Kyle Crutchmer Explained

Kyle Crutchmer
Birth Date:May 5, 1993
Birth Place:Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:[1]
Weight:170lb
Weight Class:Middleweight (2018) Welterweight (2019–present)
Fighting Out Of:San Jose, California, U.S.
Team:American Kickboxing Academy (2017–2023)[2]
Fortis MMA (2023–present)[3]
Wrestling:NCAA Division I Wrestling[4]
Years Active:2018–present
Mma Kowin:2
Mma Subwin:3
Mma Decwin:5
Mma Decloss:2
University:Oklahoma State University
School:Union High School
Sherdog:296007
Show-Medals:yes

Kyle Crutchmer (born May 5, 1993) is an American professional mixed martial artist, freestyle wrestler and graduated collegiate wrestler. He currently competes in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA. As a folkstyle wrestler, he was a two-time NCAA All-American and two-time Big 12 champion.[5]

Early life

Crutchmer was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[6] He is the son of Kevin and Tina Crutchmer and has three siblings, Brian, Justin and Kayla. He has a very strong relationship with his stepbrother Brian, whom he grew up with since he was a baby when his mother abandoned him. Since then, they attended high school and college together and even wrestled in the same team. In Union High School he was a two-sport varsity athlete, competing in football (since his sophomore year) and wrestling.[7] He was also a standout football player, helping his school win three OSSAA team titles.[8]

Wrestling career

High school

Crutchmer started wrestling in sixth grade. While competing for Union High School, he won two 6A OSSAA individual titles, an NHSCA Junior National title and compiled an 198-30 record in folkstyle.[9] [10] He was also highly successful in freestyle, as he won the USAW Fargo Junior Nationals in 2012[11] and placed second and third at the FILA Age-group Nationals.[12] [13]

College

Originally, Crutchmer was going to commit to the Sooners, but he ended up choosing the Cowboys as John Smith convinced him to and also to wrestle with his brother.

In his redshirt season (2012-2013), he compiled a 15-1 record in open tournaments at 174 pounds. As a freshman (2013-2014), he compiled a 20-8 record at three different weight classes throughout the season but did not compete at the Big 12's or the NCAA's. As a sophomore (2014-2015), he compiled a 21-7 record and won his first Big 12 title, helping the Cowboys to win the team title.[14] At the NCAA's of that year, he went 4-2 to place fifth, earning All-American honors.[15] As a junior (2015-2016), he compiled a 15-4 record, however, he suffered a season-ending injury at a dual match against the Sooners, leaving him unable to compete at the NCAA's or the Big 12's.[16] As a senior (2016-2017), he compiled a 23-7 record and won his second Big 12 title at 174 pounds.[17] At the NCAA championships, he compiled 5 wins and 2 losses to place seventh and earn All-American honors for the second time in his NCAA career.[18]

Overall, Crutchmer was a two-time All-American and two-time Big 12 champion with a record of 79 victories and 26 defeats as a collegiate wrestler.[19]

Freestyle

2013

Fresh out of high school, Crutchmer made his senior freestyle debut at the 2013 US University National Championships in May. He won three straight matches but was subsequently thrown to the consolation bracket by Alex Meyer in a 29-point match. He was ultimately eliminated in his next bout by Gabe Dean, an eventual heavily accomplished wrestler.[20]

2014

While he was still a freshman in college, Crutchmer competed at the 2014 US National University Championships. He won his first five bouts by technical fall and the last one before the best-of-three finals by points. At the best-of-three, he defeated his opponent two times to none, winning the championship at 80 kilograms.[21] [22]

2017

After a big break of three years, Crutchmer competed at the US Open. He won his first match by technical fall but subsequently lost to two-time NCAA champion Gabe Dean and got thrown to the consolation bracket. He bounced back and defeated four opponents before losing once again and proceeding to face Pat Downey at the fifth place match. He lost the match on points and placed sixth, qualifying for the WTT Challenge Tournament.[23] [24]

At the World Team Trials Challenge tournament, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Pat Downey and was thrown to the consolation bracket, where he defeated eventual Greco-Roman World Team Member Joe Rau and was subsequently downed by Richard Perry.[25]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Soon after he graduated, he started training at American Kickboxing Academy. A couple of months later, he made his professional MMA debut. He compiled an undefeated 4–0 record before signing with Bellator MMA.[26]

Bellator MMA

Crutchmer was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Antonio Jones on November 8, 2019 at Bellator 233. However, Jones withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Robert Gidron. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[27]

In his next bout, Crutchmer faced Scott Futrell in a 175-pounds catchweight on February 21, 2020 at Bellator 239.[28] He won the fight by submission in the first round.[29]

Crutchmer faced Kemran Lachinov on October 15, 2020 at Bellator 249.[30] He lost the bout by unanimous decision, marking the first loss of his mixed martial arts career.[31]

Crutchmer faced undefeated Levan Chokheli at Bellator 260 on June 11, 2021.[32] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[33]

Crutchmer faced Oliver Enkamp on December 3, 2021 at Bellator 272.[34] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[35]

Crutchmer faced Michael Lombardo on April 15, 2022 at Bellator 277.[36] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[37]

Crutchmer faced Jaleel Willis on December 9, 2022, at Bellator 289.[38] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[39]

Crutchmer, replacing Roman Faraldo, faced Bobby Nash on June 16, 2023 at Bellator 297.[40] He won the bout in the first round, dropping Nash with a punch and finishing the bout via ground and pound.[41]

Personal life

In March 2020, Crutchmer and his girlfriend gave birth to their daughter.[42] [43]

Championships and accomplishments

Amateur wrestling

Folkstyle

Freestyle

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center|10–2|Bobby Nash|TKO (punches)|Bellator 297||align=center|1|align=center|3:42|Chicago, Illinois, United States| |-|Loss|align=center|9–2|Jaleel Willis|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 289||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-|Win|align=center|9–1|Michael Lombardo|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 277||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|San Jose, California, United States||-|Win|align=center|8–1|Oliver Enkamp|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 272||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-|Win|align=center|7–1|Levan Chokheli|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 260||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-|Loss|align=center|6–1|Kemran Lachinov |Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 249||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Uncasville, Connecticut, United States||-|Win|align=center|6–0|Scott Futrell|Submission (anaconda choke)|Bellator 239||align=center|1|align=center|2:58|Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States||-|Win|align=center|5–0|Robert Gidron|Decision (unanimous)|Bellator 233||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States||-|Win|align=center|4–0|Josh Weston|Decision (unanimous)|XFL 356||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States||-|Win|align=center|3–0|Brandon Wright|TKO (punches)|XFL 352||align=center|1|align=center|3:59|Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States||-|Win|align=center|2–0|Rocky Rosas|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|XFL: Rage on the River||align=center|2|align=center|1:08|Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Ronald Beasley|Technical Submission (guillotine choke)|XFL 348||align=center|1|align=center|1:23|Miami, Oklahoma, United States|

Freestyle record

! colspan="7"| Senior Freestyle Matches|-! Res.! Record! Opponent! Score! Date! Event! Location|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Loss|17–7|align=left | Richard Perry|style="font-size:88%"|3-9|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|June 9–10, 2017|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2017 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3| Lincoln, Nebraska|-|Win|17–6|align=left | Joe Rau|style="font-size:88%"|5-2|-|Loss|16–6|align=left | Pat Downey|style="font-size:88%"|TF 1-14|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Loss|16–5|align=left | Pat Downey|style="font-size:88%"|3-7|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=8|April 26–29, 2017|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=8|2017 US Open Wrestling Championships|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=8| Las Vegas, Nevada|-|Loss|16–4|align=left | Nick Heflin|style="font-size:88%"|2-7|-|Win|16–3|align=left | Timothy Dudley|style="font-size:88%"|7-2|-|Win|15–3|align=left | John Staudenmayer|style="font-size:88%"|6-0|-|Win|14–3|align=left | Vic Avery|style="font-size:88%"|11-7|-|Win|13–3|align=left | Xavier Montalvo|style="font-size:88%"|TF 14-0|-|Loss|12–3|align=left | Gabe Dean|style="font-size:88%"|TF 4-15|-|Win|12–2|align=left| Paul Rademacher|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10-0|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|11–2|align=left | Tanner Weatherman|style="font-size:88%"|6-3|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=8|May 22–25, 2014|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=8|2014 US University National Championships|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=8| Akron, Ohio|-|Win|10–2|align=left | Tanner Weatherman|style="font-size:88%"|6-3|-|Win|9–2|align=left | Micah Barnes|style="font-size:88%"|2-1|-|Win|8–2|align=left | Tyler Rill|style="font-size:88%"|TF 11-0|-|Win|7–2|align=left | John Staudenmayer|style="font-size:88%"|TF 13-2|-|Win|6–2|align=left | Timothy Schaefer|style="font-size:88%"|TF 11-0|-|Win|5–2|align=left | Travis Edwards|style="font-size:88%"|TF 12-1|-|Win|4–2|align=left| Carson Powell|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10-0|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Loss|3–2|align=left | Gabe Dean|style="font-size:88%"|TF 1-11|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|May 24–26, 2013|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2013 US University National Championships|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| Akron, Ohio|-|Loss|3–1|align=left | Alex Meyer|style="font-size:88%"|TF 8-21|-|Win|3–0|align=left | Victor Terrell|style="font-size:88%"|11-6|-|Win|2–0|align=left | Blake Stauffer|style="font-size:88%"|2-0|-|Win|1–0|align=left| Ryan Ward|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10-0|-

NCAA record

! colspan="8"| NCAA Championships Matches|-! Res.! Record! Opponent! Score! Date! Event|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2017 NCAA Championships 7th at 174 lbs|-|Win|9–4|align=left|Jake Residori|style="font-size:88%"|9-4|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7|March 17, 2017|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7|2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|-|Loss|8–4|align=left|Zac Brunson|style="font-size:88%"|5-8|-|Win|8–3|align=left|Alex Meyer |style="font-size:88%"|13-10|-|Win|7–3|align=left|Christian Brucki |style="font-size:88%"|5-3|-|Win|6–3|align=left|Ethan Ramos|style="font-size:88%"|5-3|-|Win|5–3|align=left|Jacob Morrissey|style="font-size:88%"|MD 15-4|-|Loss|4–3|align=left|Jake Residori|style="font-size:88%"|5-6|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2015 NCAA Championships 5th at 174 lbs|-|Win|4–2|align=left|Michael Evans|style="font-size:88%"|TB 2-1|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|March 20, 2015|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|-|Loss|3–2|align=left|Logan Storley |style="font-size:88%"|TB 7-9|-|Loss|3–1|align=left|Tyler Wilps |style="font-size:88%"|SV-1 1-3|-|Win|3–0|align=left|Joe Latham|style="font-size:88%"|5-2|-|Win|2–0|align=left|Blaise Butler|style="font-size:88%"|5-2|-|Win|1–0|align=left|Jadaen Bernstein|style="font-size:88%"|5-3|-

Stats

! Season! Year! School! Rank! Weigh Class! Record! Win! Bonus|-|2017|Senior|rowspan=4|Oklahoma State University|#11 (7th)|rowspan=4|174|23-7|76.67%|26.67%|-|2016|Junior|#11 (DNQ)|15-4|78.95%|31.58%|-|2015|Sophomore|#9 (5th)|21-7|75.00%|10.71%|-|2014|Freshman|#25 (DNQ)|20-8|71.43%|21.43%|-|colspan=5 bgcolor="LIGHTGREY"|Career|bgcolor="LIGHTGREY"|79-26|bgcolor="LIGHTGREY"|75.24%|bgcolor="LIGHTGREY"|21.90%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bellator. bellator.com. May 5, 2020.
  2. KyleCrutchmer. 877180339185213442. Proud to announce that I will be joining AKA This summer out in San Jose ! Also I am now apart of @ZinkinEnt ! #MMACAREER. June 20, 2017.
  3. Kyle Crutchmer, Nick Piccininni Explain Move From AKA to Fortis MMA . May 15, 2023. MMAjunkie.com. YouTube.
  4. Web site: 2016-17 Wrestling Roster: Kyle Crutchmer. Oklahoma State Cowboys. okstate.com. May 5, 2020.
  5. Web site: Started in 6th grade. Became number 1 in the country by my senior year in high school. Seen guys like you all the time and this is what happened. You are next bitch boypic.twitter.com/NA2hUKqWoc. Crutchmer. Kyle. 2019-04-08. @KyleCrutchmer. en. 2020-05-05.
  6. Web site: Inspired: the evolution of Kyle Crutchmer. Editor, @dekotagregory. Dekota Gregory, Digital Sports. ocolly.com. en. 2020-05-05.
  7. Web site: Kyle Crutchmer's High School Football Stats. MaxPreps.com. en. 2020-05-05.
  8. Web site: High schools: Union will induct 14 into Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday. World. Barry Lewis Tulsa. Tulsa World. en. 2020-05-05.
  9. Web site: Union's Crutchmer wins national wrestling title. Writer. MATT DOYLE World Sports. Tulsa World. en. 2020-05-05.
  10. Web site: Cowboy Wrestling Adds Seven. Oklahoma State University Athletics. en. 2020-05-05.
  11. Web site: 2012 USAW Junior Freestyle Nationals. 2020-08-02. Trackwrestling.
  12. Web site: FILA Cadet Nationals - FS. 2020-08-02. Trackwrestling.
  13. Web site: 2013 Junior Nationals - FILA - FS. 2020-08-02. Trackwrestling.
  14. Web site: OK State clinches Big 12 championship NCAA.com. www.ncaa.com. en. 2020-05-05.
  15. Web site: See the results for the 2015 NCAA D1 Championships wrestling event on FloWrestling.org. www.flowrestling.org. en. 2020-05-05.
  16. Web site: Crutchmer Out For Post Season. Cox. Kyle. 2016-03-01. Cowboys Ride For Free. en. 2020-05-05.
  17. Web site: Oklahoma State Keeps Wrestling Hardware. big12sports.com. en. 2020-05-05.
  18. Web site: NCAA Wrestling Championships 2017: Results, Team Standings After Thursday. Wells. Adam. Bleacher Report. en. 2020-05-05.
  19. Web site: Kyle Crutchmer - 2016-17 - Wrestling. Oklahoma State University Athletics. en. 2020-05-05.
  20. Web site: 2013 ASICS University Nationals - FS. 2020-08-02. Trackwrestling.
  21. Web site: Crutchmer, Perry Win Titles at ASICS University Nationals. Oklahoma State University Athletics. en. 2020-05-07.
  22. Web site: Ian Miller named Outstanding Wrestler at University Nationals in freestyle. https://web.archive.org/web/20140530021412/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2014/May/25/Ian-Miller-named-Outstanding-Wrestler-at-University-Nationals-in-freestyle. dead. May 30, 2014. Team USA. en. 2020-05-07.
  23. Web site: Freestyle World Team Trials preview at 86 kg/189 lbs.. https://web.archive.org/web/20170531180646/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2017/May/31/FS-World-Team-Trials-at-86-kg. dead. May 31, 2017. Team USA. en. 2020-05-07.
  24. Web site: FLOARENA. arena.flowrestling.org. 2020-05-07.
  25. Web site: See the results for the 2017 Junior and Senior World Team Trials wrestling event on FloWrestling.org. www.flowrestling.org. en. 2020-05-07.
  26. Web site: Former Oklahoma State wrestler Kyle Crutchmer signs with Bellator MMA. Cain. Brandon M.. 2019-07-10. Cowboys Ride For Free. en. 2020-05-05.
  27. Web site: Bellator 233: Former OSU wrestler Kyle Crutchmer wins Bellator debut. Cain. Brandon M.. 2019-11-08. Cowboys Ride For Free. en. 2020-05-05.
  28. Web site: Oklahoma State in MMA: Kyle Crutchmer vs. Scott Futrell set for Bellator 239. Cain. Brandon M.. 2020-02-06. Cowboys Ride For Free. en. 2020-05-30.
  29. Web site: Oklahoma State in MMA: Kyle Crutchmer wins by submission at Bellator 239. Cain. Brandon M.. 2020-02-22. Cowboys Ride For Free. en. 2020-05-05.
  30. Web site: Sherdog.com. Christian Edwards, Kyle Crutchmer Among Additions to Bellator 249 Preliminary Card. 2020-10-01. Sherdog.
  31. Web site: Cain. Brandon M.. 2020-10-15. Oklahoma State in MMA: Kyle Crutchmer suffers first career loss at Bellator 249. 2020-10-16. Cowboys Ride For Free. en.
  32. Web site: Martin. Damon. 2021-05-25. Kyle Crutchmer vs. Levan Chokheli added to Bellator 260 on June 11. 2021-05-25. MMA Fighting. en.
  33. Web site: 2021-06-11. Bellator 260: Douglas Lima vs. Yaroslav Amosov live results and highlights. 2021-06-12. FanSided. en-US.
  34. Web site: Sherdog.com. Jay-Jay Wilson vs. Alfie Davis, Kyle Crutchmer vs. Oliver Enkamp Added to Bellator 272. 2021-11-08. Sherdog.
  35. Web site: Duckworth. Seth. 2021-12-04. Kyle Crutchmer Dominates Oliver Enkamp at Bellator 272. 2021-12-04. Pistols Firing. en-US.
  36. Web site: FightBookMMA. 2022-02-16. BELLATOR MMA 277: McKee vs. Pitbull 2 Fight Card and Start Times FightBook MMA. 2022-02-16. en-US.
  37. Web site: Duckworth . Seth . 2022-04-16 . Kyle Crutchmer Defeats Michael Lombardo at Bellator 277 . 2022-04-16 . Pistols Firing . en-US.
  38. Web site: FightBookMMA . 2022-11-21 . BELLATOR 289 is set for December 9; fight card and start times . 2022-11-22 . FightBook MMA . en-US.
  39. Web site: Sherdog.com . Bellator 289 'Stots vs. Sabatello' Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring . 2022-12-10 . Sherdog . en.
  40. Web site: Sherdog.com . Austin Vanderford vs. Imamshafi Aliev, Six Other Bouts Complete Bellator 297 Lineup . 2023-05-03 . Sherdog . en.
  41. Web site: Newswire . MMA Fighting . 2023-06-16 . Bellator 297 results: Nemkov vs. Romero . 2023-06-18 . MMA Fighting . en.
  42. Web site: Kyle Crutchmer fighting for more than himself. Staff. TJ Eckert, KTUL. 2020-05-06. KTUL. 2020-05-07.
  43. Web site: 2020-10-14. Kyle Crutchmer considers himself a 'way better athlete' than Bellator 249 opponent MMAWeekly.com. 2020-10-16. en-US.

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