Eddie Gordon (fighter) explained

Eddie Gordon
Other Names:Truck
Birth Date:22 July 1983
Birth Place:Montego Bay, Jamaica
Height:[1]
Weight:170lb
Weight Class:Middleweight
Reach:75inches[2]
Style:Boxing
Stance:Orthodox
Fighting Out Of:Uniondale, New York
Team:Serra-Longo Fight Team
Rank:Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3] under Matt Serra
Years Active:2011–2018
Mma Kowin:3
Mma Subwin:1
Mma Decwin:4
Mma Koloss:1
Mma Subloss:1
Mma Decloss:5
Am Win:3
Am Kowin:1
Am Decwin:2
Am Loss:0
Sherdog:66410

Eddie Gordon (born July 22, 1983) is a Jamaican mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division of the Professional Fighters League. A professional since 2011, he has also competed for the UFC and was the winner of .

Background

Gordon attended Fordham University and graduated with a degree in finance and in marketing and communications. He worked as a finance director and then a sales consultant before pursuing MMA.[4] He started training for MMA after running into his old high school friend Chris Weidman, who is the former UFC Middleweight champion.

Mixed martial arts career

The Ultimate Fighter

Gordon was revealed as one of the cast members of the nineteenth season of The Ultimate Fighter on March 25, 2014.[5] In the elimination rounds, he defeated Matt Gabel by unanimous decision after two rounds. He was then chosen as the third pick for the middleweights on coach Frankie Edgar's team.

In the quarter-final rounds, Gordon fought Team Penn's first middleweight pick Mike King. Gordon defeated King by unanimous decision after three rounds. Afterwards Dana White described the fight as "terrible" since he felt that the fighters had no sense of urgency to win. Gordon fought Cathal Pendred in the semi-finals. He won the bout by split decision, securing his place at the finale.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Gordon faced teammate Dhiego Lima in the middleweight finals on July 6, 2014, at The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale. He was victorious via first-round KO to become the middleweight tournament winner.[6]

Gordon faced Josh Samman on December 6, 2014, at UFC 181.[7] Despite winning the first round, Gordon lost the fight in the second round via knockout due to a head kick.

Gordon faced Chris Dempsey on April 18, 2015, at .[8] He lost the fight by split decision.

Gordon faced Antônio Carlos Júnior on June 27, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 70[9] Gordon lost the fight via submission in the third round.[10]

On October 16, 2015, via his Facebook page Gordon announced that he had been released by the UFC.[11]

Independent Promotions

Gordon made his return after over a year out of the cage on August 4, 2016, winning a split decision over Bellator veteran Chris Lozano at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 60 at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption

In February 2017, it was revealed that Gordon would again compete on the UFC's reality show in the 25th season on .[12] Gordon was the third pick overall for Team Garbrandt. He faced Tom Gallicchio and lost via submission in the opening round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center| 8–7|John Howard|Decision (unanimous)|PFL 10||align=center|2|align=center|5:00|Washington, D.C., United States||-|Loss| align=center| 8–6|Gasan Umalatov|Decision (unanimous)|PFL 6||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Loss| align=center| 8–5|Shamil Gamzatov|Decision (unanimous)|PFL 3||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Washington, D.C., United States||-|Win| align=center| 8–4| Chris Lozano| Decision (split)| Cage Fury Fighting Championships 60| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Loss| align=center| 7–4| Antônio Carlos Júnior| Submission (rear-naked choke)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 4:37| Hollywood, Florida, United States||-|Loss|align=center| 7–3|Chris Dempsey|Decision (split)|||align=center| 3|align=center| 5:00|Newark, New Jersey, United States||-|Loss|align=center| 7–2|Josh Samman|KO (head kick)|UFC 181||align=center| 2|align=center| 3:08|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center| 7–1|Dhiego Lima|KO (punches)|The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale||align=center|1|align=center|1:11|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center| 6–1|Oscar Delgado|Submission (rear-naked choke)|CFA 11||align=center|2|align=center|1:32|Coral Gables, Florida, United States||-|Loss|align=center| 5–1|Anton Talamantes|Decision (unanimous)|Ring of Combat 42||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center| 5–0|Carlos Brooks|Decision (unanimous)|Ring of Combat 41||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center| 4–0|Ryan Contaldi|KO (punch)|Ring of Combat 40||align=center| 1|align=center| 2:58|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center| 3–0|David Tkeshelashvili|Decision (majority)|Ring of Combat 39||align=center| 3|align=center| 4:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center| 2–0|Steve Edwards|TKO (doctor stoppage)|Ring of Combat 37||align=center| 2|align=center| 4:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States||-|Win|align=center| 1–0|J.A. Dudley|Decision (unanimous)|Ring of Combat 36||align=center| 3|align=center| 4:00|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States|

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

|-|Loss|align=center|3–1|Tom Gallicchio|Submission (rear-naked choke)|| (airdate)|align=center|1|align=center||Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Cathal Pendred|Decision (split)|| (airdate)|align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Mike King|Decision (unanimous)|| (airdate)|align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Matt Gabel|Decision (unanimous)|| (airdate)|align=center|2|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Machida vs. Romero. UFC.com. June 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702013132/http://www.ufc.com/event/ufc-fight-night-hollywood-florida-2015/printFightCard. July 2, 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: Fight Card - The Ultimate Fighter Finale Edgar vs. Penn. UFC.com. July 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140709170416/http://www.ufc.com/event/TUF19-Finale/printFightCard. July 9, 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Great crowd @serrabjj Tues night! Congrats to TUF Champ & brand new blue belt Eddie @truckmma Gordon! @MattSerraUFC. twitter.com. August 6, 2014. April 19, 2015.
  4. Web site: TUF Fighter: Eddie Gordon. UFC. 2014-07-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20140720135048/http://www.ufc.com/tuf/fighter/eddie-gordon. 2014-07-20. dead.
  5. Web site: The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Cast Revealed. UFC.
  6. Web site: TUF 19 Finale results: Eddie Gordon bulldozes Dhiego Lima in the first round. mmafighting.com. Luke Thomas. 2014-07-06. 2014-07-06.
  7. Web site: Eddie Gordon vs. Josh Samman added to UFC 181 . newsday.com . Mark La Monica. 2014-09-23. 2014-09-23.
  8. Web site: 'TUF 19' Winner Eddie Gordon Matched Against Chris Dempsey at UFC on Fox 15. Sherdog.com. Tristen Critchfield. 2015-01-16. 2015-01-16.
  9. Web site: Eddie Gordon, Antonio Carlos Junior set to fight at TUF: Brazil 4 Finale. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz. 2015-05-15. 2015-05-15.
  10. Web site: Antonio Carlos Junior submits Eddie Gordon in battle of 'Ultimate Fighter' winners . foxsports.com. Damon Martin. 2015-06-27. 2015-06-27.
  11. Web site: ‘The Ultimate Fighter 19’ Winner Eddie Gordon Announces UFC Release. sherdog.com. Tristen Critchfield. 2015-10-16. 2015-10-17.
  12. Web site: Joe Stevenson, James Krause, Jesse Taylor among TUF: Redemption cast members. mmafighting.com. Marc Raimondi. 2017-02-15. 2017-02-15.
  13. Web site: Eddie Gordon. Tapology.