Michel Batista (wrestler)

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Michel Batista
BornMichel Batista Martínez
(1984-04-20) April 20, 1984 (age 40)
Miami, Florida, United States
TeamAmerican Top Team Kendall, Cerro Pelado
WrestlingOlympic Freestyle Wrestling
Years active2007–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total7
Wins4
By knockout2
By decision2
Losses2
By submission2
No contests1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 96 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 96 kg
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Cartagena 96 kg

Michel Batista Martínez (born April 20, 1984) is a Cuban freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the heavyweight division and currently competes in M-1 Global.

Wrestling

Batista competed for Cuba men's heavyweight wrestling category.

Luis Vivénes.[2]

Batista represented

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Batista amassed a record of 4-0 prior join the

The Ultimate Fighter

In August 2018, it was announced that Batista was one of the fighters featured on

The Ultimate Fighter 28, competing in the heavyweight division.[7]

In the quarterfinals, Batista defeated Josh Parisian via technical knockout in the second round, allowing him to move on to the next stage of the competition.[8] In the semifinals, Batista faced Justin Frazier. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.[9]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Batista faced Maurice Greene on November 30 at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale.[10] He lost fight via a triangle choke in round one.[11]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
7 matches 4 wins 2 losses
By knockout 2 0
By submission 0 2
By decision 2 0
No contests 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 4–2 (1) Yuriy Fedorov Submission (guillotine choke) M-1 Challenge 105 October 19, 2019 1 4:06
Nur-Sultan
, Kazakhstan
Loss 4–1 (1) Maurice Greene Submission (triangle choke) The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale November 30, 2018 1 2:14
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
Win 4–0 (1) Edison Lopes Decision (unanimous) Titan FC 47: Yusuff vs. Gomez December 15, 2017 3 5:00 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win 3–0 (1) Drew Stewart Decision (unanimous) Fight Time 35 February 17, 2017 3 5:00
Miami, Florida
, United States
NC 2–0 (1) Oscar Delgado NC (accidental eye poke) Fight Time 34 December 16, 2016 1 N/A Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win 2–0 Andreas Danapas TKO (punches) Fight Time 30 April 22, 2016 2 4:32 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win 1–0 Russell Johnson KO (punch) World Fighting Championship 46 January 9, 2016 1 1:40 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Heavyweight debut.

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 1–1 Justin Frazier TKO (punches) The Ultimate Fighter 28 November 7, 2018 (airdate) 1 4:24
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
The Ultimate Fighter 28 Semi-Final round
Win 1–0 Josh Parisian TKO (punches) The Ultimate Fighter 28 September 27, 2018 (airdate) 2 2:50
Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
The Ultimate Fighter 28 Quarter-Final round

[12]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michel Batista". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. ^ Sesker, Craig (28 July 2007). "Rough night for U.S. freestyle team as Cuba rolls to team title at Pan American Games". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  3. ^ Mihoces, Gary (21 August 2008). "U.S. captain Cormier hospitalized, out of Games". USA Today. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  4. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original
    on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  5. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original
    on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  6. ^ Sherdog.com. "Michel Batista MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  7. ^ "'The Ultimate Fighter' 28 Cast Revealed with Heavyweights and Women's Featherweights | MMAnytt.com". MMAnytt.com. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  8. ^ "'The Ultimate Fighter 28: Heavy Hitters' Episode 5 recap". MMAjunkie. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  9. ^ "'The Ultimate Fighter 28: Heavy Hitters' Episode 9 recap". MMAjunkie. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  10. ^ "TUF 28 Finale weigh-in results: Dos Anjos vs. Usman set, but two miss". MMAjunkie. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  11. ^ "TUF 28 Finale results: Maurice Greene scores slick submission of Michel Batista". MMAjunkie. 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  12. ^ Sherdog.com. "Michel Batista MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-11-30.

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