Terry Martin (fighter)

Terry Martin (born October 10 , 1980) is an American Mixed Martial Arts fighter from Chicago, Illinois.

Martin holds notable wins over Chael Sonnen, Jorge Rivera and Ivan Salaverry. In his most recent fight he lost to Vitor Belfort at the Affliction Banned event on July 19 2008. Martin also made his pro boxing debut on April 12 2008 [http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/10/terry-martin-trading-in-his-mma-gloves-for-boxing-gloves] . Fiveouncesofpain.com.] and defeated Ricardo Upchurch in the first round by knock out. Martin won his last fight on with a 3rd round TKO of Cory Devela.

Personal life

Martin grew up on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. Joining a street gang by the age of 10, Martin was nearly killed at the age of 15 in the summer of 1996, when he was caught in a drive-by shooting and hit by five bullets in his legs, chest and back. After recuperating, Martin turned his back on gang life and focused on his education, becoming the first member of his immediate family to earn his high school diploma. Since graduating from high school, Martin has additionally attained a Bachelor of Science degree, a Master's Degree, and he is currently enrolled at the Adler School of Psychology's Chicago campus as a doctoral candidate. Martin has also begun to use the fame that mixed martial arts has given him to speak to inner-city children about his life and accomplishments, urging them to stay in school. [http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=ArTqsLUTCKrvmXMAVRxsWQE9Eo14?slug=mmajunkie-Terry_Martin_bounce_back&prov=mmajunkie&type=lgns]

MMA record

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align="center" colspan=8|18 wins (10 TKO's, 5 submission, 1 decisions, 1 DQ), 5 losses, 0 draws, as of June 14, 2008. [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&FighterID=12179 Professional MMA record] . Sherdog.com.]
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Loss|| Daiju Takase ||DQ(groin kicks)|| ||6/14/2008 ||2 3:35
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Loss|| Ivan Salaverry ||TKO (Strikes) ||||5/26/2007||1 2:04
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Win|| Keith Berry ||TKO (Strikes)||WEC 24 - Full Force||10/12/2006||1 2:52
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Win|| Ron Fields ||Submission (Guillotine Choke)||KOTC - Raging Bull||12/16/2005||2 2:37
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Win|| Homer Moore ||Submission||WEC 14 - Vengeance||3/17/2005||2 3:14
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Win|| Jeff Gerlick ||Submission (Guillotine Choke)||Combat - Do Fighting Challenge 1||10/23/2004||1 N/A
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Win|| Greg Franklin ||Submission (Keylock)||EC 54 - Extreme Challenge 54||10/12/2003||1 2:27
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