Parker Porter
Parker Porter | |
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Born | Parker Frederick Porter[1] April 22, 1985 Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
Nationality | American |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 265 lb (120 kg; 18 st 13 lb) |
Division | Heavyweight Light Heavyweight |
Reach | 75.0 in (191 cm)[2] |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | New Britain, Connecticut, United States |
Team | Underdog Mixed Martial Arts Thornton’s MMA (2020–present)[3] |
Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[4] |
Years active | 2007–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 17 |
Wins | 11 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 3 |
By decision | 3 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 2 |
By disqualification | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Parker Frederick Porter[1] (born April 22, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background[]
Porter played baseball, lacrosse and football in his youth.[5] After high school Porter begun working out to lose weight, eventually dabbling to mixed martial arts for training variation at the age of 21.[4]
Mixed martial arts career[]
Early career[]
Porter made his professional MMA debut on October 13, 2007 at a Revere, Massachusetts night club, where he won the fight by KO in the third round. He was paid $300 for the bout and fought in front of 30 people.[6]
Afterwards, he compiled a 5–2 record in various regional organizations, with one of those losses being to future UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, which occurred in Porter's only Light Heavyweight bout, where he was knocked out in the first minute after a botched weightcut. During this period, he also captured the Reality Fighting Heavyweight Championship by knocking out Mike Dexter.[7]
Porter would defend the Reality Fighting Heavyweight Championship against Gabriel Gonzaga, who was returning after a layoff and in between UFC stints.[8][9] Porter would lose the bout after he was submitted with an arm-triangle choke in the third round, losing the Reality Fighting Heavyweight Championship.[10][11]
Porter would sign with Bellator MMA and made his Bellator debut against Josh Diekmann on September 7, 2013 at Bellator 98, losing via TKO in the first round.[12]
After a layoff of almost a year and half, he made his sophomore bout for Bellator on July 17, 2015 at Bellator 140 against Eric Bedard. He won the bout via second round anaconda submission.[13]
He had a layoff off almost 3 years due to personal issues and having to secure his family financially, he returned January 6, 2018 at Reality Fighting where he won by 3rd round TKO against J.A. Dudley.[7]
Porter made his CES MMA debut against Keith Bell on November 2, 2018 at CES MMA 53. Parker Porter was seemingly on his way to a first-round victory via ground-and-pound blows. However, referee Kevin MacDonald warned him several times about punching to the back of the head and eventually called for time at the 2:30 mark of the first round. When Bell was deemed unfit to continue, he was awarded the win via disqualification.[14]
Porter faced Kevin Ray Sears on May 31, 2019 at CES MMA 56. In a dominant performance, Porter finished Sears via 2nd round kimura.[15]
Porter faced Dirlei Broenstrup on September 7, 2019 at CES MMA 58. He won via 3rd round TKO.[16]
Ultimate Fighting Championship[]
Porter made his UFC debut on nine days' notice against Chris Daukaus on August 15, 2020 at UFC 252. He lost the fight via TKO in round one.[17]
Porter faced Josh Parisian on November 28, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark. He won the bout by unanimous decision. [18]
Porter was scheduled to face Chase Sherman on April 17, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 22.[19] However, he was removed from the event for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Andrei Arlovski.[20]
Porter faced Chase Sherman on August 21, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 29.[21] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[22]
Personal life[]
Porter has twin boys born in 2013 and third son, Charlie (born 2020).[7][23]
Championships and achievements[]
Mixed martial arts[]
- Reality Fighting
- Reality Fighting Heavyweight Championship (One time)[8]
Mixed martial arts record[]
Professional record breakdown | ||
17 matches | 11 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 5 | 3 |
By submission | 3 | 2 |
By decision | 3 | 0 |
By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 11–6 | Chase Sherman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | August 21, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 10–6 | Josh Parisian | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark | November 28, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 9–6 | Chris Daukaus | TKO (punches and knee) | UFC 252 | August 15, 2020 | 1 | 4:28 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 9–5 | Dirlei Broenstrup | TKO (punches) | CES MMA 58: De Jesus vs. Lozano | September 7, 2019 | 3 | 3:17 | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | |
Win | 8–5 | Kevin Ray Sears | Submission (kimura) | CES MMA 56: Boyington vs. Dubuque | May 31, 2019 | 2 | 2:29 | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | |
Loss | 7–5 | Keith Bell | DQ (punches to back of head) | CES MMA 53: Gravely vs. Nordby | November 2, 2018 | 1 | 2:30 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States | |
Win | 7–4 | J.A. Dudley | TKO (punches) | Reality Fighting: Mohegan Sun | January 6, 2018 | 3 | 1:16 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
Win | 6–4 | Eric Bedard | Submission (keylock) | Bellator 140 | July 17, 2015 | 2 | 2:51 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
Loss | 5–4 | Josh Diekmann | TKO (punches) | Bellator 98 | September 7, 2013 | 1 | 1:12 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
Loss | 5–3 | Gabriel Gonzaga | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Reality Fighting: Gonzaga vs. Porter | October 8, 2011 | 3 | 1:50 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | Lost the Reality Fighting Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 5–2 | Mike Dexter | KO (punches) | Reality Fighting: Mohegan Sun 2 | February 26, 2011 | 1 | 1:36 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | Won the vacant Reality Fighting Heavyweight Championship. |
Loss | 4–2 | Gabriel Salinas-Jones | Submission (neck crank) | XFC 13: Unstoppable | December 3, 2010 | 1 | 4:50 | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
Win | 4–1 | Lee Beane | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CES MMA: First Blood | September 17, 2010 | 1 | 2:36 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States | |
Win | 3–1 | Mark Hoxie | TKO (submission to punches) | Reality Fighting: Ferocity | November 7, 2009 | 1 | 1:09 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Return to Heavyweight. |
Loss | 2–1 | Jon Jones | KO (punch) | World Championship Fighting 3 | June 20, 2008 | 1 | 0:36 | Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States | Light Heavyweight debut; Porter missed weight. |
Win | 2–0 | Randy Smith | Decision (unanimous) | CZ 25: Cage Masters 4 | January 12, 2008 | 3 | 4:00 | Revere, Massachusetts, United States | |
Win | 1–0 | Kiplagott Stewart | KO (punches) | CZ 24: Renaissance | October 13, 2007 | 3 | 0:16 | Revere, Massachusetts, United States | Heavyweight debut. |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "MIXED MARTIAL ARTS SHOW RESULTS" (PDF).
- ^ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- ^ Joe McDonagh (December 16, 2020). "Parker Porter Felt That if He Didn't Win at UFC Vegas 15, the "Dream Was Over"". cagesidepress.com.
- ^ a b "Parker Porter". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Who we are – Thornton Martial Arts". thorntonmartialartsandfitness.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "DUES PAID, PARKER PORTER READY FOR BIG THINGS". ufc.com. November 24, 2020.
- ^ a b c "PARKER PORTER JUST WANTS TO PUT ON A SHOW IN HIS DEBUT". ufc.com. November 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "Mixed Martial Arts: MMA News, Fighters, Events, Forum". The Underground.
- ^ ":: Welcome to the North American Grappling Association (NAGA) ::". nagafighter.com.
- ^ "shockblastmedia.com". Shockblastmedia.com.
- ^ "Nothing found for 2011 10 09 Gabriel Gonzaga Submits Parker Porter Takes Reality Fighting Heavyweight Championship". Mmagoss.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Bellator 98 results: Shlemenko retains title in slugfest with Cooper". mmajunkie.com. September 8, 2013.
- ^ "Bellator 140 Results: Lima vs. Koreshkov". mmafighting.com. July 17, 2015.
- ^ "CES MMA 53 results: Tony Gravely claims vacant belt with 36-second slam KO of Kody Nordby". mmajunkie.com. November 2, 2018.
- ^ "CES 56 Results: Parker Porter Dominates Kevin Sears". cagesidepress.com. May 31, 2019.
- ^ "CES MMA 58 RESULTS: DE JESUS BATTERS LOZANO, RETAINS WELTERWEIGHT TITL". combatpress.com. September 7, 2019.
- ^ Bitter, Shawn (2020-08-15). "UFC 252 Results: Chris Daukaus Punishes Parker Porter in Promotional Debut". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2020-11-28). "UFC Vegas 15 Results: Parker Porter Defeats Josh Parisian in Exhausting Affair". cagesidepress. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ^ Steven Marrocco and Mike Heck (2021-01-29). "Chase Sherman vs. Parker Porter added to April 17 UFC event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ Mike Heck and Damon Martin (2021-04-07). "With Parker Porter out, Andrei Arlovski steps in to face Chase Sherman at UFC Vegas 24". www.mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ Heck, Mike (2021-05-08). "Chase Sherman vs. Parker Porter rebooked for UFC event on Aug. 21". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ Doherty, Dan (2021-08-22). "UFC Vegas 34 Results: Parker Porter Batters Chase Sherman". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ Thomas Gerbasi (August 14, 2020). "Parker Porter Just Wants To Put On A Show In His Debut". Ultimate Fighting Championship.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Parker Porter MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
External links[]
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- Living people
- American male mixed martial artists
- Heavyweight mixed martial artists
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- Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
- Mixed martial artists from Connecticut
- American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu