Chad Robichaux

Chad Robichaux
Born	August 18, 1975 (1975-08-18) (age 36) New Orleans, Louisiana
Other names	Robo
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight	135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Division	Bantamweight
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of	The Woodlands, Texas
Team	Gracie Barra Woodlands
Rank	Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active	1999-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total	13
Wins	11
By knockout	0
By submission	10
By decision	1
Losses	2
By knockout	1
By submission	1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Chad "Robo" Robichaux (born August 18, 1975) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and former United States Marine. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships.

Background

Robichaux is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) black belt and has been a martial artist since the age of 5. After a life of martial arts and practicing BJJ since 1996, he was promoted in Brazil to the rank of black belt and is a direct black belt of the legendary Master Carlos Gracie Jr. and Multiple Time World Champion, Professor David Vieira Da Silva. He is also a black belt in Traditional Jiu-Jitsu, and a Combative Fighting System black belt.

He is trained by Gracie Barra professors Marcelo De Souza and Vinicius Magalhaes, 33-1 Pro Boxer Lewis Wood, and Muay Thai specialist Daniel Kim. Some of his students and key training partners include BJJ black belt Alex Gotay, WEC and DREAM veteran Todd Moore, and wrestling coach Jody Trantham.^[1]

MMA career

Robichaux made his professional MMA debut in December 1999 against Robert Ard where he won by an armbar quickly in round 1.

Strikeforce

Robichaux made his Strikeforce on August 21, 2010 at Strikeforce: Houston where he fought Bellator veteran Humberto DeLeon in a catchweight bout. He won the fight by split decision later saying that his weight was too light and just weeks before the fight he was in a head on collision with a drunk driver.^[2]

Bellator Fighting Championships

Robichaux made his Bellator Fighting Championships debut on April 16, 2011 at Bellator 41 where he fought Bellator Bantamweight Champion, Zach Makovsky in a non-title fight. Robichaux lost the very entertaining fight by TKO in round 3.^[3]

Personal Life

Chad has a Master of Business Administration from New York Tech and is a combat veteran who served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a Special Operations Force Reconnaissance Marine. Chad is married with 3 children and currently is the Head Coach and Owner of Gracie Barra The Woodlands, Texas.^[4]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed Martial Arts

• North American Grappling Association
  • 2008 NAGA No-Gi Champion
• Legacy Fighting Championships
  • Legacy FC Bantamwieght Champion
• Reality Combat
  • Reality Combat Superfight Champion

Personal Accomplishments

• Master of Business Administration from New York Tech
• Medal of Valor recipient
• Served the United States for over a decade in the U.S. Marine Corps, Special Operations Force Reconnaissance Marine and Federal Agent.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
13 matches	11 wins	2 losses
By knockout	0	1
By submission	10	1
By decision	1	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	11-2	Jonathan Mackles	Submission (guillotine choke)	Legacy FC 7	02011-07-22 July 22, 2011	1	0:45	Houston, Texas, United States
Loss	11-1	Zach Makovsky	TKO (punches)	Bellator 41	02011-04-16 April 16, 2011	3	2:02	Yuma, Arizona, United States
Win	11-0	Humberto DeLeon	Decision (split)	Strikeforce: Houston	02010-08-21 August 21, 2010	3	3:00	Houston, Texas, United States
Win	10-0	Lewis McKenzie	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Legacy Promotions	02009-11-07 November 7, 2009	1	1:46	Houston, Texas, United States
Win	9-0	Tommy Ford	Submission (guillotine choke)	Reality Check	02009-01-31 January 31, 2009	1	1:20	Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Win	8-0	RC Stevens	Submission (guillotine choke)	Battle of New Orleans 16	02004-11-16 November 16, 2004	2	N/A	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Win	7-0	Kurt Bellard	Submission (armbar)	Reality Combat Fighting	02002-09-16 September 16, 2002	1	N/A	Louisiana, United States
Win	6-0	Robert Jacobs	Submission (ankle lock)	Reality Combat Fighting 13	02002-01-25 January 25, 2002	1	N/A	Metairie, Louisiana, United States
Win	5-0	Josh Barber	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Reality Combat Fighting 12	02001-10-20 October 20, 2001	2	N/A	Houma, Louisiana, United States
Win	4-0	John Henry	Submission (armbar)	Reality Combat Fighting 8	02000-11-18 November 18, 2000	1	1:20	Houma, Louisiana, United States
Win	3-0	Tim Douglas	Submission (armbar)	WVF: Cage Brawl	02000-04-21 April 21, 2000	1	0:50	Slidell, Louisiana, United States
Win	2-0	Charles Biggers	Submission (armbar)	Reality Combat Fighting 2	01999-12-21 December 21, 1999	1	3:00	United States
Win	1-0	Robert Ard	Submission (armbar)	Reality Combat Fighting 2	01999-12-21 December 21, 1999	1	1:25	United States

References

1. ^ http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/f/6460965746C3CC75/Chad-Robichaux/
2. ^ http://www.fightline.com/fl/news/2011/0415/538649/chad-robichaux/
3. ^ http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205122562
4. ^ http://www.mmathewoodlands.com/about.aspx

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Name	Robichaux, Chad
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Date of birth	year=1975
Place of birth	New Orleans, Louisiana
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