Joe Pearson (fighter)
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| Joe Pearson | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 28, 1978 Davenport, Iowa, United States |
| Other names | The Triangular Strangler |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Flyweight (125 lb) Bantamweight (135 lb) Featherweight (145 lb) Lightweight (155 lb) |
| Style | Grappler |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Bettendorf, Iowa, United States |
| Team | Miletich Fighting Systems Team Evolution[1] Stranglers Playground[2] |
| Rank | Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu |
| Years active | 2002โ2019 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 78 |
| Wins | 46 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 42 |
| Losses | 31 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| By submission | 19 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Joe Pearson (born March 28, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist who has fought in PRIDE, WEC and Shooto. Except for his first professional bout, no fight in Pearson's career has gone to decision.
Pearson also holds the record for most triangle chokes in mixed martial arts history, successfully utilizing the submission twenty-five times in his career.
Biography[edit]
Early MMA career[edit]
Pearson started his MMA career at 2002, fighting for several organizations in the midwest of United States. He made a 7-1-1 record and then came to Japan to fight for Shooto against Hatsu Hioki. Pearson lost the bout via submission. After this, he had an unstable sequence of fights, until the second half of 2006 when he won six straight bouts and was called to fight for Pride.
Pride FC and WEC Featherweight Championship[edit]
In Pride Bushido 13 he faced the Pancrase and DEEP veteran Yoshiro Maeda. He won the bout via submission in the very first round.[3] In early 2007 he gained an opportunity to fight against the WEC Featherweight Champion Urijah Faber. However, he lost via submission in the first round.[4]
MSMMA and CFC titles[edit]
After his bout in WEC he came back to his home region and became the Mainstream MMA and CFC Champion. In 2008 he lost his Mainstream MMA Championship to Erik Koch.[5]
Pearson was expected to face Jeff Curran on May 13, 2011 at XFO 39, but had to withdraw due to a car accident.[6]
Pancrase[edit]
Pearson faced 2009 Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix Champion Masanori Kanehara on September 29, 2013 at Pancrase 252 in the Pancrase World Grand Slam opening round.[7] He lost via knockout early in the first round.[8]
Other promotions[edit]
Pearson faced Brady Harrison at XFS - Unstoppable on February 8, 2014. He lost via first round TKO.[9] Pearson then snapped his three fight losing streak on May 19, 2014, defeating Nic Cox via triangle choke at Extreme Challenge 231.
Championships and accomplishments[edit]
Mixed martial arts[edit]
- Mainstream MMA
- Mainstream MMA Lightweight Championship (One time)
- Courage Fighting Championships
- CFC Lightweight Championship (One time)
- Records
- Most wins via triangle choke in MMA history (24 times)[10]
Mixed martial arts record[edit]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 78 matches | 46 wins | 31 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 12 |
| By submission | 42 | 19 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 45โ31โ1 | Kenny Porter | KO (spinning back fist and punches) | Gateway Fighting Series 8 | March 3, 2017 | 1 | 0:26 | St. Charles, Missouri, United States | Flyweight bout. |
| Loss | 45โ30โ1 | Nate Williams | Submission (guillotine choke) | Gateway Fighting Series 6 | December 10, 2016 | 2 | 1:31 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | For the GFS Bantamweight Championship. |
| Loss | 45โ29โ1 | Josh Smith | Submission (punches) | Extreme Challenge 233 | May 7, 2016 | 1 | 1:20 | Clinton, Iowa, United States | Catchweight (130lbs). |
| Loss | 45โ28โ1 | Tateki Matsuda | Submission (punches) | Legacy FC 51: Ramos vs. Vasquez | February 5, 2016 | 1 | 4:49 | Hinckley, Minnesota, United States | |
| Loss | 45โ27โ1 | David Sachs | Submission (punches) | XFO 57 | November 21, 2015 | 1 | 3:53 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 45โ26โ1 | Ben Pierre-Saint | Submission (punches) | Inner Strength MMA 2: Fight Night | October 17, 2015 | 2 | 4:15 | Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Loss | 45โ25โ1 | John Castaneda | TKO (punches) | KOTC: Power Surge | August 22, 2015 | 1 | 2:47 | Carlton, Minnesota, United States | |
| Loss | 45โ24โ1 | Patrick Magdaleno | Submission (punches) | KOTC: Total Dominance | May 16, 2015 | 1 | 2:16 | Carlton, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 45โ23โ1 | Adam Schumacher | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Caged Aggression 15 - Dedication | March 28, 2015 | 1 | 3:12 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 44โ23โ1 | Brandon Pfannenstiel | TKO (retirement) | VFC: Victory Fighting Championships 44 | December 13, 2014 | 2 | 5:00 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| Loss | 44โ22โ1 | Erik Vo | Submission (punches) | Caged Aggression 14: All or Nothing | October 10, 2014 | 1 | 4:10 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 44โ21โ1 | Joe Wilk | Submission (armbar) | VFC: Fight Night Fort Riley 1 | July 12, 2014 | 1 | 1:50 | Fort Riley, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 44โ20โ1 | Nic Cox | Submission (triangle choke) | Extreme Challenge 231 | May 19, 2014 | 1 | 1:59 | Bettendorf, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 43โ20โ1 | Brady Harrison | KO (punch) | Xplode Fight Series - Unstoppable | February 8, 2014 | 1 | 4:46 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | For the XFS Bantamweight Championship. |
| Loss | 43โ19โ1 | Mirsad Bektiฤ | TKO (punches) | Victory Fighting Championship 41 | December 14, 2013 | 1 | 1:32 | Ralston, Nebraska, United States | |
| Loss | 43โ18โ1 | Masanori Kanehara | KO (punch) | Pancrase 252: 20th Anniversary | September 29, 2013 | 1 | 0:21 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | Pancrase World Grand Slam bantaweight opening round. |
| Win | 43โ17โ1 | Steve Smith | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Extreme Challenge 227 | May 3, 2013 | 1 | 1:08 | Bettendorf, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 42โ17โ1 | Michael Glenn | Submission (triangle choke) | Extreme Challenge 224 | January 25, 2013 | 1 | 1:08 | Bettendorf, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 41โ17โ1 | Julian Nava | Submission (punches) | Extreme Challenge 199 | November 19, 2011 | 1 | 1:37 | Bettendorf, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 40โ17โ1 | Mike Lindquist | Submission (triangle choke) | Extreme Challenge 191 | August 26, 2011 | 1 | 1:22 | Bettendorf, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 39โ17โ1 | John DeVall | Submission (armbar) | Extreme Challenge 182 | April 30, 2011 | 1 | 1:22 | Bettendorf, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 38โ17โ1 | Levi Martin | Submission | Blueblood MMA: Trials of a Gladiator 10 | March 26, 2011 | 1 | 0:45 | Bettendorf, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 37โ17โ1 | Jeremy Marts | Submission (triangle choke) | Extreme Challenge | January 29, 2011 | 1 | 1:42 | Bettendorf, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 36โ17โ1 | Daniel Mason-Straus | Submission (punches) | XFO 36: Outdoor War 6 | August 14, 2010 | 2 | 4:04 | Island Lake, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 36โ16โ1 | Danny Sykora | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pinnacle Combat MMA 5 | June 5, 2010 | 1 | 1:11 | Dubuque, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 36โ15โ1 | Chico Camus | TKO (punches) | NAFC: Stand Your Ground | April 3, 2010 | 2 | 3:57 | West Allis, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 36โ14โ1 | James McNamera | Submission (triangle choke) | Extreme Challenge 140 | November 21, 2009 | 1 | 2:38 | East Peoria, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 35โ14โ1 | Adam Schumacher | Submission (triangle choke) | Pinnacle Combat MMA 3 | November 14, 2009 | 1 | 1:37 | Dubuque, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 34โ14โ1 | Paul Bird | TKO (punches) | Extreme Challenge 135 | September 12, 2009 | 1 | 4:37 | Osceola, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 34โ13โ1 | Julian Nava | KO (punch) | Midwest Fighting Championships | August 22, 2009 | 1 | 0:06 | Centerville, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 33โ13โ1 | Jutarious Collette | Submission (triangle choke) | Iowa Challenge 52: Kickfest in the Cage | July 18, 2009 | 1 | 0:52 | Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 32โ13โ1 | Josh Rabedeaux | Submission (triangle choke) | Blueblood MMA: Trials of a Gladiator | June 27, 2009 | 1 | 0:31 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 31โ13โ1 | Jamie Stearns | Submission (triangle choke) | MFC 6: Bragging Rights | May 22, 2009 | 1 | 0:35 | Knoxville, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 30โ13โ1 | Raphael Assunรงรฃo | TKO (punches) | IHC 12: Resurrection | November 8, 2008 | 1 | 0:12 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 30โ12โ1 | Sean Wilson | Submission (guillotine choke) | Extreme Challenge 109 | October 18, 2008 | 1 | 1:06 | Moline, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 30โ11โ1 | Bill Kamery | KO (punches) | Mainstream MMA 10: Reloaded | September 13, 2008 | 1 | 0:36 | Dubuque, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 30โ10โ1 | Simoin Babock | Submission (triangle choke) | Iowa Challenge 48 | July 12, 2008 | 1 | 1:23 | Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 29โ10โ1 | Timmy Morrisey | KO (knee) | Extreme Challenge 100 | June 28, 2008 | 1 | 0:09 | Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 28โ10โ1 | John Hosman | Submission (triangle choke) | Adrenaline MMA 1 | June 14, 2008 | 1 | 1:42 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 27โ10โ1 | James Firth | Submission (triangle choke) | Extreme Challenge 96 | May 10, 2008 | 1 | 1:20 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 26โ10โ1 | Erik Koch | Submission (triangle choke) | Mainstream MMA 9: New Era | April 5, 2008 | 1 | 3:00 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | Lost Mainstream MMA lightweight championship. |
| Win | 26โ9โ1 | Bruce Lee Miller | TKO | AFA: Sunday Night Fights | March 23, 2008 | 1 | 2:00 | United States | |
| Win | 25โ9โ1 | Glen Hanson | Submission (triangle choke) | Courage Fighting Championships 10 | March 22, 2008 | 1 | 0:58 | United States | Won CFC lightweight championship. |
| Win | 24โ9โ1 | Andrew Hoogeboom | Submission (triangle choke) | Extreme Challenge: Trials | March 15, 2008 | 1 | 0:57 | United States | |
| Win | 23โ9โ1 | Chuck Burch | Submission (triangle choke) | Iowa Challenge 46 | January 12, 2008 | 1 | 1:25 | Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 22โ9โ1 | Charlie Branch | Submission (triangle choke) | Revolution Combat Championships 2 | November 24, 2007 | 1 | 0:42 | Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 21โ9โ1 | Marcus Hermann | Submission (punches) | CVFA: Ironman Challenge | November 3, 2007 | 1 | 0:24 | Webster City, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 20โ9โ1 | John Strawn | Submission (triangle choke) | Mainstream MMA 7: Vengeance | October 20, 2007 | 1 | 0:29 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | Won Mainstream MMA lightweight championship. |
| Win | 19โ9โ1 | Marcus Hermann | Submission (armbar) | CVFA: Fall Brawl | October 13, 2007 | 1 | 0:33 | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 18โ9โ1 | Charles Wilson | Submission (triangle choke) | Total Fight Challenge 10 | September 15, 2007 | 2 | 4:44 | Cicero, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 18โ8โ1 | Theodore Reynol | Submission (punches) | West Liberty Cage Fights | August 17, 2007 | 1 | 1:22 | West Liberty, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 17โ8โ1 | Urijah Faber | Submission (punches and elbows) | WEC 25 | January 20, 2007 | 1 | 2:31 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For WEC featherweight championship. |
| Win | 17โ7โ1 | Yoshiro Maeda | Submission (guillotine choke) | Pride - Bushido 13 | November 5, 2006 | 1 | 0:54 | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |
| Win | 16โ7โ1 | Chad Hutchinson | Submission | Extreme Challenge 71 | October 7, 2006 | 1 | N/A | Moline, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 15โ7โ1 | Shawn Tarpen | TKO (referee stoppage) | Iowa Challenge 31 | September 30, 2006 | 1 | 0:28 | Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 14โ7โ1 | Shawn Nolan | Submission (punches) | Royalty Fight Night 1 | September 3, 2006 | 1 | 1:01 | Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 13โ7โ1 | Brandon Carlson | Submission (armbar) | Miletich Kombat Sports | July 29, 2006 | 1 | 0:29 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 12โ7โ1 | Terrance Johnson | Submission (armbar) | Extreme Challenge 69 | July 22, 2006 | 1 | 0:19 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 11โ7โ1 | Billy Rutherford | Submission (triangle choke) | Courage Fighting Championships 6 | July 15, 2006 | 1 | N/A | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 10โ7โ1 | John Mahlow | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | IHC 10: Tempest | March 25, 2006 | 1 | N/A | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 10โ6โ1 | Eben Kaneshiro | TKO (punches) | Garden Island Cage Match 3 | March 25, 2006 | 1 | N/A | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 10โ5โ1 | Miguel Torres | Submission (triangle choke) | Total Fight Challenge 5 | February 18, 2006 | 1 | 0:28 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 10โ4โ1 | Joรฃo Herdy | TKO | IHC 9: Purgatory | November 19, 2005 | 1 | 2:45 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 10โ3โ1 | Kevin English | Submission (triangle choke) | Total Fight Challenge 4 | September 17, 2005 | 1 | 2:14 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 9โ3โ1 | Brian Price | Submission (triangle choke) | Battle of Champions: Round 1 | June 25, 2005 | 1 | 1:30 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 8โ3โ1 | David Love | Submission (triangle choke) | Total Fight Challenge 3 | May 21, 2005 | 3 | 3:44 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 7โ3โ1 | Dan Swift | Submission (triangle choke) | Silverback Classic 20 | April 30, 2005 | N/A | N/A | LaSalle, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 7โ2โ1 | Hatsu Hioki | Submission (punches) | Shooto: Gig Central 7 | March 27, 2005 | 1 | 1:35 | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | |
| Win | 7โ1โ1 | Jay Estrada | Submission (triangle choke) | IHC 8: Ethereal | November 20, 2004 | 1 | 1:41 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 6โ1โ1 | Tommy Lee | Submission (armbar) | Total Martial Arts Challenge 2 | August 28, 2004 | 1 | 4:19 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 5โ1โ1 | Myron Neisler | Submission | Courage Fighting Championships 1 | July 24, 2004 | 1 | 0:29 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 4โ1โ1 | Lucas Grothsky | Submission (armbar) | Iowa Challenge: Extreme Boxing | May 7, 2004 | 1 | 4:20 | Davenport, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 3โ1โ1 | Craig Meagher | Submission (triangle choke) | Silverback Classic 16 | June 28, 2003 | 1 | N/A | Canton, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 2โ1โ1 | Jordan Anderson | Submission (strikes) | Silverback Classic 15: Slam at the Slipper | May 31, 2003 | 1 | N/A | Ottawa, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 2โ0โ1 | Rudy Arevalo | Submission (triangle choke) | Silverback Classic 14 | March 15, 2003 | N/A | N/A | LaSalle, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 1โ0โ1 | Craig Meagher | Submission (armbar) | Silverback Classic 14 | March 15, 2003 | N/A | N/A | LaSalle, Illinois, United States | |
| Draw | 0โ0โ1 | Ricky Olsen | Draw | Silverback Classic 10: Extreme Warriors | April 27, 2002 | N/A | N/A | LaSalle, Illinois, United States |
References[edit]
- โ Robin Troutman Johnson (August 20, 2011). "The Triangular Strangler Joe Pearson is ready to strike again". Bleacherreport.com. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- โ VictoryFighter.com (August 20, 2011). "Joe Pearson excited to be apart of victory". VictoryFC. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- โ John Chandler (April 15, 2008). "Evening news and notes: April 15, 2008". MMAontap.com. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- โ "Joe Pearson's profile". UFC.com. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- โ "Mainstream Mixed Martial Arts 9, "New Era"". Youtube.com. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- โ MMArecap.com staff (May 9, 2011). "Joe Pearson out, Billy Vaughn in against Jeff Curran". MMArecap.com. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- โ Shu Hirata (August 21, 2013). "Pancrase 252 - 09/29/2013: Kanehara draws Pearson and more opening round bouts announced". Adcombat.com. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- โ Dean Marchand (September 29, 2013). "Ryo Kawamura smashes Kazuo Takahashi in Pancrase 20th anniversary headliner". Sherdog.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
- โ "Xplode Fight Series - Unstoppable Official Results". Mixedmartialarts.com. February 8, 2014.
- โ Scott Harris (January 9, 2012). "50 random MMA facts you never knew: The true triangle master (page 23)". Bleacherreport.com. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
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