| Alex Soto | |
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| Born | Alex Soto February 15, 1984 Tijuana, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61.2 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Fighting out of | San Diego, California |
| Team | Team Hurricane Awesome |
| Years active | 2009 - present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 6 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 0 |
| By decision | 0 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Alex Soto (born February 15, 1984 in Tijuana, Mexico) is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division of the UFC. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Soto fought mostly in regional promotions in his adopted state of California and in his native Mexico before signing with the UFC in 2011. He currently has a MMA record of 6-1-1.
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Born in Tijuana, Mexico, Soto's family immigrated to California when he was a child. As soon as Alex was of age, he became an infantryman in the United States Army where he spent 4 years in the 25th Infantry Division’s Long Range Surveillance Detachment, one of them in Afghanistan. After retiring from the United States Army, Alex aspired to be a diver, but instead got a job at Sea World, where he eventually became a dolphin trainer. Today, he still continues to work with dolphins and also trains them for the United States Navy.[1]
Soto made his promotional debut against Michael McDonald on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139, replacing an injured Johnny Eduardo.[2] He lost the fight via KO in the first round.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 8 matches | 6 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 2 | 1 |
| By submission | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 6-1-1 | Michael McDonald | KO (punches) | UFC 139 | November 19, 2011 | 1 | 0:56 | San Jose, California, United States | |
| Draw | 6-0-1 | Seiji Akao | Draw | Deep 54 - Impact | June 24, 2011 | 2 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 6-0 | Brady Harrison | Submission (triangle choke) | UWCM - 9 | March 26, 2011 | 2 | 4:53 | Tijuana, Mexico | |
| Win | 5-0 | Rafael Salomao | TKO (punches) | UWCM - 6 | April 24, 2010 | 1 | 4:58 | Tijuana, Mexico | |
| Win | 4-0 | Enrique Birones | Decision (split) | UWCM - 5 | February 13, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Tijuana, Mexico | |
| Win | 3-0 | Kenny Gattrell | Submission (armbar) | Native Fighting Championship 3 | January 30, 2010 | 1 | 0:53 | Campo, California, United States | |
| Win | 2-0 | Joey Bedolla | TKO (punches) | International Alliance of MMA - Brawl at the Bowl | October 30, 2009 | 1 | 2:20 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Chris Dixon | Submission | Gladiator Challenge - High Impact | July 23, 2009 | 1 | 1:00 | Pauma Valley, California, United States |