Augusto Montaño Explained

Augusto Montaño
Other Names:Dodger
Birth Name:Salvador Augusto Montaño
Birth Date:25 October 1984
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Weight:170lb
Weight Class:Welterweight
Middleweight
Reach In:73
Reach Footnote:[1]
Fighting Out Of:Mexico City, Mexico
Team:Bonebreakers MMA Team
Trainer:Raúl Senk[2]
Rank:Brown belt in Galvan Combat Systems
Years Active:2008–2016
Mma Kowin:10
Mma Subwin:5
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Decloss:2
Sherdog:41494

Salvador Augusto Montaño (born October 25, 1984) is a Mexican former mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Montaño started training at age 15 in Kung Fu for sport and to know how to respond to the physical aggression and violence embedded in what he grew up in coming from a hard and dangerous neighborhood in Mexico.

Montaño made his professional mixed martial arts debut in November 2008. He won and defended middleweight titles in Xtreme Fighter Society, Xtreme Fighters Latino and Xtreme Kombat several times.[3]

Montaño fought extensively in his native Mexico and amassed a record of 14–1 before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Montaño made his promotional debut against Chris Heatherly on November 15, 2014 at UFC 180.[5] Montaño won the fight via TKO in the first round.[6]

Montaño faced Cathal Pendred on June 13, 2015 at UFC 188.[7] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[8] Montaño tested positive for testosterone metabolites in the post-fight drug test and was given a one-year suspension.[9]

Montaño next faced Belal Muhammad on September 17, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 94.[10] He lost the fight via TKO in the third round.[11]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center| 15–3|Belal Muhammad|TKO (punches)|||align=center|3|align=center|4:19|Hidalgo, Texas, United States||-|Loss|align=center| 15–2|Cathal Pendred|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 188||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Mexico City, Mexico||-|Win|align=center| 15–1|Chris Heatherly| TKO (knees)| UFC 180| |align=center| 1|align=center| 4:50|Mexico City, Mexico||-|Win|align=center| 14–1|Santana-Sol Martinez| KO (punches)| Jackson's MMA Series 12| |align=center| 1|align=center| 1:38| Pueblo, Colorado, United States||-|Win|align=center| 13–1|Jason Clayton| Submission (punches)| Jackson's MMA Series 11| |align=center| 1|align=center| 4:24| Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States||-| Win|align=center| 12–1|Edwin Aguilar| TKO (punches)| Xtreme Kombat 17| |align=center| 1|align=center| 1:20| Mexico City, Mexico||-| Win|align=center| 11–1|Rafael Arias| TKO (punches)| Xtreme Kombat 13| |align=center| 1|align=center| 1:09| Mexico City, Mexico||-| Win|align=center| 10–1| Julio Cesar Cruz| TKO (punches)| Xtreme Kombat 9| |align=center| 1|align=center| 1:16| Mexico City, Mexico||-| Loss|align=center| 9–1|Sam Alvey| Decision (unanimous)| Chihuahua Extremo| |align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00| Chihuahua, Mexico||-| Win|align=center| 9–0|Edvaldo de Oliveira| Submission (guillotine choke)| Jungle Fight 22| |align=center| 2|align=center| 0:41| São Paulo, Brazil||-| Win|align=center| 8–0|Jorge Enrique Macias| TKO (punches)| Xtreme Fighters Latino 4| |align=center| 1|align=center| 0:53| Mexico City, Mexico||-| Win|align=center| 7–0|Lucio Hernandez| KO (punches)| Xtreme Fighters Latino 3| |align=center| 1|align=center| 2:06| Mexico City, Mexico||-| Win|align=center| 6–0|Daniel Aragon| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Xtreme Fighters Latino 1| |align=center| 1|align=center| 1:46| Mexico City, Mexico||-| Win|align=center| 5–0|Mike Lemaire| Submission (armbar)| MMA Xtreme 23| |align=center| 1|align=center| 1:41| Cancun, Mexico||-| Win|align=center| 4–0|João Assis| TKO (punches)| Total Combat 33| |align=center| 1|align=center| 4:43| Mexico City, Mexico||-| Win|align=center| 3–0|Alberto Lopez| Submission (armbar)| Xtreme Fighter Society 1| |align=center| 1|align=center| 0:57| Mexico City, Mexico||-| Win|align=center| 2–0|Miguel Carrasco| TKO (punches)| Xtreme Fighter Society 1| |align=center| 3|align=center| 2:25| Mexico City, Mexico||-| Win|align=center| 1–0|Jorge Serratos| TKO (punches)| Xtreme Fighter Society 1| |align=center| 1|align=center| 1:11| Mexico City, Mexico|

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fight Card - UFC 180 Werdum vs. Hunt. UFC.com. February 23, 2015.
  2. Web site: Instructors . mma-mexico.com . 28 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150215143216/http://mma-mexico.com/instructores . 15 February 2015 .
  3. Web site: Augusto Montaño. UFC. 25 February 2015.
  4. Web site: UFC signs highly touted Mexican fighter Augusto 'Dodger' Montano. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2014-06-22.
  5. Web site: Montano makes debut in Mexico city on Nov. 15th. UFC.com. Thomas Gerbasi. 2014-10-10.
  6. Web site: UFC 180 results: Augusto Montano brutalizes Chris Heatherly with first-round knees. mmajunkie.com. 2014-11-15. 2015-02-24. Ben Fowlkes.
  7. Web site: Mexico City Card Gets Two Adds. ufc.com. Thomas Gerbasi. 2015-02-23. 2015-02-24.
  8. Web site: UFC 188 results: Cathal Pendred wins lackluster decision over Augusto Montano. mmafighting.com. Dave Doyle. 2015-06-13. 2015-06-13.
  9. Web site: Augusto Montano fails UFC 188 drug test after loss to Pendred, suspended one year. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2015-07-17. 2015-07-17.
  10. Web site: Augusto Montano vs. Belal Muhammad added to UFC Fight Night 94 in Texas. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2016-07-21. 2016-07-21.
  11. Web site: UFC Fight Night 94 results: Belal Muhammad drops hands on Augusto Montano for late stoppage. mmajunkie.com. Ben Fowlkes. 2016-09-17. 2016-09-17.

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