Savant Young

Savant Young
Born June 19, 1976 (1976-06-19) (age 35)
Los Angeles, California
Other names Black Superman
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Mixed martial arts record
Total 18
Wins 10
By knockout 2
By submission 5
By decision 3
Losses 8
By knockout 1
By submission 4
By decision 3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Trenell "Savant" Young (born June 19, 1976) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.

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Mixed martial arts

Although his first professional bout was in 1998, in June 2006 Young decided he wanted to begin training mixed martial arts full-time. In February 2007 Young won his first fight in the International Fight League by defeating Ed West with a unanimous decision. Young compiled a 2-2 record with the IFL, and that gave him an opportunity to fight Takeshi Inoue at Shooto. Despite Inoue being heavily favored, Young pulled off the upset and beat him by unanimous decision. Young has stated that this win is the reason he was offered a fight contract with the new Affliction Clothing Promotion. Young fought at their first event, Affliction Banned, losing by second-round armbar against UFC veteran Mark Hominick.

Outside MMA

While training part-time, Young worked in post-production at a video editing company, making the feats of others come alive on the screen. An avid video game player, Young has also had a life-long fascination with cars, building and competing with them in street races while in high school.

Personal life

Savant and his wife Rahima have two children, a girl and a boy. His mother's name is Debra Baldwin.[1] [2]

Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 10-8 Robert Washington Submission (guillotine choke) Tachi Palace Fights 11 02011-12-02 December 2, 2011 2 2:41 Lemoore, California, United States
Loss 9-8 Mark Hominick Submission (armbar) Affliction: Banned 02008-07-19 July 19, 2008 2 4:25 Anaheim, California, United States
Win 9-7 Takeshi Inoue Decision (unanimous) Shooto- Tradition 1 02008-05-03 May 3, 2008 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 8-7 Deividas Taurosevicius Decision (unanimous) IFL- 2007 Semifinals 02008-08-02 August 2, 2008 3 4:00 East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Loss 8-6 Ryan Schultz Decision (unanimous) IFL-Everett 02007-06-01 June 1, 2007 3 4:00 Everett, Washington, United States
Win 8-5 Adam Lynn KO (punch) IFL-Los Angeles 02007-03-17 March 17, 2007 2 0:21 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 7-5 Ed West Decision (unanimous) IFL-Houston 02007-02-02 February 2, 2007 3 4:00 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 6-5 Danny Suarez KO (superman punch) BIB-Beatdown in Bakersfield 02006-11-17 November 17, 2006 1 2:32 Bakersfield, California, United States
Loss 5-5 Gabe Ruediger Submission (armbar) PF 1-The Beginning 02006-05-12 May 12, 2006 3 1:29 Hollywood, California, United States
Loss 5-4 Chris Lytle Submission (strikes) WEC 18-Unfinished Business 02006-01-13 January 13, 2006 1 3:50 Lemoore, California, United States
Loss 5-3 John Alessio Submission (rear naked choke) KOTC-Shock and Awe 02005-10-01 October 1, 2005 3 2:09 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win 5-2 Kendall Grove Technical Submission (choke) LIP 1-Lockdown in Paradise 1 02005-03-19 March 19, 2005 1 2:00 Lahania, Hawaii, United States
Win 4-2 Marcus Vinicios Decision XP 2-Xtreme Pankration 2 02002-03-12 March 12, 2002 N/A N/A Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss 3-2 Jason Von Flue KO (punch) IFC WC 5-Warriors Challenge 5 01999-09-18 September 18, 1999 1 0:05 Fresno, California, United States
Win 3-1 Victor Hunsaker Submission (heel hook) NG 9-Neutral Grounds 9 01999-01-10 January 10, 1999 1 1:55 California, United States
Win 2-1 Ronnie Barnwell Submission (guillotine choke) NG 9-Neutral Grounds 9 01999-Expression error: Unrecognised word "janaury"-10 10, 1999 1 1:50 California, United States
Loss 1-1 Scott Herman Decision Neutral Grounds 5 01998-06-28 June 28, 1998 1 8:00 United States
Win 1-0 Thomas Kenny Submission (armbar) ES 2-Extreme Shoot 2 01998-06-06 June 6, 1998 2 Mission Viejo, California, United States

References

  1. ^ [Stated on an episode of IFL: Battleground]
  2. ^ "LION TAMER SAVANT YOUNG'S REVERSAL OF FORTUNE". MMAWEEKLY.com,by Tom Hamlin. 2008-07-13. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6218&zoneid=13. Retrieved 2008-05-06. 

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