Chris Lozano | |
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Born |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
September 14, 1982
Other names | The Cleveland Assassin |
Nationality | American |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
Division | Welterweight |
Reach | 75.5 in (192 cm) |
Style | Boxing, Taekwondo, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu |
Fighting out of | Cleveland, Ohio |
Team | Evolve MMA |
Rank | NCAA Division I Wrestling Red belt in Taekwondo Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 1 |
Wins | 0 |
Losses | 1 |
Draws | 0 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 13 |
Wins | 10 |
By knockout | 8 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 1 |
Losses | 3 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Chris Lozano (born September 14, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships and North American Allied Fight Series (NAAFS).
Lozano began wrestling when he was in the fifth grade. Aside from wrestling, he holds a red belt in taekwondo, which he earned when he was only 17. He also has a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He has a small boxing background, owning a 0-1 pro boxing record.
Lozano made his professional MMA debut in June 2009.
Lozano began his mixed martial arts career fighting in NAAFS. He is undefeated under the organization with 5 knockouts. After suffering the first loss of his career to Lyman Good at Bellator 35, he bounced back with a first round KO victory over Gerric Hayes at NAAFS - Caged Vengeance 9.
In his Bellator debut, Lozano fought UFC veteran Yoshiyuki Yoshida at Bellator 31 and defeated him by TKO (corner stoppage) to give him a spot in the Bellator Season 4 Welterweight Tournament. He fought former Bellator welterweight champion Lyman Good in the first round of the Bellator Season 4 Welterweight Tournament. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
in 2011, Lozano entered into the Bellator Season 5 Welterweight Tournament. He fought Brent Weedman in the opening round held at Bellator 49 and won the fight via unanimous decision. In the semifinal round he lost via KO to Douglas Lima, the eventual winner of the tournament.