- Wesley Correira
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Wesley Correira Born November 11, 1978
Hilo, Hawaii, U.S.Other names Cabbage Nationality American Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 260 lb (120 kg; 19 st) Division Heavyweight Style Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Fighting out of Hilo, Hawaii, United States Team BJ Penn MMA Kickboxing record Total 3 Wins 1 By knockout 1 Losses 2 By knockout 2 Draws 0 Mixed martial arts record Total 33 Wins 19 By knockout 15 By submission 2 By decision 1 By disqualification 1 Losses 14 By knockout 7 By submission 3 By decision 4 Wesley "Cabbage" Correira (born November 11, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist. He trains with BJ Penn in Hilo, Hawaii at BJ Penn MMA.
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Biography
He is well known for his "strong chin" (ability to sustain blows to the head without being knocked out), which was displayed in his fight with Tim Sylvia at UFC 39 and again with Andrei Arlovski at UFC 47. Correira lost the former fight by towel throw at 3:17 left of round 2 and the latter fight by TKO at 1:12 left of round 2. To date, the only knock out loss for Correira comes from hard hitting UFC veteran Tank Abbott.
Despite the losses, Correira was not knocked down at all in the first fight and was knocked down only at the end of the second fight, after sustaining constant punishment for almost two entire rounds. This fight led UFC play by play announcer Mike Goldberg to say "This man is not human." In fact, during 7 minutes the Sylvia fight lasted, Correira absorbed the highest number of power strikes ever recorded in one fight in UFC history.[1] Correira has been quoted as saying his head is full of "concrete and stuff".
Correira holds notable wins over Jason Lambert, Joe Riggs, Tank Abbott, Justin Eilers, and Travis Wiuff.[2]
On 26th of January, 2008, Correira TKO'd Jacob Faagai at 2:17 of the first round. As of March, 2007 Correira is 2-5 in his last seven fights. His next fight was set to be against Lion's Den fighter Buddy Roberts (6-1) on February 13, for a WarGods/Ken Shamrock Productions co-promoted event, Valentine's Day Massacre. Correira backed out of the fight at the last minute due to payment and management disputes. As a result the CSAC has suspended his fighting license. [2]
In 2008, Correira defeated Eric Esch by knockout due to a head kick in the second round of the K-1 full contact kickboxing heavyweight grand prix.[3]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 33 matches 19 wins 14 losses By knockout 15 7 By submission 2 3 By decision 1 4 By disqualification 1 0 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 19–14 Jeff Ford TKO (Punches) WFC-Armageddon 2008-04-12 1 4:59 Win 19–13 Jacob Faagai TKO(Injury) X-1 Events-Champions 2008-01-26 1 2:17 Loss 18–13 Chris Marez Decision (Unanimous) X-1-Extreme Fighting 2 2007-03-17 3 5:00 Loss 18–12 Antonio Silva TKO(Punches) EliteXC: Destiny 2007-02-10 1 3:49 Win 18–11 Ji Hoon Kim TKO (Punches) PXC 8-Terror Dome 2006-07-28 1 2:07 Loss 17–11 Mike Polchlopek TKO(Cut) ROTR-Beatdown 1 2006-06-17 1 1:46 Loss 17–10 Kazuhiro Hamanaka Submission(Kimura) ROTR 9 – Rumble on the Rock 9 2006-04-21 2 1:53 Loss 17–9 Eric Esch TKO(Doctor Stoppage) ROTR 8-Rumble on the Rock 8 2006-01-20 2 5:00 Win 17–8 Manny Chong TKO FFCF 4-Collision 2005-12-10 1 1:50 Win 16–8 Junior Sua Submission ROTR-Just Scrap 2005-11-05 1 1:21 Win 15–8 Lloyd Marshbanks TKO ROTR-Showdown in Maui 2005-10-07 1 3:16 Loss 14–8 Tank Abbott KO (Punch) Rumble on the Rock 7 2005-05-07 1 1:23 Win 14–7 Walt Pels KO (Punches) WEC 14 Vengeance 2005-03-17 1 0:23 Loss 13–7 Yoshihiro Nakao Decision(Split) ROTR 6-Rumble on the Rock 6 2004-11-20 3 5:00 Loss 13–6 John Marsh Decision(Unanimous) ROTR 5-Rumble on the Rock 5 2004-05-07 3 5:00 Loss 13–5 Andrei Arlovski TKO (Punches) UFC 47 2004-04-02 2 1:15 Win 13–4 Tank Abbott TKO (Cut) UFC 45 2003-11-21 1 2:14 Win 12–4 Steve Sayegh TKO (Punches) ROTR 3-Rumble on the Rock 3 2003-08-09 1 2:19 Win 11–4 Justin Eilers Decision(Split) SB 30-Collision Course 2003-06-13 3 5:00 Win 10–4 Sean Alvarez TKO (Knees and Punches) UFC 42 2003-04-25 2 1:46 Win 9–4 Joe Riggs KO (Punch) ROTR 1-Rumble on the Rock 1 2002-12-28 2 2:07 Win 8–4 Jason Lambert KO (Punch) SB 27-Superbrawl 27 2002-11-09 2 1:48 Loss 7–4 Tim Sylvia TKO (Corner Stoppage) UFC 39 2002-09-27 2 1:43 Win 7–3 Kauai Kupihea TKO (Punches) FFC 1-Force Fighting Championships 1 2002-05-18 2 2:53 Win 6–3 Travis Wiuff Submission(Knees) SB 24-Return of the Heavyweights 2 2002-04-27 3 1:40 Win 5–3 Kevin Jordan TKO (Punches) SB 24-Return of the Heavyweights 1 2002-04-26 1 4:28 Win 4–3 Renato Bruzzi KO (Punches) SB 23-SuperBrawl 23 2002-03-09 2 4:55 Win 3–3 Aaron Brink TKO (Punches) Shogun 1-Shogun 1 2001-12-15 1 1:08 Win 2–3 Mike Tynanes TKO (Retirement) SB 22-SuperBrawl 22 2001-11-02 2 3:22 Win 1–3 Marcelo Tigre DQ (Headbutt) SB 21 – SuperBrawl 21 2001-05-24 2 0:46 Loss 0–3 Preston Hartzog Decision(Split) Superbrawl – Futurebrawl 2000 2000-11-14 3 5:00 Loss 0–2 Travis Fulton Submission(Armbar) SB 19-SuperBrawl 19 2000-10-26 1 4:49 Loss 0–1 Eric Pele Submission(Armbar) Rings USA-Rising Stars Block B 2000-07-22 2 2:30 Kickboxing record
Kickboxing record 1 win (1 KO), 2 lossesResult Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 1-2 Randy Kim KO (low kicks) K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii August 9, 2008 2 1:00 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 2008 Hawaii Grand Prix semi-final. Win 1-1 Eric Esch KO (left high kick) K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii August 9, 2008 2 0:53 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 2008 Hawaii Grand Prix quarter-final. Loss 0-1 Gary Goodridge TKO (referee stoppage) K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii July 29, 2005 1 2:43 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 2005 Hawaii Grand Prix quarter-final. Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest
References
- ^ "FightMetric Fun Facts: Volume I". FightMetric. http://www.fightmetric.com/blog/2009/07/fightmetric-fun-facts-volume-i.html. Retrieved 27 September, 2009.
- ^ a b "Wesley "Cabbage" Correira's Mixed Martial Arts Statistics". SHERDOG FIGHTFINDER. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Wesley-Correira-2829. Retrieved 29 December, 2008.
- ^ "Butterbean Goes Down Again, Saki and Hari Win Big at K-1 World GP 2008". Cage Potato. http://www.cagepotato.com/2008/08/11/butterbean-goes-down-again-saki-and-hari-win-big-at-k-1-world-gp-2008/. Retrieved 29 December, 2008.
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