Robert Drysdale

Robert Drysdale
Born Robert Lewis Drysdale
(1981-10-05) October 5, 1981
Provo, Utah, United States
Nationality Brazilian
American
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Division Light heavyweight
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Team Zenith BJJ/Drysdale JJ
Rank black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total 8
Wins 7
By submission 7
Losses 0
No contests 1
Other information
Notable students Forrest Griffin, Frank Mir, Randy Couture, Dan Hardy, Evan Dunham, Brad Tavares, Michelle Nicolini, Joanna Jędrzejczyk.
Website Drysdalejiujitsu.com DrysdaleBJJ.com
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Robert Drysdale
Medal record
Representing  United States
Grappling
ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship
2007 New Jersey, US -99 kg
2007 New Jersey, US Absolute
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
2005 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -94 kg
2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -94 kg
2007 Los Angeles, US -94 kg
2007 Los Angeles, US Absolute

Robert Lewis Drysdale[1] (born October 5, 1981 in Provo, Utah) is an American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and professional mixed martial artist currently signed with the Legacy Fighting Championship & is the current Light Heavyweight Champion. Born in the United States to a Brazilian mother and American father, he moved to Brazil with his family in 1987 at the age of six.

As a young man, he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada to begin college. While in the United States, following his growing interest in martial arts, he began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with Lewis-Perderneiras in 1998 and carried out a submission victory over Marcelo Garcia in 2007. Drysdale also made a successful MMA debut defeating Bastien Huveneers via arm triangle choke. Unfortunately Drysdale's career is tarnished by multiple failed drug tests.[2][3]

Early life

Beginning in the early 1990s, jiu-jitsu began growing in popularity worldwide and Brazil was quickly becoming the Mecca of jiu-jitsu. Robert returned to Brazil in 2002 to dedicate himself entirely to training and competing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Over the years he has trained continually, initially with Maromba Club and eventually team Brasa Jiu-Jitsu Club in São Paulo, Brazil.

While training and competing for Brasa Club he received his Black Belt in 2004 from Léo Vieira.

In Brazil, he went on to win multiple national and world titles including the IBJJF world championship as a Black belt in 2005

He has competed and taught in various countries around the world, including Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark, Estonia, Poland, France, Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand; while teaching and hosting seminars in cities across the United States.

Most recently he became the 2007 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship – Open Division ADCC, submitting Marcelo Garcia.

In early 2008, he returned to the USA where he trained with former UFC Champion, Randy Couture and former Pride Champion Wanderlei Silva.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Robert Drysdale made his amateur MMA debut with Tuff-N-Uff, winning his fight.[4] Robert Drysdale was introduced on Countdown to UFC 101 as the BJJ coach of former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin. He was also selected as a coach on TUF season 8 for the team coached by Frank Mir.

Drysdale made a successful professional MMA debut defeating Bastien Huveneers via arm triangle choke.[2] In his next fight, Drysdale faced Clay Davidson, a King of the Cage veteran who entered the contest riding a six-fight win streak. Drysdale won via armbar in the first round.[5]

It was announced on February 16, 2012 that Drysdale has signed a multi-fight deal with Legacy Fighting Championship.[6] Drysdale eventually made his debut at Legacy Fighting Championships 12 and went on to defeat Isaac Villanueva, Chris Reed and D.J. Linderman under the Legacy FC banner all by submission in the first round.[7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Drysdale was expected to make his promotional debut against Ednaldo Oliveira on August 3, 2013 at UFC 163.[8] However, Drysdale pulled out of the bout in mid-July citing a lingering staph infection.[9]

Drysdale was expected to face Cody Donovan on November 16, 2013 at UFC 167.[10] However, Drysdale was refused a fighting license by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) after an out-of-competition drug test revealed that he had an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio of 19.4:1.[11]

Drysdale eventually made his debut on July 6, 2014 against promotion newcomer Keith Berish at The Ultimate Fighter 19 finale.[12] He won the fight via submission in the first round. When asked after the fight by the announcer if he had jitters Drysdale said "I fight for my own personal reasons. I love the crowd, I love my friends, family, people who support me all these years. The pressure I put on myself, is myself only. It doesn't really matter where I am."[13] However, Drysdale later failed a post-fight drug test for an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio of 12:1. After failing his second drug test, Drysdale was released by the UFC.[14]

In early 2016, Drysdale was brought in as the grappling coach for Joanna Jędrzejczyk's team on The Ultimate Fighter season 23.

Grappling credentials

2007 (Black Belt)

2005 (Black Belt)

2004 (Brown/Black Belt)

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 7–0 (1) Ryan Spann Submission (rear-naked choke) Legacy FC 58 July 22, 2016 2 2:58 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States Won the Legacy FC Light Heavyweight Championship.
NC 6–0 (1) Keith Berish NC (overturned by NSAC) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale July 6, 2014 1 2:03 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Submission (rear-naked choke) win overturned to NC; Drysdale tested positive for elevated testosterone.
Win 6–0 D.J. Linderman Submission (rear-naked choke) Legacy FC 19 April 12, 2013 1 1:48 Dallas, Texas, United States
Win 5–0 Chris Reed Submission (armbar) Legacy FC 15 November 16, 2012 1 1:15 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 4–0 Isaac Villanueva Submission (armbar) Legacy FC 12 July 13, 2012 1 1:27 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 3–0 Mike Nickels Submission (guillotine choke) AFC 6: Conviction June 18, 2011 1 1:04 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Win 2–0 Clay Davidson Submission (armbar) AFC 4: Revelation November 6, 2010 1 2:54 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Win 1–0 Bastien Huveneers Submission (arm-triangle choke) AFC 3: Evolution July 17, 2010 1 1:12 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2014_Results/07-06-14MMA.pdf
  2. 1 2 "Robert Drysdale’s MMA Debut Vs. Bastien Huveneers Fight Video AFC 3 – Evolution". mmatko.com.
  3. ↑ Robert Drysdale Bio. URL accessed on June 9, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Robert Drysdale MMA amateur debut a success". MMAMANIA.com. 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20101111093226/http://mmajunkie.com/news/21303/weekend-winners-include-saunders-ishii-drysdale-franchi-and-egan.mma. Archived from the original on November 11, 2010. Retrieved November 8, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120220030107/http://mmajunkie.com/news/27464/legacy-fighting-championships-signs-robert-drysdale-to-multi-fight-deal.mma. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ T.P. Grant. "Legacy FC 19 Results and GIFs: Robert Drysdale Remains Undefeated with Quick Submission Win". Bloody Elbow.
  8. ↑ Staff (2013-06-04). "Robert Drysdale signs with UFC, meets Ednaldo Oliveira at UFC 163". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  9. ↑ Adam Hill (2013-07-16). "Las Vegan Robert Drysdale forced to pull out of UFC debut". reviewjournal.com. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  10. ↑ Luke Thomas (October 3, 2013). "Robert Drysdale vs. Cody Donovan set for UFC 167". mmafighting.com.
  11. ↑ Staff. "Robert Drysdale denied UFC 167 license due to elevated T/E ratio, that eventually was ruled out due to wrong procedures by the UFC". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  12. ↑ Zane Simon. "Welcome to the UFC Berish & Letourneau". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  13. ↑ video (2014-07-05). "Robert Drysdale vs. Keith Berish - TUF 19 Finale". mma-core.com. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  14. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2014-07-30). "Kevin Casey and Robert Drysdale flunk post-fight tests at UFC 175, TUF 19 Finale". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
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