Darrill Schoonover

Darrill Schoonover
Born	June 18, 1985 (1985-06-18) (age 26) El Paso, Texas, United States
Other names	Titties
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	247 lb (112 kg; 17.6 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	76.0 in (193 cm)
Style	Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out of	El Paso, Texas
Team	Fighters Forge Combat Sports
Mixed martial arts record
Total	16
Wins	11
By knockout	6
By submission	5
By decision	0
Losses	5
By knockout	2
By submission	1
By decision	2
Draws	0
No contests	0
Other information
University	Central Texas College
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Darrill Schoonover (born June 18, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.

Background

Born in Texas, Darrill Schoonover began training in submission wrestling, kick boxing, judo and jiu jitsu at the age of 17.^[1] At the age of 19, Schoonover joined the United States Army. He attended Central Texas College and put his history degree studies on hold in order to participate in The Ultimate Fighter. Shoonover was often made fun of during The Ultimate Fighter, by Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.

On the beginning of December 2009, Schoonover was called back to serve in active duty with the military but due to high blood pressure he was discharged.^[2]

The Ultimate Fighter

Darrill appeared on the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter.^[3] His first fight was against the last pick of the competition, Zak Jensen. He defeated Jensen after applying a triangle choke in the first round.

Schoonover was a notable target of Quinton Jackson, who subjected him to much verbal abuse throughout the season. Jackson's creation and repeated use of the nickname, "Titties", eventually led to Schoonover challenging Jackson to a fight at 205 lb, amongst other heated confrontations.

In the quarterfinals, Schoonover was selected to fight the lone Team Rampage fighter, Marcus Jones and was defeated via knockout punch. He fought again in the UFC against James McSweeney at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale,^[4] and got his first professional loss via technical knockout. Schoonover is a Specialist in the United States Army, and returned to active duty following the fight with McSweeney. After arriving at Ft Benning to undergo the army physical he was found out to have high blood pressure and released from active duty and sent back to the Individual Ready Reserve.

At the conclusion of UFC 107, Schoonover was released from the UFC along with Kevin Burns, Edgar Garcia and Shane Nelson.

Shark Fights

Schoonover defeated Rex Richards to win the Inaugural Shark Fights Heavyweight Championship on May 2, 2009. He was expected to fight with the organization and make his first title defence in November, 2011 against Bobby Lashley. However on October 21 it was announced he had injured his shoulder. He was then stripped of the Shark Fights Heavyweight Championship for unknown reasons.^[5]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
16 matches	11 wins	5 losses
By knockout	6	2
By submission	5	1
By decision	0	2

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	11–5	Adam Padilla	TKO (punches)	Martinez Brothers Production - Sun City Battle	02011-07-09 July 9, 2011	1	2:53	El Paso, Texas, United States
Loss	10–5	Esteves Jones	Decision (unanimous)	RWCFC: Fighting for Our Wounded	02011-04-08 April 8, 2011	3	5:00	El Paso, Texas, United States
Loss	10–4	Tony Lopez	Submission (armbar)	G-Force Fights: Bad Blood 5	02011-02-26 February 26, 2011	3	1:27	Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Loss	10–3	Richard Odoms	Decision (unanimous)	Kickass Productions - River City MMA Battle	02010-11-06 November 6, 2010	3	5:00	San Antonio, Texas, United States
Loss	10–2	Nick Gaston	TKO (doctor stoppage)	King of the Cage: Honor	02010-05-14 May 14, 2010	2	3:13	Mescalero, New Mexico, United States
Loss	10–1	James McSweeney	TKO (punches and knees)	The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale	02009-12-05 December 5, 2009	3	3:20	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	10–0	Rex Richards	TKO (punches)	Shark Fights 4: Schoonover vs. Richards	02009-05-02 May 2, 2009	4	1:19	Lubbock, Texas, United States	Won Shark Fights Heavyweight Title
Win	9–0	Justin Howard	TKO	Xtreme Fight Championship: Texas Battleground	02009-02-27 February 27, 2009	3	2:07	Austin, Texas, United States
Win	8–0	George Paz	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Katana Cagefighting: Conquest	02008-12-06 December 6, 2008	2	1:21	Robstown, Texas, United States
Win	7–0	Mark Holata	TKO (punches)	Freestyle Cage Fighting	02008-09-21 September 21, 2008	1	2:33	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Win	6–0	Brian Lightfoot	TKO	Katana Cagefighting: Equi-Knocks	02008-08-23 August 23, 2008	2	0:33	Robstown, Texas, United States
Win	5–0	Doug Williams	Submission	Xtreme Fighting Championships	02008-06-14 June 14, 2008	2	2:51	Austin, Texas, United States
Win	4–0	Corey Bellino	Submission (arm triangle choke)	Katana Cagefighting	02008-05-17 May 17, 2008	2	2:03	Texas, United States
Win	3–0	Chris Hawk	Submission (rear-naked choke)	AOW: GIs vs. Pros	02008-04-19 April 19, 2008	1	4:40	Tunica, Mississippi, United States
Win	2–0	Doug Williams	KO (punches)	NLF: Heavy Hands	02008-01-26 January 26, 2008	2	1:11	Dallas, Texas, United States
Win	1–0	Matt Terlau	Submission (rear naked choke)	Bonecrunch Fighting	02008-01-12 January 12, 2008	1	1:16	Lakeland, Florida, United States

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Professional record breakdown
2 matches	1 win	1 loss
By knockout	0	1
By submission	1	0
By decision	0	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Lose	1–1	Marcus Jones	KO (punches)	The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights		1		Las Vegas, Nevada	Quarter-finals
Win	1–0	Zak Jensen	Submission (triangle choke)	The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights		1		Las Vegas, Nevada	Preliminary bout

References

1. ^ "Introducing "The Ultimate Fighter Heavyweights": Darrill Schoonover". Fight! Magazine. http://news.fightmagazine.com/darill_schoonover-1217/. Retrieved September 7, 2009. 
2. ^ "Darrill Schoonover back to active duty". MMAFrenzy.com. http://mmafrenzy.com/12321/tuf-10s-darrill-schoonover-called-back-to-active-army-duty/. Retrieved 2009-12-23. 
3. ^ Lujan, Richy (June 3, 2009). "TUF 10: Eight Participants Are Now 100% Confirmed - That's Half the Cast". FightBomb.com. http://www.fightbomb.com/FIGHTBOMB.com-Your-Global-MMA-News-Site/tuf-10-eight-participants-are-now-100-confirmed-thats-half-the-cast.html. Retrieved June 07, 2009. 
4. ^ "Darrill Schoonover vs. James McSweeney set for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale". 2009-12-02. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17060/darrill-schoonover-vs-james-mcsweeney-slated-for-the-ultimate-fighter-10-finale.mma. Retrieved 2009-12-03. 
5. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/25761/darrill-schoonover-out-at-shark-fights-21-bobby-lashley-awaits-new-opponent.mma

External links

• Professional MMA record for Darrill Schoonover from Sherdog

Persondata
Name	Schoonover, Darrill
Alternative names
Short description	martial artist
Date of birth	1985-6-18
Place of birth	El Paso, Texas
Date of death
Place of death