David Terrell (fighter)

David Terrell
Born	January 9, 1978 (1978-01-09) (age 33) Sacramento, California, United States
Other names	The Soul Assassin
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division	Middleweight
Reach	75.0 in (191 cm)
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of	Santa Rosa, California
Team	Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Rank	black belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Years active	1999-2006
Mixed martial arts record
Total	8
Wins	6
By knockout	2
By submission	4
Losses	2
By knockout	1
By decision	1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

David Michael Terrell (born January 9, 1978) is a retired American mixed martial artist from Santa Rosa, California. A black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Cesar Gracie[1], no one has scored a point against Terrell in a grappling match (though he is not undefeated in the sport).[2] He has fought as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship before being released from his contract. David Terrell has trained UFC fighters such as David Mitchell, Nate Loughran and former Bellator featherwight champion Joe Soto.^{[citation needed]} The Nor Cal Fighting Alliance gym that he runs contains other fighters such as Marcello Cruz and many more.^{[citation needed]}

Mixed martial arts career

UFC career

In his UFC debut, he scored a stunning knockout victory over top middleweight Matt Lindland. The victory instantly thrust Terrell into title contention, as his next fight was against Evan Tanner for the vacant UFC Middleweight Championship title in February 2005. Despite locking Tanner in a tight guillotine choke, Terrell lost the hold and eventually lost the match by technical knockout in the first round.

Plagued by recurring injuries, Terrell's next fight did not come until UFC 59 in April 2006, where Terrell submitted his opponent, Scott Smith, with a rear naked choke in the first round. Controversy surrounds the victory as the referee told the fighters to break before Terrell took Smith down. Smith was appealing to the referee when Terrell was able to get Smith's back and apply a rear naked choke. Questionable officiating by referee Marco Lopez led Smith to file a complaint to the California State Athletic Commission. [3] At UFC 62 he was supposed to fight Yushin Okami but withdrew the bout due to a sinus infection. The fight with Okami was then rescheduled to UFC 66, but Terrell again pulled out of the fight citing an elbow injury suffered during training. [4]

Despite an early report which claimed that Terrell was planning to move to light heavyweight, [5] Terrell was scheduled to fight Ed Herman in a middleweight contest at UFC 78 in November 2007. [6] However, he was dropped from the card due to injury. Canadian Joe Doerksen took his place against Herman.

On February 21, 2008 Terrell was released by the UFC.^[1][2][3]

Post-UFC

In early 2010 Terrell expressed his desire to continue fighting.^[4][5]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
8 matches	6 wins	2 losses
By knockout	2	1
By submission	4	0
By decision	0	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	6-2	Scott Smith	Submission (rear-naked choke)	UFC 59	02006-04-15 April 15, 2006	1	3:08	Anaheim, California, United States
Loss	5-2	Evan Tanner	TKO (punches)	UFC 51	02005-02-05 February 5, 2005	1	4:35	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	For UFC Middleweight Championship
Win	5–1	Matt Lindland	KO (punches)	UFC 49	02004-08-21 August 21, 2004	1	0:24	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	4-1	Osami Shibuya	Submission (choke)	Pancrase - Brave 3	02004-03-24 March 24, 2004	1	3:04	Tokyo, Japan
Win	3-1	Yuki Sasaki	KO (punch)	Pancrase - Hybrid 11	02003-12-21 December 21, 2003	2	0:15	Tokyo, Japan
Win	2-1	Marcos da Silva	Submission (exhaustion)	IFC WC 11 - Warriors Challenge 11	02001-01-13 January 13, 2001	1	7:02	Fresno, California, United States	Silva quit the fight
Win	1-1	Joey Villasenor	Submission (armbar)	IFC WC 9 - Warriors Challenge 9	02000-07-18 July 18, 2000	1	2:24	Friant, California, United States
Loss	0-1	Vernon White	Decision (unanimous)	IFC WC 4 - Warriors Challenge 4	01999-08-17 August 17, 1999	3	5:00	Jackson, California, United States

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

References

1. ^ "UFC Releases David Terrell". http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/entry/ufc-releases-david-terrell. Retrieved 30 October 2010. 
2. ^ "David Terrell released by the UFC". http://www.fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/02/21/david-terrell-released-by-the-ufc/. Retrieved 30 October 2010. 
3. ^ "Dave Terrell Released from UFC Contract". http://mmajunkie.com/news/3795/dave-terrell-released-from-ufc-contract.mma. Retrieved 30 October 2010. 
4. ^ "Four Years After Last Fight, David Terrell Hopes for Comeback". http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/02/11/four-years-after-last-fight-david-terrell-hopes-for-comeback/. Retrieved 12 October 2010. 
5. ^ "With stomach-churning ear infections under control, UFC vet David Terrell eying a return". http://mmajunkie.com/news/17918/with-stomach-churning-ear-infections-under-control-ufc-vet-david-terrell-eying-a-return.mma. Retrieved 12 October 2010. 

External links

• Professional MMA record for David Terrell (fighter) from Sherdog

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Name	Terrell, David
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Date of birth	9 January 1978
Place of birth	Sacramento, California, United States
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