Toby Imada

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Toby Imada
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BornTimoteo Tobias Imada
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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DivisionLight Heavyweight
Middleweight
Welterweight
Lightweight
Featherweight
Reach69 in (175 cm)[1]
StyleJudo, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Shootboxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofAustin, Texas, United States
TeamThe Alliance MMA
Victory MMA
RankBlack Belt in Judo
Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active1998–2013
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Kickboxing record
Total8
Wins5
By knockout2
Losses3
By knockout1
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Mixed martial arts record
Total49
Wins30
By knockout8
By submission20
By decision2
Losses18
By knockout4
By submission6
By decision7
Unknown1
Draws1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: November 17, 2012

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Timoteo Tobias "Toby" Imada (born April 20, 1978) is a retired American mixed martial artist, grappler and kickboxer of Japanese and Mexican descent. A professional from 1998 until 2013, Imada competed for Bellator, King of the Cage, and the RFA. Imada won the 2009 Submission of the Year award for an inverted triangle choke, defeating Jorge Masvidal.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Bellator

In the first season Bellator Lightweight Tournament, Imada advanced to the finals after defeating Alonzo Martinez and Jorge Masvidal. The upset win over Masvidal was notable for Imada's bizarre inverse triangle choke while Masvidal was standing up. The submission has been acknowledged by many MMA mediums as the Submission of the Year for 2009. He was awarded a Bazzie award from Inside MMA on HDNet for the unorthodox submission victory and Submission of the Year Honors at the World MMA Awards.

At Bellator 12, Imada fought top five ranked Eddie Alvarez for the chance to become the first Bellator Lightweight Champion. Alvarez got the better of the battle and won the fight in the second round via rear-naked choke.

Imada returned to Bellator the following April, entering the Lightweight Tournament for the second time. His first fight was originally to be a rematch against Jorge Masvidal.[3] He was then scheduled to fight against Ferrid Kheder at Bellator 15, but an injury forced Kheder out of the bout. Instead, at Bellator 14 Imada fought James Krause and won via armbar submission.[4] With the win over Krause, Imada moved onto the semi-final round against Carey Vanier. In the second round after Vanier lost his footing, Imada capitalized and applied an armbar that caused Vanier to tap out.

Imada then moved on to the finals taking place at Bellator 22. There, Imada fought Pat Curran in the Season Two Lightweight Tournament finals to see who would advance to fight champion Eddie Alvarez. Curran defeated Imada via controversial split decision.[5] Immediately following the decision, some in the crowd began booing.[6] Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez weighed in on the decision, saying "It was a tough fight. It could’ve gone either way.”[7]

Bellator again signed Imada for their Lightweight Tournament taking place during their fourth season. Imada had his quarterfinal fight at Bellator 36. He was originally set to fight Ferrid Kheder who was overweight and decided to leave the arena and not weigh-in. Imada instead fought replacement Josh Shockley.[8] Imada won the fight in the first round after Shockley verbally submitted from Imada's reverse omaplata. The win moved Imada into the semifinals. In the semifinals Imada fought Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Patricky Freire at Bellator 39. He was knocked out at 2:53 of the first round with a flying knee followed by a left hook.

Imada has also fought professionally in kickboxing. In his most recent bout, he defeated Mostafa Abdollahi by majority decision (27–27, 29–27, 29–27) in a non-tournament bout at the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 in Tokyo, Japan on November 17, 2012.[9][10]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Kickboxing

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
49 matches 30 wins 18 losses
By knockout 8 4
By submission 20 6
By decision 2 8
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Draw 30–18–1 Hiroyuki Takaya Draw (majority) Shoot Boxing: Ground Zero Tokyo 2013 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Featherweight debut.
Loss 30–18 James Krause Decision (unanimous) Resurrection Fighting Alliance 6 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss 30–17 Luiz Firmino Decision (unanimous) CFA 08: Araujo vs. Bradley Template:Dts 3 5:00 Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win 30–16 Sean Wilson TKO (punches) C3 Fights: Rumble at Red Rock Template:Dts 2 1:51 Red Rock, Oklahoma, United States
Loss 29–16 Patricky Freire KO (flying knee and punches) Bellator 39 Template:Dts 1 2:53 Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States Bellator Season Four Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win 29–15 Josh Shockley Submission (armbar) Bellator 36 Template:Dts 1 1:36 Shreveport, Louisiana, United States Bellator Season Four Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win 28–15 Ludwing Salazar Submission (armbar) Fite Nite 14 Template:Dts 2 1:49 San José, Costa Rica
Loss 27–15 Pat Curran Decision (split) Bellator 21 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Hollywood, Florida, United States Bellator Season Two Lightweight Tournament Final.
Win 27–14 Carey Vanier Submission (armbar) Bellator 17 Template:Dts 2 3:33 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Bellator Season Two Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win 26–14 James Krause Submission (armbar) Bellator 14 Template:Dts 2 2:44 Chicago, Illinois, United States Bellator Season Two Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win 25–14 Daisuke Hanazawa KO (punch) KOTC: Toryumon Template:Dts 2 0:29 Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Loss 24–14 Eddie Alvarez Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 12 Template:Dts 2 0:38 Hollywood, Florida, United States Bellator Season One Lightweight Tournament Final; For Bellator Lightweight Championship.
Win 24–13 Jorge Masvidal Technical Submission (inverted triangle choke) Bellator 5 Template:Dts 3 3:22 Dayton, Ohio, United States Bellator Season One Lightweight Tournament Semifinal; Submission of the Year (2009).
Win 23–13 Alonzo Martinez Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 1 Template:Dts 1 3:26 Hollywood, Florida, United States Bellator Season One Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win 22–13 Jason Meaders TKO (corner stoppage) UnleashedFIGHT Template:Dts 1 5:00 Alpine, California, United States
Win 21–13 Shad Smith TKO (punches) Total Combat: Nevada Template:Dts 1 2:25 Laughlin, Nevada, United States Defended Total Combat Lightweight Championship; Smith tested positive for marijuana
Win 20–13 Preston Scharf TKO (submission to punches) Total Combat 26 Template:Dts 1 4:29 San Diego, California, United States Defended the Total Combat Lightweight Championship.
Win 19–13 David Gardner Submission (rear-naked choke) Total Combat 22 Template:Dts 2 N/A San Diego, California, United States Won the Total Combat Lightweight Championship.
Win 18–13 Zach Light Submission (armbar) Total Combat 21 Template:Dts 1 2:35 San Diego, California, United States Welterweight bout.
Win 17–13 Randy Velarde Submission (armbar) KOTC: Caged Chaos Template:Dts 2 2:23 Laughlin, Nevada, United States
Loss 16–13 João Cunha Submission (armbar) Cage of Fire 5 Template:Dts 2 2:30 Tijuana, Mexico
Win 16–12 Brandon Adamson TKO (cut) TC 18: Nightmare Template:Dts 1 3:00 San Diego, California, United States
Win 15–12 Danny Affleje KO (punches) Proving Ground Template:Dts 1 N/A Yuma, Arizona, United States
Loss 14–12 Tetsuji Kato TKO (punches) FFCF 6: Undisputed Template:Dts 1 0:13 Mangilao, Guam
Loss 14–11 Hermes França Submission (armbar) TC 14: Throwdown Template:Dts 1 0:53 Del Mar, California, United States Return to Lightweight.
Win 14–10 Akbarh Arreola Decision (unanimous) Total Combat 12 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Tijuana, Mexico
Win 13–10 Jerimiah Carson TKO (punches) Total Combat 11 Template:Dts 2 N/A Yuma, Arizona, United States
Loss 12–10 Jake Shields Decision (unanimous) Kage Kombat Template:Dts 3 5:00 California, United States
Win 12–9 Tim Carey Submission (rear-naked choke) Total Combat 10 Template:Dts 1 2:25 San Diego, California, United States
Win 11–9 Akbarh Arreola TKO (corner stoppage) Total Combat 9 Template:Dts 2 5:00 Tijuana, Mexico
Loss 10–9 Cassio Werneck Submission (triangle choke) WEC 15 Template:Dts 2 2:54 Lemoore, California, United States Return to Welterweight.
Loss 10–8 Antonio McKee Decision (unanimous) Ultimate Cage Fighting 1 Template:Dts 2 5:00 Los Angeles, California, United States Lightweight bout.
Loss 10–7 Jason Miller Decision Xtreme Pankration 2 Template:Dts 2 5:00 Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss 10–6 Dennis Asche Submission (triangle choke) IFC: Warriors Challenge 12 Template:Dts 2 3:42 Friant, California, United States Middleweight debut.
Loss 10–5 Joe Stevenson Decision KOTC 3: Knockout Nightmare Template:Dts 2 5:00 San Jacinto, California, United States Lightweight bout.
Win 10–4 Sean McCaan Submission (armbar) IFC: Warriors Challenge 6 Template:Dts 1 2:51 Friant, California, United States
Loss 9–4 Dave Strasser Submission (armbar) Neutral Grounds 13 Template:Dts 1 N/A Lakeside, California, United States Neutral Grounds 13 Four-Man Tournament Final.
Win 9–3 David Harris Decision (unanimous) Neutral Grounds 13 Template:Dts 3 5:00 Lakeside, California, United States Return to Welterweight; Neutral Grounds 13 Four-Man Tournament Semifinal.
Win 8–3 Brennan Kamaka Submission (armbar) Rage in the Cage 2 Template:Dts 1 6:00 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Lightweight bout.
Win 7–3 Ken Tonaria Submission (armbar) Ready to Rumble Template:Dts N/A N/A Woodland Hills, California, United States
Loss 6–3 Steve Heath Decision (unanimous) Extreme Challenge 27 Template:Dts 2 5:00 Fresno, California, United States Light Heavyweight debut.
Loss 6–2 Adrian Serrano TKO (corner stoppage) Extreme Challenge 27 Template:Dts 2 5:00 Davenport, Iowa, United States Welterweight debut.
Win 6–1 Jason Von Flue Submission (armbar) IFC: Warriors Challenge 4 Template:Dts 2 5:08 Jackson, California, United States
Win 5–1 Johnny Molano Submission (triangle armbar) Kage Kombat 18 Template:Dts 1 4:03 United States
Win 4–1 Thiago De Fritas Submission (heel hook) Neutral Grounds 12 Template:Dts 1 N/A United States
Win 3–1 Giovanni Francioso Submission (armbar) Neutral Grounds 11 Template:Dts 1 5:01 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 2–1 Ken Kellenberger Submission (rear-naked choke) Neutral Grounds 9 Template:Dts 1 0:45 United States
Loss 1–1 Jason Dallas TKO (punches) Neutral Grounds 6 Template:Dts 1 N/A United States Neutral Grounds 6 Four-Man Tournament Final.
Win 1–0 Lee Cox Submission (armbar) Neutral Grounds 6 Template:Dts 1 N/A United States Neutral Grounds 6 Four-Man Tournament Semifinal.

Kickboxing and shootboxing record

Kickboxing Record
5 Wins (2 (T)KO's, 3 decisions), 3 Losses, 0 Draws
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location
Win 5-3 Template:Flagicon Mostafa Abdollahi Decision (majority) Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 Template:Dts 3 3:00 Template:Flagicon Tokyo
Win 4-3 Template:Flagicon Satoru Suzuki KO (Front Choke) Shoot Boxing 2012 - Act 3 Template:Dts 2 3:00 Template:Flagicon Tokyo
Loss 3-3 Template:Flagicon Andy Souwer Decision (Unanimous) Shoot the Shooto 2011 Template:Dts 3 3:00 Template:Flagicon Bunkyō, Tokyo
Loss 3-2 Template:Flagicon Bovy Sor Udomson Decision (Unanimous) Shootboxing 2011 - Act 4 Template:Dts 3 3:00 Template:Flagicon Koto, Tokyo
Win 3-1 Template:Flagicon Hiroki Shishido Decision (Unanimous) Shootboxing 2011 - Act 3[16] Template:Dts 3 3:00 Template:Flagicon Bunkyō, Tokyo
Loss 2-1 Template:Flagicon Buakaw Por. Pramuk TKO (Leg Kicks) S-Cup 2010 Template:Dts 2 2:29 Template:Flagicon Bunkyō, Tokyo
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2010 Final
Win 2-0 Template:Flagicon Andy Souwer Decision (Split) S-Cup 2010 Template:Dts 3 3:00 Template:Flagicon Bunkyō, Tokyo
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2010 Semifinal
Win 1-0 Template:Flagicon Takaaki Umeno KO (Uppercut) S-Cup 2010 Template:Dts 3 3:00 Template:Flagicon Bunkyō, Tokyo
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2010 Quarterfinal

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Submission grappling record

|- ! Result ! Opponent ! Method ! Event ! Date ! Round ! Time ! Notes |- |style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss||Template:Flagicon Ricardo Morais || Choke || 1998 ADCC World Championships|| March 20, 1998 || 1 || 9:22 || |- |style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss||Template:Flagicon Karimula Barkalaev || Choke || 1998 ADCC World Championships|| March 20, 1998|| 1 || 3:05 || |- |style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win||Template:Flagicon Lafee Al Ajloony || Shoulder Injury || 1998 ADCC World Championships|| March 20, 1998|| 1 || 3:46 || |- |}

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