| Patrick Côté | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 29, 1980 Rimouski, Québec, Canada |
| Other names | The Predator, El Presidente |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 75 in (190 cm) |
| Style | Muay Thai, Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Team | BTT Canada, Team Union, Sityodtong Boston, Tristar Gym |
| Rank | brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [1] |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from Boxrec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Patrick Côté (French pronunciation: [patʁik kote]; born February 30, 1980) is a French-Canadian mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a middleweight, most recently in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and was the TKO Major League MMA middleweight champion. Côté is known for having a powerful punch and one of the best chins in MMA.[2] He holds notable wins over Ricardo Almeida, Drew McFedries, Kendall Grove and Jason Day.
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Patrick Côté started his martial arts training in the Canadian Army,[3] where he took up boxing and subsequently added kickboxing and wrestling to his repertoire. He currently studies Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Fabio Holanda at BTT Canada.[4]
Côté served in the army until 2005, when he started training full time. He is currently training at Brazilian Top Team Canada based in Montréal where his friend Georges St. Pierre, a member of team Tristar, also trains. The two met while competing in TKO Major League MMA. Côté also trains Muay Thai with renowned coach Mark DellaGrotte who was a coach on The UFC's reality TV show The Ultimate Fighter 4.[5] He also maintains ties with Team Legion.[6]
Patrick Côté began his career in TKO, where he went undefeated with five wins and captured the TKO Light Heavyweight Championship. He is a former TKO Light Heavyweight Champion, and now owns their middleweight championship having beaten Jason Day for the title. He is a King of the Cage Canadian Light Heavyweight Champion (victory over Bill Mahood at KOTC: Anarchy), and the Maximum Fighting Championships World Middleweight Champion (victory over Jason MacDonald at MFC 9 in March 2006). He most recently fought for the UFC and holds an overall record of 16–7 (a perfect 12–0 when not fighting in the UFC).
Côté made his UFC debut in 2004 at UFC 50 against Tito Ortiz. Côté accepted the fight on just four days notice when Lion's Den veteran Guy Mezger pulled out of the main event due to an injury. He said to Ortiz before the fight that, if he thought Chuck Liddell hit hard, he hit harder. Côté lost via Unanimous decision, however, he impressed UFC officials by not being submitted or knocked out by Ortiz and displaying toughness and willingness to take the fight on short notice.
Côté returned to the octagon in 2005 losing his next two fights to Joe Doerksen and Chris Leben. In 2006, Côté joined The Ultimate Fighter 4 defeating Jorge Rivera and Edwin Dewees in exhibition matches. He advanced to the finale, where he lost by first round submission to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter Travis Lutter at The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale in a non-exhibition match. This loss brought Côté's official UFC record to 0–4.
Three months later Côté earned his first win in the UFC at UFC 67, defeating TUF4 teammate Scott Smith by unanimous decision. In August 2007 he defeated TUF3 winner Kendall Grove at UFC 74 via KO in the first round. Côté then fought Drew McFedries at UFC Fight Night, winning via a first round TKO after catching McFedries with a counter punch. Côté extended his UFC win streak to four fights at UFC 86 by defeating Ricardo Almeida via split decision, also earning him a Middleweight title shot.
Côté and Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva met at UFC 90 on October 25, 2008,[7] the UFC's first event in Illinois.[8] Silva won the first 2 rounds but Côté proved how good his chin was by taking a roundhouse kick and flying knee right on the button without getting rocked in the very first round. In the third round, Côté landed awkwardly on his right leg while throwing a kick and fell to the mat grasping his right knee and in pain. Referee Herb Dean declared the fight over when Côté could not continue, ruling the bout a TKO victory for Silva. Côté, however, became the first of Silva's UFC opponents to make it into the third round.
On January 25, 2009, while taking time off for his surgically repaired knee, Patrick said during an interview with MMA Mania that if he gets a rematch with Anderson Silva he is confident that he will beat him.[9] He also indicated in a July 2009 interview with Rogers Sportsnet's MMA Connected television program that he would like to fight Michael Bisping, assuming that Bisping lost to Dan Henderson.[10]
Côté returned from his injury after nearly a year and a half off at UFC 113. In the second round Côté was submitted via rear naked choke by Alan Belcher after being slammed on his head.[11] Côté complained after the loss that he had been illegally spiked onto the canvas, but the referee ruled that no rules had been broken.
Côté faced Tom Lawlor on October 23, 2010, at UFC 121. Out-wrestled by his opponent for all three rounds, Côté lost the fight 30–27 on all three judges' cards.[12]
After the loss to Lawlor and with a record of 4-7 in the UFC, Côté was released from the promotion.[13]
On January 18th, Côté confirmed via Twitter that he had signed a contract with Montreal's Ringside MMA promotion to fight at an upcoming card on April 9th, to be held at Montreal's Bell Centre.[14] He faced fellow UFC veteran Kalib Starnes and won the fight via unanimous decision.
On June 4th, Côté faced fellow UFC veteran Todd Brown. The day before, Brown and Cote were in a heated confrontation when Brown shoved Cote during the weigh-ins and Cote slapped Brown across the face afterwards. Cote won the fight by unanimous decision.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 23 matches | 16 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 1 |
| By submission | 3 | 3 |
| By decision | 6 | 3 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 16-7 | Crafton Wallace | TKO (knee injury) | Instinct MMA 1 | October 7, 2011 | 1 | 1:36 | Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 15-7 | Todd Brown | Decision (unanimous) | Ringside MMA 11: Côté vs Brown | June 4, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 14-7 | Kalib Starnes | Decision (unanimous) | Ringside MMA 10: Côté vs Starnes | April 9, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 13-7 | Tom Lawlor | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 121 | October 23, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Anaheim, California, US | Release with the UFC. |
| Loss | 13–6 | Alan Belcher | Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC 113 | May 8, 2010 | 2 | 3:25 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 13–5 | Anderson Silva | TKO (knee injury) | UFC 90 | October 25, 2008 | 3 | 0:39 | Rosemont, Illinois, US | For the UFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 13–4 | Ricardo Almeida | Decision (split) | UFC 86 | July 5, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
| Win | 12–4 | Drew McFedries | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman | January 23, 2008 | 1 | 1:44 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
| Win | 11–4 | Kendall Grove | KO (punches) | UFC 74 | August 25, 2007 | 1 | 4:45 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Knockout of the Night. |
| Win | 10–4 | Jason Day | Submission (punches) | TKO 29: Repercussion | June 1, 2007 | 1 | 4:05 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 9–4 | Scott Smith | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 67 | February 3, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
| Loss | 8–4 | Travis Lutter | Submission (armbar) | The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale | November 11, 2006 | 1 | 2:18 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Loss the TUF 4 Middleweight Tournament Final. |
| Win | 8–3 | Jason MacDonald | Submission (rear naked choke) | MFC 9 – No Excuses | March 10, 2006 | 5 | 3:35 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 7–3 | Bill Mahood | Submission (choke) | KOTC – Anarchy | February 11, 2006 | 2 | 2:42 | Prince George, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Loss | 6–3 | Chris Leben | Decision (split) | UFC Ultimate Fight Night | August 6, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
| Loss | 6–2 | Joe Doerksen | Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC 52 | April 16, 2005 | 3 | 2:35 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | Middleweight debut |
| Win | 6–1 | Ricardeau Francois | Decision (split) | TKO 19: Rage | January 29, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 5–1 | Tito Ortiz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 50 | October 22, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| Win | 5–0 | Bill Mahood | KO (punch) | TKO 16: Infernal | May 22, 2004 | 1 | 0:21 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 4–0 | Steve Vigneault | KO (punch) | TKO 14: Road Warriors | November 29, 2003 | 1 | 1:08 | Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 3–0 | Yan Pellerin | Decision (unanimous) | TKO 13: Ultimate Rush | September 6, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 2–0 | Glenn Murdoch | TKO (corner stoppage) | UCC Proving Ground 9 | March 22, 2003 | 1 | 5:00 | Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 1–0 | Pascal Gosselin | Submission (rear naked choke) | UCC Proving Ground 8 | November 3, 2002 | 1 | 1:18 | Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada |
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