Bobby Southworth

Bobby Southworth
Born December 16, 1969 (1969-12-16) (age 42)
Santa Cruz, California, United States
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Division Light Heavyweight
Fighting out of Santa Cruz, California
Team American Kickboxing Academy
Rank black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total 17
Wins 10
By knockout 4
By submission 4
By decision 2
Losses 6
By knockout 3
By submission 2
By decision 1
No contests 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Bobby Southworth (born December 16, 1969) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He fights as a light heavyweight. He has also fought in PRIDE FC and appeared on Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter. He is the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion.

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Mixed martial arts

Southworth's first major exposure in the mixed martial arts world was when he faced Vitor Belfort at PRIDE 13. Southworth was overwhelmed by the Brazilian veteran and lost by rear naked choke in the first round.

Bobby then appeared on Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter. He won his first preliminary fight against Lodune Sincaid, but lost the second versus Stephan Bonnar by split decision. Bobby returned to the house as a possible replacement for Forrest Griffin, should he not have been medically cleared to fight in the semifinals, but Forrest's cut healed safely and Southworth did not fight again until the undercard of the finale, where he fought a man he picked on in the house Sam Hoger and was defeated. It was a unanimous decision victory for Sam Hoger.

Southworth then moved to Strikeforce, where his first fight was against James "The Sandman" Irvin. The bout was declared a No-Contest after a mere 17 seconds when in a freak accident, Southworth and Irvin's clinch pressed against the cage, pushing open the cage door and causing Irvin to fall out of the ring. In his next fight, Southworth was given the opportunity to fight for Strikeforce's vacant light heavyweight championship against Vernon "Tiger" White. Southworth won a decision victory, taking White down repeatedly and controlling the pace of the match. Southworth's next fight was a non-title bout against Anthony Ruiz, a fight that Ruiz won by way of TKO(cut) in round 2. A rematch was set up, but this time it would be for Southworth's championship. In a rather slow-paced fight, Southworth defeated Ruiz via 5-round Unanimous Decision on June 27, 2008.

In his next title defense, at Strikeforce: Destruction on November 21, 2008, Southworth lost the light heavyweight championship against former UFC Light Heavyweight fighter Renato Sobral "Babalu" by TKO(cut) of the 1st round at 5:00. Southworth was winning the round, having scored a takedown and controlling the clinch, until "Babalu" opened up a horrendous gash above Bobby's left eye with ten seconds to go. "Big" John McCarthy stopped the action to let doctors inspect, and Southworth finished the round by dropping "Babalu" with a punch just before the bell. However, when doctors got a better look at the wound between rounds, Southworth was declared the loser due to the size and depth of the cut. Southworth has said he would like a rematch and Sobral has verbally agreed.

Southworth also tried out for 11th season of The Ultimate Fighter. However, despite the fact that the both Middleweights and Light-Heavyweights were invited to try out, the UFC decided that the season would focus exclusively on Middleweights.[1]

Personal life

Bobby also said on an episode of The Ultimate Fighter that he's adopted. Bobby has three children, a 18 year old daughter named Mckenzie Southworth, a 9 year old son and a 5 month old daughter.[2]

He is well known for insulting the UFC veteran Chris Leben by calling him a "fatherless bastard".

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 10-6 Aaron Boyes TKO (punches) Xtreame MMA 2 02010-07-31 July 31, 2010 1 1:56 Sydney, NSW, Australia
Loss 9-6 Renato Sobral TKO (cut) Strikeforce: Destruction 02008-11-21 November 21, 2008 1 5:00 San Jose, California, USA Loses Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship
Win 9-5 Anthony Ruiz Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson 02008-06-27 June 27, 2008 5 5:00 San Jose, California, USA Defends Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship
Loss 8-5 Anthony Ruiz TKO (cut) Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives 02007-11-16 November 16, 2007 2 0:52 San Jose, California, USA
Win 8-4 Bill Mahood Submission (verbal - injured ribs) Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion 02007-09-29 September 29, 2007 1 1:15 Beverly Hills, California, USA
Win 7-4 Vernon White Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Triple Threat 02006-12-08 December 8, 2006 5 5:00 San Jose, California, USA Wins the vacant Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship
NC 6-4 James Irvin No Contest (both fighters fell from the cage when the door was accidentally opened) Strikeforce: Revenge 02006-06-09 June 9, 2006 1 0:17 San Jose, California, USA
Loss 6-4 Sam Hoger Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale 02005-04-09 April 9, 2005 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win 6-3 Bryan Pardoe TKO X-1 02003-09-06 September 6, 2003 2 0:14 Yokohama, Japan
Win 5-3 Brian Vanderwalle Submission (armbar) IFC WC 18 - Big Valley Brawl 02003-07-19 July 19, 2003 1 4:28 Lakeport, California, USA
Loss 4-3 David Paaluhi KO Warriors Quest 4: Genesis 02002-03-29 March 29, 2002 1 0:16 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Win 4-2 Floyd Sword TKO IFC WC 14 - Warriors Challenge 14 02001-07-18 July 18, 2001 3 5:00 California, USA
Loss 3-2 Vitor Belfort Submission (rear naked choke) PRIDE 13 02001-03-25 March 25, 2001 1 4:09 Saitama, Japan
Win 3-1 Ivan Sequet Submission (strikes) Bushido 1 02001-01-18 January 18, 2001 1 Tempe, Arizona, USA
Win 2-1 Toby Oberdine Submission (choke) IFC WC 10 - Warriors Challenge 10 02000-10-11 October 11, 2000 1 2:30 Friant, California, USA
Win 1-1 Bob Ostovich TKO (punches) SB 12 - SuperBrawl 12 01999-06-01 June 1, 1999 1 4:22 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Loss 0-1 Jason Godsey Submission (choke) Neutral Grounds 12 01999-05-28 May 28, 1999 N/A USA

References

  1. ^ Dann Stupp. ""The Ultimate Fighter 11" tryouts draw Bobby Southworth, Nick Thompson, Logan Clark". MMAjunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/16650/the-ultimate-fighter-11-tryouts-draw-bobby-southworth-nick-thompson-logan-clark.mma. 
  2. ^ http://www.bobbysouthworth.net/biography.php

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New championship 1st Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion
December 8, 2006-November 21, 2008
Succeeded by
Renato Sobral