Alex Reid (fighter)

Alex Reid
Reid in 2011
Born	Alexander Aristides Reid [1] (1975-07-21) 21 July 1975 (age 49) Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Other names	Reidernator [2] Alex Thorne
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	13 st 3 lb (84 kg)
Division	Light Heavyweight Middleweight
Reach	77 in (200 cm)
Style	Kickboxing
Fighting out of	London, England
Team	London Shootfighters Reidernater Vale Tudo
Years active	1998–present
Kickboxing record
Total	10
Wins	9
By knockout	8
Losses	1
Mixed martial arts record
Total	22
Wins	10
By knockout	3
By submission	5
By decision	2
Losses	10
By knockout	3
By submission	1
By decision	6
Draws	1
No contests	1
Other information
Spouse	Katie Price ​ ​ (m. 2010;div. 2011)​
Children	4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Alexander Aristides Reid (born 21 July 1975) is an English former mixed martial artist (MMA), fighting under Bellator, BAMMA and Cage Rage. ^[3] He is also an actor, having been in Hollyoaks and making an appearance in Drifters . Reid was the winner of Channel 4's 7th and final series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2010.

Early life

Reid was born in Aldershot, Hampshire, where he attended the Connaught School. His father was a paratrooper and his mother was a homemaker. He is the youngest of six siblings. ^[4]

Career

Acting

Alex Reid (left) with Derek Chisora in 2011

Reid played Jason Cunliffe in the Channel 4 soap-opera Hollyoaks in 2001. ^[5] He appeared in the comedy series My Hero in 2002. ^[6] He also appeared in the TV Series Drifters (2016), as himself. ^{[7] [8]}

Mixed martial arts

Reid first got into martial arts at 14 and subsequently turned to mixed martial arts: "It was just a natural progression. I started off doing Kung Fu, Karate-style tournaments before moving on to Boxing, Kickboxing, a little bit of Judo, Jiu-Jitsu. MMA was a natural progression for a young lad wanting to find the latest and best style. It's just the most efficient and effective blend of martial arts really." ^[2] He participated in mixed martial arts promotions Cage Rage, BAMMA and UCMMA and made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2000. ^[9]

Between 2004 and 2007, Reid appeared in the Cage Rage Championships. During this period, he achieved a record of 8 wins and 2 losses. On 22 September 2007, Reid faced Matt Ewin for the Cage Rage British Middleweight Championship at Cage Rage 23: Unbelievable, where he completed to fight until full time in which lost by a few points.^{[ citation needed ]}

Return to mixed martial arts

On 15 May 2010, Reid was scheduled to return to the cage professionally for the first time since 2007 to face Tom "Kong" Watson for the vacant BAMMA Middleweight Championship at BAMMA 3. ^[10] However, Reid injured his knee while filming his documentary TV series Alex Reid: The Fight of His Life and was forced to pull out of the Reid-Watson fight ^[11] and he was replaced by Matt Horwich. ^[12]

On 14 May 2011, Reid announced his retirement from MMA at an UCMMA 20 event in London. ^[13] However, he did not rule out a return to the sport in future. His retirement was short lived, as he accepted a challenge from Jason Barrett at UCMMA 22.^{[ citation needed ]} During the weigh-ins the day prior to the 2011 fight, both men weighed in at just under the 13 st 3 lb mark, being 13 st 2 lb and 13 st 1 lb respectively. On 6 August, Reid defeated Jason Barrett, via triangle choke in the first round, marking his first win in 6 years in MMA. ^[14] On 16 July 2016, Reid made his return to MMA for the first time in nearly four years. ^[15]

Celebrity Big Brother

On 3 January 2010, Reid became one of twelve housemates in Channel 4's 7th and final series of Celebrity Big Brother. Reid managed to win over the public and on 29 January he won the show with 65% of the vote beating the bookies favourites Dane Bowers and Vinnie Jones to be awarded most successful Celebrity Big Brother winner by public vote.^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

Reid began dating English media personality Katie Price in July 2009, thus becoming embroiled in intense tabloid publicity in Britain following Price's divorce from Peter Andre, her first husband. ^{[16] [17]} In February 2010, Reid and Price married in Las Vegas. ^[18] Price announced they had separated in January 2011. ^[19]

Reid later began dating glamour model and fellow Celebrity Big Brother winner Chantelle Houghton. On 17 June 2012, Houghton gave birth to a daughter, Dolly Reid. The couple separated in October 2012. ^{[20] [ citation needed ]}

In March 2021, Reid disclosed that he had been diagnosed with autism at the age of 45. ^{[21] [22]}

In April 2021, Reid was sentenced to eight weeks, half of which to be served in prison, for contempt of court after making a false statement in a claim for compensation after a car crash. ^{[23] [24]}

Reid and his fiancee have a daughter born in 2021 and twin boys born in 2023. ^[25]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

22 matches	10 wins	10 losses
By knockout	3	3
By submission	5	1
By decision	2	6
Draws	1
No contests	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	10–10–1 (1)	Manuel Garcia	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 158	16 July 2016	3	5:00	London, England
Win	10–9–1 (1)	Sam Boo	Decision (unanimous)	BAMMA 11	1 December 2012	3	5:00	Birmingham, England
Win	9–9–1 (1)	Jason Barrett	Submission (triangle choke)	UCMMA 22: Warrior Creed	6 August 2011	1	2:19	London, England
Loss	8–9–1 (1)	Tom Watson	Decision (unanimous)	BAMMA 4	25 September 2010	5	5:00	Birmingham, England	For the BAMMA World Middleweight Championship.
Loss	8–8–1 (1)	Matt Ewin	Decision (unanimous)	Cage Rage 23	22 September 2007	3	5:00	London, England	For the Cage Rage British Middleweight Championship.
Loss	8–7–1 (1)	Murilo Rua	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Cage Rage 21	21 April 2007	1	0:28	London, England
Loss	8–6–1 (1)	Xavier Foupa-Pokam	Decision (unanimous)	Cage Rage 19	9 December 2006	2	5:00	London, England
Loss	8–5–1 (1)	Tony Fryklund	Submission (heel hook)	Cage Rage 18	30 September 2006	1	1:32	London, England
Loss	8–4–1 (1)	Dave Menne	Decision (unanimous)	Cage Rage 16	22 April 2006	3	5:00	London, England
Loss	8–3–1 (1)	Jason Tan	Decision (split)	WCFC: No Guts No Glory	18 March 2006	3	5:00	Manchester, England
Draw	8–2–1 (1)	Daijiro Matsui	Draw (majority)	Cage Rage 14	3 December 2005	3	5:00	London, England
Win	8–2 (1)	Kyosuke Sasaki	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Cage Rage 12	2 July 2005	1	5:00	London, England
Loss	7–2 (1)	Jorge Rivera	KO (strikes)	Cage Rage 10	26 February 2005	1	0:41	London, England
Win	7–1 (1)	Tulio Palhares	Submission (triangle choke)	Cage Rage 9	27 November 2004	1	1:17	London, England
Loss	6–1 (1)	Mark Weir	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Extreme Brawl 6	21 March 2004	2	N/A	Bracknell, England	Middleweight debut.
Win	6–0 (1)	Jean-François Lénogue	Submission (triangle choke)	Extreme Brawl 5	22 December 2003	1	N/A	Bracknell, England
Win	5–0 (1)	Mark Day	TKO (strikes)	Extreme Brawl 2	30 March 2003	2	N/A	Bracknell, England
Win	4–0 (1)	Matt Ewin	Submission (toe hold)	Extreme Brawl 1	15 December 2002	2	N/A	Bracknell, England
NC	3–0 (1)	Jean Silva	NC (cage malfunction)	Millennium Brawl 8	22 September 2002	3	N/A	High Wycombe, England
Win	3–0	Mark Singleton	KO (punch)	Yorkshire Fight Night	29 April 2001	1	2:00	Yorkshire, England
Win	2–0	Kieron McEntee	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Ultimate Fight Night	9 December 2000	N/A	N/A	High Wycombe, England
Win	1–0	Rosaire Letapin	Decision (unanimous)	Pancrase: Pancrase UK	25 November 2000	N/A	N/A	High Wycombe, England

Kickboxing record

Reid in 2012

Professional record breakdown

5 matches	4 wins	1 loss
By knockout	1	0
By decision	3	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	3–1	Rodney Moore	Decision (unanimous)	AKUMA MMA	30 March 2014	3	3:00	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win	3–0	Jack Mason	Decision (unanimous)	UCMMA 7 - Mayhem	19 September 2009	3	3:00	London, England	Defends UK1 Middleweight Championship.
Win	2–0	Jake Bostwick	KO (right knee)	UCMMA 5 - Heat	11 July 2009	1	1:55	London, England	Won UK1 Middleweight Championship.
Win	1–0	John Maguire	Decision (unanimous)	UCMMA 2 - Unbreakable	7 February 2009	3	3:00	London, England

^[26]

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

References

1. "Alexander Aristides Reid v Katie Price [2020] EWHC 594 (QB) – Assessment of damages for the misuse of private information". 1 Chancery Lane. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. "Alex Reid – The Reidernater Is Poised for Pandemonium - Fight Times Magazine". 10 May 2008.
3. Sherdog.com. "Alex". Sherdog. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
4. Vernon, Polly (17 April 2010). "Alex Reid: actor, cage-fighter, and Mr Katie Price". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
5. "20 stars you may not know appeared on Hollyoaks". 23 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
6. "Alex Reid: I've had to rebrand myself after my association with Katie Price - CelebsNow". 27 April 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
7. "Meg shaves Alex Reid's bum - Drifters". British Comedy Guide .
8. "Drifters Season 4".
9. "Alex Reid". Sherdog. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015.
10. "BAMMA 3 – Alex Reid v Tom Watson – May 15th 2010, LG Arena Birmingham". ADCC NEWS. 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
11. Copson, Leigh. "Alex Reid Pulls Out of Controversial Title Fight with Tom Watson". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
12. Writer, Sports. "Who Cares About Alex Reid? Fighting Talk From UK Middleweight Tom Watson". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
13. "Alex Reid Retires". Fullmount.co.uk. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
14. "UCMMA 22 - Warrior Creed". MMA-Core. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
15. "Sponsoring Alex The Reidonator Reid". Sidekick Boxing. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
16. "Price spends night with ex-soap actor". 26 July 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
17. "Alex Reid talks fame and fighting". 10 April 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2017– via news.bbc.co.uk.
18. "Model Katie Price married Alex Reid in Vegas". BBC News. 2 February 2010.
19. "Katie Price announces split from husband Alex Reid". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
20. "IT'S OVER! Chantelle Ends Alex Relationship". 7 September 2012.
21. Johnson, Amy (2 March 2021). "Alex Reid reveals autism diagnosis that "explains so much"". Yahoo! News . Retrieved 18 February 2024.
22. Reid, Alex [@AlexReid] (2 March 2021). "The cat is out of the bag! In all seriousness, although it's slightly un-nerving and I'm still coming to terms with it, this diagnosis explains a lot of what's gone on in my life. #Autism #aspbergers #Diagnosis #ComingToTerms #Bullying #TrollingAnd #FeelingDifferent #Alone" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 February 2024– via Twitter.
23. Former cage fighter Alex Reid jailed for 8 weeks for lying over a crash compensation claim The Independent 22 April 2021
24. Former cage fighter Alex Reid jailed over car crash compensation claim lie Manchester Evening News 21 April 2021
25. Hallam, Katy (1 July 2023). "Katie Price's ex husband Alex Reid welcomes twin babies and shares unique names". Birmingham Mail . Retrieved 19 December 2023.
26. Archived 13 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine .Retrieved on 8 August 2011.

External links

Media related to Alex Reid (fighter) at Wikimedia Commons

• Professional MMA record for Alex Reid from Sherdog
• Alex Reid at IMDb
• Alex Reid on Instagram

Preceded by Ulrika Jonsson	Celebrity Big Brother Winner Series 7 (2010)	Succeeded by Paddy Doherty