- Cyrille Diabaté
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Cyrille Diabaté 
Born October 6, 1973
La Celle-Saint-Cloud, FranceOther names The Snake Nationality French Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) Division Light Heavyweight Reach 81.5 in (207 cm) Style Muay Thai Stance Southpaw Fighting out of Rueil-Malmaison, France Team Snake Team Years active 1999-present (MMA) Kickboxing record Total 42 Wins 32 By knockout 28 Losses 8 Draws 2 Mixed martial arts record Total 26 Wins 17 By knockout 8 By submission 5 By decision 4 Losses 8 By knockout 1 By submission 4 By decision 3 Draws 1 No contests 0 Other information Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog last updated on: October 17, 2010 Cyrille Diabaté (born October 6, 1973) is a French mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He has also competed in shoot boxing and Muay Thai.[1] He has fought at Palace Fighting Championship, PRIDE, ShoXC, Deep, Cage Rage and Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Mixed martial arts career
Pride Fighting Championships
Diabaté then faced off against Mauricio Rua at Pride Final Conflict Absolute. After 5:29 of the first round, Rua defeated Diabaté via TKO (stomps). This loss led to Diabaté heading for smaller organizations.
His first fight was in England, for the Cage Rage promotion. He defeated Ryan Robinson via armbar and followed this up with a blood-soaked decision victory in a ShoXC card, where he faced Jaime Fletcher.[2]
Diabaté defeated Marcus Hicks via submission (armbar) after just 89 seconds. This win was his fourth in a row[3] and was followed up by a win over Rob Smith via submission.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Cyrille appeared frequently as a striking coach for Team Henderson in season 9 of The Ultimate Fighter. It was announced in February 2010 that Diabaté had signed a four fight contract with the UFC.
In his debut at UFC 114 he defeated Luiz Cané via TKO (punches) in the first round. Diabaté later expressed disappointment in his own performance, having had to "survive a flash knockout" early in the first round.[4]
In his second appearance, Diabaté lost to Alexander Gustafsson.[5] In the fight, he was dominated by the Swede for the entire first round standing, and in the second round he was taken down early and tapped out to a rear naked choke at 2:41 in the second round. This was his first loss in four years.
For his third fight, Diabaté faced Steve Cantwell on March 3, 2011 at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann.[6] He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Diabaté fought Anthony Perosh on November 5, 2011 at UFC 138.[7] He lost the bout against Perosh via submission due to a rear naked choke in the second round.
Kickboxing record
Kickboxing record 32 wins (28 KOs), 8 losses, 2 drawsResult Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 
Aleksandr PitchkounovDecision (Unanimous) Ichigeki Paris 2005 March 19, 2005 5 3:00 Paris, France Loss 
Alexey IgnashovDecision MT ONE April 11, 2004 5 3:00 Saint-Pierre, Réunion Loss 
Petar MajstorovicDecision (Unanimous) K-1 Spain Grand Prix 2003 in Barcelona August 20, 2003 3 3:00 Barcelona, Spain Win 
Damian GarciaKO K-1 Spain Grand Prix 2003 in Barcelona August 20, 2003 1 Barcelona, Spain Win 
Lee HasdellTKO (Doctor Stoppage) Shoot Boxing: S Volume 1 February 1, 2002 4 2:18 Tokyo, Japan Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 26 matches 17 wins 8 losses By knockout 8 1 By submission 5 4 By decision 4 3 Draws 1 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 17-8-1 Anthony Perosh Submission (rear naked choke) UFC 138 November 5, 2011 2 3:09 Birmingham, England Win 17–7–1 Steve Cantwell Decision (unanimous) UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann March 3, 2011 3 5:00 Louisville, Kentucky, United States Loss 16–7–1 Alexander Gustafsson Submission (rear naked choke) UFC 120 October 16, 2010 2 2:41 London, England Win 16–6–1 Luiz Cané TKO (punches) UFC 114 May 29, 2010 1 2:13 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 15–6–1 Rob Smith Submission (rear naked choke) TPF 2: Brawl in the Hall December 3, 2009 1 1:47 Lemoore, California, United States Win 14–6–1 Marcus Hicks Submission (armbar) AMMA 1: First Blood October 24, 2009 1 1:29 Edmonton, Alberta, Win 13–6–1 Lodune Sincaid TKO (doctor stoppage) PFC 12: High Stakes January 22, 2009 2 1:15 Lemoore, California, United States Win 12–6–1 Jaime Fletcher Decision (unanimous) ShoXC#August_15.2C_2008_card August 15, 2008 3 5:00 Friant, California, United States Win 11–6–1 Ryan Robinson Submission (armbar) Cage Rage 21 April 21, 2007 1 1:15 London, England Loss 10–6–1 Maurício Rua TKO (stomps) Pride Final Conflict Absolute September 10, 2006 1 5:29 Saitama, Japan Win 10–5–1 Yasuhito Namekawa KO (flying knee) Real Rhythm: 4th Stage July 30, 2006 2 1:50 Osaka, Japan Win 9–5–1 Yasuhito Namekawa KO (punches) Deep: 24 Impact April 11, 2006 2 2:22 Tokyo, Japan Win 8–5–1 Takahiro Oba Submission (rear naked choke) Real Rhythm: 3rd Stage March 4, 2006 2 3:47 Osaka, Japan Win 7–5–1 Mu Jin Na KO Real Rhythm: 2nd Stage November 19, 2005 1 1:28 Osaka, Japan Loss 6–5–1 Fabio Piamonte Submission (arm triangle choke) Cage Rage 12: The Real Deal July 2, 2005 1 2:09 London, England Loss 6–4–1 Renato Sobral Submission (guillotine choke) Cage Rage 9: No Mercy November 27, 2004 1 3:38 London, England Loss 6–3–1 Arman Gambaryan Decision (unanimous) M-1 MFC: Middleweight GP October 9, 2004 3 5:00 St. Petersburg, Russia Loss 6–2–1 Rodney Glunder Decision (unanimous) 2 Hot 2 Handle February 22, 2004 2 3:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands Win 6–1–1 James Zikic Decision (unanimous) EF 1: Genesis July 13, 2003 3 5:00 London, England Win 5–1–1 Dave Vader Submission (triangle choke) 2H2H 6: Simply the Best 6 March 16, 2003 1 3:40 Rotterdam, Netherlands Win 4–1–1 Bob Schrijber Decision 2H2H 5: Simply the Best 5 October 13, 2002 2 3:00 Rotterdam, Netherlands Win 3–1–1 Matt Frye TKO (punches) Cage Wars 2 May 15, 2002 1 N/A London, England Loss 2–1–1 Josh Dempsey Decision Cage Wars 1 February 23, 2002 2 N/A Portsmouth, England Draw 2–0–1 Rodney Glunder Draw Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory June 10, 2001 2 5:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands Win 2–0 Andre Juskevicius KO Golden Trophy 2000 March 18, 2000 N/A N/A Orleans, France Win 1–0 Ryuta Sakurai TKO Golden Trophy 1999 March 20, 1999 2 N/A France References
- ^ "David Hojak Interviews Cyrille Diabate". ThrowThemBows. http://www.throwthembows.com/david-hojak-interviews-cyrille-diabate.
- ^ John Morgan. "Snake Team seeks higher plane with PFC wins". MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/13790/snake-team-seeks-higher-plane-with-pfc-wins.mma.
- ^ "Matt Horwich edges fellow UFC vet Jason Lambert at debut Aggression MMA event". MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16626/matt-horwich-edges-fellow-ufc-vet-jason-lambert-at-debut-aggression-mma-event.mma.
- ^ Steven Marrocco. "Despite win, UFC 114's Cyrille Diabate sees too many mistakes in performance". MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/19375/despite-win-ufc-114s-cyrille-diabate-sees-too-many-mistakes-in-performance.mma.
- ^ "Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson added to UFC 120 in October". MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/19900/cyrille-diabate-vs-alexander-gustafsson-added-to-ufc-120-in-october.mma.
- ^ "Steve Cantwell vs. Cyril Diabate Agreed for UFC on Versus 3". mmaweekly.com. December 29, 2010. http://mmaweekly.com/steve-cantwell-vs-cyril-diabate-agreed-for-ufc-on-versus-3.
- ^ "Cyrille Diabate announces UFC 138 fight with Anthony Perosh". mmajunkie.com. August 26, 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/24969/cyrille-diabate-announces-ufc-138-fight-with-anthony-perosh.mma. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
External links
United StatesSantino DeFranco · Jason Dent · Cameron Dollar · DaMarques Johnson · Frank Lester · Mark Miller · Jason Pierce · Richie Whitson Head Coach: Dan Henderson Assistant Coaches: Cyrille Diabaté · Ricardo Feliciano · Gustavo Pugliese · Heath Sims 
United KingdomDean Amasinger · David Faulkner · Jeff Lawson · Nick Osipczak · Ross Pearson · Martin Stapleton · James Wilks · Andre Winner Head Coach: Michael Bisping Assistant Coaches: Dave Jackson · Mario Neto Categories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- French mixed martial artists
- Light heavyweight mixed martial artists
- French kickboxers
- Heavyweight kickboxers
- French Muay Thai practitioners
- French people of Black African descent
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