Deividas Taurosevičius

Deividas Taurosevičius
Born August 28, 1977 (1977-08-28) (age 34)
Other names Taurus
Nationality Lithuanian
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division Featherweight
Reach 68 in (170 cm)
Style Wrestling, Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of Copiague, New York, USA
Team Renzo Gracie Academy
Team Panza
Mixed martial arts record
Total 19
Wins 14
By submission 10
By decision 4
Losses 5
By decision 5
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Deividas Taurosevičius (born August 28, 1977) is a Lithuanian mixed martial artist.

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Career

Taurosevičius started his professional MMA career in 2002, primarily competing on cards in Massachusetts and New Jersey. In early 2007, he began fighting for the International Fight League.

World Extreme Cagefighting

In September 2008, he signed with Affliction[1] and was scheduled to face Mark Hominick on the Affliction: Trilogy undercard on August 1, 2009. The match was subsequently picked up by Zuffa and was scheduled to take place at WEC 43.[2] However, Hominick was replaced by Javier Vazquez. Taurosevicius won by split decision.[3]

Taurosevičius defeated previously unbeaten Mackens Semerzier via unanimous decision at WEC 46.[4]

Taurosevičius lost via majority decision to LC Davis on March 6, 2010 at WEC 47.[5]

Personal life

Taurosevicius is married.[6]

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 14-5 Marlon Moraes Submission (arm triangle choke) Ring of Combat 38 02011-11-18 November 18, 2011 1 2:34 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 13-5 Ronnie Rogers Submission (rear naked choke) Ring of Combat 37 02011-09-09 September 9, 2011 2 2:24 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss 12-5 Wilson Reis Decision (split) Bellator 33 02010-10-21 October 21, 2010 3 5:00 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss 12-4 LC Davis Decision (majority) WEC 47 02010-03-06 March 6, 2010 3 5:00 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win 12-3 Mackens Semerzier Decision (unanimous) WEC 46 02010-01-10 January 10, 2010 3 5:00 Sacramento, California, United States
Win 11-3 Javier Vazquez Decision (split) WEC 43 02009-10-10 October 10, 2009 3 5:00 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Loss 10-3 Ryan Schultz Decision (unanimous) IFL 2007 Team Championship 02008-05-16 May 16, 2008 5 4:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win 10-2 Bart Palaszewski Technical Submission (armbar) IFL 2007 Team Championship 02007-09-20 September 20, 2007 2 1:30 Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win 9-2 Savant Young Decision (unanimous) IFL - 2007 Semifinals 02007-08-02 August 2, 2007 3 4:00 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Win 8-2 Kevin Roddy Submission (armbar) CFFC 5 - Two Worlds, One Cage 02007-06-23 June 23, 2007 1 4:49 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 7-2 Zac George Submission (arm-triangle choke) IFL - Connecticut 02007-04-11 April 11, 2007 1 3:12 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win 6-2 Dan Lauzon Submission (rear naked choke) CFFC3 - Battleground 02007-01-19 January 19, 2007 2 1:15 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 5-2 Anthony Morrison Submission (triangle choke) CFFC2 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 2 02006-10-06 October 6, 2006 1 2:09 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss 4-2 Frankie Edgar Decision (unanimous) RF 13 - Battle at the Beach 02006-08-05 August 5, 2006 3 5:00 Wildwood, New Jersey, United States
Win 4-1 Jay Isip Technical Submission (choke) RF 11 - Reality Fighting 11 02006-02-11 February 11, 2006 1 N/A Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 3-1 Tony Barber Submission (rear naked choke) MD22 - Mass Destruction 22 02005-12-10 December 10, 2005 1 3:01 Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
Win 2-1 James Jones Decision (unanimous) RF9 - Reality Fighting 9 02005-08-06 August 6, 2005 2 5:00 Wildwood, New Jersey, United States
Win 1-1 Austin Philbin Submission (guillotine choke) ECFA - Colosseum 02005-06-17 June 17, 2005 1 N/A Truro, Massachusetts, United States
Loss 0-1 Mike Acosta Decision SF 1 - Bragging Rights 02002-11-09 November 9, 2002 2 5:00 Bayonne, New Jersey, United States

References

  1. ^ Caplan, Sam (September 15, 2008). "Deividas Taurosevicius signs with Affliction". 5oz. of Pain. http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/15/5-oz-exclusive-deividas-taurosevicius-signs-with-affliction/. Retrieved August 18, 2009. 
  2. ^ "WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson on October 10 in San Antonio, Texas". MMAFrenzy.com. http://mmafrenzy.com/11420/wec-43-cerrone-vs-henderson-on-october-10-in-san-antonio-texas/. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 
  3. ^ "WEC 43: Henderson vs. Cerrone". wec.tv/index.cfm. 2009-10-10. http://www.wec.tv/index.cfm?fa=eventdetail.fightCard&eid=2270. 
  4. ^ "WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson results". wec.tv/index.cfm. 2010-01-11. http://www.wec.tv/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=39635. 
  5. ^ "WEC officially adds Davis vs. Taurosevicius to WEC 47". 2010-01-21. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17642/wec-officially-adds-casimir-vs-lamas-davis-vs-taurosevicius-to-wec-47.mma. 
  6. ^ "WEC 46 spotlight: Deividas Taurosevicius – ProMMA.info exclusive interview". PROMMANOW.com. 2010-01-08. http://prommanow.com/index.php/2010/01/08/wec-46-spotlight-deividas-taurosevicius-prommainfo-exclusive-interview/. Retrieved 2010-06-18. 

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