Houston Alexander

Template:MMAstatsbox Houston Alexander, also known as "The Nebraskan Assassin" (born March 22, 1972) is an American mixed martial artist, currently fighting at light heavyweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is also a well-known hip-hop artist who is from North Omaha, Nebraska.

Mixed martial arts career

Alexander made his UFC debut at UFC 71 on May 26, 2007 against Keith Jardine. He knocked out Jardine in 48 seconds during the first round.

He has since trained full-time; three times a day and seven days a week.

Alexander has signed a new three-fight contract with the UFC. At UFC 75 Alexander beat Alessio Sakara. Just like his previous fight, Sakara threw a couple of early shots before Houston countered with close-contact strikes. "The way I was taught was that all your strength is inside versus outside,” Alexander said before the fight of his explosive ability when close to an opponent. "My short strokes are really, really good, and that’s from lifting weights and doing a lot of reps."

At UFC 78 Alexander faced Thiago Silva. Silva won by TKO after the referee stopped the fight at 3:25 in the first round. In the fight Silva achieved mounted position on top of Alexander and landed punches until the referee called a stop to the contest.

Alexander lost to James Irvin via technical knockout, at UFC Fight Night 13 in Broomfield, Colorado . The fight tied the record for quickest knockout (0:08) of the 1st round. Even though Alexander was definitely hurt and knocked out, he went on to say, "My Mother punches harder."

Personal life

Alexander is a single father raising six children.

Houston donated one of his kidneys to his oldest daughter in 2000.

Record

Professional record breakdown

11 matches	8 wins	3 losses
By knockout	5	2
By submission	2	1
By decision	1	0

Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time	Notes
04/02/2008	Loss	James Irvin	UFC Fight Night 13	TKO (Punches)	1	0:08	Tied for shortest match in UFC history
11/17/2007	Loss	Thiago Silva	UFC 78: Validation	TKO (Punches	1	3:25
9/8/2007	Win	Alessio Sakara	UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion	TKO (Strikes)	1	1:01
5/26/2007	Win	Keith Jardine	UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson	KO (Punches)	1	0:48	UFC Debut
3/31/2007	N.C	Todd Allee	Extreme Challenge 76	No Contest	1	3:23
3/31/2007	Win	Jon Murphy	Extreme Challenge 76	TKO	1	0:56
1/12/2005	Win	Demian Decorah	DD 1 - Downtown Destruction 1	Decision	5	3:00
11/3/2004	Win	Brandon Quigley	JN 2 - Judgment Night 2	TKO	?	?
3/15/2003	Win	Justin Butler	Gladiators 20 - Gladiators 20	KO	1	0:38
8/18/2001	Win	Chuck Purdow	Gladiators 17 - Gladiators 17	Submission (Strikes)	1	?
6/30/2001	Win	Jamie Webb	Gladiators 16 - Gladiators 16	Submission (Strikes)	?	?
6/16/2001	Loss	Jason Medina	EC 40 - Extreme Challenge 40	Submission (Choke)	1	0:47	MMA Debut

Music career

Houston Alexander, aka Scrib or FAS/ONE, has long been a bastion of Omaha's underground hip hop scene. In the 1980s he led a hip hop movement in North Omaha called the Scribble Crew as an alliance of graffiti writers who developed a reputation as the top tag artists in the area. The art stands today at 24th and Binney Streets and 16th and Corby Streets among other North Omaha locations, and is still respected by the community. His Midwest Alliance act was active through the 1990s and into the new millennium, and is seen as influential on the Omaha scene.

Today Alexander is a DJ on KOPW 106.9, a local radio station in Omaha. He hosts an independent music show featuring hip hop and facilitates an elementary school program called the "Culture Shock School Tour" which teaches students about hip hop. Alexander has also been vocal about Omaha's lack of support for its hip hop artists.

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists
• Hip hop in Omaha

External links

• Official Houston Alexander Site website.
• Professional MMA record for Houston Alexander from Sherdog
• Houston Alexander interview on Complex.com