Paul Sass

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Paul Sass
Born (1988-08-04) 4 August 1988 (age 36)
Liverpool, England
Other namesSassangle
Nationality English
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight155.1 lb (70.4 kg; 11.08 st)
Division Lightweight
Reach73.0 in (185 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Liverpool, England
Team Team Kaobon
RankPurple belt in Luta Livre
Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total16
Wins14
By submission13
By decision1
Losses2
By submission1
By decision1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: 21 September 2011

Paul Sass (born 4 August 1988) is a retired English mixed martial artist who competed in UFC's and Bellator's Lightweight division.

Contents

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Sass' professional record stands at 14–2 with eight of the victories by triangle choke and one by triangle armbar. These nine triangle victories have earned him a world submission record. [1] His penultimate fight on the domestic circuit was against Rob Sinclair, the current British Lightweight Champion. Sass defeated Sinclair by split decision. [2] [3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sass signed a four-fight deal with the UFC, joining Kurt Warburton, Tom Blackledge and Rob Broughton as the new additions to the UFC roster.

In his UFC debut at UFC 120 [4] he submitted Canadian Mark Holst [5] in the first round with a Triangle Choke. Sass picked up Submission of the Night honors and a $60,000 bonus following the event. [6]

Sass faced Michael Johnson on 1 October 2011 at UFC on Versus 6. [7] Sass defeated Johnson in the first round via heel hook submission.

Sass was expected to face Evan Dunham on 28 January 2012 at UFC on Fox 2. [8] However, Sass was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Nik Lentz. [9]

Sass defeated Jacob Volkmann on 26 May 2012 at UFC 146 via submission (triangle armbar). [10]

Sass faced off against Matt Wiman on 26 September 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic. [11] Wiman defeated Sass via first round submission (armbar).

Sass fought Danny Castillo on 16 February 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald. [12] Sass lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion. [13]

Bellator MMA

Sass signed with Bellator in May and made his debut at Bellator 104 in the autumn of 2013. [14] He faced Rod Montoya in a lightweight contest [15] and won via submission in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Grappling

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
16 matches14 wins2 losses
By knockout00
By submission131
By decision11
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win14–2Rod MontoyaSubmission (toe hold) Bellator 104 18 October 201312:01 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US
Loss13–2 Danny Castillo Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald 16 February 201335:00 London, England, UK
Loss13–1 Matt Wiman Submission (armbar) UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic 29 September 201213:48 Nottingham, England, UK
Win13–0 Jacob Volkmann Submission (triangle armbar) UFC 146 26 May 201211:54 Las Vegas, Nevada, USSubmission of the Night.
Win12–0 Michael Johnson Submission (inverted heel hook) UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson 1 October 201113:00 Washington, D.C., US
Win11–0Mark HolstSubmission (triangle choke) UFC 120 16 October 201014:45 London, England, UKSubmission of the Night.
Win10–0 Jason Young Submission (heel hook)OMMAC 4: Victorious6 March 201012:01 Liverpool, England, UKDefended OMMAC Lightweight Championship.
Win9–0Rob SinclairDecision (split)OMMAC 2: Business As Usual3 October 200935:00 Liverpool, England, UKWon OMMAC Lightweight Championship.
Win8–0Ian JonesSubmission (heel hook)OMMAC 1: Assassins8 August 200910:32 Liverpool, England, UK
Win7–0Harvey HarraSubmission (triangle choke)CG 11: Resurrection7 March 200912:15 Liverpool, England, UK
Win6–0Jason BallSubmission (triangle choke)CG 10: Clash of the Titans29 November 200821:26 Liverpool, England, UK
Win5–0Andrew FisherSubmission (triangle choke)CG 9: Beatdown4 October 200813:37 Liverpool, England, UK
Win4–0Martin StapletonSubmission (triangle choke)Cage Gladiators 827 July 200813:18 Liverpool, England, UK
Win3–0Will BurkeSubmission (triangle choke)Cage Gladiators 728 April 200811:04 Liverpool, England, UK
Win2–0Steve WarrisSubmission (triangle choke)Cage Gladiators 54 November 200712:31 Liverpool, England, UK
Win1–0David JohnsonSubmission (triangle choke)Cage Gladiators 45 August 200711:14 Liverpool, England, UK

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