Todd Duffee (born on December 6, 1985 in Evansville, Indiana) is a American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. Duffee currently fights for Ultimate Fighting Championship in their heavyweight division.
Biography[]
Template:Expand section Duffee was born in Evansville, Indiana and grew up in Eldorado, Illinois.[1]
Mixed martial arts[]
Duffee got his start into MMA after enrolling in boxing classes at the age of sixteen. The classes were unprofessional, poorly organized and lacked good training partners. After moving down to Atlanta, Georgia, Duffee was able to take classes at a real boxing gym. After finding out about MMA, he immediately went out and rented old UFC fights. Three days later, Duffee was working hard at a local MMA gym.[2]
Duffee won his first three fights against Mike Walbright, Mark Haniger and Josh Bennett. Duffee then agreed to fight UFC and PRIDE FC veteran, Assuerio Silva in the main event of Jungle Fights 11. Duffee dominated the fight and won by knockout in the second round.[3]
Ultimate Fighting Championship[]
Duffee was set to make his UFC debut against Mostapha Al Turk at UFC 99 until the UFC pulled Duffee from the fight for Mirko Filipovic.[4] He was next announced by the UFC to face fellow UFC newcomer Mike Russow however Duffee was then pulled from that match to face Tim Hague.[5]
Duffee fought at UFC 102 on the undercard against Hague. During this fight, Duffee gained the new UFC record for fastest KO, knocking out Hague in only seven seconds, after throwing the first punch that knocked him down. After he knocked Hague out, he celebrated to the camera by saying "That was an appetizer, I want to eat now Dana, let me eat!"
Duffee was expected to face Paul Buentello at UFC 107[6][7] but pulled out due to a knee injury.
Duffee is currently looking for a new gym after being accepted into University of Nevada-Las Vegas for its spring 2010 semester beginning in January. He is looking into Xtreme Couture or Wand Fight Team.[8]
Duffee is scheduled to fight Mike Russow at UFC 114.[9]
Titles and awards[]
Ultimate Fighting Championship:
- Fastest Knockout (7 seconds)
MMA record[]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 11 | 6 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 0 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
References[]
- ↑ http://www.ufc.com/ToddDuffee
- ↑ When the UFC came calling, Todd Duffee answered (slowly)
- ↑ http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Todd-Duffee-22903
- ↑ UFC 102 card complete with official addition of Todd Duffee vs. Mike Russow prelim fight. MMAJunkie.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved on June 29, 2009.
- ↑ UFC heavyweight newcomer Todd Duffee fights Tim Hague, not Mike Russow, at UFC 102. MMAJunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10.
- ↑ Heavyweight Todd Duffee targeted for UFC 107. MMAJunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.
- ↑ http://archive.is/20120716092309/mmajunkie.com/news/16250/returning-paul-buentello-to-get-heavyweight-todd-duffee-at-ufc-107-in-december.mma
- ↑ http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/ufc-prospect-duffee-contemplating-west-coast-move-20034
- ↑ http://archive.is/20120712035415/mmajunkie.com/news/17783/heavyweights-todd-duffee-and-mike-russow-agree-to-meet-at-ufc-114-in-may.mma
External links[]
ja:トッド・ダフィー
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win |  Tim Hague
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KO (Punches) | UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira | August 29, 2009 | 1 | 0:07 |  Portland, Oregon, USA
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Fastest recorded knockout in UFC history |
| Win |  Assuério Silva
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TKO (Punches) | Jungle Fight 11 | September 13, 2008 | 2 | 1:17 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| |
| Win | Josh Bennett
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KO (Punches) | Alianza National Full Contact 2 | August 8, 2008 | 1 | 1:25 |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
| |
| Win | Mark Haniger
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TKO (Punches) | Crazy Horse Fights | December 11, 2007 | 1 | 3:22 | Miami, Florida, USA
| |
| Win | Mike Walbright
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TKO (Punches) | Beatdown Fight Party: Head On Collision | June 1, 2007 | 1 | :16 | Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
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| Win | Jonathan Spears
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TKO (Punches) | Beatdown Fight Party: Invasion | February 9, 2007 | 1 | :15 | Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
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