| Nick Catone | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 1, 1981 Brick Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Other names | The Jersey Devil |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight, Welterweight |
| Reach | 72.5 in (184 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | Hamilton, New Jersey |
| Team | Team Almeida / Gracie |
| Rank | NCAA Division I Wrestler brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Website | http://www.nickcatone.com |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Nicholas Catone (born September 1, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist. Catone currently fights for Ultimate Fighting Championship in their middleweight division.
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Catone got his start in MMA when he began wrestling in middle school. Catone stayed with the sport all through his middle and high school years. While at Brick Memorial High School in Brick Township, New Jersey, Catone won numerous awards and titles in wrestling.[1] He was a New Jersey State place winner, Three-time Division I national qualifier, 2x Division I conference champion and 100 Division I career wins. He was rewarded with a scholarship to wrestle for Rutgers University but did not like the lifestyle of a large college. After spending a year at Rutgers, Catone transferred to Rider University where he won Male Athlete of the Year in 2004. Catone graduated from Rider with a bachelors degree in psychology.[2][3]
After college, Catone realized that he did not want to give up the sport of wrestling. So he found a mixed martial arts training facility in 2005 and started working very hard on his boxing and Brazilian jiu jitsu skills to become a successful pro mixed martial artist.
Currently, Catone holds a brown belt in jiu jitsu under Pablo Popovitch black belt, Bill Scott.
Catone's first UFC fight was scheduled to be against Amir Sadollah at UFC 91. However, due to a leg infection, Sadollah withdrew from the match.[4] A replacement for Sadollah could not be found so the match was scrubbed from the card. The match against Sadollah was rescheduled for February 7, 2009 at UFC Fight Night 17.[5] On January 23, Sadollah was, again, forced to withdraw from the fight due, this time to a fractured clavicle.[6]
Catone finally made his debut, defeating Derek Downey via keylock in the second round. The fight was held at UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens.
Catone's second fight for the UFC, he fought Tim Credeur at UFC Fight Night 18. Catone took his first loss, losing in the second round by submission. The fight later went on to be shown on an episode of UFC Unleashed.
At UFC 102, Catone took his second loss against Mark Munoz. The fight was full of intense sprawls and exciting stand up battles. Catone lost the fight by a very close split decision (28-29, 30-27 and 29-28).[7][8] Despite the loss, Catone signed a new four fight deal with the promotion.[9]
Steve Steinbeiss was Catone's original opponent for UFC Fight Night 20, however, he pulled out of the fight because of an undisclosed injury so his teammate, Jesse Forbes, stepped in as the replacement.[10][11] Catone returned to his winning ways by defeating Forbes via a split decision with the judges scoring the fight (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
Catone was scheduled to face John Salter on May 8, 2010 at UFC 113, but Catone was forced from the card with a back injury. He was replaced by Jason MacDonald.[12]
After suffering two injuries, Catone was expected to drop down to the welterweight division.[13] Instead, he will face Tomasz Drwal on September 15, 2010 at UFC Fight Night 22.[14] Nick Catone withdrew from the fight against Drwal due to injury.
Catone faced Constantinos Philippou on March 19, 2011 at UFC 128 in a catchweight bout of 195 lbs.[15] He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Catone was expected to face Aaron Simpson on October 8, 2011 at UFC 136.[16] However, Catone was forced out of the bout after tearing an achilles tendon,[17] and was replaced by Eric Schafer.[18]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 11 matches | 9 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By submission | 3 | 1 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 9–2 | Constantinos Philippou | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 128 | March 19, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | 195 lb Catchweight bout |
| Win | 8–2 | Jesse Forbes | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz | January 11, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Fairfax, Virginia, United States | |
| Loss | 7–2 | Mark Muñoz | Decision (split) | UFC 102 | August 29, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| Loss | 7–1 | Tim Credeur | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann | April 1, 2009 | 2 | 3:45 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | Derek Downey | Submission (keylock) | UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens | February 7, 2009 | 2 | 1:15 | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Eric Tavares | TKO (punches) | Ring of Combat 20 | June 26, 2008 | 1 | 4:25 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Mitch Whitesel | TKO (punches) | Ring of Combat 19 | May 9, 2008 | 1 | 2:27 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Ben Knight | TKO (elbows) | Ring of Combat 17 | November 30, 2007 | 1 | 1:08 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Dan Whalen | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ring of Combat 16 | October 26, 2007 | 1 | 0:58 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | John Howard | Decision (unanimous) | CFFC 5: Two Worlds, One Cage | June 26, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Dan Karnbauer | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Reality Fighting 15 | May 19, 2007 | 1 | 1:23 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |