Cyrille Diabaté Explained

Cyrille Diabaté
Other Names:The Snake
Birth Date:year=1973 month=10, df=yes
Birth Place:La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France
Nationality:French
Weight:205lb
Weight Class:Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
Reach:81inches
Style:Kickboxing
Stance:Southpaw
Fighting Out Of:Rueil-Malmaison, France
Team:Snake Team
Team Quest, AKA
Years Active:1997–2014 (Kickboxing)
1999–2014 (MMA)
Kickbox Win:41
Kickbox Kowin:31
Kickbox Loss:8
Kickbox Draw:2
Mma Kowin:8
Mma Subwin:6
Mma Decwin:5
Mma Koloss:2
Mma Subloss:5
Mma Decloss:3
Mma Draw:1
Sherdog:2191
Updated:October 17, 2010

Cyrille Moktar Diabaté[1] (born October 6, 1973) is a retired French mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has also competed in shoot boxing and Muay Thai.[2] [3] He has fought at Palace Fighting Championship, Tachi Palace Fights, PRIDE, ShoXC, Deep, Cage Rage and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Mixed martial arts career

Pride Fighting Championships

Diabaté then faced off against Maurício Rua at Pride Final Conflict Absolute. After 5:29 of the first round, Rua defeated Diabaté via TKO (stomps). This loss led to Diabaté heading for smaller organizations.

His first fight was in England, for the Cage Rage promotion. He defeated Ryan Robinson via armbar and followed this up with a blood-soaked decision victory in a ShoXC card, where he faced Jaime Fletcher.[4]

Diabaté defeated Marcus Hicks via submission (armbar) after just 89 seconds. This win was his fourth in a row[5] and was followed up by a win over Rob Smith via submission.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Cyrille appeared frequently as a striking coach for Team Henderson in season 9 of The Ultimate Fighter. It was announced in February 2010 that Diabaté had signed a four fight contract with the UFC.

In his debut at UFC 114 he defeated Luiz Cané via TKO in the first round. Diabaté later expressed disappointment in his own performance, having had to "survive a flash knockout" early in the first round.[6]

In his second appearance, Diabaté lost to Alexander Gustafsson on October 16, 2010, at UFC 120.[7] In the fight, he was dominated by the Swede for the entire first round standing, and in the second round he was taken down early and submitted with a rear naked choke. This was his first loss in four years.

For his third UFC fight, Diabaté faced Steve Cantwell on March 3, 2011, at .[8] He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Diabaté fought Anthony Perosh on November 5, 2011, at UFC 138.[9] He lost the bout against Perosh via submission due to a rear naked choke in the second round.

Diabaté was expected to face Jörgen Kruth on April 14, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV 2.[10] However, Kruth was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Tom DeBlass.[11] Diabaté won the fight via majority decision.

Diabaté was briefly linked to a bout with Fabio Maldonado on November 17, 2012, at UFC 154.[12] However, Maldonado was pulled from the bout and faced Glover Teixeira on October 13, 2012, at UFC 153, replacing an injured Quinton Jackson.[13] Diabaté instead faced Chad Griggs at the event.[14] Diabate defeated Griggs via first round rear naked choke submission.

Diabaté faced Jimi Manuwa on February 16, 2013, at .[15] Manuwa was declared the winner (TKO) after Diabaté was unable to continue after tearing a calf muscle near the end of the first round.[16]

Diabaté faced Ilir Latifi at UFC Fight Night 37.[17] Before the fight, Diabaté announced he will retire from MMA regardless of the bout's outcome.[18] He lost the fight via submission in the first round.[19] After his loss to Latifi, Diabaté made his retirement from combat sports official.[20]

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)

|-||Win| Michael Bisping|CWFC: Strike Force 1|Coventry, West Midlands, England|Decision (Unanimous)|align="center"|4|align="center"|3:00|-||Loss| Aleksandr Pitchkounov|Ichigeki Paris 2005|Paris, France|Decision (Unanimous)|align="center"|5|align="center"|3:00|-||Loss| Alexey Ignashov|MT ONE|Saint-Pierre, Réunion|Decision|align="center"|5|align="center"|3:00|-||Loss| Petar Majstorović|K-1 Spain Grand Prix 2003 in Barcelona|Barcelona, Spain|Decision (Unanimous)|align="center"|3|align="center"|3:00|-||Win| Damián García|K-1 Spain Grand Prix 2003 in Barcelona|Barcelona, Spain|KO (Strikes)|align="center"|1|align="center"|N/A|-||Win| Lee Hasdell|Shoot Boxing: S Volume 1 |Tokyo, Japan|TKO (Doctor Stoppage)|align="center"|4|align="center"|2:18|-||Win| Rick Roufus|I.S.K.A. Championship|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States|TKO (Doctor Stoppage)|align="center"|3|align="center"|3:00|-|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Loss| align=center| | Ilir Latifi| Submission (ninja choke)| | | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:02| London, England||-| Loss| align=center| 19–9–1| Jimi Manuwa| TKO (retirement)| | | align=center| 1| align=center| 5:00| London, England| |-| Win| align=center| 19–8–1| Chad Griggs| Submission (rear-naked choke)| UFC 154| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:24| Montreal, Quebec, Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 18–8–1| Tom DeBlass| Decision (majority)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Stockholm, Sweden| |-| Loss| align=center| 17–8–1| Anthony Perosh| Submission (rear-naked choke)| UFC 138| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:09| Birmingham, England| |-| Win| align=center| 17–7–1| Steve Cantwell| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Louisville, Kentucky, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 16–7–1| Alexander Gustafsson| Submission (rear-naked choke)| UFC 120| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:41| London, England| |-| Win| align=center| 16–6–1| Luiz Cané| TKO (punches)| UFC 114| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:13| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 15–6–1| Rob Smith| Submission (rear-naked choke)| TPF 2: Brawl in the Hall| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:47| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 14–6–1| Marcus Hicks| Submission (armbar)| AMMA 1: First Blood| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:29| Edmonton, Alberta, Canada| |-| Win| align=center| 13–6–1| Lodune Sincaid| TKO (doctor stoppage)| PFC 12: High Stakes| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:15| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 12–6–1| Jaime Fletcher| Decision (unanimous)| ShoXC: Hamman vs. Suganuma 2| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Friant, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 11–6–1| Ryan Robinson| Submission (armbar)| Cage Rage 21| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:15| London, England| |-| Loss| align=center| 10–6–1| Maurício Rua| TKO (stomps)| Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute| | align=center| 1| align=center| 5:29| Saitama, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 10–5–1| Yasuhito Namekawa| KO (flying knee)| Real Rhythm: 4th Stage| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:50| Osaka, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 9–5–1| Yasuhito Namekawa| KO (punches)| Deep: 24 Impact| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:22| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 8–5–1| Takahiro Oba| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Real Rhythm: 3rd Stage| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:47| Osaka, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 7–5–1| Mu Jin-Na| KO (head kick and punches)| Real Rhythm: 2nd Stage| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:28| Osaka, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 6–5–1| Fábio Piamonte| Submission (arm-triangle choke)| Cage Rage 12| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:09| London, England| |-| Loss| align=center| 6–4–1| Renato Sobral| Submission (guillotine choke)| Cage Rage 9| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:38| London, England|Return to Light Heavyweight.|-| Loss| align=center| 6–3–1| Arman Gambaryan| Decision (unanimous)| M-1 MFC: Middleweight GP| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| St. Petersburg, Russia|Middleweight debut.|-| Loss| align=center| 6–2–1| Rodney Glunder| Decision (unanimous)| 2 Hot 2 Handle| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:00| Amsterdam, Netherlands|Light Heavyweight debut.|-| Win| align=center| 6–1–1| James Žikic| Decision (unanimous)| EF 1: Genesis| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| London, England| |-| Win| align=center| 5–1–1| Dave Vader| Submission (triangle choke)| 2H2H 6: Simply the Best 6| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:40| Rotterdam, Netherlands| |-| Win| align=center| 4–1–1| Bob Schrijber| Decision| 2H2H 5: Simply the Best 5| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:00| Rotterdam, Netherlands| |-| Win| align=center| 3–1–1| Matt Frye| KO (punches)| Cage Wars 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| N/A| London, England| |-| Loss| align=center| 2–1–1| Josh Dempsey| Decision| Cage Wars 1| | align=center| 2| align=center| N/A| Portsmouth, England| |-| Draw| align=center| 2–0–1| Rodney Glunder| Draw| Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory| | align=center| 2| align=center| 5:00| Amsterdam, Netherlands| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Andre Juskevicius| KO (punches)| Golden Trophy 2000| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:49| Orléans, France| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Ryuta Sakurai| TKO (punches)| Golden Trophy 1999| | align=center| 2| align=center| N/A| France|

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/KickBoxing/2011/07-30-11KB.pdf NSAC report of ISKA Kickboxing
  2. Web site: Cyrille DIABATE, du Muaythaï au MMA - MUAYTHAITV . 2014-03-19 . 2016-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160124182655/http://fr.muaythaitv.com/news/cyrille-diabate-n1080.html . dead .
  3. Web site: David Hojak Interviews Cyrille Diabate . ThrowThemBows . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100111102048/http://www.throwthembows.com/david-hojak-interviews-cyrille-diabate . January 11, 2010 .
  4. Web site: Snake Team seeks higher plane with PFC wins. John Morgan. MMAjunkie. 2010-07-12. 2011-04-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20110405001547/http://mmajunkie.com/news/13790/snake-team-seeks-higher-plane-with-pfc-wins.mma. dead.
  5. Web site: Matt Horwich edges fellow UFC vet Jason Lambert at debut Aggression MMA event. MMAjunkie. 2010-07-12. 2010-02-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20100207194148/http://mmajunkie.com/news/16626/matt-horwich-edges-fellow-ufc-vet-jason-lambert-at-debut-aggression-mma-event.mma. dead.
  6. Web site: Despite win, UFC 114's Cyrille Diabate sees too many mistakes in performance. Steven Marrocco. MMAjunkie. 2010-07-12. 2010-07-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20100706200309/http://mmajunkie.com/news/19375/despite-win-ufc-114s-cyrille-diabate-sees-too-many-mistakes-in-performance.mma. dead.
  7. Web site: Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson added to UFC 120 in October. MMAjunkie. 2010-07-12. 2010-07-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20100715052625/http://mmajunkie.com/news/19900/cyrille-diabate-vs-alexander-gustafsson-added-to-ufc-120-in-october.mma. dead.
  8. Web site: Steve Cantwell vs. Cyrille Diabate Agreed for UFC on Versus 3. mmaweekly.com. December 29, 2010.
  9. Web site: Cyrille Diabate announces UFC 138 fight with Anthony Perosh . mmajunkie.com . August 26, 2011 . August 26, 2011 . October 2, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002220958/http://mmajunkie.com/news/24969/cyrille-diabate-announces-ufc-138-fight-with-anthony-perosh.mma . dead .
  10. Web site: UFC on FUEL TV 2 in Sweden adds Diabate vs. Kruth . mmajunkie.com . January 5, 2012 . January 5, 2012 . January 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120110201620/http://mmajunkie.com/news/26825/ufc-on-fuel-tv-2-adds-diabate-vs-kruth-yousef-vs-thoresen.mma . dead .
  11. Web site: Tom DeBlass replaces injured Jorgen Kruth at UFC on FUEL TV 2 . mmajunkie.com . April 4, 2012 . April 4, 2012 . April 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405154556/http://mmajunkie.com/news/28100/tom-deblass-replaces-injured-jorgen-kruth-at-ufc-on-fuel-tv-2.mma . dead .
  12. Web site: Maldonado gets Diabate at UFC 154. mmajunkie.com. September 7, 2012. September 8, 2012. September 10, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120910001127/http://mmajunkie.com/news/30547/ufc-on-fuel-tv-5s-kruth-retires-maldonado-gets-diabate-at-ufc-154.mma. dead.
  13. Web site: Fabio Maldonado Fills In For Quinton Jackson, Set To Fight Glover Teixeira In Co-Main Event Of UFC 153 . mmamania.com . September 12, 2012 . Halvatzis Jr. . George.
  14. Web site: Chad Griggs vs. Cyrille Diabate joins Montreal's UFC 154 lineup. MMAjunkie.com. 2012-09-19. 2012-09-19. Staff. 2012-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20120921171002/http://mmajunkie.com/news/30691/chad-griggs-vs-cyrille-diabate-joins-montrealufc-154-lineup.mma. dead.
  15. Web site: Jimi Manuwa v Cyrille Diabate added to London card . espn.go.uk.com. Staff. 2012-12-07. 2012-12-07.
  16. Web site: Cyrille Diabate suffers torn right calf muscle in UFC on FUEL TV 7 defeat to Jimi Manuwa. mmamania.com. Mike Bohn. 2013-02-17. 2013-02-17.
  17. Web site: Cyrille Diabate meets Ilir Latifi when UFC returns to London in March. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2013-11-28. 2013-11-28.
  18. Web site: Cyrille Diabate to retire following UFC Fight Night 37 bout with Latifi. mmajunkie.com. March 6, 2014.
  19. Web site: UFC Fight Night 37 results: Ilir Latifi scores emotional submission win over Cyrille Diabate. mmajunkie.com. March 8, 2014.
  20. Web site: Cyrille Diabate officially retires after UFC Fight Night 37 loss to Latifi. Matt Erickson. March 8, 2014. mmajunkie.com.

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