Blas Avena

Blas Avena
Born June 30, 1983 (1983-06-30) (age 28)[1]
Bell, California, United States
Other names The Disciple
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Weight 171 lb (78 kg; 12.2 st)
Division Welterweight
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada
Team Machado Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total 12
Wins 7
By knockout 1
By submission 6
Losses 5
By knockout 5

Blas Avena (born June 30, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist and World Extreme Cagefighting veteran.

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MMA career

Blas relocated from Southern California to Las Vegas in 2004[3] where he got a job working as a security guard at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. He is known for his superior ground fighting and submissions. Blas holds a notable win over UFC fighter Tiki Ghosn.[4] Avena was set to headline California's first hybrid MMA/Muay Thai card against undefeated Ky Hollenbeck, May 30, 2009, but dropped out due to undisclosed personal reasons.[5]

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 7-5 Josh Neer TKO (punches & elbows) Superior Cage Combat 2 02011-08-20 August 20, 2011 1 2:54 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 7-4 Kenny Marzola Submission (rear naked choke) MMA Xplosion - Super Fight Night 02010-02-20 February 20, 2010 1 1:34 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 6-4 LennoxDave Hulett TKO (punches) MMA Xplosion: Gunderson vs. Sharp 02009-10-10 October 10, 2009 1 3:08 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 6-3 LennoxJesse Lennox KO (knee and punches) WEC 38 02009-01-25 January 25, 2009 2 0:41 San Diego, California, United States
Win 6-2 Dave Terrel TKO (punches) WEC 35 02008-08-03 August 3, 2008 1 1:07 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 5-2 MiuraHiromitsu Miura KO (punches) WEC 33 02008-03-26 March 26, 2008 1 2:35 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 5-1 BenoitJoe Benoit Submission (guillotine choke) WEC 30 02007-09-05 September 5, 2007 1 0:29 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 4-1 GhosnTiki Ghosn Submission (rear naked choke) WEC 29 02007-08-05 August 5, 2007 1 1:01 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 3-1 ClarkLogan Clark TKO (elbows) WEC 25 02007-01-20 January 20, 2007 3 4:23 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 3-0 Brandon Melendez Submission (guillotine choke) UCE - Round 16 - Finals 02005-08-27 August 27, 2005 2 N/A Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Win 2-0 PaulJake Paul Submission (guillotine choke) UCE - Round 14 - Finals 02005-04-23 April 23, 2005 1 2:59 West Valley City, Utah, United States
Win 1-0 GarciaBenjamin Garcia Submission (guillotine choke) UCE - Round 13 - Episode 3 02005-01-22 January 22, 2005 1 0:18 Sandy, Utah, United States

References

  1. ^ http://sherdog.com/fighter/Blas-Avena-20847
  2. ^ http://www.wec.tv/BlasAvena
  3. ^ http://www.blasavena.com/
  4. ^ http://sherdog.com/news/news/BFC-9-Fight-Card-17571
  5. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/14754/wec-vet-blas-avena-headlines-californias-first-hybrid-mmamuay-thai-card.mma

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