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1165:4:00
1129:5:00
1057:4:00
1021:1:40
983:2:52
956:Loss
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912:Loss
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825:3:53
787:5:00
749:1:26
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682:Loss
669:4:19
647:10–4
631:1:35
607:10–5
604:Loss
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571:10–6
568:Loss
557:Time
551:Date
536:Res.
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240:from
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1142:Win
1109:2–0
1106:Win
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1073:3–0
1070:Win
1037:4–0
1034:Win
999:5–0
996:Win
959:5–1
915:5–2
899:N/A
879:6–2
876:Win
841:7–2
838:Win
803:8–2
800:Win
765:9–2
762:Win
725:9–3
685:9–4
644:Win
354:and
300:and
264:and
166:Wins
125:Team
29:Born
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1079:KO
442:NFL
421:WEC
362:WEC
266:WEC
262:UFC
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