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Xavier Foupa-Pokam
| Xavier Foupa-Pokam | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 3, 1982 Paris, France |
| Other names | Professor X |
| Residence | Saint-Tropez, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Paris, France |
| Team | French Top Team Elite Training Center |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 38 |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 17 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 2 |
| By disqualification | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Xavier Foupa-Pokam (born July 3, 1982) is a French professional mixed martial artist from Paris. Foupa-Pokam is best known for his brief career in the Ultimate Fighting Championships in their middleweight division, and his long career in British MMA with promotions such as BAMMA and Cage Rage.
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Mixed martial arts
An expert in Muay Thai, and trained by Cyrille Diabate (also a mixed martial arts fighter and muay thai expert), the majority of Foupa-Pokam’s victories have come via knockout, but he has shown considerable improvement in his ground skills in recent fights, four of which he lost by submission and the other one by TKO. A significant part of his career has been spent in British MMA promotion Cage Rage. He rebounded from losses to Paul Daley and Sol Gilbert by going on a five fight winning streak, including impressive victories over Cage Rage veterans Alex Reid and Tom Watson, along with a brutal knockout of Pierre Guillet. This streak however, was broken when he faced Murilo “Ninja” Rua at Cage Rage 24, Ninja pulling off a win via a second round rear naked choke.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Foupa-Pokam signed with Zuffa in 2009 and made his debut at UFC 97 in April against Denis Kang in a losing effort.[1]
Less than one week after Xavier’s debut on the Zuffa event, he accepted another fight. The fight was at UFC 98, one event after his debut. At 98, Xavier fought Drew McFedries with the bout being aired on the main card. Foupa-Pokam was stopped 37 seconds into the first round due to strikes. [2]
After the loss, Foupa-Pokam was released by the Zuffa on June 1, 2009. Since his departure from the UFC he has only gone 2-6, being submitted in 4 of his six losses.
Television appearances
In 2007, he had an appearance in Episode 4 of History Channel documentation-series Human Weapon. In this episode, Bill Duff and Jason Chambers trained Savate in Marseille and Paris and in one particular scene, Xavier Foupa-Pokam is an instructor and translator.[3]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 37 matches | 21 wins | 16 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 4 |
| By submission | 7 | 7 |
| By decision | 2 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 3 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 22–17 |  Joey Guel |
TKO (cut) | SFL 1 | March 11, 2012 | 1 | 5:00 | Mumbai, India | |
| Loss | 21–17 |  Albert Duraev |
Submission (triangle choke) | M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson | November 20, 2011 | 2 | 3:59 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Loss | 21–16 |  Alex Makhonin |
TKO (punches and elbows) | BAMMA 5 | February 26, 2011 | 2 | 4:48 | Manchester, England | |
| Loss | 21–15 |  Lucio Linhares |
Submission (triangle choke) | 100% Fight 4 | January 15, 2011 | 2 | 2:53 | Paris, France | |
| Loss | 21–14 | Bislan Isaev |
Submission (guillotine choke) | ProFC 22 | December 17, 2010 | 1 | 4:12 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | |
| Loss | 21–13 | Vyacheslav Vasilevsky |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | Sambo-70 / M-1 Global – Sochi Open European Championships | July 14, 2010 | 3 | 1:58 | Sochi, Russia | |
| Win | 21–12 |  Jean-François Lénogue |
Decision (unanimous) | 100% Fight II | March 13, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Paris, France | |
| Loss | 20-12 | Anthony Ruiz |
Decision (unanimous) | Tachi Palace Fights II | December 3, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| Loss | 20–11 | Drew McFedries |
TKO (punches) | UFC 98 | May 23, 2009 | 1 | 0:37 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 20–10 |  Denis Kang |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC 97 | April 18, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 20–9 | Kyacey Uscola |
TKO (knee to the body) | PFC 12: High Stakes | January 22, 2009 | 1 | 2:06 | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| Win | 19–9 | Andrei Rudakov |
Submission (armbar) | International Absolute Fighting Council – Russia vs. the World | November 29, 2008 | 1 | 1:50 | Novosibirsk, Russia | |
| Win | 18–9 | Richard Montoya |
Submission (armbar) | PFC 10: Explosive | September 26, 2008 | 1 | 1:13 | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| Win | 17–9 | Felipe Arinelli |
TKO (injury) | Jungle Fight 10 | July 12, 2008 | 3 | 3:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 16–9 |  Api Hemara |
Submission (triangle choke) | WAFC 2008 | May 24, 2008 | 1 | 3:00 | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Win | 15–9 |  Arman Gambaryan |
KO (knee) | WAFC 2008 | May 24, 2008 | 2 | 4:05 | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Win | 14–9 | Api Hemara |
KO (knees) | WAFC 2008 | May 24, 2008 | 2 | 1:04 | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Loss | 13–9 | Murilo Rua |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Cage Rage 24 | December 1, 2007 | 2 | 3:47 | London, England | |
| Win | 13–8 | Pierre Guillet |
KO (kick to the body) | Cage Rage 23 | September 22, 2007 | 1 | 1:02 | London, England | |
| Win | 12–8 | Tom Watson |
Submission (kimura) | Cage Rage 21 | April 27, 2007 | 2 | 2:27 | London, England | |
| Win | 11–8 | Alex Reid |
Technical Decision (eyepoke) | Cage Rage 19 | December 9, 2006 | 2 | 2:56 | London, England | |
| Win | 10–8 |  Masataka Chinushi |
Submission (armbar) | DEEP: Real Rhythm 5 | November 15, 2006 | 2 | 2:56 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | 9–8 |  Alex Cook |
Submission (armbar) | Cage Rage 18 | September 30, 2006 | 1 | 4:45 | London, England | |
| Loss | 8–8 | Ryuta Sakurai |
Submission (armlock) | DEEP: 25th Impact | August 4, 2006 | 1 | 4:47 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 8–7 |  Hun Kim |
KO (knees and punches) | DEEP: Real Rhythm 3 | March 4, 2006 | 2 | 2:45 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Loss | 7–7 | Sol Gilbert |
DQ | Cage Rage 14 | December 3, 2005 | 1 | 1:09 | London, England | |
| Win | 7–6 | Ken Hamamura |
Decision (split) | DEEP: Real Rhythm 2 | November 19, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Loss | 6-6 | Itamar Rosa |
KO | Africa – UFA | July 7, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Win | 6–5 |  Jose Mata |
KO (kick) | African Fighting Championships: All or Nothing | February 26, 2005 | 1 | 0:48 | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| Loss | 5–5 | Paul Daley |
KO (punch) | Cage Rage 7: Battle of Britain | July 10, 2004 | 1 | N/A | London, England | |
| Loss | 5–4 |  John Oskar Hammer |
Submission (rear naked choke) | European Vale Tudo 3: Inferno | May 22, 2004 | 2 | 3:09 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Loss | 5–3 |  Martin Kampmann |
DQ | European Vale Tudo 2: Hazard | April 4, 2004 | 2 | 0:27 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Win | 5–2 | Poulo Coelho |
Submission (verbal) | Cage Rage 5: Valentine’s Brawl | February 15, 2004 | 2 | N/A | London, England | |
| Win | 4–2 |  Ferenc Gancs |
KO (punch) | Total Fighting Championships: Total Fight 2 | January 10, 2004 | 1 | 1:04 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| Loss | 3–2 | Matt Ewin |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Extreme Brawl 5 | December 22, 2003 | 1 | N/A | Bracknell, Berkshire, England | |
| Win | 3–1 | Matt Ewin |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | Xtreme Fighting Championship 2: The Perfect Storm | November 9, 2003 | 1 | 5:00 | St Austell, Cornwall, England | |
| Win | 2–1 | Paul Williamson |
KO (elbow) | UKMMAC 4 – Battle of Britain | June 1, 2003 | 1 | 0:35 | Purfleet, Essex, England | |
| Loss | 1–1 | David Pierres-Louis |
DQ | World Absolute Fight Federation 2 | March 22, 2003 | 1 | N/A | Marrakech, Morocco | |
| Win | 1–0 | Nelson Monteiro |
KO (slam) | World Absolute Fight Federation 1 | June 15, 2002 | 1 | 0:43 | Geneva, Switzerland |
References
- ^ http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventdetail.fightCard&eid=1921
- ^ http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=2001
- ^ The mysterious stylings of Professor X—Xavier Foupa-Pokam
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