | 1 | 4:45 | Revere, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Win | 3-0 | Brendan Hoxie |
TKO (body kick) | 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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