Din Thomas

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Din Thomas
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Nickname Dinyero
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg)
Born September 28, 1976 (1976-09-28) (age 31)
Fighting out of Port Saint Lucie, Fla.
Town of birth Delaware, U.S.
Team/Association American Top Team
Fighting style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 20
  By knockout 5
  By submission 11
Losses 7
Draws 0

Din "DinYero" Thomas (born September 28, 1976) is an American mixed martial arts fighter who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. He currently runs two successful Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & MMA academies in Port St. Lucie, Florida and is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Liborio.[1] Thomas fights out of Florida and trains with American Top Team.[2]

He holds notable wins over Dokonjonosuke Mishima, Jens Pulver, Matt Serra, Rich Clementi, Clay Guida, and Jeremy Stephens.

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[edit] MMA career

Before entering the UFC, Din Thomas held a 10-1 MMA record including wins over future UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver and Dokonjonosuke Mishima, with his only loss coming to future UFC lightweight title challenger Caol Uno. Thomas made his UFC debut at UFC 32, in a fight against B.J. Penn, where he lost by TKO (Strikes) in Round 1. Thomas returned at UFC 33, defeating Fabiano Iha by unanimous decision.

At UFC 39, Thomas faced Japanese superstar Caol Uno in a rematch. The fight was part of a tournament to determine the new UFC Lightweight Champion. After three rounds, Thomas lost by unanimous decision. His next fight was a split decision victory over future UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra at UFC 41. This fight would prove somewhat controversial, due to one of the judges mistakenly placing the score he assigned to Thomas in the column reserved for Serra[citation needed]. This caused Serra to be declared the winner by decision, but the mistake was discovered and Thomas and his team were notified of the change, giving Thomas the split decision victory. This would be Thomas's last UFC fight for 3 years.

Thomas was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 where he defeated Mikey Burnett in the first round, before losing to training partner Chris Lytle by decision in the semi-finals. Thomas returned at the finale on November 11, 2006 to face Rich Clementi, winning via rear naked choke in the second round.

Thomas was then defeated via submission (rear naked choke) by Kenny Florian after injuring his knee in a takedown attempt while headlining the main event at UFC Fight Night 11. Doctors said in his takedown attempt that Thomas tore his meniscus and stretched his PCL.[1] [2] His most recent fight was a unanimous decision loss to Josh Neer at UFC Fight Night 13. He was released from his UFC contract after this fight.[3]

[edit] Personal life

Thomas is married and has a son named Ethon. [3]

He also appeared in the 2007 Gotham Award-nominated independent feature film Loren Cass which had its United States premiere at Dennis Hopper's CineVegas Film Festival and its international premiere in the prestigious Filmmakers of the Present competition at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland; a future wide release is anticipated.

Thomas was arrested on Tuesday, October 30th on a charge of "felony prohibited competitions" in Port St. Lucie, Florida at his training gym. [4] As of November 30, 2007, the Assistant State Attorney's office decided not to file formal charges against Thomas and filed paperwork dismissing the charge on which he was arrested. The Assistant D.A. stated if the fighter or participants were students of Thomas' school, and the purpose of the school is to teach martial arts, then they meet the exception to the law.[5]

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

20-8-0 (wins-losses-draws) [6]
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round, Time Notes
Loss Josh Neer Decision (Unanimous) UFC Fight Night 13 4/2/08 3 5:00
Loss Kenny Florian Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC Fight Night 11 9/19/2007 1 4:30
Win Jeremy Stephens Submission (Armbar) UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson 5/26/2007 2 2:44 Won Submission of the Night Honors
Win Clay Guida Decision (Unanimous) UFC Fight Night 8 01/25/2007 3 5:00
Win Rich Clementi Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale 11/11/2006 2 3:11
Loss Luciano Azevedo Decision (Unanimous) WCFC-No Guts No Glory 03/18/2006 3 5:00
Win Dwayne Shelton Submission (Armbar) BP-Pride and Glory 09/17/2005 1
Loss Tyrone Glover Decision (Majority) DEEP-20th Impact 09/03/2005 3 5:00
Win John Strawn Submission (Armbar) AFC 11-Absolute Fighting Championships 11 02/12/2005 1 1:15
Loss Amar Suloev TKO (Strikes) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003-Inoki Festival 12/31/2003 1 4:22
Win Steve Berger Decision (Unanimous) AFC 4-Absolute Fighting Championships 4 07/19/2003 3 5:00
Win Matt Serra Decision (Majority) UFC 41-Onslaught 02/28/2003 3 5:00
Loss Caol Uno Decision (Unanimous) UFC 39-The Warriors Return 09/27/2002 3 5:00
Win Rob Baer TKO RSF 6-Mayhem in Myers 12/29/2001 N/A
Win Jason Bender KO RSF 5-New Blood Conflict 10/27/2001 1 1:03
Win Fabiano Iha Decision (Unanimous) UFC 33-Victory in Vegas 09/28/2001 3 5:00
Loss B.J. Penn TKO (Strikes) UFC 32-Showdown in the Meadowlands 06/29/2001 1 2:42
Win Scott Johnson Submission (Armbar) RSF 1-Redemption in the Valley 04/21/2001 1 3:11
Win Stephen Palling Submission (Triangle Choke) SB 20-SuperBrawl 20 02/23/2001 1 3:52
Win Jens Pulver Submission (Heel Hook) WEF-New Blood Conflict 08/26/2000 2 0:33
Win Don Banville TKO (Corner Stoppage) WEF 9-World Class 05/13/2000 2 4:00
Win Dokonjonosuke Mishima TKO (Cut) Shooto-R.E.A.D. 2 03/17/2000 2 3:37
Win Tim Douglas Submission (Armbar) RCF 4-Reality Combat Fighting 4 02/19/2000 1 0:45
Win Ken Allen Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) WEF 7-Stomp in the Swamp 10/09/1999 1 3:16
Loss Caol Uno Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Shooto-Renaxis 4 09/05/1999 3 3:16
Win Scott Bills Submission (Choke) WEF 5-World Extreme Fighting 5 02/21/1999 1 3:46
Win Scott Bills TKO WEF 4-World Extreme Fighting 4 12/19/1998 N/A
Win Tomas Velazquez Submission (Armbar) WVF-Jacksonville Vale Tudo 1 10/28/1998 1 1:02

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ UFC Fight Night 11 Shaping Up. Nokaut.com (2007-07-12). Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
  2. ^ 'KenFlo' Replaces Spencer Fisher for UFC Main Event. UFC.com (2007-08-07). Retrieved on 2007-08-07]].
  3. ^ Report: UFC Cuts Thomas, Speer, and Hironaka. MMA Junkie.com (May 5, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-05.

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