Martin Stapleton

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Martin Stapleton
Born (1983-05-09) 9 May 1983 (age 38)
Rochdale, England
Other names.50cal
Nationality English
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight155.5 lb (70.5 kg; 11.11 st)
Division Lightweight
Reach70.0 in (178 cm) [1]
Fighting out of Rochdale, England
Years active2007–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total26
Wins19
By knockout6
By submission6
By decision6
By disqualification1
Losses7
By submission5
By decision2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Martin Stapleton (born 9 May 1983 in Rochdale, England), is an English mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2007, Stapleton has competed for Bellator, Cage Warriors, BAMMA and was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter representing Team UK. He is the former BAMMA World Lightweight Champion.

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Background

Prior to his professional MMA career, Stapleton served 12 years as a Royal Marines Commando.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Stapleton who has a background in boxing and Muay Thai, made his professional mixed martial arts career in 2007, and compiled a record of 5-1 before being selected to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom. [2] [3] After he defeated fellow English fighter Dan James to get into the house, he lost against Team USA's Cameron Dollar in the quarterfinals.

After leaving The Ultimate Fighter, Stapleton won two consecutive fights but did not fight again for almost three years due to his work commitment as a Royal Marine Commando.

Stapleton returned to mixed martial arts on 23 June 2012 where he faced BAMMA veteran Shahid Hussain on Full Contact Contender 3 (FCC) at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton where he defeated Hussain via submission (guillotine choke) 23 seconds into the second round to take his record to 8-1-0. Martin said after the fight that he felt "ring rust" after his three-year absence from the sport.

Less than one month later martin faced Jason Cooledge at OMMAC 14: Bring The Pain. Martin won via unanimous decision. During the fight Stapleton showed much improved stand up, Martin landed head kicks and punches throughout the fight as well as being able to stay out of range from the aggressive Cooledge.

On 1 December 2012, Stapleton took part in an eight-man Lightweight tournament at Cage Contender Fight Stars, where all the tournament fights would take place on the same night. Stapleton defeated Jamie Rogers, Arnold Quero and Tommy Maguire to win the tournament. [4]

Bellator MMA

Stapleton signed with Bellator MMA and made his promotional debut at Bellator 101 on 27 September 2013 in the Bellator Season Nine Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal, facing Saad Awad. Stapleton lost via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.

Stapleton again competed for at Bellator 107 on 8 November 2013, facing Derek Campos. Stapleton lost via unanimous decision.

Stapleton faced Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 125 in Fresno, California. [5] He lost the fight via submission in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
25 matches18 wins7 losses
By knockout60
By submission65
By decision52
By disqualification10
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss19–7Adam BoussifTechnical SubmissionICE FC: Fight Festival7 July 20183N/A Manchester, England
Loss19–6Soren BakSubmission (rear-naked choke)Cage Warriors 8828 October 201713:51 Liverpool, England
Win19–5Donovan DesmaeDecision (unanimous)Cage Warriors 8524 June 201735:00 Bournemouth, England
Loss18–5Anthony DizyDecision (unanimous)Cage Warriors 8018 February 201735:00 London, EnglandCatchweight (150 lbs) bout.
Win18–4Damien LapilusDQ (illegal knee to a downed opponent) BAMMA 25: Champion vs. Champion 14 May 201620:38 Birmingham, EnglandDefended the BAMMA World Lightweight Championship.
Win17–4Gavin SterrittSubmission (rear-naked choke) BAMMA 23: Night of Champions 14 November 201511:15 Birmingham, EnglandWon the vacant BAMMA World Lightweight Championship.
Win16–4Jeremy PetleyTKO (head kick) BAMMA 19 28 March 201530:23 Blackpool, England
Win15–4Sebastian FournierSubmission (rear naked choke) BAMMA 18 6 December 201413:44 Manchester, England
Win14–4Kostadin EdevTKO (punches)Full Contact Contender 1118 October 201423:57 Bolton, England
Loss13–4 Goiti Yamauchi Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 125 19 September 201414:37 Fresno, California, United States
Win13–3Stanislav EnchevSubmission (guillotine choke)Full Contact Contender 321 June 201412:05 Bolton, England
Loss12–3 Derek Campos Decision (unanimous) Bellator 107 8 November 201335:00 Thackerville, Oklahoma, United StatesCatchweight (157 lbs) bout; both fighters missed weight.
Loss12–2 Saad Awad Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 101 27 September 201313:46 Portland, Oregon, United StatesBellator Season Nine Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win12–1Tommy MaguireDecision (unanimous)Cage Contender: Fight Stars1 December 201235:00 Liverpool, EnglandCage Contender 2012 Lightweight Tournament Final.
Win11–1Arnold QueroSubmission (heel hook)Cage Contender: Fight Stars1 December 201214:59 Liverpool, EnglandCage Contender 2012 Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win10–1Jamie RogersDecision (unanimous)Cage Contender: Fight Stars1 December 201235:00 Liverpool, EnglandCage Contender 2012 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win9–1Jason CooledgeDecision (unanimous)OMMAC 14: Bring The Pain28 July 201235:00 Liverpool, England
Win8–1Shah HussainSubmission (guillotine choke)Full Contender 323 June 201220:23 Bolton, England
Win7–1Ashley SmithDecision (unanimous)No Way Out5 September 200935:00 Nottingham, England
Win6–1Andrew FischerTKO (punches)Strike & Submit 115 July 200922:03 Gateshead, England
Win5–1Martin BengleySubmission (arm-triangle choke) Cage Warriors: USA Unleashed 23 August 200822:25England
Loss4–1 Paul Sass Submission (triangle choke)Cage Gladiators 827 July 200813:18England
Win4–0David JohnsonDecision (unanimous) Cage Warriors: Enter the Rough House 6 19 April 200835:00 Nottingham, England
Win3–0Ingolf NielsonTKO (corner stoppage)Pride & Glory: Battle In The Boro23 February 20081N/A Middlesbrough, England
Win2–0Steve WarrisTKO (punches)Fightzone 38 December 200710:42England
Win1–0Curtis ThompsonTKO (punches)Quannum Fighting Championships 230 September 200711:00 Huddersfield, England

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