Enrique Barzola
| Enrique Barzola | |
|---|---|
| Born | Enrique Johnatan Barzola Acosta April 25, 1989 Lima, Peru |
| Other names | El Fuerte |
| Nationality | Peruvian |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) |
| Division | Featherwweight (145 lb) |
| Reach | 70.0 in (178 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, Luta Livre, Kickboxing, BJJ |
| Fighting out of | Lima, Peru |
| Team | Pitbull Martial Arts Center American Top Team |
| Trainer | Ivan Iberico and Hector Iberico |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Enrique "El Fuerte" Barzola (born April 28, 1989) is a Peruvian mixed martial artist. He was the lightweight champion of UFC “The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2.” and he is currently fights in Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Barzola was born in Lima, Peru. He was graphic designer and studied architecture in college briefly prior turned to fight professionally in MMA.
Barzola was a wrestler and never thought he would become a professionally fighter, due to money was scarced for MMA lessons, even thought he enjoyed mixed martial arts since he was young, watching Cain Velasquez and Fedor Emelianenko on You Tube. He transitioned from to mixed martial arts when he was 22 after he joined a MMA gym with his friends and teachers Ivan and Hector Iberico. After six months of training, he announced that he would fight in UFC one day where he was laught at by his gym mates, and four years later he became the lightweight champion of UFC “The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2".
Barzola began his professional mixed martial arts career in 2012.
While on the regional circuit in South America, he competed primarily in his home country of Peru. He amassed a record of 10-2-1 prior joining UFC.
Barzola was selected as one of the cast members for The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 , UFC The Ultimate Fighter TV series, under Team Efrain Escudero in April 2015.
In the elimination round, Barzola defeated the Chilean Jonathan Ortega by unanimous decision. Barzola next faced Paraguayan Cesar Arzamendia in the semifinals and won by submission in round one. He moved on to face Horacio Gultierrez on UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Gastelum for the title belt.
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