John Alessio

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John Alessio
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Other namesThe Natural
NationalityCanadian
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DivisionLightweight
Welterweight
Reach75 in (191 cm)
Fighting out ofLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
TeamXtreme Couture
Years active1998–2015
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Mixed martial arts record
Total54
Wins35
By knockout11
By submission14
By decision8
Unknown2
Losses17
By knockout2
By submission7
By decision7
By disqualification1
No contests2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

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John Paul Alessio (born July 5, 1979) is a Canadian retired professional mixed martial artist. A former competitor in Bellator's Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1998, Alessio has also formerly competed for the UFC where he was a former Welterweight title challenger, 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.

Background

Alessio was born and raised Duncan, British Columbia, 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.[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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.[2]

EliteXC

Alessio then signed a three-fight contract with EliteXC.[3] However, he did not fight for the promotion before they ceased operations in October 2008.

Ultimate Glory

Alessio faced Sergey Golyaev at Ultimate Glory 12 on October 16, 2010. He won the fight in the second round via kimura.[4]

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.[5]

Return to UFC

On April 3, 2012, it was reported that Alessio has returned to the UFC to replace an injured Matt Wiman and face Mark Bocek at UFC 145. Alessio was defeated via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).[6]

Alessio then faced Shane Roller on July 7, 2012, at UFC 148.[7] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[8]

Following his loss to Roller, Alessio was subsequently released from the UFC.[9]

Aggression Fighting Championship

On September 13, Alessio signed with Aggression Fighting Championship. He headlined their AFC 13 show in Victoria, British Columbia on November 3.[10] Alessio faced Dave Mazany in the main event.[11] The bout ended in No Contest due to Mazany accidentally poking Alessio in the eye.[12]

Bellator MMA

Alessio was scheduled to fight Tim Radcliffe at Global Warrior Challenge on June 29, 2013. However, he announced on Twitter on June 8 that a staph infection forced him to withdraw from the bout. Following that, Alessio announced that he had signed with Bellator MMA and will fight in the Lightweight tournament.[13]

Alessio was originally scheduled to face Guillaume De Lorenzi at Bellator 119 on May 9, 2014.[14] However, De Lorenzi was forced out of the bout due to injury, and Alessio instead fought Eric Wisely at the event.[15] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[16]

Alessio faced David Rickels at Bellator 139 on June 26, 2015.[17] The fight was declared a no contest in the first round after Rickles landed an unintentional illegal knee rendering Alessio unable to continue.[18]

Personal life

Alessio married Noelani Timas, an Import Tuner Script error: No such module "webarchive". model known as Noelani Chase on June 9, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada.[19] and he has one son prior to the relationship.[20]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
54 matches 35 wins 17 losses
By knockout 10 2
By submission 17 7
By decision 8 7
By disqualification 0 1
No contests 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
NC 35–17 (2) David Rickels NC (illegal knee) Bellator 139 Template:Dts 1 2:24 Mulvane, Kansas, United States
Win 35–17 (1) Eric Wisely Decision (unanimous) Bellator 119 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Rama, Ontario, Canada
Loss 34–17 (1) Will Brooks Decision (unanimous) Bellator 101 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Portland, Oregon, United States Bellator Season 9 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal
NC 34–16 (1) Dave Mazany No Contest (eye poke) AFC 13: Natural Selection Template:Dts 1 N/A Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Loss 34–16 Shane Roller Decision (unanimous) UFC 148 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 34–15 Mark Bocek Decision (unanimous) UFC 145 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Win 34–14 Ryan Healy Decision (unanimous) Score Fighting Series 4 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Win 33–14 Luiz Firmino Decision (unanimous) Superior Cage Combat 3 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Dropped to Lightweight.
Win 32–14 Shawn Fitzsimmons Submission (rear-naked choke) Superior Cage Combat 2 Template:Dts 2 3:52 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 31–14 Siyar Bahadurzada TKO (punches) United Glory 13 Template:Dts 1 1:55 Charleroi, Belgium Welterweight Tournament Semifinal bout.
Win 31–13 Phil Collins TKO (punches) TPF 7: Deck the Halls Template:Dts 3 0:35 Lemoore, California, United States Won the Vacant Tachi Palace Fights Welterweight Championship.
Win 30–13 Sergey Golyaev Submission (kimura) United Glory 12 Template:Dts 2 2:51 Amsterdam, Netherlands Welterweight Tournament quarterfinal bout.
Win 29–13 War Machine Submission (rear-naked choke) TPF 5: Stars and Strikes Template:Dts 3 2:24 Lemoore, California, United States
Win 28–13 Chris Clements Submission (guillotine choke) W-1 MMA 4: Bad Blood Template:Dts 1 4:24 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 27–13 Matt Delanoit Submission (rear-naked choke) ROF 37: Warlords Template:Dts 1 2:46 Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win 26–13 Luigi Fioravanti KO (punches) MFC 22 Template:Dts 3 1:34 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win 25–13 Andrew Buckland Submission (rear-naked choke) MFC 21 Template:Dts 1 2:53 Enoch, Alberta, Canada
Loss 24–13 André Galvão Submission (armbar) Dream 8 Template:Dts 1 7:34 Nagoya, Japan Welterweight Grand Prix First Round.
Loss 24–12 Paul Daley KO (punches) MFC 19: Long Time Coming Template:Dts 2 2:18 Enoch, Alberta, Canada
Win 24–11 Gideon Ray TKO (punches) SuperFights MMA: Night of Combat 2 Template:Dts 1 0:45 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 23–11 Pete Spratt Submission (rear-naked choke) Banner Promotions: Night of Combat Template:Dts 2 2:07 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 22–11 Brock Larson DQ (knee to downed fighter) WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann Template:Dts 1 1:50 Paradise, Nevada, United States
Win 22–10 Todd Moore Decision (unanimous) WEC 31 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Paradise, Nevada, United States
Win 21–10 Marcelo Brito Decision (unanimous) WEC 30 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 20–10 Alex Serdyukov Submission (guillotine choke) WEC 28 Template:Dts 1 1:17 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 19–10 Carlos Condit Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio Template:Dts 2 4:59 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States For the WEC Welterweight Championship.
Win 19–9 Brian Gassaway Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 25 Template:Dts 1 4:50 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 18–9 Thiago Alves Decision (unanimous) Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter Template:Dts 3 5:00 Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win 18–8 Alex Serdyukov Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 23: Hot August Fights Template:Dts 3 1:52 Lemoore, California, United States
Loss 17–8 Diego Sanchez Decision (unanimous) UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie Template:Dts 3 5:00 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 17–7 Savant Young Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC: Shock and Awe Template:Dts 3 2:09 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win 16–7 Shannon Ritch TKO (punches) KOTC 58: Prime Time Template:Dts 1 0:41 San Jacinto, California, United States
Loss 15–7 Jonathan Goulet Decision (split) TKO 18: Impact Template:Dts 3 5:00 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 15–6 Brandon Olsen Submission (armbar) ETB: Enter the Beast Template:Dts 1 2:59 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Win 14–6 Ronald Jhun Decision (unanimous) KOTC 29: Renegades Template:Dts 3 5:00 San Jacinto, California, United States Won the KOTC Welterweight Championship. Later vacated title.
Loss 13–6 Jason Black Decision (split) UCC 12: Adrenaline Template:Dts 3 5:00 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 13–5 Eiji Mitsuoka TKO (doctor stoppage) PRIDE The Best Vol.2 Template:Dts 2 3:13 Tokyo, Japan
Win 12–5 Chris Brennan TKO (punches) KOTC 15: Bad Intentions Template:Dts 1 2:20 San Jacinto, California, United States
Win 11–5 John Delao TKO (punches) World Freestyle Fighting 1 Template:Dts 1 1:22 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Win 10–5 Nassor Lewis Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC 12: Cold Blood Template:Dts 1 2:07 San Jacinto, California, United States
Win 9–5 Sean Pierson KO (head kick) UCC 7: Bad Boyz Template:Dts 2 1:14 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 8–5 Thomas Denny Submission (keylock) KOTC 11: Domination Template:Dts 1 1:55 San Jacinto, California, United States
Loss 7–5 Joe Doerksen Submission (rear-naked choke) Superbrawl: Futurebrawl 2000 Template:Dts 2 3:48 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss 7–4 Pat Miletich Submission (armbar) UFC 26 Template:Dts 2 1:43 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
Win 7–3 Jay R. Palmer Submission (rear-naked choke) SuperBrawl 16 Template:Dts 1 1:20 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Won the SuperBrawl 16 Middleweight Tournament
Win 6–3 John Chrisostomo TKO (punches) SuperBrawl 16 Template:Dts 2 3:04 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States SuperBrawl 16 Middleweight Tournament Semifinals
Loss 5–3 Egan Inoue Submission (rear-naked choke) SuperBrawl 15 Template:Dts 1 2:41 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win 5–2 Jason Meaders Decision (unanimous) Neutral Grounds 13 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Lakeside, California, United States
Loss 4–2 Kousei Kubota Submission (kimura) Pancrase: Breakthrough 9 Template:Dts 1 10:53 Tokyo, Japan
Win 4–1 Fritz Borchardt TKO (strikes) Extreme Challenge 28 Template:Dts 1 2:12 Ogden, Utah, United States
Win 3–1 Ben Earwood Decision (split) Extreme Challenge 28 Template:Dts 1 13:00 Ogden, Utah, United States
Loss 2–1 David Harris Submission (rear-naked choke) Bas Rutten Invitational 2 Template:Dts 1 8:32 Littleton, Colorado, United States
Win 2–0 Derek McClinton Submission (heel hook) Ultimate Battle Template:Dts 1 1:44 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Win 1–0 Mike Headley Submission (arm-triangle choke) Ultimate Battle Template:Dts 1 5:28 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

See also

References

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