Ben Alloway

Ben Alloway
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Other names Benny Blanco
Nationality Australian
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Welterweight
Reach 76.0 in (193 cm)
Fighting out of Gold Coast, Australia
Team Fiore MMA
Axis Fight Academy
Potential Unlimited MMA (PUMMA)
Years active 2010–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 19
Wins 13
By knockout 6
By submission 4
By decision 4
Losses 6
By submission 4
By decision 2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Ben Alloway (born 19 February 1981) is an Australian mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2010, he was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes. Ben formerly fought for the UFC in the welterweight division.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Alloway compiled a 12-3 professional record competing mostly in Australia before joining the The Ultimate Fighter.

Alloway was forced to work for most of his early career, but since signing with the UFC he has been able to devote 100% of his time to his MMA training.[1]

The Ultimate Fighter

Alloway was chosen to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes. In his first fight in the house, Alloway knocked out Valentino Petrescu early in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals.

In his quarterfinal fight, Alloway came up short, losing via split decision to Brad Scott.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Alloway made his official UFC debut against castmate Manuel Rodriguez on 15 December 2012 at UFC on FX 6. He won the fight via KO in the first round.

Alloway faced promotional newcomer Ryan LaFlare on 6 April 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 9.[2] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Alloway next faced TUF 17 contestant Zak Cummings at UFC Fight Night 27.[3] He lost the fight via submission in the first round, and was cut from the UFC.

Cage Warriors Fighting Championships

Following his release from The UFC, Alloway signed a five fight deal with leading European promotion Cage Warriors[4]

Alloway made his Cage Warriors debut against Jack Mason on the 1st of March 2014 at Cage Warriors 65. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 14–6 Mohsen Bahari Decision (split) Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 69 7 June 2014 3 5:00 London, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14–5 Jack Mason Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 65 1 March 2014 3 5:00 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 13–5 Zak Cummings Submission (d'arce choke) UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 28 August 2013 1 4:19 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 13–4 Ryan LaFlare Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi 6 April 2013 3 5:00 Stockholm, Sweden
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13–3 Manuel Rodriguez KO (front kick and punches) UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson 15 December 2012 1 4:57 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Knockout of the Night
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12–3 Rod Staader TKO (punches) BRACE 15 28 April 2012 2 3:39 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11–3 Mauro Chimento Jr. Decision (unanimous) CWFC - Fight Night 3 11 February 2012 3 5:00 Beirut, Lebanon
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10–3 Rashid Abdullah Submission (armbar) FMMMA- Fight Me MMA 13 January 2012 2 4:18 St. Charles, Missouri, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9–3 Dan Hyatt Submission (triangle choke) BRACE 13 19 November 2011 1 3:49 Townsville, Queensland, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–3 Corey Nelson Decision (majority) BRACE 11 17 September 2011 3 5:00 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 7–3 Ben Mortimer Submission (armbar) Nitro MMA- Nitro 3 9 June 2011 3 1:49 Logan City, Queensland, Australia
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 7–2 Robert Whittaker Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Fighting Championship 17 3 June 2011 2 4:07 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–1 Jon Leven Submission (rear-naked choke) Fate MMA- Fate 2 19 February 2011 3 3:33 Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–1 Gokhan Turkyilmaz TKO (punches) CWA - Cage Wars Australia 5 11 December 2010 3 3:33 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–1 Michael Osborn TKO (punches) C3 Fights - Slammin Jammin Weekend 6 22 October 2010 3 2:29 Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 4–1 Luke Peters Submission (guillotine choke) BRACE 5 14 August 2010 1 4:50 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–0 Atal Kakar Submission (rear-naked choke) XMMA 2 - ANZ VS USA 31 July 2010 1 1:41 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 Rick Evans TKO (punches) Fate MMA - Beyond Human Control 26 June 2010 1 N/A Beenleigh, Queensland, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Jordan Wainohu TKO (punches) FWC5 - Call To Arms 10 April 2010 2 2:56 Nerang, Queensland, Australia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Ben Pepper Decision (unanimous) UMMA 4 - Toowoomba 26 February 2010 3 5:00 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

References

  1. ↑ The Insider W/ Ben Alloway by Jordan Smith(MMAInsider.net) on 18 June 2013
  2. ↑ "UFC on FUEL TV 9 adds Couture-Pearson". mmajunkie.com. 9 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Staff. "'TUF' vets Ben Alloway, Zak Cummings meet at UFC on FOX Sports 1 2 in Indy". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  4. ↑ http://www.kingdommma.co.uk/2013/11/cage-warriors-sign-australian-duo-benny.html

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