Matt Arroyo

Matt Arroyo
Born	September 1, 1982 (1982-09-01) (age 29) Cobleskill, New York, United States
Other names	No Regard
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division	Welterweight
Style	Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Fighting out of	Tampa, Florida
Team	Gracie Tampa[1]
Rank	Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total	6
Wins	3
By submission	3
Losses	3
Draws	0

Matthew Vincent Arroyo (born September 1, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was featured on the Ultimate Fighting Championship reality television show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra.^[2] He fights out of Tampa, Florida with Gracie Tampa, under Royce Gracie black belt Rob Kahn. He also operates his own website at Matt Arroyo.com

The Ultimate Fighter

In his first bout of the competition, Arroyo was able to submit Dorian Price via rear naked choke in the first round. After losing a coin toss to Troy Mandaloniz, Arroyo was going to train with Team Hughes, but he and Richie Hightower both decided to continue training with Team Serra. Matt Hughes cornered his quarterfinal fight with Mandaloniz, whom he defeated via armbar in the first round.

During the coaches' bowling competition, Arroyo successfully coached Matt Serra to victory over Matt Hughes.

While preparing for his semifinal match vs. Mac Danzig, Arroyo sustained a rib injury and had to withdraw from the competition, prompting Dana White to select John Kolosci as his replacement. Matt Arroyo went on to defeat John Kolosci at The Ultimate Finale 6 via submission (armbar) at 4:42 of the first round.

In Matt Hughes TUF 6 Episode 12 journal, Dana White confirmed to Matt Serra and Matt Hughes that the doctor found no such injury to Arroyo's rib.^[3]

UFC career

After the end of the show, Matt was given a fight against John Kolosci at The Ultimate Finale 6. Matt won by submission via armbar in the first round. Matt then would have a rematch against Matt Brown at The Ultimate Finale 7. Matt Arroyo lost the bout by TKO in the second round. Matt lost to Dan Cramer at UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2, Arroyo lost by Split Decision. After the loss, Arroyo was released from the UFC.^{[citation needed]}

Arroyo appears as a playable character in the video game UFC Undisputed 2009.

Personal life

Matt holds a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Tampa, where he was also the president of his fraternity Pi Kappa Phi. After college he sold life insurance for a year before committing himself to fighting full-time. He is currently very active in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments.¹ He has recently opened up his own fighting school known as Gracie Tampa South, where he, Rob Kahn, and Ron "The Ferret" Neagle are instructors.^{[citation needed]} On December 30, 2009, Arroyo received his black belt in BJJ under Rob Kahn.^[4] He also actively competes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
6 matches	3 wins	3 losses
By knockout	0	2
By submission	3	0
By decision	0	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	3-3	Dan Cramer	Decision (split)	UFC 94	02009-01-31 January 31, 2009	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	3-2	Matt Brown	TKO (Strikes)	The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale	02008-06-21 June 21, 2008	2	3:40	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	3-1	John Kolosci	Submission (armbar)	The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale	02007-12-08 December 8, 2007	1	4:42	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	2-1	Ariel Pena	Submission (triangle choke)	Real Fighting Championships 8: Invasion of the Cage	02007-02-24 February 24, 2007	1	1:39	Tampa, Florida, USA
Loss	1-1	Matt Brown	TKO	Real Fighting Championships 7: Night of Champions	02006-11-04 November 4, 2006	2	1:54	Tampa, Florida, USA
Win	1-0	Naeem Munir	Submission (rear naked choke)	Combat Fighting Championship 2	02006-09-23 September 23, 2006	1	0:56	Orlando, Florida, USA

References

1. ^ "Gracie Tampa's mixed martial arts fight team". http://www.gracietampa.net/index_files/Page385.htm. 
2. ^ Meltzer, Dave (2007-08-27). "Participants in Ultimate Fighter season six are announced". Los Angeles Times.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20071024150433/http://latimes.com/sports/boxing/la-mmacol27aug27,1,7872443.story?page=1&ctrack=3&cset=true. Retrieved 2007-08-27. 
3. ^ Matt Hughes' blog post about Arroyo's suspect rib injury
4. ^ Matt Arroyo Earns BJJ Black Belt

External links

• Matt Arroyo's official website
• Professional MMA record for Matt Arroyo from Sherdog
• Matt Arroyo's The Ultimate Fighter bio
• Matt Arroyo's Myspace page
• Gracie Tampa

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Name	Arroyo, Matt
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Date of birth	year=1982
Place of birth	Cobleskill, New York, United States
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