| Rolando Delgado | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 22, 1981 San Diego, California, United States |
| Other names | The Crazy Cuban |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Lightweight, Featherweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Team | Westside Fight Team |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 0 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
Rolando Delgado (born November 22, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir.
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Delgado is a full-time professional mixed martial arts fighter. Delgado has fought both in the United States and in London and has a record of 11–5–1. Delgado has competed against fighters that have fought in the UFC, PRIDE, BODOG and other top organizations. He also owns a gym in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he trains and coaches alongside Matt Hamilton. The gym is called Westside Mixed Martial Arts. Delgado received his Black Belt in Maceio, Brazil.
Delgado lost his preliminary fight on the show, he lost to George Roop by decision after two rounds. Delgado flew home but since another fighter was injured, Delgado got his second chance and was put back onto the show. Delgado's second fight was against trash talking Junie Browning. After three rounds Browning won by split decision. During his stay in the house, a few of the fighters questioned Delgado's black belt and its legitimacy. Every time someone would ask Delgado about his belt, he went into a long story that the fighters said was not making any sense, and that the duration of his training was a week. Delgado later proved his black belt by posting the video online.
Delgado went up against John Polakowski in both of their UFC debuts. Delgado dominated throughout most of the fight, dropping John with two flying knees, he ended up defeating John in the second round via guillotine choke. This fight was the opening fight on the preliminary card.
Delgado fought Paul Kelly at UFC 99 on June 13, 2009, in Cologne, Germany. He lost the fight by a very close unanimous decision.
Delgado lost his third fight in the promotion against Andre Winner after getting hit with a overhand right that knocked him out. The loss took place at UFC 105 in Manchester, England. After this loss, Delgado was relieved from his UFC contract along with Brock Larson, Denis Kang, and Jason Dent on Dec. 9 2009.[1]
After departing from the UFC, Delgado dropped back down to his original weight class of featherweight. He fought twice in local Arkansas MMA promotions, winning both fights. Soon after his second win he fought on the undercard of Bellator 37 against WEC vet, Jameel Massouh. He won the fight via unanimous decision. It is uncertain if a win will lead to a contract and/or the possibility of entering the tournament.
Jigoro Kano → Tsunejiro Tomita → Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Tank Abbott → Carlos "Carlinhos" Gracie Jr. → Diojone Farias → Rolando Delgado
Delgado has a son named Rolando IV, born on September 2, 2008. [2]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 17 matches | 11 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 2 |
| By submission | 6 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 11-5-1 | Jameel Massouh | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 37 | March 19, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Concho, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Win | 10-5-1 | Anthony Jones | Decision (unanimous) | Subzero 8: The Ultimate Performing Art | February 19, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | |
| Win | 9-5-1 | Brandon Shelton | Submission (triangle choke) | C3 Fights: Knockout-Rockout Weekend 3 | June 19, 2010 | 1 | 1:44 | Concho, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Loss | 8-5-1 | Andre Winner | KO (punches) | UFC 105 | November 14, 2009 | 1 | 3:22 | Manchester, England | |
| Loss | 8-4-1 | Paul Kelly | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 99 | June 13, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Cologne, Germany | |
| Win | 8-3-1 | John Polakowski | Submission (guillotine choke) | TUF 8 Finale | December 13, 2008 | 2 | 2:18 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | UFC Debut |
| Win | 7-3-1 | Brandon Jinnies | Submission (armbar) | NLE: Last Man Standing 2 | March 23, 2007 | 1 | 2:38 | Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 6-3-1 | Josh Pearson | Submission (armbar) | NLE: Last Man Standing 2 | March 23, 2007 | 2 | 0:46 | Louisiana, United States | |
| Draw | 5-3-1 | David Love | Draw | Absolute Fighting Championships 18 | August 26, 2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 5-3 | Jarrett Becks | TKO (retirement) | Modern Ringsport II | February 18, 2006 | 1 | 5:00 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | |
| Win | 4-3 | Aaron Williams | Decision (split) | Modern Ringsport I | July 23, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | |
| Loss | 3-3 | Jorge Masvidal | TKO (punches) | Absolute Fighting Championships 5 | September 5, 2003 | 2 | 2:14 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 3-2 | Jason Ireland | Decision (unanimous) | Dangerzone: Dakota Destruction | April 12, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | New Town, North Dakota, United States | |
| Loss | 3-1 | Joe Jordan | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Americas: Tennessee Shoot-Conquest | January 17, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Clarksville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Win | 3-0 | Neil McLeod | Submission (triangle choke) | Extreme Brawl 1 | December 15, 2002 | 1 | N/A | Bracknell, England | |
| Win | 2-0 | Nick Roscorla | Submission (triangle choke) | Ultimate Reality Combat 1 | August 21, 2002 | 1 | 3:55 | United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Cleve Tuttle | KO (flying knee) | Ultimate Reality Combat 1 | August 21, 2002 | 1 | 0:12 | United States |
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