Carlos Newton

Carlos Newton
Born	August 17, 1976 (1976-08-17) (age 35) Anguilla
Other names	The Ronin
Residence	Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division	Welterweight Middleweight
Style	Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Wrestling, Boxing, Kickboxing
Fighting out of	Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Team	"Warrior MMA"
Rank	black belt in Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total	30
Wins	16
By knockout	2
By submission	10
By decision	4
Losses	14
By knockout	3
By submission	4
By decision	7
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Carlos Newton (born August 17, 1976) is a Canadian mixed martial artist and former UFC Welterweight Champion. He is considered one of the true pioneers in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Known as the "The Ronin", he competed worldwide in the biggest MMA organizations including UFC, Pride FC, IFL, K-1, Shooto and most recently W-1. Newton is a Jiu-Jitsu black belt under his coach Terry Riggs at Warrior MMA Newmarket Canada. He holds notable wins over Erik Paulson, Pat Miletich, "Pele'" José Landi-Jons and Renzo Gracie, most by way of submission. Newton, always a fan favourite, has dubbed his personal fighting style—an amalgam of traditional Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Wrestling, Boxing and Kickboxing as "Dragon Ball Jiu-Jitsu" in tribute to Dragon Ball, a Japanese manga and anime series. His nickname, "The Ronin", is a reflection of his interest in the martial culture of feudal Japan.

Early life

Carlos Newton was born in Anguilla and moved to Canada at a young age. He attended Westview Centennial Secondary School in the notorious Jane and Finch area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Newton competed in numerous Jiu-Jitsu competitions in Canada and the World notably the prestigious Abu Dhabi Combat Club in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates against Rodrigo Gracie of the legendary Gracie family. Newton's graceful, intelligent fighting style made Newton a favorite among serious MMA fans. Newton, who speaks a smattering of Japanese, was influenced by such classic martial texts as The Book of Five Rings, The Art of War, and Hagakure, as well as modern works like the Star Wars films and the Dragon Ball comic and anime series. From Dragon Ball, Newton draws not only the name of his fighting style but his post-fight "Kamehameha" celebration as well. Newton lists his heroes as Muhammed Ali, Albert Einstein, John Milton and Batman. Newton, a former linguistics student at Toronto's York University, did his study on geriatric medicine, having done research at Baycrest Hospital, one of the world leaders in geriatric care. However, he now has a full-time job in the field of architecture. He fights out of and teaches at the Warrior Mixed Martial Arts in Newmarket, Ontario and teaches at Revolution Mixed Martial Arts Superstore & Fitness in North York, Ontario.

Mixed martial arts career

Newton's professional mixed martial arts career began at the early age of 19, with a submission loss due to sheer exhaustion against Jean Riviere on the Extreme Fighting 2 card in April 1996. Newton competed in the world's top mixed martial arts organizations such as Shooto, K-1 and Pride Fighting Championships in Japan, UFC in America and W-1 in Canada.

Ultimate Fighting Championships

Newton's fourth and fifth fights marked his UFC debut at UFC 17, defeating Bob Gilstrap and losing to Dan Henderson on the same night. Newton's greatest professional accomplishment in his career so far has been capturing the UFC Welterweight Championship from Pat Miletich in May 2001. The reign was short lived however, as Newton lost his first title defense in November of that same year at UFC 34 against accomplished wrestler Matt Hughes. Newton had a triangle choke locked in on Hughes, but Hughes picked up Newton, walked him to the corner and slammed Newton to the mat, causing Newton to hit his head. John McCarthy saw the unconscious Newton and stopped the fight. It also became apparent that Hughes himself was unconscious and many wonder if Hughes intentionally slammed Newton or if he simply passed out while holding his opponent.

Pride FC

In June 1998, Newton lost a technical bout in Pride Fighting Championships against Kazushi Sakuraba. Neither Sakuraba nor Pride FC had truly come into their own at that time, but the Sakuraba vs. Newton fight is remembered today as a classic. Newton's successes since his first encounter with Hughes have been few, but notable. Newton rebounded from his first loss to Hughes with a spectacular armbar or juji-gatame victory over Jose "Pele" Landi-Jons at Pride 19 in February, 2002, and in October, 2003 Newton won a split-decision victory over the estimable Renzo Gracie at Pride Bushido 1.

K-1 HERO's

Newton was set for a comeback fight at K-1's HEROs MMA promotion against Melvin Manhoef at the Ariake Coliseum on August 5, but had to pull out of the fight at the last minute due to a torn ligament in his knee. He made a second attempt at a comeback in K-1 HEROs, this time facing Tokimitsu Ishizawa. Newton made short work of the Japanese fighter, needing only four punches to score the TKO victory in just 22 seconds. He then faced Shungo Oyama at Hero's Korea 2007 where he lost by submission due to punches.

International Fight League

He endured losses to Renzo Gracie controversially by split decision at IFL Championship Final and to Matt Lindland at IFL Houston. Newton was also the coach of the Toronto Dragons in the IFL in the 2006 season and his team and compliled a 12–13 record.

W-1

Carlos made his long awaited return to MMA at Warrior-1: Inception, where he scored a first round victory by way of KO against Nabil Khatib, this was Carlos's first fight on Canadian soil in 13 years. He returned to action October 10, 2009 against former UFC veteran "Mr. International" Shonie Carter at Warrior-1: High Voltage. The bout was to be for the Warrior-1 Welterweight Championship, but because Newton did not make weight, it was a non-title bout.^[1] Newton beat Carter by unanimous decision after three rounds.

On October 10, 2009 after his win over Shonie Carter, he stated in an interview from Sherdog that he is anticipating his return to fighting abroad with particular interest in Japan.

Accomplishments

• Jiu-Jitsu

• Canadian Jiu-Jitsu Champion (3 times) (including Open Weight Champion)

• Pankration

• Canadian Pankration Champion (2 times)

• Ultimate Fighting Championship

• UFC Welterweight Championship (1 time)
• UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Runner Up

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
30 matches	16 wins	14 losses
By knockout	2	3
By submission	10	4
By decision	4	7

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	16–14	Brian Ebersole	Decision (unanimous)	Impact FC 1	02010-07-10 July 10, 2010	3	5:00	Brisbane, Australia
Win	16–13	Shonie Carter	Decision (unanimous)	Warrior-1: High Voltage	02009-10-10 October 10, 2009	3	5:00	Gatineau, Quebec, Canada	Originally for W-1 Welterweight title; Newton failed to make weight and became a non-title bout.
Win	15–13	Nabil Khatib	KO (punches)	Warrior-1: Inception	02009-03-28 March 28, 2009	1	3:12	Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Loss	14–13	Shungo Oyama	Submission (strikes)	Hero's 2007 in Korea	02007-10-27 October 27, 2007	3	2:42	Seoul, South Korea
Loss	14–12	Matt Lindland	Submission (guillotine choke)	IFL – Houston	02007-02-02 February 2, 2007	2	1:43	Houston, Texas, US
Loss	14–11	Renzo Gracie	Decision (split)	IFL Championship Final	02006-12-29 December 29, 2006	3	4:00	Uncasville, Connecticut, US
Win	14–10	Tokimitsu Ishizawa	TKO (punches)	Hero's 7	02006-10-09 October 9, 2006	1	0:22	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	13–10	Ryo Chonan	Decision (unanimous)	Pride Bushido 5	02004-10-14 October 14, 2004	2	5:00	Osaka, Japan
Loss	13–9	Daiju Takase	Decision (split)	Pride Bushido 3	02004-05-23 May 23, 2004	2	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	13–8	Renato Verissimo	Decision (unanimous)	UFC 46 – Supernatural	02004-01-31 January 31, 2004	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win	13–7	Renzo Gracie	Decision (split)	Pride Bushido 1	02003-10-05 October 5, 2003	2	5:00	Saitama, Japan
Loss	12–7	Anderson Silva	KO (flying knee and punches)	Pride 25	02003-03-16 March 16, 2003	1	6:27	Yokohama, Japan
Win	12–6	Pete Spratt	Submission (kimura)	UFC 40 – Vendetta	02002-11-22 November 22, 2002	1	1:45	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Loss	11–6	Matt Hughes	TKO (punches)	UFC 38 – Brawl at the Hall	02002-07-13 July 13, 2002	4	3:35	London, England	For UFC Welterweight Championship
Win	11–5	Jose Landi-Jons	Submission (armbar)	Pride 19	02002-02-24 February 24, 2002	1	7:16	Saitama, Japan
Loss	10–5	Matt Hughes	KO (slam)	UFC 34 – High Voltage	02001-11-02 November 2, 2001	2	1:27	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Lost UFC Welterweight Championship
Win	10–4	Pat Miletich	Submission (bulldog choke)	UFC 31 – Locked & Loaded	02001-05-04 May 4, 2001	3	2:50	Atlantic City, New Jersey, US	Won UFC Welterweight Championship
Loss	9–4	Dave Menne	Decision (unanimous)	Shidokan Jitsu – Warriors War 1	02001-02-08 February 8, 2001	1	10:00	Kuwait
Win	9–3	Johil de Oliveira	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 12	02000-12-09 December 9, 2000	2	10:00	Saitama, Japan
Win	8–3	Yuhi Sano	Submission (armbar)	Pride 9	02000-06-04 June 4, 2000	1	0:40	Nagoya, Japan
Win	7–3	Karl Schmidt	Submission (armbar)	WEF 9 – World Class	02000-05-13 May 13, 2000	1	1:12	Evansville, Indiana, US
Win	6–3	Daijiro Matsui	Decision (unanimous)	Pride 6	01999-07-04 July 4, 1999	3	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
Win	5–3	Kenji Kawaguchi	Submission (armbar)	Shooto – 10th Anniversary Event	01999-05-29 May 29, 1999	1	5:00	Yokohama, Japan
Loss	4–3	Kazushi Sakuraba	Submission (kneebar)	Pride 3	01998-06-24 June 24, 1998	2	5:19	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	4–2	Dan Henderson	Decision (split)	UFC 17 – Redemption	01998-05-15 May 15, 1998	1	15:00	Mobile, Alabama, US	UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Final
Win	4–1	Bob Gilstrap	Submission (triangle choke)	UFC 17 – Redemption	01998-05-15 May 15, 1998	1	0:52	Mobile, Alabama, US	UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Semifinal
Win	3–1	Kazuhiro Kusayanagi	Submission (armbar)	Shooto – Las Grandes Viajes 2	01998-03-01 March 1, 1998	1	2:17	Tokyo, Japan
Win	2–1	Haim Gozali	Submission (armbar)	Israel Fighting Championship - Israel vs. Canada	01998-01-01 January 1, 1998	1	N/A	Israel
Win	1–1	Erik Paulson	Submission (armbar)	Vale Tudo Japan 1997	01997-11-29 November 29, 1997	1	0:41	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	0–1	Jean Riviere	Submission (exhaustion)	Extreme Fighting 2	01996-04-26 April 26, 1996	1	7:22	Montreal, Quebec, Canada

References

1. ^ Shonie-Carter-Outraged-Over-Weight-Issues-Newton

External links

• Professional MMA record for Carlos Newton from Sherdog

Preceded by Pat Miletich

2nd UFC Welterweight Champion May 4, 2001 – November 2, 2001

Succeeded by Matt Hughes

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Name	Newton, Carlos
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Date of birth	August 17, 1976
Place of birth	Anguilla
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