| Ed West | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 30, 1983 Olongapo, Philippines |
| Other names | Wild |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Style | Mixed Martial Arts Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Tucson, Arizona |
| Team | Apex MMA |
| Trainer | Rocco DePalo |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 0 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Ed West (born October 30, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships in the Bantamweight division and was featured in the fourth season tournament and is currently fighting in the fifth season tournament.
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West was born in Olongapo, Philippines[1] where his father was in the armed forces. He attended kindergarten and first grade there and then moved to the States with his parents when he was 6-years-old.
A few years after arriving in America, Ed became involved in martial arts when he was 9-years-old. He was inspired by watching Jean Claude Van Damme movies and practiced styles like karate, tae kwon do, and kung fu. At 16, Ed met a man who told him he was a cage fighter, which led to West to travel down the road of Mixed Martial Arts. West's first cage fight was in March 2003 fighting in the Rage in the Cage organization.
West also attended Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona where he studied nutrition and sports medicine.[2]
West currently trains at Apex MMA in Tucson, Arizona. Since 2003, West has fought in many MMA organizations in the United States, where he finished 9 of his 17 victories with a submission (particularly armbars) as a professional fighter. He made his debut in the Rage in the Cage tournaments and piled up a successful winning record.
In 2006-2007, West competed in the team-based International Fight League as a member of Ken Yasuda's Tokyo Sabres. Despite his three losses in the IFL, West proved himself by moving up two weight classes and fighting against bigger fighters in the lightweight division.[3] Although West's first IFL match was a loss to his opponent, Chris Horodecki, after having to be decided by the judges, the pair put on a tough battle that was awarded "Fight of the Night" honors.[4]
In 2010, West won Arizona's Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting bantamweight championship when he defeated Tyler Bialecki.[5] West then defended his belt against Sam Rodriguez the following year.[6]
West quickly became a fan favorite when he entered the Bellator Fighting Championships bantamweight tournament in 2010. At Bellator 32, West fought Zach Makovsky in the finals for the chance to become the Bellator bantamweight champion. Despite a noble effort, fighting a war for five rounds, Makovsky received the unanimous decision.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 23 matches | 17 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| By submission | 9 | 0 |
| By decision | 8 | 5 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 17-6 | Eduardo Dantas | Decision (split) | Bellator 55 | October 22, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal |
| Win | 17-5 | Luis Alberto Nogueira | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 51 | September 24, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Canton, Ohio, United States | Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal |
| Win | 16-5 | Sam Rodriguez | Submission (armbar) | Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting 9 | March 18, 2011 | 1 | 1:22 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Defended Desert Rage Bantamweight Championship |
| Loss | 15-5 | Zach Makovsky | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 32 | October 14, 2010 | 5 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Bellator Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament Final |
| Win | 15-4 | Jose Vega | Decision (split) | Bellator 30 | September 23, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Bellator Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal |
| Win | 14-4 | Bryan Goldsby | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 27 | September 2, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Bellator Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament Quarterfinal |
| Win | 13-4 | Tyler Bialecki | Submission (triangle choke) | Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting 7 | April 24, 2010 | 1 | 1:25 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Won the Desert Rage Bantamweight Championship |
| Win | 12-4 | Jose Carbajal | Submission (guillotine choke) | Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting 6 | November 7, 2009 | 1 | 1:38 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Bantamweight debut |
| Win | 11-4 | Del Hawkins | Decision (unanimous) | Apocalypse Fights 1 | August 7, 2008 | 3 | N/A | N/A | |
| Win | 10-4 | Austin Pascucci | Submission (armbar) | Rage in the Cage 109 | April 26, 2008 | 2 | 0:28 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 9-4 | Nick Hedrick | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Supremacy 2 | July 22, 2007 | 1 | 2:26 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| Loss | 8-4 | Savant Young | Decision (unanimous) | IFL: Houston | February 2, 2007 | 3 | 4:00 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 8-3 | Erik Owings | Decision (unanimous) | IFL: Championship Final | December 29, 2006 | 3 | 4:00 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
| Loss | 8-2 | Chris Horodecki | Decision (unanimous) | IFL: Portland | September 9, 2006 | 3 | 4:00 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| Win | 8-1 | Carlos Ortega | Decision (unanimous) | RITC 79: The Rage Returns | February 24, 2006 | 3 | 3:00 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Won RITC Lightweight Championship, Earned RITC "Fighter of the Night" Honors |
| Win | 7-1 | Reynaldo Duarte | Decision (split) | RITC 76: Hello Tucson | November 11, 2005 | 3 | 3:00 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 6-1 | Chris David | Decision (unanimous) | RITC 64: Heart & Soul | August 7, 2004 | 3 | 3:00 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 5-1 | Amos Sotelo | Submission (kimura) | RITC 61: Relentless | June 4, 2004 | 1 | 1:01 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| Loss | 4-1 | Harris Sarmiento | TKO | SuperBrawl 34 | March 28, 2004 | 1 | 2:08 | Wailuku, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 4-0 | Carlos Ortega | Decision (unanimous) | RITC 59: Let the Punishment Begin | February 7, 2004 | 3 | 3:00 | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 3-0 | Troy Tolbert | Submission (armbar) | RITC 57: Tucson Revisited | December 13, 2003 | 1 | 0:34 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 2-0 | Joe Vigil | Submission (armbar) | RITC 47: Unstoppable | April 12, 2003 | 1 | 1:57 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Troy Tolbert | Submission (armbar) | RITC 46: Launching Pad | March 27, 2003 | 1 | 1:16 | Tempe, Arizona, United States |