Augusto Montaño

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Augusto Montaño
BornSalvador Augusto Montaño
(1984-10-25) October 25, 1984 (age 40)
Mexico City, Mexico
Other namesDodger
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Welterweight
Middleweight
Reach73 in (185 cm) [1]
Fighting out of Mexico City, Mexico
Team Bonebreakers MMA
TrainerRaúl Senk [2]
RankBrown belt in Galvan Combat Systems [3]
Years active2008–2016
Mixed martial arts record
Total18
Wins15
By knockout10
By submission5
Losses3
By knockout1
By decision2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Salvador Augusto Montaño (born October 25, 1984) is a Mexican former mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Montaño started training at age 15 in Kung Fu for sport and to know how to respond to the physical aggression and violence embedded in what he grew up in coming from a hard and dangerous neighborhood in Mexico. [3]

Montaño made his professional mixed martial arts debut in November 2008. He won and defended middleweight titles in Xtreme Fighter Society, Xtreme Fighters Latino and Xtreme Kombat several times. [3]

Montaño fought extensively in his native Mexico and amassed a record of 14–1 before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship. [4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Montaño made his promotional debut against Chris Heatherly on November 15, 2014 at UFC 180. [5] Montaño won the fight via TKO in the first round. [6]

Montaño faced Cathal Pendred on June 13, 2015 at UFC 188. [7] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. [8] Montaño tested positive for testosterone metabolites in the post-fight drug test and was given a one-year suspension. [9]

Montaño next faced future UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad on September 17, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 94. [10] He lost the fight via TKO in the third round. [11]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
18 matches15 wins3 losses
By knockout101
By submission50
By decision02
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss15–3 Belal Muhammad TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson September 17, 201634:19 Hidalgo, Texas, United States
Loss15–2 Cathal Pendred Decision (unanimous) UFC 188 June 13, 201535:00 Mexico City, Mexico
Win15–1Chris HeatherlyTKO (knees) UFC 180 November 15, 201414:50 Mexico City, Mexico
Win14–1Santana-Sol MartinezKO (punches)Jackson's MMA Series 12May 31, 201411:38 Pueblo, Colorado, United StatesWelterweight debut.
Win13–1Jason ClaytonSubmission (punches)Jackson's MMA Series 11August 10, 201314:24 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win12–1Edwin AguilarTKO (punches)Xtreme Kombat 17September 21, 201211:20 Mexico City, MexicoDefended the XK Middleweight Championship.
Win11–1Rafael AriasTKO (punches)Xtreme Kombat 13June 1, 201211:09 Mexico City, MexicoDefended the XK Middleweight Championship.
Win10–1Julio Cesar CruzTKO (punches)Xtreme Kombat 9March 25, 201211:16 Mexico City, MexicoWon the XK Middleweight Championship.
Loss9–1 Sam Alvey Decision (unanimous)Chihuahua ExtremoNovember 5, 201135:00 Chihuahua, Mexico
Win9–0Edvaldo de OliveiraSubmission (guillotine choke) Jungle Fight 22 September 18, 201020:41 São Paulo, Brazil
Win8–0Jorge Enrique MaciasTKO (punches)Xtreme Fighters Latino 4November 5, 200910:53 Mexico City, MexicoWon the XFL Middleweight Championship.
Win7–0Lucio HernandezKO (punches)Xtreme Fighters Latino 3October 15, 200912:06 Mexico City, Mexico
Win6–0Daniel AragonSubmission (rear-naked choke)Xtreme Fighters Latino 1August 22, 200911:46 Mexico City, Mexico
Win5–0Mike LemaireSubmission (armbar)MMA Xtreme 23August 15, 200911:41 Cancun, Mexico
Win4–0João AssisTKO (punches)Total Combat 33July 11, 200914:43 Mexico City, Mexico
Win3–0Alberto LopezSubmission (armbar)Xtreme Fighter Society 1November 28, 200810:57 Mexico City, MexicoWon the XFS Middleweight Championship.
Win2–0Miguel CarrascoTKO (punches)Xtreme Fighter Society 1November 28, 200832:25 Mexico City, Mexico
Win1–0Jorge SerratosTKO (punches)Xtreme Fighter Society 1November 28, 200811:11 Mexico City, Mexico

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fight Card - UFC 180 Werdum vs. Hunt". UFC . Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Instructors". mma-mexico.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Augusto Montaño". UFC. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Staff (2014-06-22). "UFC signs highly touted Mexican fighter Augusto 'Dodger' Montano". mmajunkie.com.
  5. ↑ Thomas Gerbasi (2014-10-10). "Montano makes debut in Mexico city on Nov. 15th". UFC.
  6. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2014-11-15). "UFC 180 results: Augusto Montano brutalizes Chris Heatherly with first-round knees". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  7. ↑ Thomas Gerbasi (2015-02-23). "Mexico City Card Gets Two Adds". UFC . Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  8. ↑ Dave Doyle (2015-06-13). "UFC 188 results: Cathal Pendred wins lackluster decision over Augusto Montano". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  9. ↑ Staff (2015-07-17). "Augusto Montano fails UFC 188 drug test after loss to Pendred, suspended one year". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  10. ↑ Staff (2016-07-21). "Augusto Montano vs. Belal Muhammad added to UFC Fight Night 94 in Texas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  11. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2016-09-17). "UFC Fight Night 94 results: Belal Muhammad drops hands on Augusto Montano for late stoppage". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
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