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1519:Ozzy Avalos
1483:Plinio Cruz
1421:May 16, 2009
1264:May 13, 2010
1186:May 14, 2011
1062:May 12, 2012
981:May 10, 2013
839:Piotr Strus
813:May 23, 2015
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111:Middleweight
51:May 25, 1981
1774:1981 births
1660:January 13,
1608:www.ufc.com
1411:Reggie Orr
1376:Ray Lizama
1334:CB Dollaway
1294:Chris Leben
1259:Bellator 18
1255:KO (punch)
1212:Jaime Jara
1181:Bellator 44
600:Oscar Cota
542:By decision
516:By knockout
407:Bellator 44
400:Bellator 18
392:Paulo Filho
372:Chris Leben
361:CB Dollaway
300:Heavyweight
103:Heavyweight
75:Nationality
67:Other names
1768:Categories
1635:2009-09-13
1587:References
1522:KO (knee)
787:New Jersey
748:New Jersey
357:Dan Miller
47:1981-05-25
1755:Jay Silva
1075:, Poland
1035:, Canada
994:, Canada
968:Sam Alvey
951:, Poland
904:, Poland
864:, Poland
826:, Poland
584:Location
566:Opponent
509:12 losses
470:Sam Alvey
292:Jay Silva
23:Jay Silva
908:For the
902:Warszawa
759:10–10–1
729:CCFC 63
720:10–11–1
674:10–12–1
635:11–12–1
386:Bellator
308:Bellator
129:Southpaw
99:Division
78:American
1745:Sherdog
798:9–10–1
706:Ireland
596:12–12–1
569:Method
563:Record
504:12 wins
468:alumni
284:Sherdog
172:present
1057:KSW 19
1017:MFC 36
976:MFC 37
933:KSW 24
886:KSW 26
862:Kraków
846:KSW 29
836:9–9–1
824:Gdańsk
808:KSW 31
702:Dublin
663:Serbia
659:Odzaci
587:Notes
578:Round
572:Event
318:, and
310:, the
235:Losses
185:record
125:Stance
91:Weight
83:Height
61:Angola
57:Luanda
1743:from
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1477:Loss
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1428:1:41
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833:Draw
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717:Loss
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671:Loss
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619:2:13
581:Time
575:Date
560:Res.
282:from
261:Draws
191:Total
170:2008–
117:Reach
1662:2010
1552:1–0
1549:Win
1516:2–0
1513:Win
1480:2–1
1444:3–1
1441:Win
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1089:Win
1073:Łódź
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201:Wins
154:Rank
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312:MFC
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