David Mitchell (fighter) explained

David Mitchell
Other Names:Crazy Train
Bulletproof
Daudi
Birth Date:24 October 1979
Birth Place:Berkeley, California, United States
Weight:185.6lb
Weight Class:Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
Welterweight
Reach:75.5inches
Fighting Out Of:Santa Rosa, California, United States
Team:Team Alpha Male
Nor-Cal Fighting Alliance (formerly)
Rank:Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under David Terrell
Black belt in Bwon Kup
Years Active:2006–present
Mma Kowin:2
Mma Subwin:17
Mma Decwin:3
Mma Koloss:3
Mma Decloss:4
Sherdog:16830

David Mitchell (born October 24, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, Mitchell has formerly competed for the UFC, the World Series of Fighting, Tachi Palace Fights, King of the Cage, and the Absolute Championship Berkut.

Background

Mitchell was born in Berkeley, California, but was raised in Laytonville, California. Mitchell competed in soccer through high school and then went to several community colleges before dropping out and working in construction for six years. Mitchell began training under David Terrell at Terrell's gym in Santa Rosa, California, and year later began competing in professional mixed martial arts.[1] [2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Mitchell made his professional MMA debut in 2006 and compiled an undefeated record of 11–0 with wins over War Machine, Bobby Green, Tim McKenzie, and Poppies Martinez before being signed by the UFC. Mitchell also won the Tachi Palace Fights Welterweight Championship by defeating McKenzie and then successfully defended the title against Martinez.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Mitchell made his UFC debut against TJ Waldburger on September 15, 2010, at .[3] Mitchell lost a unanimous decision (30-27, 30–27, 30-27).

Mitchell was expected to fight Mike Swick on January 22, 2011, at .[4] However, Mitchell was forced out of the fight with a back injury and Swick felt as if his stomach condition was not completely healed, so the bout was scrapped from the card altogether.[5]

Mitchell next faced Paulo Thiago on August 27, 2011, at UFC 134.[6] Mitchell lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Mitchell was expected to face UFC newcomer Hyun Gyu Lim as a late replacement for Marcelo Guimarães on November 10, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV 6.[7] However, prior to the weigh in for the event, the bout was scrapped after Lim was declared medically unfit to compete by UFC doctors.[8]

Mitchell faced Simeon Thoresen on January 26, 2013, at UFC on Fox 6.[9] He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Mitchell faced Mike Pierce on July 6, 2013, at UFC 162.[10] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round, marking the first time he's been finished in his professional career.

Mitchell faced Yan Cabral on October 9, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 29.[11] Cabral defeated Mitchell via unanimous decision.

Following his loss to Cabral, Mitchell was released from the UFC.[12]

Post-UFC career

Mitchell defeated Fernando Gonzalez in a Middleweight bout via TKO on February 15, 2014, at West Coast Fighting Championship 8.[13] The victory marked the first time Mitchell has finished an opponent via strikes.

He then faced Jaime Jara at WFC 9: Mitchell vs Jara on April 26, 2014.[14] Mitchell won the fight via rear-naked choke submission.[15]

Mitchell was expected to take part in a one-night tournament at BattleGrounds MMA on October 3, 2014.[16] However, he pulled out of the tournament.

On February 28, 2015, in Sacramento, California, US, Mitchell defeated Dave Huckaba via rear-naked choke in the second round to win both the ISCF (International Sport Combat Federation) West Coast Heavyweight Title and the WFC Heavyweight Title.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Loss| align=center| 22–7| Ibragim Chuzhigaev| TKO (punches)| |ACB 54: Supersonic| | align=center| 3| align=center| 0:55| Manchester, England||-| Win| align=center| 22–6| Andy Manzolo| Submission (guillotine choke)| FFC 27: Night of Champions| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:30| Zagreb, Croatia||-| Win| align=center| 21–6| Richard Blake| Submission (rear-naked choke)| KOTC: Unchallenged| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:48| Oroville, California, United States||-| Win| align=center| 20–6| Dervin Lopez| Submission (rear-naked choke)| FFC 25: Mitchell vs. Lopez| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:09| Springfield, Massachusetts, United States|Return to Middleweight.|-| Loss| align=center| 19–6| Max Griffin| KO (punch)| WFC 16: Griffin vs. Mitchell| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:43| Sacramento, California, United States|Catchweight (175 lbs) bout.|-| Loss| align=center| 19–5| Marcel Fortuna| Decision (unanimous)| Dragon House 20| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| San Francisco, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 19–4| Dave Huckaba| Submission (rear-naked choke)| WCFC 13: Huckaba vs. Mitchell| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:36| Sacramento, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 18–4| Angel DeAnda| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Tachi Palace Fights 22| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:00| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 17–4| Justin Baesman| Submission (rear-naked choke)| WSOF 16| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:44| Sacramento, California, United States| Return to Middleweight.|-| Win| align=center| 16–4| Michael Gonzalez| TKO (punches)| WFC 12: Ricetti vs. Emmett| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:42| Sacramento, California, United States| Light Heavyweight bout.|-| Win| align=center| 15–4| Matt Major| Submission (guillotine choke)| WFC 11: Mitchell vs. Major| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:47| Sacramento, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 14–4| Jaime Jara| Submission (rear-naked choke)| WFC 9: Mitchell vs. Jara| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:15| Sacramento, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 13–4| Fernando Gonzalez| TKO (punches)| WFC 8: Avila vs. Berkovic| | align=center| 3| align=center| 1:45| Sacramento, California, United States| Middleweight bout.|-| Loss| align=center| 12–4| Yan Cabral| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil| |-| Loss| align=center| 12–3| Mike Pierce| TKO (punches)| UFC 162| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:55| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 12–2| Simeon Thoresen| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Chicago, Illinois, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 11–2| Paulo Thiago| Decision (unanimous)| UFC 134| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil| |-| Loss| align=center| 11–1| TJ Waldburger| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Austin, Texas, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 11–0| Poppies Martinez| Technical Submission (triangle choke)| Tachi Palace Fights 5| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:32| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 10–0| Tim McKenzie| Submission (guillotine choke)| Tachi Palace Fights 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:10| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 9–0| Bobby Green| Submission (heel hook)| TPF 2: Brawl in the Hall| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:54| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 8–0| War Machine| Decision (split)| TPF 1: Tachi Palace Fights 1| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Josh Neal| Submission (armbar)| CCFC 10: Battle for NorCal| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:28| Santa Rosa, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Jeff Morris| Submission (armbar)| CCFC: Mayhem| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:47| Santa Rosa, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Andy Maccarone| Decision (unanimous)| CCFC: Meltdown| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Yuba City, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Drew Dimanlig| Submission (armbar)| CCFC: Total Elimination| | align=center| 2| align=center| N/A| Santa Rosa, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Jeff Harmon| Submission (rear-naked choke)| CCFC: Throwdown at the Pavilion| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:23| Santa Rosa, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Kenneth Johnson| Submission (rear-naked choke)| Gladiator Challenge 55: Beatdown| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:54| Lakeport, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| John Corstorphine| Submission (triangle choke)| Gladiator Challenge 52: Deep Impact| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:30| Lakeport, California, United States|

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fight Path: Tachi champ David Mitchell went from hippie commune to MMA cage. 8 July 2010.
  2. Web site: Mixed-martial-arts-david_terrell . 2015-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160101064340/http://www.knucklepit.com/mixed-martial-arts-david_terrell.htm . 2016-01-01 . dead .
  3. Web site: Anthony "TJ" Waldburger slated for UFC debut during "UFC Fight Night 22" . 2010-09-13 . FIVEOUNCESOFPAIN.com . 2010-07-16.
  4. Web site: Mike Swick vs. David Mitchell at UFC Fight For The Troops 2 . MMAWeekly.com. 2010-11-01.
  5. Web site: David Mitchell Out of UFC Fight For The Troops; Mike Swick Off The Card. mmaweekly.com. December 30, 2010.
  6. Web site: Welterweights Thiago, Mitchell Matched for UFC 'Rio'. sherdog.com. 2011-05-02.
  7. Web site: UFC 'Macao:' Hyun Gyu vs David Mitchell booked with Marcelo Guimarães injured. mmamania.com. Staff. 2012-10-10. 2012-10-10.
  8. Web site: David Mitchell awarded show money after Hyun Gyu Lim pulled from UFC on FUEL TV 6. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2012-11-09. 2012-11-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121111225442/http://mmajunkie.com/news/31518/david-mitchell-awarded-show-money-after-hyun-gyu-lim-pulled-from-ufc-on-fuel-tv-6.mma. 2012-11-11.
  9. Web site: UFC on Fox 6 Gets David Mitchell vs. Simeon Thoresen . mmaweekly.com . December 3, 2012.
  10. Web site: Mike Pierce vs. David Mitchell targeted for UFC 162. mmajunkie.com. Staff . April 12, 2013. April 12, 2013.
  11. Web site: Yan Cabral signs with the UFC, fights David Mitchell in Brazil. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz . August 29, 2013. August 29, 2013.
  12. Web site: Matt Hamill, Nandor Guelmino, and David Mitchell removed from UFC rosters. bloodyelbow.com. Zane Simon. October 28, 2013. 2014-06-23.
  13. Web site: West Coast Fighting 8 - Pro Fights Official Results. mixedmartialarts.com. MixedMartialArts.com Staff. February 15, 2014. 2014-06-23.
  14. Web site: Out of Obscurity: West Coast FC 9, XFCi 4 and Deep 66 Impact. themmacorner.com. Bryan Henderson. April 24, 2014. 2014-06-23.
  15. Web site: David Mitchell vs. Jaime Jara. tapology.com. Tapology.com Staff. April 26, 2014. 2014-06-23.
  16. Web site: UFC vet-heavy BattleGrounds one-night tourney shifts to Oct. 3, now on PPV. mmajunkie.com. MMAJunkie.com Staff. June 17, 2014. 2014-06-23.

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