Adam Cella

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Adam Cella
Born (1985-06-26) June 26, 1985 (age 37)
United States
Other namesEl Natural
Nationality American
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Welterweight
Middleweight
TeamFinney's HIT Squad
Syndicate MMA
Years active2011-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total18
Wins9
By knockout5
By submission4
Losses9
By knockout2
By submission4
By decision2
By disqualification1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Adam Cella is an American [1] mixed martial artist. [2] He currently competes in the welterweight division. He has previously competed at middleweight as well. [3] Cella has competed for the UFC, Bellator MMA, and the World Series of Fighting.

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Mixed martial arts career

Cella was a contestant on the 17th season of The Ultimate Fighter as a member of Team Jones. To make it onto the show, Cella defeated Jake Heun by first round armbar. Cella was later eliminated from the show via a spinning kick to the head in a match with Uriah Hall. [4]

Cella's first professional fight following his stint on the show took place in the UFC against fellow TUF 17 contestant Tor Troéng. Troéng defeated Cella by rear naked choke in the first round of their bout. Cella was subsequently released from the promotion following the loss.

After three fights in Shamrock FC in 2013 and 2014, Cella fought Danny Davis Jr. at World Series of Fighting 17: Shields vs. Foster in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 17, 2015. He lost the three round fight via unanimous decision.

Cella fought Kyle Kurtz at Bellator 138 and lost via submission due to armbar.

Cella faced Chel-Erwin Davis at Bellator 145 in his third fight of 2015 and lost via TKO. [5]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
18 matches9 wins9 losses
By knockout52
By submission44
By decision02
By disqualification01
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss9–9James BochnovicSubmission (rear-naked choke)Shamrock FC - Shamrock 309September 7, 201814:38 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win9–8DeWayne DiggsTKO (punches) Bellator 197 April 13, 201814:27 St. Charles, Missouri, United States
Win8–8Coltin ColeSubmission (guillotine choke)Shamrock FC 301Jan 20, 201811:54 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win7–8Eddie LarreaTKO (punches)Shamrock FC 300Dec 1, 201713:30 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Loss6–8Darrius FlowersDecision (split)True Revelation MMA 32May 6, 201735:00 Ottumwa, Iowa, United States
Loss6–7Coltin ColeDQ (punches to back of head)Shamrock FC 286March 24, 201710:28 St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesMiddleweight bout.
Loss6–6Kyle KurtzSubmission (armbar)Shamrock FC: ExplosionJune 3, 201611:07 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Loss6–5Chel Erwin-DavisTKO (punches) Bellator 145 November 6, 201530:35 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Loss6–4Kyle KurtzSubmission (armbar) Bellator 138 June 19, 201524:13 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Loss6–3Danny Davis Jr.Decision (unanimous) WSOF 17 January 17, 201535:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win6–2Anthony LemonSubmission (guillotine choke)Shamrock FC: ShockwaveOctober 18, 201411:20 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Loss5–2Lucas GwaltneyTKO (punches)Shamrock FC: VictoryMarch 7, 201434:47 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win5–1Justin DeMoneyKO (punch)Shamrock FC: UprisingJune 15, 201312:27 St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesWelterweight debut.
Loss4–1 Tor Troéng Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi April 6, 201313:11 Stockholm, Sweden
Win4–0Dominic BrownTKO (punches)Shamrock FC: Fight NightJune 1, 201213:17 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win3–0Chance MooreSubmission (guillotine choke)MUCF: Missouri RumbleApril 7, 201211:15 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win2–0David ColterKO (punch)Shamrock FC: Fight NightJanuary 28, 201210:44 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win1–0Willie RoseSubmission (D'Arce choke)Fight Night Promotions: Boxing at the OrpheumSeptember 16, 201110:23 St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss1–1 Uriah Hall KO (spinning hook kick) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen February 5, 2013 (airdate)14:55 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TUF 17 Preliminary round; Knockout of the Season
Win1–0Jake HeunSubmission (armbar) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen January 22, 2013 (airdate)11:22 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TUF 17 Elimination round

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References

  1. ↑ "Adam Cella". Sherdog. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Adam Cella". mixedmartialarts.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Adam Cella". fightmatrix.com. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
  4. ↑ "Adam Cella Talks About the Shot Everyone Remembers but Him". Fightland.
  5. ↑ Dani Bostick. "Bellator 145: Watch Adam Cella become a human punching bag". Fansided.
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