Bryan Baker (fighter)
Bryan Baker | |
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Born | October 13, 1985 |
Other names | The Beast |
Nationality | American |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
Division | Welterweight Middleweight |
Reach | 77 in (196 cm) |
Fighting out of | West Covina, California, United States |
Team | Team Wildman Vale Tudo |
Years active | 2007–2013 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 25 |
Wins | 18 |
By knockout | 8 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 7 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 2 |
No contests | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Bryan Baker (born October 13, 1985) is an American former professional
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Baker began his professional mixed martial arts career in early 2007 for the Cage of Fire promotion in Mexico. His first fight was against Scott Rose, who Baker finished off quickly, in just over a minute, due to submission.
In April 2007, Baker faced Jesse Juarez and defeated him via third round submission (rear-naked choke). Baker then followed this up with two TKO victories, both in the first round, against Geoff Hawks and Reggie Orr.
World Extreme Cagefighting
Baker then signed for World Extreme Cagefighting and made his debut at WEC 30 against Jesse Forbes. Baker was dropped early in the first round and was also subject to Forbes' slams. Whilst on the ground, Baker was able to get top position, which prompted Forbes to give his back. Baker continued to strike and the fight was stopped after 4:15 of the first round, due to TKO (punches).[1]
Bryan was next scheduled to fight Nissen Osterneck[2] at WEC 31, but this bout was replaced by a bout with Eric Schambari due to an injury to Osterneck. In a three round bout, Bryan won via split decision.[3]
This led to a future bout against Logan Clark being scheduled at WEC 33. At the same card, Chael Sonnen was scheduled to fight Paulo Filho in a middleweight title rematch. However, this fight was cancelled after Filho had to check himself into a rehabilitation center and Baker was offered to chance to fill in Filho, against Sonnen.[3]
Baker accepted[4] and stepped into the bout with less than two weeks notice and suffered his first ever MMA loss. Sonnen dominated the fight with multiple takedowns and was able to shrug off many submission attempts by Baker. Sonnen pulled off the unanimous decision with scores of 30-26, 30-25 and 30-25.[5]
Post-WEC
Baker's first appearance after WEC, was at a charity event against Gary Padilla. In a strong showing of striking ability,[6] Baker pulled off the unanimous decision victory.
Baker then stepped in at short notice once again, this time, against Spencer Canup for the CFP Middleweight Championship.[7] Baker won via first round TKO (punch).
Baker then signed for Maximum Fighting Championship.[8] In his promotion debut, Baker beat Ultimate Fighter 3 alumni Rory Singer via first round TKO via punches, just seconds before the end of the first round.
Bellator Fighting Championships
Baker made his Bellator debut against IFL and
Baker then returned to MFC and was scheduled to fight former UFC Middleweight title contender, Thales Leites.[10] Baker instead faced Art Santore[11] and won via unanimous decision.
Baker then signed with Bellator to take part in their middleweight tournament in the second Bellator season.[12]
In the first round of the tournament, Baker defeated Sean Loeffler via TKO at
In the semi-final round, Baker faced Eric Schambari for the second time in his career. After 2:29 of the first round, Baker managed to submit his opponent with a triangle choke, which advanced him to the final of the middleweight tournament.
Baker faced
On September 21, 2010, it was revealed that Baker was battling
Baker defeated
Baker entered the
In the semi-finals, Baker faced Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion, Vitor Vianna. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Believing that Vianna had no striking skills, Baker threw wild shots at him and his recklessness cost him the fight as he was caught with an overhand right and against the cage Vianna hit him with continuous hammerfists until the referee stopped the fight.
In 2012, Baker elected to drop down a weight class to the
Baker then faced
In August 2014, Baker was among thirteen fighters that were released from the promotion.[18]
Post-Bellator
Baker faced Elias Theodorou on December 18, 2021 at Colorado Combat Club 10.[19] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[20]
Championships and accomplishments
- Bellator Fighting Championships
- Bellator Season 2 Middleweight Tournament Runner-Up
- Bellator Season 6 Welterweight Tournament Runner-Up
Mixed martial arts record
25 matches | 18 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 8 | 3 |
By submission | 3 | 1 |
By decision | 7 | 2 |
No contests | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 18–6 (1) | Elias Theodorou | Decision (unanimous) | Colorado Combat Club 10 | December 18, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | |
NC | 18–5 (1) | Mike Rhodes | NC (elbows to back of head) | Extreme Beatdown: Beatdown 21 | March 10, 2018 | 2 | 3:18 | New Town, North Dakota, United States | Baker threw illegal elbows to the back of Rhodes' head. |
Loss | 18–5 | Douglas Lima | KO (punch) | Bellator 90
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February 21, 2013 | 1 | 2:34 | West Valley City, Utah, United States | Bellator Season 8 Welterweight Tournament Semifinal. |
Loss | 18–4 | Karl Amoussou | Submission (inverted heel hook) | Bellator 72
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July 20, 2012 | 1 | 0:56 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Bellator Season 6 Welterweight Tournament Final. |
Win | 18–3 | Ben Saunders | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 67
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May 4, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Rama, Ontario, Canada | Bellator Season 6 Welterweight Tournament Semifinal. |
Win | 17–3 | Carlos Alexandre Pereira | Decision (split) | Bellator 63
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March 30, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | Bellator Season 6 Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
Loss | 16–3 | Vitor Vianna | TKO (punches) | Bellator 54
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October 15, 2011 | 1 | 0:54 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Bellator Season 5 Middleweight Tournament Semifinal. |
Win | 16–2 | Jared Hess | TKO (punches) | Bellator 50
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September 17, 2011 | 3 | 2:52 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | Bellator Season 5 Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
Win | 15–2 | Joe Riggs | KO (punch) | Bellator 43
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May 7, 2011 | 2 | 3:53 | Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States | |
Win | 14–2 | Jeremy Horn | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 30
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September 23, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
Loss | 13–2 | Alexander Shlemenko | TKO (punches) | Bellator 23
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June 24, 2010 | 1 | 2:45 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Bellator Season 2 Middleweight Tournament Final. |
Win | 13–1 | Eric Schambari | Submission (triangle choke) | Bellator 20
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May 27, 2010 | 1 | 2:29 | San Antonio, Texas , United States
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Bellator Season 2 Middleweight Tournament Semifinal. |
Win | 12–1 | Sean Loeffler | TKO (punches) | Bellator 16
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April 29, 2010 | 1 | 2:43 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Bellator Season 2 Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal. |
Win | 11–1 | Art Santore | Decision (unanimous) | MFC 23 | December 4, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Edmonton, Alberta , Canada
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Win | 10–1 | Matt Horwich | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 10
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June 5, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Ontario, California, United States | |
Win | 9–1 | Rory Singer | TKO (punches) | MFC 20 | February 20, 2009 | 1 | 4:56 | Enoch, Alberta , Canada
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Win | 8–1 | Spencer Canup | KO (punches) | Carolina Fight Promotions: The Carolina Crown | October 11, 2008 | 1 | 0:59 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | |
Win | 7–1 | Gary Padilla | Decision (unanimous) | JG and TKT Promotions: Fighting 4 Kidz | August 30, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
Loss | 6–1 | Chael Sonnen | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann | March 26, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Win | 6–0 | Eric Schambari | Decision (split) | WEC 31 | December 12, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Win | 5–0 | Jesse Forbes | TKO (punches) | WEC 30 | September 5, 2007 | 1 | 4:15 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Win | 4–0 | Reggie Orr | TKO (punches) | KOTC: Collision Course | August 5, 2007 | 1 | 2:53 | San Jacinto, California, United States | |
Win | 3–0 | Geoff Hawks | TKO (punches) | Total Fighting Alliance 6 | April 28, 2007 | 1 | 2:10 | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
Win | 2–0 | Jesse Juarez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Chaos in the Cage 2 | April 6, 2007 | 3 | 1:38 | San Bernardino, California, United States | |
Win | 1–0 | Scott Rose | Submission (punches) | Cage of Fire 5 | January 27, 2007 | 1 | 1:14 | Tijuana, Mexico |
See also
References
- ^ John Chandler. "WEC 30: McCullough vs Crunkilton Live Blog". MMA on Tap.
- ^ John Chandler. "Report: Filho, Marshall to Defend Belts in March". MMA on Tap.
- ^ a b John Chandler. "Exclusive: Baker Offered Sonnen at WEC 33". MMA on Tap.
- ^ "Bryan Baker vs. Chael Sonnen at March 26 WEC". MMAjunkie. Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ^ Bill Reger. "WEC 33 Recap and Thoughts". MMA on Tap.
- ^ John Chandler. "Kyle, Baker Win Decisions at Fighting 4 Kidz". MMA on Tap.
- ^ "MMA in North Carolina – Carolina Crown Results". Pro MMA Now. Archived from the original on 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ^ John Chandler. "UFC and WEC Veterans to Bolster MFC Middleweight Division". MMA on Tap.
- ^ "Friday's featherweight tournament winner crowned first Bellator champion". Archived from the original on 2010-02-03. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ^ Jacob Camargo. "Former UFC middleweight title contender Thales Leites to make MFC debut against Bryan Baker on Dec. 4". Five Knuckles. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07.
- ^ "Dean Lister vs. Thales Leites headlines "MFC 23: Unstoppable" on Dec. 4". Pro MMA Now. Archived from the original on 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ^ "WEC vet Bryan Baker added to Bellator's second middleweight tourney". MMAjunkie. Archived from the original on 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ^ Dann Stupp. "Sean Loeffler joins Bellator's middleweight tourney, meets Bryan Baker at Bellator 16". MMAjunkie. Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ^ a b "Bellator 23 recap: Warren survives first round barrage, claims split win and tourney title". mmajunkie.com. June 24, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- ^ a b "Cancer Survivor Baker beats Horn at Bellator 30". sherdog.com. September 23, 2010.
- ^ a b "Bellator 30 recap: Baker bests Horn, Makovsky vs. West set for bantamweight final". mmajunkie.com. September 23, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- ^ "Bellator 72 heads to Tampa July 20 with Amoussou-Baker, Spiritwolf-Zaromskis III". mmajunkie.com. 2012-06-02. Archived from the original on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
- ^ "Bellator releases Attila Vegh, Shahbulat Shamhalaev and eleven other fighters". mmafighting.com. August 25, 2014.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2021-11-10). "Elias Theodorou Headlines Colorado Combat Club 10, Secures Canabis TUE". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ "Elias Theodorou vs. Bryan Baker, Colorado Combat Club 10 | MMA Bout". Tapology. Retrieved 2022-01-03.