George Sotiropoulos

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George Sotiropoulos
Statistics
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Nationality Flag of Australia Australian
Born July 9, 1977 (1977-07-09) (age 30)
Fighting out of Long Island, New York
Town of birth Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Fighting style Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 9
  By knockout 1
  By submission 5
  By decision 3
Losses 2
Draws 0
No contests 0

George Sotiropoulos (born July 9, 1977 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian professional mixed martial artist. He was a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra.[1]

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[edit] The Ultimate Fighter

Sotiropoulos defeated Jared Rollins in the first round of the competition by KO. He went on to defeat Richie Hightower in the quarterfinals via submission due to a kimura. Sotiropoulos was then defeated by Tommy Speer in the semi-finals by knockout, shortly after an accidental thumb to the eye.

Sotiropoulos defeated Billy Miles at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:36 of round 1.

[edit] Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sotiropoulos defeated Roman Mitichyan at UFC Fight Night 13 on April 2, 2008 by TKO in the second round. He will fight Karo Parisyan at UFC 87.

[edit] MMA record

9-2-0 (wins-losses-draws)
Result Opponent Method Event Title Date Round Time
Win Roman Mitichyan TKO (strikes) UFC Fight Night 13 04/02/2008 2 2:24
Win Billy Miles Submission (Rear Naked Choke) The Ultimate Finale 6 12/08/2007 1 1:36
Win Jung Hwan Cha Submission (Armbar) Spirit Martial Challenge: Invasion 04/22/2007 2 3:27
Loss Shinya Aoki DQ (Groin Strike) Shooto: Champion Carnival 10/14/2006 2 0:05
Win Shigetoshi Iwase Decision (Unanimous) Kokoro: Kill Or Be Killed 08/15/2006 2 5:00
Win Kyle Noke Decision Warriors Realm 5 02/25/2006 5 5:00
Win Sergio Lourenco Decision (Unanimous) Fury Full Contact Fighting 5: Unleashed 01/27/2006 3 5:00
Loss Kyle Noke Decision Warriors Realm 4 07/02/2005 N/A N/A
Win Marcio Bittencourt Submission (Rear Naked Choke) X-plosion Super Fight 2004: Oceania vs. the World 12/18/2004 1 3:30
Win Kelly Jacobs Submission (Armbar) Warriors Realm 2 12/10/2004 1 4:12
Win Gavin Murie Submission (Armbar) Xtreme Fighting Championships 6: Ultimate Fighting Returns 11/20/2004 1 1:28

[edit] References

  1. ^ Meltzer, Dave. "Participants in Ultimate Fighter season six are announced", Los Angeles Times.com, 2007-08-27. Retrieved on 2007-08-27. 

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The Ultimate Fighter - Season 6
Coaches: Matt Hughes · Matt Serra
Assistant Coaches: Marc Fiore · Robbie Lawler · Ray Longo · Matt Pena · Pete Sell
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