Ovince St. Preux

Ovince St. Preux
Ovince St. Preux
Born April 8, 1983 (1983-04-08) (age 28)
Haiti
Other names OSP
Nationality Haitian
American
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Division Light Heavyweight
Reach 79.0 in (201 cm)
Style Wrestling, Kickboxing
Fighting out of Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Team Knoxville MAA
Years active 2008-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 15
Wins 11
By knockout 5
By submission 3
By decision 3
Losses 4
By knockout 1
By decision 3
University University of Tennessee
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Ovince St. Preux is a Haitian-American mixed martial artist,[1] who competes in the light heavyweight division for Strikeforce.

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Early life

Ovince St. Preux was born in Miami, Florida to Haitian immigrants,[2] He was a star wrestler in his hometown of Immokalee, Florida and played defensive end/linebacker at the University of Tennessee. He played for the Vols from 2001–2004, earning varsity letters in 2002 and 2004.[3] St. Preux graduated in 2004 with a degree in Sociology, and began to train in kickboxing and grappling.[4] After two unsuccessful attempts at professional football, St. Preux gave up the sport and began to take an interest in martial arts as a form of training. St. Preux, who currently trains at Knoxville Martial Arts Academy in Knoxville, TN, began to fight professionally at the suggestion of his coach.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Ovince's professional MMA debut came at VFC 1 - Vengeance Fighting Championship against Rodney Wallace, which he lost by decision. In his second MMA match, he suffered another decision loss. His next match came against Robert Turner which he won by a brutal head kick at XFC 7 - School of Hard Knox. St. Preux was a runner-up for Inside MMA's Submission of The Year for 2009 with a calf slicer against Ombey Mobley, but was beaten by Toby Imada's reverse triangle.

Strikeforce

In June 2010, Ovince signed a multi-fight deal with Strikeforce.[5] His debut match came against Chris Hawk at Strikeforce - Nashville, which he won due to TKO (punches) in the first round.

After knocking out UFC veteran Jason Day in eight seconds outside the Strikeforce organization, he returned to fight Antwain Britt in his second Strikeforce fight on a ShoMMA Strikeforce Challengers event. He won by unanimous decision.[6]

Ovince returned to action less than a month after his win over Britt to fight UFC and Strikeforce veteran Benji Radach on the main card of Strikeforce: St. Louis.[7] St. Preux defeated Radach via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-25).

St. Preux competed in his third Strikeforce fight in less than seven weeks and faced Abongo Humphrey on January 7, 2011 at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine.[8] He won the fight via unanimous decision.

St. Preux faced Joe Cason on July 22, 2011 at Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker III.[9] He won the fight via submission to strikes in the first round. In his post-fight interview, St. Preux asked for either Renato Sobral or Gegard Mousasi as his next opponent.

St. Preux is currently scheduled to face Gegard Mousasi on December 17, 2011 at Strikeforce 37.[10]

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 11-4 United States Joe Cason Submission (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker III 02011-07-22 July 22, 2011 1 1:12 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 10–4 Ghana Abongo Humphrey Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine 02011-01-07 January 7, 2011 3 5:00 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win 9–4 United States Benji Radach Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: St. Louis 02010-12-04 December 4, 2010 3 5:00 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win 8–4 United States Antwain Britt Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro 02010-11-19 November 19, 2010 3 5:00 Jackson, Mississippi
Win 7–4 Canada Jason Day KO (punches) EFC 5: Summer Rumble 02010-07-24 July 24, 2010 1 0:08 Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
Win 6–4 Brazil Claudio Godoi TKO (arm injury) Washington Combat: Battle of the Legends 02010-05-15 May 15, 2010 1 5:00 Washington DC
Win 5–4 United States Chris Hawk TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Nashville 02010-04-17 April 17, 2010 1 0:47 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Win 4–4 United States Brett Chism TKO (punches) GTO Cage Fights 02010-02-20 February 20, 2010 1 1:15 Griffin, Georgia
Loss 3–4 United States Virgil Zwicker TKO (punches) Top Combat Championship 1 02009-09-26 September 26, 2009 2 0:46 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Loss 3–3 United States Nik Fekete Decision (unanimous) Vendetta Fighting Championship: A Night of Vengeance 02009-09-05 September 5, 2009 2 5:00 Oranjestad, Aruba
Win 3–2 United States Jonathan Smith Submission (rear-naked choke) Vendetta Fighting Championship: A Night of Vengeance 02009-09-05 September 5, 2009 1 0:46 Oranjestad, Aruba
Win 2–2 United States Ombey Mobley Submission (calf slicer) XFC#XFC 8: Regional Conflict 02009-04-25 April 25, 2009 1 2:36 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Win 1–2 United States Robert Turner KO (head kick) XFC#XFC 7: School of Hard Knox 02009-02-20 February 20, 2009 1 2:36 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Loss 0–2 United States Ray Lizama Decision (unanimous) Shark Fights 2 02008-12-13 December 13, 2008 3 3:00 Amarillo, Texas, United States
Loss 0–1 United States Rodney Wallace Decision (unanimous) Vengeance Fighting Championship 1 02008-09-27 September 27, 2008 3 5:00 Concord, North Carolina

See also

  • List of current Strikeforce fighters

References

  1. ^ "Ovince St Preux". http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Ovince-St-Preux-38842. 
  2. ^ a b "Ovince St. Preux Talks Haitian Roots and Future in MMA". http://bleacherreport.com/articles/771964-strikeforce-challengers-ovince-st-preux-talks-haitian-roots-and-future-in-mma.  by Ed Knapp, July 19, 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011
  3. ^ "2011 Tennessee Volunteers Football Media Guide". http://issuu.com/utad/docs/2011utfootballmg?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true.  Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Ovince St. Preux". http://www.mmamania.com/2010/10/29/1781739/strikeforce-challengers-ovince-st-preux-vs-antwain-britt-booked-for. 
  5. ^ "Ovince St Preux signed with Strikeforce". http://strikeforce.com/community/showthread.php?1377-LHW-Ovince-St-Preux-signs-multi-fight-with-Strikeforce. 
  6. ^ "Ovince St Preux at Strikeforce-challengers 12". http://prommanow.com/index.php/2010/11/20/ovince-st-preux-shows-continual-improvement-with-strikeforce-challengers-12-co-main-event-victory. 
  7. ^ "Benji Radach vs. Ovince St. Preux Added to Strikeforce Fight Card". MMAWeekly.com. 2010-11-30. http://mmaweekly.com/benji-radach-vs-ovince-st-preux-added-to-strikeforce-fight-card. Retrieved 2010-11-30. 
  8. ^ "St. Preux-Humphrey Fills Injury Gap at Jan. 7 ‘Challengers’". sherdog.com. 2010-12-14. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/St-Preux-Humphrey-Fills-Injury-Gap-at-Jan-7-Challengers-28773. 
  9. ^ "Joe Cason vs. Ovince St-Preux targeted for July's Strikeforce Challengers 17 event". mmajunkie.com. 2011-06-25. http://mmajunkie.com/news/24136/joe-cason-vs-ovince-st-preux-targeted-for-julys-strikeforce-challengers-17-event.mma. 
  10. ^ "Ovince St. Preux vs. ex-champ Gegard Mousasi booked for Dec. 17 Strikeforce event". mmajunkie.com. 2011-09-20. http://mmajunkie.com/news/25320/ovince-st-preux-vs-ex-champ-gegard-mousasi-booked-for-dec-17-strikeforce-event.mma. 

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