| Anthony Perosh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 May 1972 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Other names | The Hippo |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93.0 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight (205 lb) Heavyweight (265 lb) |
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu |
| Team | Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts |
| Rank | 2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt in Kempo Karate |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 9 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Anthony Perosh (born 10 May 1972) is an Australian mixed martial artist competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He competes in the Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight divisions. He holds a second degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Carlos Machado and has long been known as one of Australia's best MMA fighters.
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Perosh runs Sinosic Perosh Martial Arts (SPMA), with his business and training partner Elvis Sinosic, a martial arts school located in Concord, Sydney, Australia teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai kickboxing, mixed martial arts and Wrestling.
His nickname, "The Hippo," derived from his specific Brazilian Jiu Jitsu game; his use of pressure from the top position made his training partners frustrated and say,"get off me you hippo!"[1]
His debut, second, and third fight came on the same night on 23 November 2003. His fourth fight came against 11-0 Sam Nest where he lost by decision. He was invited to the UFC after his sixth fight.
His UFC debut came not only against a fellow ADCC grappler, but against an ADCC champion in Jeff Monson at UFC 61. With both Monson and Perosh negating their jiu jitsu advantages, the fight saw Monson instead win by TKO that subsequently led to a fight with Tim Sylvia for the UFC heavyweight championship.
His next fight came against Christian Wellisch at UFC 66 in a bloody brawl that saw both fighters knock each other down along with Perosh earning more takedowns while Wellisch landed more strikes. The win could have gone to either fighter, but the judges gave it instead unanimously to Wellisch. Anthony was cut from the UFC following the fight.
On 22 May 2009, Anthony won the quarter-final match against Nate Carey at CFC 8. He also won the semi-final match against Dave Frendin at CFC 9 on 11 July 2009. On 21 August 2009, Perosh was defeated by James Te-Huna in the finals, at CFC 10. James Te Huna controversially stomped on Perosh when Perosh was down at the end of the fight but was not given a punishment.
Since being cut from the UFC in 2006, Anthony garnered a respectable 5 wins and 2 losses and was given another chance by the promotion. At UFC 110, the UFC's debut event in Australia on 20 February 2010, Perosh filled in as a late replacement for Ben Rothwell against Mirko Filipović. Perosh took the fight with the understanding that he would gain a four-fight contract with the UFC if he was victorious.
Doctors called an end to the fight with Filipovic at the end of the second round, as Perosh was bleeding from a cut sustained midway through the 2nd round by a vicious elbow from Mirko Filipović. Although he lost, Perosh was given the four-fight contract from the UFC. On 27 March 2010, Perosh announced he would be undergoing knee surgery in the coming weeks and that he hoped that his next fight in the UFC would take place some time in September 2010.
During his light-heavyweight debut at UFC 127, Perosh quickly defeated Tom Blackledge to finally capture his first win in the UFC.[2] He won the fight by rear-naked choke at 2:45 of the first round in front of his home town crowd in Sydney; he stated post-fight that he feels much stronger at the UFC light-heavyweight division and would like to see how far he can go in his new weight class.
Perosh was scheduled to face Krzysztof Soszynski on 11 June 2011 at UFC 131.[3] However, Perosh was forced from the bout with an eye injury and was replaced by Igor Pokrajac.[4]
On 5 November 2011 at UFC 138 Perosh defeated Cyrille Diabaté via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:09 of round two to gain his second UFC win in succession.[5]
Perosh is expected to face promotional newcomer Nick Penner on March 3, 2012 at UFC on FX 2.[6]
ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
ADCC 2009 South Pacific Champion
10X Australian National Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 18 matches | 12 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 4 |
| By submission | 9 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 2 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 12–6 | Cyrille Diabaté | Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC 138 | 5 November 2011 | 2 | 3:09 | Birmingham, England | |
| Win | 11–6 | Tom Blackledge | Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC 127 | 27 February 2011 | 1 | 2:45 | Sydney, Australia | Return to Light Heavyweight |
| Loss | 10–6 | Mirko Filipović | TKO (doctor's stoppage) | UFC 110 | 21 February 2010 | 2 | 5:00 | Sydney, Australia | Heavyweight bout |
| Win | 10–5 | Kym Robinson | TKO (punches) | Rize 3: Ascension | 8 November 2009 | 1 | N/A | Brisbane, Australia | |
| Loss | 9–5 | James Te-Huna | KO (punches) | CFC 10: Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals | 21 August 2009 | 1 | 2:21 | Sydney, Australia | Light Heavyweight tournament finals |
| Win | 9–4 | David Frendin | Submission (knees) | CFC 9: Fighters Paradise | 11 July 2009 | 1 | 2:45 | Carrara, Australia | Light Heavyweight tournament semi-finals |
| Win | 8–4 | Nate Carey | TKO (punches) | CFC 8: Light Heavyweight Grand Prix | 22 May 2009 | 1 | 4:16 | Sydney, Australia | Light Heavyweight tournament quarter-finals |
| Win | 7–4 | Bryan Harper | Submission (rear naked choke) | CFC 6: Eliminator | 8 November 2008 | 2 | 4:04 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Loss | 6–4 | Moise Rimbon | KO (flying knee) | Cage Fighting Championships 3 | 15 February 2008 | 1 | 4:11 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Win | 6–3 | Carlo Lattore | TKO (punches) | Cage Fighting Championships 2 | 23 November 2007 | 1 | 4:31 | Sydney, Australia | |
| Loss | 5–3 | Christian Wellisch | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 66 | 30 December 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Heavyweight bout |
| Loss | 5–2 | Jeff Monson | TKO (punches) | UFC 61 | 8 July 2006 | 1 | 2:42 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Heavyweight bout |
| Win | 5–1 | Ross Dallow | Submission (rear naked choke) | Warriors Realm 5 | 25 February 2006 | 1 | 2:25 | Australia | |
| Win | 4–1 | Matt Foki | Submission (arm triangle choke) | Spartan Reality Fight 10 | 31 July 2004 | 1 | 3:43 | Gold Coast, Australia | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Sam Nest | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Australia: NHB | 20 May 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Melbourne, Australia | |
| Win | 3–0 | David Frendin | Submission (choke) | Spartan Reality Fight 8 | 29 November 2003 | 1 | 2:26 | Gold Coast, Australia | |
| Win | 2–0 | Mal Foki | Submission (punches) | Spartan Reality Fight 8 | 29 November 2003 | 1 | 3:31 | Gold Coast, Australia | |
| Win | 1–0 | Api Hemara | Submission (rear naked choke) | Spartan Reality Fight 8 | 29 November 2003 | 1 | 1:13 | Gold Coast, Australia |