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Revision as of 00:49, 1 April 2011
| Charlie Valencia | |
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| Born | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Residence |  California |
| Nationality |  American |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Style | Wrestling, BJJ, Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Ontario, California |
| Team | Valencia Freestyle Fighting |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Charlie Valencia is an American mixed martial artist (MMA). He is currently signed as a bantamweight with World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), which is owned by Zuffa (the parent company of the UFC).
Mixed Marital Arts career
Valencia made his WEC debut on March 24, 2007 at WEC 26. Valencia was victorious over Antonio Banuelos via KO. Valencia defeated Ian McCall at WEC 31 via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:19 of the first round. He most recently defeated Coty Wheeler on October 10, 2009 at WEC 43.[1]
Valencia most recently defeated Japanese striker Akitoshi Tamura on January 10, 2010 at WEC 46.[2]
Valencia was scheduled to face former WEC Bantamweight Champion Eddie Wineland on June 20, 2010 at WEC 49,[3] but Valencia was forced off the card with an injury.[4]
Valencia faced former WEC Bantaweight Champion Miguel Torres on September 30, 2010 at WEC 51.[5] He lost the fight via submission in the second round.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
On October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.[6]
Valenica is expected to face Ivan Menjivar on April 30, 2011 at UFC 129.[7]
MMA record
| 18 matches | 12 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 2 |
| By submission | 5 | 3 |
| By decision | 6 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | |
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 Ivan Menjivar
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UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields | April 30, 2011 |  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| Loss | 12-6 | Miguel Torres
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Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan | September 30, 2010 | 2 | 2:25 | Broomfield, Colorado, USA
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| Win | 12-5 |  Akitoshi Tamura
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Decision (Spilt) | WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson | January 10, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Sacramento, California, USA
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| Win | 11-5 | Coty Wheeler
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Decision (Unanimous) | WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson | October 10, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | San Antonio, Texas, USA
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| Win | 10-5 | Seth Dikun
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Decision (Unanimous) | WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone | January 25, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | San Diego, California, USA
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| Loss | 9-5 | Dominick Cruz
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Decision (Unanimous) | WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver | June 1, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Sacramento, California, USA
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| Loss | 9-4 | Yoshiro Maeda
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KO (Kick to the Body) | WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater | February 13, 2008 | 1 | 2:29 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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| Win | 9-3 | Ian McCall
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Submission (Guillotine Choke) | WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran | December 12, 2007 | 1 | 3:19 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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| Loss | 8-3 | Brian Bowles
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar | June 3, 2007 | 2 | 2:50 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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| Win | 8-2 | Antonio Banuelos
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KO (Punch) | WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio | March 24, 2007 | 1 | 3:12 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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| Loss | 7-2 | Cub Swanson
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TKO (Punches) | King of the Cage: BOOYAA | October 13, 2006 | 1 | 4:52 | San Jacinto, California, USA
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| Loss | 7-1 | Urijah Faber
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | King of the Cage: Predator | May 13, 2006 | 1 | 3:09 | Globe, Arizona, USA
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| Win | 7-0 | Del Hawkins
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | King of the Cage: The Return 2 | March 25, 2006 | 1 | 2:04 | San Jacinto, California, USA
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| Win | 6-0 | Bobby Gamboa
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Decision | King of the Cage 33: After Shock | February 20, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | San Jacinto, California, USA
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| Win | 5-0 | Greg Mayer
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Submission (Heel Hook) | King of the Cage 29: Renegades | September 5, 2003 | 2 | 1:43 | San Jacinto, California, USA
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| Win | 4-0 | David Velasquez
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | King of the Cage 12: Cold Blood | February 9, 2002 | 1 | 4:43 | San Jacinto, California, USA
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| Win | 3-0 | Bobby Gamboa
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Submission (Shoulder Dislocated From Slam) | King of the Cage 11: Domination | September 29, 2001 | 1 | 0:41 | San Jacinto, California, USA
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| Win | 2-0 | David Velasquez
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Decision (Unanimous) | GC 2: Collision at Colusa | February 18, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Colusa, California, USA
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| Win | 1-0 | Octavio Moreles
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Decision (Unanimous) | CFF: Cobra Open | March 11, 2000 | N/A | N/A | Anza, California, USA
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References
- ^ "WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson on October 10 in San Antonio, Texas". MMAFrenzy.com. 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ^ "WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson results". wec.tv. 2010-01-11.
- ^ "Eddie Wineland vs. Charlie Valencia on tap for WEC 49 prelims". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ^ "Charlie Valencia off WEC 49 with injury; Eddie Wineland awaits new opponent". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ "Miguel Torres vs. Charlie Valencia in the works for WEC 51 in September". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
- ^ "UFC and WEC set to merge in 2011; events to air on Versus and Spike TV". mmajunkie.com. October 28, 2010.
- ^ "Ivan Menjivar vs. Charlie Valencia in the works for UFC 129 in April". mmajunkie.com. January 7, 2011.