Dan Barrera

Dan Barrera
Born	Rupert, Idaho, United States
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division	Welterweight
Mixed martial arts record
Total	4
Wins	3
By knockout	1
By submission	1
By decision	1
Losses	1
By decision	1
Draws	0

Daniel Barrera is an American professional mixed martial artist.

Background

Born and raised on a farm in Rupert, Idaho, Barrera has became a devout Christian after he has been baptised at the age of two. First look of his obsessive attachment towards his religion, it has been portrayed in the sixth season of the Ultimate Fighter reality series. Daniel excelled as a wrestler at Minico High School making it to the state championships in 1999.

Upon graduating Barrera enlisted in the Air Force, taking up boxing and compiled a 15-3-0 record including a hard-fought loss to 2004 Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward. After being transferred to Fort Knox in Kentucky the lack of a boxing gym in the area turned Barrera to hand-to-hand combat training with other soldiers, and an MMA career was born. Based from his hand-to-hand combat experience after his enlistment from the Air Force, his boxing style has tremendously correlated with his mixed martial arts experience, even though he had a detrimental lose to Jeet Kun Do fighter Ben Saunders.

Mixed martial arts career

Upon his honorable discharge in 2005 after a tour in Pakistan he moved back to Idaho with his wife and began training while working for the Rupert Fire Department.

He was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Hughes.^[1]

He is currently training with former World Champion BJ Penn in Hilo, Hawaii. Transferring his job and family to Hawaii has had immediate effects on his all-around MMA arsenal, after winning the Triple Crown Grappling Championships in Oahu he continues to work with World Class BJJ instructors on a continuing basis.

The Ultimate Fighter

Dan was eliminated in the first round of The Ultimate Fighter 6 by Ben Saunders via majority decision, and then lost to Ben again during the finale of the season on December 8, 2007 via unanimous decision in his first UFC fight.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
4 matches	3 wins	1 loss
By knockout	1	0
By submission	1	0
By decision	1	1
Draws	0

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	3-1	Brett Malphrus	Decision (unanimous)	LOTC - Lords of the Cage	02010-11-19 November 19, 2010	3	5:00	Temecula, California, United States
Win	2-1	David Overfield	TKO	SOS - Showcase of Strength	02008-10-03 October 3, 2008	2	2:50	Shepherdsville, Kentucky, United States
Win	1-1	Chancelor Edmonson	Submission (rear naked choke)	Warrior MMA - Consequences	02008-09-13 September 13, 2008	1	3:57	Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States
Loss	0-1	Ben Saunders	Decision (unanimous)	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs Team Serra Finale	02007-12-08 December 8, 2007	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

References

1. ^ 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. 

External links

• Professional MMA record for Dan Barrera from Sherdog

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Name	Barrera, Dan
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Place of birth	Rupert, Idaho, United States
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