David Heath (fighter)

David Heath (fighter)
David Heath
Born February 10, 1976 (1976-02-10) (age 35)
Nowata, Oklahoma, United States
Other names The Headhunter
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division Middleweight
Style Boxing, submission wrestling
Mixed martial arts record
Total 23
Wins 16
By knockout 7
By submission 7
By decision 2
Losses 7
By knockout 1
By submission 3
By decision 3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

David Alan Heath (born February 10, 1976) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he made his debut at UFC 62, defeating Cory Walmsley by first-round submission. Heath extended his UFC record to 2–0 in December 2006 in a victory over Canadian Victor Valimaki at UFC Fight Night 7 in San Diego.

Heath lost to Lyoto Machida at UFC 70, and was a replacement for Machida's original opponent, Forrest Griffin, who withdrew from the bout due to a nagging staph infection.

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Mixed martial arts career

UFC 74 controversy

Heath fought Renato Sobral at UFC 74. Sobral defeated Heath by anaconda choke in the second round. Sobral continued to hold the choke for four seconds after Heath tapped out, which is illegal, and ignored the commands of referee Steve Mazzagatti, who tried to physically break the hold. Renato stated during the post-fight interview that "He (Heath) has to learn respect. He deserved that. He called me 'motherf***er'." Sobral also disregarded the boos from the over 11,000 fans, saying "The crowd didn't like it? Who cares! At least they had a reaction."[1] Sobral was released from the UFC for his actions.

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 16–7 United States Rodney Wallace Decision (unanimous) MFC 27 02010-11-12 November 12, 2010 3 5:00 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win 16-6 United States Solomon Hutcherson KO (superman punch) MFC 26: Retribution 02010-09-10 September 10, 2010 2 3:46 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win 15-6 Canada Jason Kuchera TKO (strikes) Heat XC 5: Punishment 02010-07-16 July 16, 2010 3 4:45 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win 14–6 United States Jason Freeman KO (head kick) FCF – Freestyle Cage Fighting 38 02010-01-20 January 20, 2010 1 4:18 Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Loss 13–6 United States Mike Nickels Submission (rear naked choke) MFC 22 02009-10-02 October 2, 2009 3 4:02 Enoch, Alberta, Canada
Win 13–5 United States Wayne Cole KO (punch) FCF – Freestyle Cage Fighting 02009-08-08 August 8, 2009 2 2:42 Oklahoma, US
Win 12–5 United States Shawn Dezee KO (punches) FCF – Freestyle Cage Fighting 02009-06-27 June 27, 2009 1 2:47 Durant, Oklahoma, US
Loss 11–5 Canada Travis Galbraith Decision (split) MFC 21 02009-05-15 May 15, 2009 3 5:00 Enoch, Alberta, Canada
Win 11–4 Canada Roger Hollett Submission (guillotine choke) MFC 20 02009-02-20 February 20, 2009 1 1:58 Enoch, Alberta, Canada
Loss 10–4 United States Emanuel Newton Submission (rear naked choke) MFC 18 02008-09-26 September 26, 2008 2 1:19 Enoch, Alberta, Canada
Win 10–3 United States Shepard Owens TKO (punches) Freestyle Cage Fighting 02008-06-14 June 14, 2008 1 1:19 Shawnee, Oklahoma, US
Loss 9–3 United States Tim Boetsch TKO (slam and strikes) UFC 81 02008-02-02 February 2, 2008 1 4:52 Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Loss 9–2 Brazil Renato Sobral Submission (anaconda choke) UFC 74 02007-08-25 August 25, 2007 2 3:30 Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Loss 9–1 Brazil Lyoto Machida Decision (unanimous) UFC 70 02007-04-21 April 21, 2007 3 5:00 Manchester, Lancashire
Win 9–0 Canada Victor Valimaki Decision (split) UFC Fight Night 7 02006-12-13 December 13, 2006 3 5:00 San Diego, California, US
Win 8–0 United States Cory Walmsley Submission (rear naked choke) UFC 62 02006-08-26 August 26, 2006 1 2:32 Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win 7–0 United States Sean Salmon Submission FF 5: Korea vs USA 02006-07-15 July 15, 2006 1 0:50 McAllen, Texas, US
Win 6–0 United States Rob Wince TKO (doctor stoppage) FCF: Clash of the Titans 02006-06-30 June 30, 2006 2 5:00 Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Win 5–0 United States Chase Watson Submission (armbar) EFL: Battle at the Brady 4 02006-05-20 May 20, 2006 1 1:40 Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Win 4–0 United States Rudy Lindsey Submission EFL – Extreme Fighting League 02006-03-19 March 19, 2006 1 1:40 Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Win 3–0 United States Doug Sour TKO (punches) KOTC: Dayton 02004-10-23 October 23, 2004 1 N/A Concho, Oklahoma, US
Win 2–0 United States Rob Webb Decision EFL 12 – Extreme Kickboxing 12 02004-05-16 May 16, 2004 3 5:00 Dayton, Ohio, US
Win 1–0 United States Adam Gregg TKO (referee stoppage) Rock and Rumble 1 02003-04-26 April 26, 2003 2 N/A Tulsa, Oklahoma, US

References

  1. ^ There should be no room for Babalu's antics - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports

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