- Chuck O'Neil
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Chuck O'Neil Born September 22, 1985
Falmouth, MassachusettsOther names Cold Steel Nationality American Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) Division Welterweight Reach 75 in (190 cm) Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Fighting out of Rockland, Massachusetts Team Team Strong Guys,
Team Sityodtong,
Mass BJJYears active 2006-present Mixed martial arts record Total 13 Wins 9 By knockout 2 By submission 5 By decision 2 Losses 4 By submission 2 By decision 1 Unknown 1 Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Chuck O'Neil (born September 22, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, O'Neil has fought all over the Massachusetts area, building an 8-3 record on the regional circuit even having a 1-0 stint in Bellator Fighting Championships. He is the current title holder for Cage Titans FC in the welterweight division. He was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos. O'Neil was recently released from his UFC contract on June 17th 2011.
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Early Life
O'Neil was born in Falmouth, MA and raised in Bourne, MA. He attended public school at Bourne High School. During his years at Bourne High, O'Neil played Football and Baseball. Upon graduating, O'Neil enrolled at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts, where he received his Bachelor’s degree in exercise science.[1]
Mixed Martial Arts Career
O'Neil started his professional MMA career in 2006 at the age of 21. He lost his inaugural fight to Earl Bauer via an inverted triangle choke. Since then, O'Neil has fine tuned his skills while training with the likes of John Howard, Rick Hawn, Joe Lauzon, Tom Lawlor and Josh Grispi. In 2008, O'Neil captured the Reality Fighting welterweight championship. He lost this title in 2009 to Tim Pinney via a heel hook. O'Neil went on to win his next 3 bouts while also winning the Cage Titans FC welterweight title.[2][3]
The Ultimate Fighter
O'Neil signed with the UFC in 2011 to compete on the The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos.
O'Neil was selected as an alternate for the T.V. show and received his chance to compete once Myles Jury of Team Lesnar was forced to withdraw due to injury. In Chuck's first bout of the competition he fought Zach Davis and lost via a triangle choke in the first round. Luckily, Dana White chose Chuck to occupy one of the two "wild card" positions; keeping him in the running for the grand prize of a six figure UFC contract.
O'Neil faced Team dos Santos' Javier Torres in the "wild card" bout. Chuck was able to defeat Torres via a D'Arce choke in the second round of the fight. The win moved him into the quarter-finals.
O'Neil then had a rematch with Zach Davis in the quarter-finals. O'Neil was able to dominate Davis this time around and win by unanimous decision after two rounds. O'Neil then moved into the semi-finals and fought teammate, Tony Ferguson. O'Neil was eliminated from the competition after losing to Ferguson via third round TKO.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Even though he lost in the semifinals, O'Neil remained signed after the show. He made his official UFC debut June 4, 2011 on The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale card, fighting against fellow semifinalist and teammate, Chris Cope.[4] He lost the fight via unanimous decision, and subsequently was released from his contract on June 17th 2011.
Post UFC
O'Neil fought fellow UFC veteran Marcus Davis in a main event bout at W-1 Reloaded on October 15, 2011.[5]He won the fight via split decision.
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 13 matches 9 wins 4 losses By knockout 2 0 By submission 5 2 By decision 2 2 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Win 9-4 
Marcus DavisDecision (split) W-1 Reloaded October 15, 2011 3 5:00 Miami, Florida, United States Loss 8-4 Chris CopeDecision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale June 4, 2011 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 8-3 Anthony KaponisSubmission (rear-naked choke) CTFC 1: Epic July 30, 2010 1 2:25 Randolph, Massachusetts, United States Welterweight Title Win 7-3 Damian VitaleTKO (doctor stoppage) Bellator 17 May 6, 2010 3 1:02 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Win 6-3 Joe KaveyTKO (punches) CFX 7: Mayhem in Mansfield 2 December 19, 2009 1 NA Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States Loss 5-3 Tim PinneySubmission (heel hook) Reality Fighting: Throwdown May 2, 2009 1 2:01 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Welterweight Title Win 5-2 Ryan SchiedingSubmission (triangle choke) Reality Fighting: Final Conflict November 1, 2008 2 0:50 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Welterweight Title Win 4-2 Rigo DominicciSubmission (rear-naked choke) Reality Fighting: Collision July 19, 2008 1 2:58 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Win 3-2 Travis CoyleSubmission (triangle choke) FFP Untamed 19 March 15, 2008 1 3:02 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Loss 2-2 James CampbellDecision (unanimous) WFL 16: Moment of Truth 2 March 31, 2007 3 5:00 Revere, Massachusetts, United States Win 2-1 Kyle McManusSubmission (rear-naked choke) CZ 19: Above and Beyond December 2, 2006 1 0:27 Revere, Massachusetts, United States Win 1-1 Mark ChaupetteDecision (unanimous) FFP Untamed 7 August 19, 2006 3 5:00 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Loss 0-1 Eric BauerSubmission (inverted triangle choke) CZ 14: In the Cage April 8, 2006 2 2:69 Manchester, New Hampshire, United States References
- ^ http://www.ultimatefighter.com/fighter/chuck-o-neil
- ^ http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Chuck-ONeil-15855
- ^ http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/f/3BB5845A90C0564A/Chuck-ONeil/
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/23823/tuf-13-finale-main-card-gets-nijem-vs-ferguson-cope-vs-oneil.mma
- ^ "W-1 fight card for 'Reloaded' set for BankUnited Center in Miami this weekend". mmamania.com. 2011-10-10. http://www.mmamania.com/2011/10/10/2482540/w-1-fight-card-for-reloaded-set-for-bankunited-center-in-miami-this. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
External links
Team Lesnar Nordin Asrih · Len Bentley · Chris Cope · Tony Ferguson · Clay Harvison · Chuck O'Neil · Charlie Rader Head Coach: Brock Lesnar Assistant Coaches: Marty Morgan · Erik Paulson · Rodrigo Medeiros · Greg Nelson · Chris Manos Team dos Santos Shamar Bailey · Mick Bowman · Zach Davis · Justin Edwards · Ryan McGillivray · Ramsey Nijem · Javier Torres Head Coach: Junior dos Santos Assistant Coaches: Billy Scheibe · Lew Polley · Luiz Dorea Categories:- 1985 births
- Living people
- American mixed martial artists
- Welterweight mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists from Massachusetts
- American practitioners of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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