Fighter Wiki Pages
For more wiki pages, please visit List of MMA Fighters
Wesley Correira
| Wesley Correira | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 11, 1978 Hilo, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Other names | Cabbage |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 260 lb (120 kg; 19 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Hilo, Hawaii, United States |
| Team | BJ Penn MMA |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 33 |
| Wins | 19 |
| By knockout | 15 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 14 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Wesley “Cabbage” Correira (born November 11, 1978) is a retired American mixed martial artist. He trains with BJ Penn in Hilo, Hawaii at BJ Penn MMA.
Contents |
Biography
He is well known for his “strong chin” (ability to sustain blows to the head without being knocked out), which was displayed in his fight with Tim Sylvia at UFC 39 and again with Andrei Arlovski at UFC 47. Correira lost the former fight by towel throw at 3:17 left of round 2 and the latter fight by TKO at 1:12 left of round 2. To date, the only knock out loss for Correira comes from hard hitting UFC veteran Tank Abbott.
Despite the losses, Correira was not knocked down at all in the first fight and was knocked down only at the end of the second fight, after sustaining constant punishment for almost two entire rounds. This fight led UFC play by play announcer Mike Goldberg to say “This man is not human.” In fact, during 7 minutes the Sylvia fight lasted, Correira absorbed the highest number of power strikes ever recorded in one fight in UFC history.[1] Correira has been quoted as saying his head is full of “concrete and stuff”.
Correira holds notable wins over Jason Lambert, Joe Riggs, Tank Abbott, Justin Eilers, and Travis Wiuff.[2]
On 26 January 2008, Correira TKO’d Jacob Faagai at 2:17 of the first round. As of March, 2007 Correira is 2-5 in his last seven fights. His next fight was set to be against Lion’s Den fighter Buddy Roberts (6-1) on February 13, for a WarGods/Ken Shamrock Productions co-promoted event, Valentine’s Day Massacre. Correira backed out of the fight at the last minute due to payment and management disputes. As a result the CSAC has suspended his fighting license.[2]
In 2008, Correira defeated Eric Esch by knockout due to a head kick in the second round of the K-1 full contact kickboxing heavyweight grand prix.[3]
On May 11, 2011, Correira was arrested on charges of burglary and theft.[4]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 33 matches | 19 wins | 14 losses |
| By knockout | 15 | 7 |
| By submission | 2 | 3 |
| By decision | 1 | 4 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 19–14 |  Jeff Ford |
TKO (punches) | WFC-Armageddon | April 12, 2008 | 1 | 4:59 | ||
| Win | 19–13 | Jacob Faagai |
TKO (injury) | X-1 Events-Champions | January 26, 2008 | 1 | 2:17 | ||
| Loss | 18–13 | Chris Marez |
Decision (unanimous) | X-1-Extreme Fighting 2 | March 17, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Loss | 18–12 |  Antonio Silva |
TKO (punches) | EliteXC: Destiny | February 10, 2007 | 1 | 3:49 | ||
| Win | 18–11 |  Ji Hoon Kim |
TKO (punches) | PXC 8-Terror Dome | July 28, 2006 | 1 | 2:07 | ||
| Loss | 17–11 | Mike Polchlopek |
TKO (cut) | ROTR-Beatdown 1 | June 17, 2006 | 1 | 1:46 | ||
| Loss | 17–10 |  Kazuhiro Hamanaka |
Submission (kimura) | ROTR 9 – Rumble on the Rock 9 | April 21, 2006 | 2 | 1:53 | ||
| Loss | 17–9 | Eric Esch |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | ROTR 8-Rumble on the Rock 8 | January 20, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Correira broke his arm | |
| Win | 17–8 |  Manny Chong |
TKO | FFCF 4-Collision | December 10, 2005 | 1 | 1:50 | ||
| Win | 16–8 | Junior Sua | Submission | ROTR-Just Scrap | November 5, 2005 | 1 | 1:21 | ||
| Win | 15–8 | Lloyd Marshbanks |
TKO | ROTR-Showdown in Maui | October 7, 2005 | 1 | 3:16 | ||
| Loss | 14–8 | Tank Abbott |
KO (punch) | Rumble on the Rock 7 | May 7, 2005 | 1 | 1:23 | ||
| Win | 14–7 | Walt Pels |
KO (punches) | WEC 14 Vengeance | March 17, 2005 | 1 | 0:23 | ||
| Loss | 13–7 | Yoshihiro Nakao |
Decision (split) | ROTR 6-Rumble on the Rock 6 | November 20, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Loss | 13–6 | John Marsh |
Decision (unanimous) | ROTR 5-Rumble on the Rock 5 | May 7, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Loss | 13–5 |  Andrei Arlovski |
TKO (punches) | UFC 47 | April 2, 2004 | 2 | 1:15 | ||
| Win | 13–4 | Tank Abbott |
TKO (cut) | UFC 45 | November 21, 2003 | 1 | 2:14 | ||
| Win | 12–4 | Steve Sayegh |
TKO (punches) | ROTR 3-Rumble on the Rock 3 | August 9, 2003 | 1 | 2:19 | ||
| Win | 11–4 | Justin Eilers |
Decision (split) | SB 30-Collision Course | June 13, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Win | 10–4 | Sean Alvarez |
TKO (knees and punches) | UFC 42 | April 25, 2003 | 2 | 1:46 | ||
| Win | 9–4 | Joe Riggs |
KO (punch) | ROTR 1-Rumble on the Rock 1 | December 28, 2002 | 2 | 2:07 | ||
| Win | 8–4 | Jason Lambert |
KO (punch) | SB 27-Superbrawl 27 | November 9, 2002 | 2 | 1:48 | ||
| Loss | 7–4 | Tim Sylvia |
TKO (corner stoppage) | UFC 39 | September 27, 2002 | 2 | 1:43 | ||
| Win | 7–3 | Kauai Kupihea |
TKO (punches) | FFC 1-Force Fighting Championships 1 | May 18, 2002 | 2 | 2:53 | ||
| Win | 6–3 | Travis Wiuff |
Submission (knees) | SB 24-Return of the Heavyweights 2 | April 27, 2002 | 3 | 1:40 | ||
| Win | 5–3 | Kevin Jordan |
KO (punches) | SB 24-Return of the Heavyweights 1 | April 26, 2002 | 1 | 4:28 | ||
| Win | 4–3 | Renato Bruzzi |
KO (punches) | SB 23-SuperBrawl 23 | March 9, 2002 | 2 | 4:55 | ||
| Win | 3–3 | Aaron Brink |
TKO (punches) | Shogun 1-Shogun 1 | December 15, 2001 | 1 | 1:08 | ||
| Win | 2–3 | Mike Tynanes |
TKO (retirement) | SB 22-SuperBrawl 22 | November 2, 2001 | 2 | 3:22 | ||
| Win | 1–3 | Marcelo Tigre |
DQ (headbutt) | SB 21 – SuperBrawl 21 | May 24, 2001 | 2 | 0:46 | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Preston Hartzog |
Decision (split) | Superbrawl – Futurebrawl 2000 | November 14, 2000 | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Travis Fulton |
Submission (armbar) | SB 19-SuperBrawl 19 | October 26, 2000 | 1 | 4:49 | ||
| Loss | 0–1 | Eric Pele |
Submission (armbar) | Rings USA-Rising Stars Block B | July 22, 2000 | 2 | 2:30 |
Kickboxing record
| Kickboxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 win (1 KO), 2 losses
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ “FightMetric Fun Facts: Volume I”. FightMetric. http://www.fightmetric.com/blog/2009/07/fightmetric-fun-facts-volume-i.html. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
- ^ a b “Wesley “Cabbage” Correira’s Mixed Martial Arts Statistics”. SHERDOG FIGHTFINDER. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Wesley-Correira-2829. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- ^ “Butterbean Goes Down Again, Saki and Hari Win Big at K-1 World GP 2008″. Cage Potato. http://www.cagepotato.com/2008/08/11/butterbean-goes-down-again-saki-and-hari-win-big-at-k-1-world-gp-2008/. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- ^ http://mmaweekly.com/wesley-cabbage-correira-arrested-on-charges-of-burglary-and-theft
External links
MMA Full Contact is proud to dedicate a portion of our site to Women's MMA. To do this, MMAFC has aligned with the top advocates of Women's MMA, Fightergirls.com.
