Charlie Valencia

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Charlie Valencia
BornCarlos Enrique Valencia
(1974-10-31) October 31, 1974 (age 49)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Residence California
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Division Bantamweight
Fighting out of Ontario, California, United States
TeamValencia Freestyle Fighting
Years active2000–2002; 2003–2011
Mixed martial arts record
Total19
Wins12
By knockout1
By submission5
By decision6
Losses7
By knockout3
By submission3
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Carlos Enrique "Charlie" Valencia (born October 31, 1974) is an American mixed martial artist. He has fought for the WEC and UFC in their Bantamweight divisions, and is the former King of the Cage Bantamweight Champion. He is one of only three men to ever finish Ian McCall in a professional MMA fight.

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Background

Valencia grew up in Rosemead, California, as the son of a machinist for an aerospace company and a stay-at-home mother. He has three brothers, two older and one younger. He attended Mark Keppel High in Monterey Park, California. [1] He took sixth in the state championships in his senior year. After high school, he went on to East Los Angeles College where he won a junior college state championship. [1] He moved on to Fresno State where he had a successful career on the Bulldogs wrestling team. [1] He graduated from Fresno State in 1995. [1]

Mixed martial arts career

Valencia made his WEC debut on March 24, 2007, at WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio and was victorious over Antonio Banuelos via KO. Valencia defeated Ian McCall at WEC 31 via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:19 of the first round. He most recently defeated Coty Wheeler on October 10, 2009, at WEC 43. [2]

Valencia most recently defeated Japanese striker Akitoshi Tamura on January 10, 2010, at WEC 46. [3]

Valencia was scheduled to face former WEC Bantamweight Champion Eddie Wineland on June 20, 2010, at WEC 49, [4] but Valencia was forced off the card with an injury. [5]

Valencia faced former WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres on September 30, 2010, at WEC 51. [6] He lost the fight via submission in the second round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC. [7]

Valencia faced Ivan Menjivar on April 30, 2011, at UFC 129. [8] Valencia lost via first round TKO after a series of elbow strikes and punches.

After the loss, Valencia was released from the promotion.

Personal life

Valencia and his wife Cris have three children. [1]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
19 matches12 wins7 losses
By knockout13
By submission53
By decision61
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss12–7 Ivan Menjivar TKO (elbow and punches) UFC 129 April 30, 201111:30 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Loss12–6 Miguel Torres Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 51 September 30, 201022:25 Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Win12–5 Akitoshi Tamura Decision (split) WEC 46 January 10, 201035:00 Sacramento, California, United States
Win11–5 Coty Wheeler Decision (unanimous) WEC 43 October 10, 200935:00 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win10–5Seth DikunDecision (unanimous) WEC 38 January 25, 200935:00 San Diego, California, United States
Loss9–5 Dominick Cruz Decision (unanimous) WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver July 1, 200835:00 Sacramento, California, United States
Loss9–4 Yoshiro Maeda KO (kick to the body) WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater February 13, 200812:29 Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
Win9–3 Ian McCall Submission (guillotine choke) WEC 31 December 12, 200713:19 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss8–3 Brian Bowles Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 28 June 3, 200722:50 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win8–2 Antonio Banuelos KO (punch) WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio March 24, 200713:12 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss7–2 Cub Swanson TKO (punches) KOTC: BOOYAA October 13, 200614:52 San Jacinto, California, United StatesFeatherweight bout.
Loss7–1 Urijah Faber Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC: Predator May 13, 200613:09 Globe, Arizona, United StatesFor King of the Cage Bantamweight Championship.
Win7–0Del HawkinsSubmission (rear-naked choke) KOTC: The Return 2 March 25, 200612:04 San Jacinto, California, United States
Win6–0Bobby GamboaDecision KOTC 33: After Shock February 20, 200435:00 San Jacinto, California, United States
Win5–0Greg MayerSubmission (heel hook) KOTC 29: Renegades September 5, 200321:43 San Jacinto, California, United States
Win4–0David VelasquezSubmission (rear-naked choke) KOTC 12: Cold Blood February 9, 200214:43 San Jacinto, California, United StatesWon the KOTC Bantamweight Championship. Later vacated title.
Win3–0Bobby GamboaSubmission (injury)KOTC 11: DominationSeptember 29, 200110:41 San Jacinto, California, United States
Win2–0David VelasquezDecision (unanimous)GC 2: Collision at ColusaFebruary 18, 200135:00 Colusa, California, United States
Win1–0Octavio MorelesDecision (unanimous)CFF: Cobra OpenMarch 11, 2000N/AN/A Anza, California, United States

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  2. ↑ "WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson on October 10 in San Antonio, Texas". MMAFrenzy.com. 2009-01-02. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  3. ↑ "WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson results". wec.tv. 2010-01-11. Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
  4. ↑ "Eddie Wineland vs. Charlie Valencia on tap for WEC 49 prelims". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  5. ↑ "Charlie Valencia off WEC 49 with injury; Eddie Wineland awaits new opponent". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  6. ↑ "Miguel Torres vs. Charlie Valencia in the works for WEC 51 in September". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  7. ↑ "UFC and WEC set to merge in 2011; events to air on Versus and Spike TV". mmajunkie.com. October 28, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-10-31.
  8. ↑ "Ivan Menjivar vs. Charlie Valencia in the works for UFC 129 in April". mmajunkie.com. January 7, 2011.
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