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Nick Catone
Born (1981-09-01) September 1, 1981 (age 43)
Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Other namesThe Jersey Devil
NationalityUnited States American
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
DivisionMiddleweight,
Welterweight
Reach72.5 in (184 cm)
StyleWrestling
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofHamilton, New Jersey
TeamTeam Alemeida / Gracie
RankNCAA Division I Wrestler
  brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active2007–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total10
Wins8
By knockout3
By submission3
By decision2
Losses2
Other information
Websitehttp://www.nickcatone.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Nicholas Catone (born September 1, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist. Catone currently fights for Ultimate Fighting Championship in their middleweight division.

Mixed martial arts

Catone got his start in MMA when he began wrestling in middle school. Catone stayed with the sport all through his middle and high school years. While in high school, Catone won numerous awards and titles in wrestling. He was a New Jersey State place winner, Three-time Division I national qualifier, 2x Division I conference champion and 100 Division I career wins. He was rewarded with a scholarship to wrestle for Rutgers University but did not like the lifestyle of a large college. After spending a year at Rutgers, Catone transferred to Rider University where he won Male Athlete of the Year in 2004. Catone graduated from Rider with a bachelors degree in psychology.[1][2]

After college, Catone realized that he did not want to give up the sport of wrestling. So he found a mixed martial arts training facility in 2005 and started working very hard on his boxing and Brazilian jiu jitsu skills to become a successful pro mixed martial artist.

Currently, Catone holds a brown belt in jiu jitsu under Ricardo Almeida black belt, Bill Scott.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Catone's first UFC fight was scheduled to be against Amir Sadollah at UFC 91. However, due to a leg infection, Sadollah withdrew from the match.[3] A replacement for Sadollah could not be found so the match was scrubbed from the card. The match against Sadollah was rescheduled for February 7, 2009 at UFC Fight Night 17.[4] On January 23, Sadollah was, again, forced to withdraw from the fight due, this time to a fractured clavicle.[5]

Catone finally made his debut, defeating Derek Downey via keylock in the second round. The fight was held at UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens.

Catone's second fight for the UFC, he fought Tim Credeur at UFC Fight Night 18. Catone took his first loss, losing in the second round by submission. The fight later went on to be shown on an episode of UFC Unleashed.

At UFC 102, Catone took his second loss against Mark Munoz. The fight was full of intense sprawls and exciting stand up battles. Catone lost the fight by a very close split decision (28-29, 30-27 and 29-28).[6][7] Despite the loss, Catone signed a new four fight deal with the promotion.[8]

Steve Steinbeiss was Catone's original opponent for UFC Fight Night 20, however, he pulled out of the fight because of an undisclosed injury so his teammate, Jesse Forbes, stepped in as the replacement.[9][10] Catone returned to his winning ways by defeating Forbes via a split decision with the judges scoring the fight (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).

Catone was scheduled to face John Salter on May 8, 2010 at UFC 113, but Catone was forced from the card with a back injury. He was replaced by Jason MacDonald.[11]

After suffering two injuries, Catone was expected to drop down to the welterweight division.[12] Instead, he will face Tomasz Drwal on September 15, 2010 at UFC Fight Night 22.[13] Nick Catone withdrew from the fight against Drwal due to injury.

Personal life

Nick has a younger brother, Adam, whom he considers a hero.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
10 matches 8 wins 2 losses
By knockout 3 0
By submission 3 1
By decision 2 1
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
United States Dan Miller UFC 128: Shogun vs. Evans March 19, 2011 United States Newark, New Jersey
Win United States Jesse Forbes Decision (Split) UFC Fight Night 20: Maynard vs. Diaz January 11, 2010 3 5:00 United States Fairfax, Virginia
Loss United States Mark Muñoz Decision (Split) UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira August 29, 2009 3 5:00 United States Portland, Oregon
Loss United States Tim Credeur Submission (Guillotine Choke) UFC Fight Night 18: Condit vs. Kampmann April 1, 2009 2 3:45 United States Nashville, Tennessee
Win United States Derek Downey Submission (Keylock) UFC Fight Night 17: Lauzon vs. Stephens February 7, 2009 2 1:15 United States Tampa, Florida
Win United States Eric Tavares TKO (Strikes) Ring of Combat 20 June 26, 2008 1 4:25 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win United States Mitch Whitesel TKO (Strikes) Ring of Combat 19 May 9, 2008 1 2:27 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win United States Ben Knight TKO (Elbows) Ring of Combat 17 November 30, 2007 1 1:08 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win United States Dan Whalen Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Ring of Combat 16 October 26, 2007 1 0:58 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win United States John Howard Decision (Unanimous) CFFC 5: Two Worlds, One Cage June 26, 2007 3 N/A United States Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win United States Dan Karnbauer Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Reality Fighting 15 May 19, 2007 1 1:23 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey

References

  1. ^ http://www.ufc.com/NickCatone
  2. ^ http://www.punchdrunkgamer.com/interviews/30-interviews/716-nick-catone-talks-ufc-102-loss-to-munoz-a-more-090709
  3. ^ Gerbasi, Thomas (2008-11-11). "Leg Infection Forces Sadollah from UFC 91 Card". UFC.com. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  4. ^ Martin, Damon (2008-11-24). "SADOLLAH VS CATONE REBOOKED FOR FEBRUARY 7". Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  5. ^ Martin, Damon (2008-01-23). "AMIR SADOLLAH INJURED, OFF UFC FIGHT NIGHT FEB 7". Retrieved 2008-01-23.
  6. ^ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8618&zoneid=13
  7. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/16017/ufc-102-prelimary-recap-hometown-hero-herman-injured-duffee-records-record-ko.mma
  8. ^ http://www.nickcatone.com/index.html
  9. ^ "Nick Catone: I'm fighting Steve Steinbeiss at UFC Fight Night 20 in January". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  10. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/17370/jesse-forbes-returns-to-ufc-meets-nick-catone-at-ufc-fight-night-20.mma
  11. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/18908/source-jason-macdonald-will-face-john-salter-at-ufc-113-in-may.mma
  12. ^ http://www.nickcatone.com/nick-catone-mma-news
  13. ^ "Nick Catone vs. Tomasz Drwal in the works for UFC Fight Night 22 in Texas". mmajunkie.com. 2010-07-07.

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