Ed Ruth

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Edward Lee Ruth
Born (1990-10-21) October 21, 1990 (age 34)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other namesEasy
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Welterweight (170) (2018–present)
Middleweight (185) (2016–2018, 2020–present)
Reach79 in (201 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of San Jose, California, U.S.
TeamDethrone Mixed Martial Arts (2016–2018)
Alliance MMA (2018–2019)
American Kickboxing Academy (2019–present)
RankPurple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [2]
Wrestling NCAA Division I Wrestling [3]
Freestyle Wrestling [4]
Years active2016–2020
Mixed martial arts record
Total11
Wins8
By knockout6
By decision2
Losses3
By submission2
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 St. Louis174 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 Des Moines184 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 Oklahoma City184 lb
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 Philadelphia174 lb
Big Ten Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 Evanston174 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 West Lafayette 174 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 Illinois184 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 Madison184 lb
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Irvine  Heavyweight (207.5 lb)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Irvine  Medium Heavyweight (194.5 lb)

Edward Lee Ruth (born October 21, 1990) is an American former professional mixed martial artist and freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. He competed in the Middleweight division of Bellator MMA. As a folkstyle wrestler, he was a three-time NCAA Division I national champion. [5]

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Early life and education

Ruth was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He wrestled at Susquehanna Township High School prior to transferring to Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey for his senior year and graduating in 2009. [6] [7] [8]

Wrestling

In folkstyle wrestling, Ruth competed for Pennsylvania State University from 2010 to 2014. While there, Ruth was a three-time NCAA Division I national champion. In freestyle wrestling, Ruth represented the United States at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships and the 2015 Wrestling World Cup. [9] [10]

In July 2021, Ruth joined the University of Illinois wrestling program as an assistant coach. [11]

Mixed martial arts career

In December 2014, Ruth trained with mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Jon Jones. [12] While living in State College, Pennsylvania, Ruth trained at Central PA Mixed Martial Arts with head instructor Ryan Gruhn. [13] [14] [15]

Bellator MMA

He signed with Bellator MMA in May 2015. Due to his focus on competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics, Ruth declared that it would "be a little while" before his MMA debut. [16]

Ruth made his professional MMA debut in November 2016 on the undercard of Bellator 163 against Dustin Collins-Miles, fighting in the middleweight division. [17] He won the fight via TKO in the first round.' [18]

In his second professional MMA bout, Ruth faced Emanuele Palombi at Bellator 168 on December 10, 2016. He again won via TKO in the first round. [19]

Ruth was expected to face Aaron Goodwine at Bellator 178 on April 21, 2017 but the bout did not materialize. Ruth instead fought and defeated David Mundell. [20]

Ruth faced UFC veteran Chris Dempsey on November 3, 2017 at Bellator 186. [21] He won the fight via knockout in the second round.

Ruth was originally scheduled to make his welterweight debut and face Lazslo Furko of Hungary, but Furko pulled out due to injury. Ruth then faced Ion Pascu of Romania, who took the fight on two weeks notice at Bellator 196 held in Budapest, Hungary. This fight was agreed at a catchweight of 175 lbs. [22] He won the fight by unanimous decision after taking Pascu down numerous times and landing heavy ground and pound.

Ruth made his welterweight debut against Andy Murad at Bellator 201 in Temecula, California. [23] He won the fight by TKO in round two.

Ruth next entered the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. He faced Neiman Gracie in the quarterfinals at Bellator 213 on December 15, 2018. He lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the fourth round. [24] After the loss, Ruth decided to leave Alliance MMA and join American Kickboxing Academy. [25]

Ruth faced Kiichi Kunimoto at Bellator 224 on July 12, 2019 and won the fight via TKO in the second round. [26]

On August 15, 2019, it was announced that Ruth had signed an exclusive multi-fight, multi-year contract extension with Bellator. [27] As the first fight of his new contract, Ruth faced Jason Jackson at Bellator 231 on October 25, 2019. [28] He won the back-and-forth fight by split decision. [29] 4 out of 6 media scores gave it to Jackson. [30]

Ruth faced Yaroslav Amosov in the main event of Bellator 239, on February 21, 2020. [31] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. [32]

Ruth faced Taylor Johnson at Bellator 245 on September 11, 2020. [33] He lost the bout due to an inverted heel hook submission early in the first round. [34]

In July 2021, Ruth retired from MMA and took a job as assistant coach with the University of Illinois wrestling program, joining head coach Mike Poeta in his first year at the helm of the program. [35] [36]

Championships and accomplishments

Freestyle wrestling

Folkstyle wrestling

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
11 matches8 wins3 losses
By knockout60
By submission02
By decision21
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss8–3Taylor JohnsonSubmission (inverted heel hook) Bellator 245 September 11, 202010:59 Uncasville, Connecticut, United StatesReturn to Middleweight.
Loss8–2 Yaroslav Amosov Decision (unanimous) Bellator 239 February 21, 202035:00 Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
Win8–1 Jason Jackson Decision (split) Bellator 231 October 25, 201935:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win7–1 Kiichi Kunimoto TKO (punches) Bellator 224 July 12, 201923:49 Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
Loss6–1 Neiman Gracie Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 213 December 15, 201842:17 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win6–0 Andy Murad TKO (punches) Bellator 201 June 29, 201824:59 Temecula, California, United StatesWelterweight debut.
Win5–0Ion PascuDecision (unanimous) Bellator 196 April 6, 201835:00 Budapest, HungaryCatchweight (175 lb) bout. [37]
Win4–0 Chris Dempsey KO (punch) Bellator 186 November 3, 201720:27 University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Win3–0David MundellTKO (knee to the body) Bellator 178 April 21, 201723:13 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win2–0Emanuele PalombiTKO (punches) Bellator 168 December 10, 201611:33 Florence, Italy Catchweight (189 lb) bout. [38]
Win1–0Dustin Collins-MilesTKO (punches) Bellator 163 November 4, 201613:19 Uncasville, Connecticut, United StatesCatchweight (192 lb) bout. [39]

NCAA record

NCAA Championships Matches
Res.RecordOpponentScoreDateEvent
2014 NCAA Championships Gold medal icon.svg at 184 lbs
Win20-1Jimmy Sheptock7-2March 20–22, 20142014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win19-1 Gabe Dean 5-3
Win18-1Kevin SteinhausMD 10-2
Win17-1Lazarus ReyesTF 15-0
Win16-1Jackson HeinFall
2013 NCAA Championships Gold medal icon.svg at 184 lbs
Win15-1Robert HamlinMD 12-4March 21–23, 20132013 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win14-1Steve Bosak4-1
Win13-1Josh IhnenMD 11-1
Win12-1Kevin RadfordFall
Win11-1Fred GarciaFall
2012 NCAA Championships Gold medal icon.svg at 174 lbs
Win10-1Nick AmuchasteguiMD 13-2March 15–17, 20122012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win9-1 Logan Storley TF 17-1
Win8-1Nick Heflin11-4
Win7-1Dorian HendersonFall
Win6-1Jim ResnickFall
2011 NCAA Championships Bronze medal icon.svg at 174 lbs
Win5-1Chris Henrich7-2March 17–19, 20112011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win4-1Ben BennettFall
Win3-1Luke Manuel7-6
Lose2-1Nick AmuchasteguiWDF
Win2-0Scott Glasser5-3
Win1-0Royal BettragerFall

Freestyle record

Res.RecordOpponentScoreDateEventLocation
2015 US Nationals 8th at 86kg
Loss42-14 Flag of the United States.svg Clayton Foster8-15December 18, 20152015 US Senior National Championships Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, Nevada
Win42-13 Flag of the United States.svg Ethen LofthouseTF 10-0
Loss41-13 Flag of the United States.svg David Taylor TF 0-13
Win41-12 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony JonesFall
Win40-12 Flag of the United States.svg Frank RichmondTF 11-0
2015 Henri Deglane Silver medal icon.svg at 86kg
Loss39-12 Flag of Romania.svg Gheorghiță Ștefan TF 0-10November 27, 20152015 Henri Deglane Challenge Flag of France.svg Nice, France
Win39-11 Flag of Iran.svg Armin RezazadehbabaeiTF 10-0
Win38-11 Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Tigishvili9-1
2015 Bill Farrell Gold medal icon.svg at 86kg
Win37-11 Flag of the United States.svg Jon ReaderTF 13-0November 7, 20152015 Bill Farrell International Open Flag of the United States.svg New York City, New York
Win36-11 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Perry5-4
Win35-11 Flag of the United States.svg Robert HamlinTF 14-3
Win34-11 Flag of the United States.svg Timmy McCallTF 12-2
2015 World Cup at 86kg
Loss33-11 Flag of Russia.svg Dauren Kurugliev FallJuly 24, 2015 2015 Wrestling World Cup Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku, Azerbaijan
Win33-10 Flag of Cuba.svg Reineris Salas 22-13
2015 US World Team Trials Silver medal icon.svg at 86 kg
Loss32-10 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Herbert 2-10July 13, 20152015 US World Team Trials

Flag of the United States.svg Madison, Wisconsin

Loss32-9 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Herbert TF 3-13
Win32-8 Flag of the United States.svg Keith GavinTF 12-22015 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Win31-8 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Reader24-18
Win30-8 Flag of the United States.svg Phillip KeddyTF 14-3
2015 ASICS US Nationals Bronze medal icon.svg at 86kg
Win29-8 Flag of the United States.svg Deron Winn TF 12-2May 7, 20152015 Las Vegas/ASICS US Senior National Championships Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, Nevada
Win28-8 Flag of the United States.svg Jon ReaderTF 10-0
Loss27-8 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Herbert 11-13
Win27-7 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan LoderTF 10-0
Win26-7 Flag of the United States.svg Austin MoreheadTF 13-2
Win25-7 Flag of the United States.svg Adam FierroTF 10-0
2014 World Championship 15th at 86kg
Loss24-7 Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian 4-7September 8, 2014 2014 World Wrestling Championships Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Win24-6 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Yusup MelejayevTF 12-2
2014 Heydar Aliyev Memorial Bronze medal icon.svg at 86kg
Win23-6 Flag of Spain.svg Taimuraz Friev 5-0July 24, 20142014 Heydar Aliyev Memorial Golden Grand Prix Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku, Azerbaijan
Loss22-6 Flag of Russia.svg Shamil Kudiyamagomedov 2-3
Win22-5 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Magomiedgadży Chatijew4-1
Win21-5 Flag of Latvia.svg Armands Zvirbulis TF 18-4
2014 US World Team Trials Gold medal icon.svg at 86 kg
Win20-5 Flag of the United States.svg Keith Gavin11-7June 1, 20142014 US World Team Trials

Flag of the United States.svg Madison, Wisconsin

Win19-5 Flag of the United States.svg Keith GavinFall
Loss18-5 Flag of the United States.svg Keith Gavin5-7
Win18-4 Flag of the United States.svg Clayton Foster7-32014 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Win17-4 Flag of the United States.svg Phillip KeddyTF 14-4
Win16-4 Flag of the United States.svg Robert HamlinTF 13-3
2014 US Open Bronze medal icon.svg at 86kg
Win15-4 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Reader12-11April 18, 20142014 U.S Open Wrestling Championships Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, Nevada
Win14-4 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Hamlin6-2
Loss13-4 Flag of the United States.svg Clayton Foster13-14
Win13-3 Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Keddy14-10
Win12-3 Flag of the United States.svg Richard PerryTF 11-1
Win11-3 Flag of the United States.svg Kane HobbsTF 10-0
2013 Universiade Games 23rd at 86kg
Loss10-3 Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian TF 0-10July 11, 2013 2013 Summer Universiade Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2013 University Nationals Gold medal icon.svg at 86kg
Win10-2 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron SimazTF 10-0May 25, 20132013 US University National Championships Flag of the United States.svg Akron, Ohio
Win9-2 Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Simaz6-4
Win8-2 Flag of the United States.svg Max Thomusseit9-8
Win7-2 Flag of the United States.svg Kenneth Courts14-9
Win6-2 Flag of the United States.svg Michael DessinoTF 10-0
Win5-2 Flag of the United States.svg David CheneveyTF 10-0
Win4-2 Flag of the United States.svg Nolan BoydTF 17-7
2013 US Open 4th at 86kg
Loss3-2 Flag of the United States.svg Jon Reader7-3April 18, 20132013 US Open Wrestling Championships Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, Nevada
Win3-1 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Trotman7-3
Loss2-1 Flag of the United States.svg Clayton Foster1-7
Win2-0 Flag of the United States.svg Enock Francois5-0
Win1-0 Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Bedoy10-4

Submission grappling record

12 Matches, 9 Wins (4 Submissions), 3 Losses (1 Submission)
ResultRec.OpponentMethodEventDivisionTypeYearLocation
Loss9–3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louis Edward Kelly RyanPoints (7-8)2019 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships91.5 kgNogiDecember 14, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Anaheim, CA
Win9–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Christopher Diaz JrPoints (2-0)
Win8–2 Flag of the United States.svg Vincent M. ValenzuelaSubmission (anaconda choke)
Loss7–2 Flag of Brazil.svg Mateus RodriguesSubmission (armbar)2018 IBJJF Pan American Jiu-jitsu Championships74 kgGi (blue)March 11, 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Irvine, CA
Win7–1 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Porto ShiavonSubmission (arm-triangle choke)
Win6–1 Flag of the United States.svg Logan RossPoints (6-0)
Win5–1 Flag of the United States.svg Derek YoungPoints (14-0)
Loss4–1 Flag of the United States.svg Conner DeAngelisPoints (0-2)2017 IBJJF Pan American Jiu-jitsu Championships94 kgGi (blue)March 16, 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Irvine, CA
Win4–0 Flag of the United States.svg Alex SternerPoints (16-0)
Win3–0 Flag of the United States.svg Jerome Harris JrPoints (13-0)
Win2–0 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin FusilerSubmission (kimura)
Win1–0 Flag of the United States.svg Kristien RuffinSubmission (armbar)

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