Alex Cook (fighter)

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Alex Cook
Born (1973-05-02) 2 May 1973 (age 50)
Australia
Nationality Australian
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight162 lb (73 kg; 11.6 st)
Division Welterweight
Middleweight
Light heavyweight
Years active1994 - 2004
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Alex Cook (born 2 May 1973) is an Australian [1] mixed martial artist. [2] He competed in the welterweight, middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. [3]

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Cook is a veteran of the Shooto and Pancrase organizations, making his debut in 1994 to a loss to Manabu Yamada at Pancrase: Road To The Championship 5. After frequent losses to Ken Shamrock and Masakatsu Funaki, Cook would later jump to Shooto with fellow Australian fighter and trainer Larry Papadopoulos with better success such as a win over Jutaro Nakao. He compiled a 4-2 record during his time in Shooto and would later depart the organization in 2000.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
11 matches6 wins5 losses
By knockout20
By submission44
By decision01
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win6-5Alessandro CustodioTKO (submission to punches)SRF 12: Spartan Reality Fight 1227 November 200421:00 Gold Coast, Australia
Win5-5Ray CooperSubmission (neck crank) Shooto: R.E.A.D. Final 17 December 200011:44 Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Win4-5Isao TanimuraKO (punches) Shooto: R.E.A.D. 5 22 May 200011:27 Tokyo, Japan
Loss3-5 Tetsuji Kato Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 5 29 August 199835:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss3-4 Hayato Sakurai Submission (rear naked choke) Shooto: Reconquista 4 12 October 199711:09 Tokyo, Japan
Win3-3 Jutaro Nakao Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto: Let's Get Lost 4 October 199621:50 Tokyo, Japan
Win2-3 Tomoaki Hayama Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) VTJ 1996: Vale Tudo Japan 1996 7 July 199626:23 Tokyo, Japan
Loss1-3 Masakatsu Funaki Submission (heel hook) Pancrase: Eyes Of Beast 4 13 May 199517:14 Tokyo, Japan
Win1-2Katsuomi InagakiSubmission (heel hook) Pancrase: Eyes Of Beast 2 10 March 199519:23 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Loss0-2 Ken Shamrock Submission (heel hook) King of Pancrase tournament opening round 16 December 199411:31 Tokyo, Japan
Loss0-1 Manabu Yamada Submission (armbar) Pancrase: Road To The Championship 5 15 October 199412:27 Tokyo, Japan

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References

  1. "Alex Cook". Sherdog. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014.
  2. "Alex Cook". mixedmartialarts.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014.
  3. "Todd Alex Cook". fightmatrix.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.