John Alessio
| John Alessio | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 5, 1979 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Other names | The Natural |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight Welterweight |
| Reach | 75.0 in (191 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Team | Xtreme Couture |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 54 |
| Wins | 35 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| By submission | 14 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Unknown | 2 |
| Losses | 17 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 7 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| No contests | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
John Paul Alessio (born July 5, 1979) is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1998, Alessio has also formerly competed for the UFC, the WEC, PRIDE, King of the Cage, MFC and DREAM. Alessio is also the former King of the Cage Welterweight Champion and King of the Cage Superfight Champion.
Alessio was born and raised Duncan, Vancouver Island,where he began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and kickboxing, before moving to San Jose, California at the age of 19 in order to pursue his dream of becoming a professional fighter. During his professional mixed martial arts career, Alessio has also won two national BMX trick biking championships.
Alessio made his UFC debut at just 20 years old at UFC 26 on June 9, 2000 when he faced Pat Miletich. He lost the fight via armbar submission in the second round.
Alessio then signed a three-fight contract with EliteXC. However, he did not fight for the promotion before they ceased operations in October 2008.
Alessio faced Sergey Golyaev at Ultimate Glory 12 on October 16, 2010. He won the fight in the second round via kimura.
Alessio then fought Siyar Bahadurzada in the United Glory welterweight semifinals on January 30, 2011 in Charleroi, Belgium and was beaten via TKO in the first round.
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