Javier Vazquez | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Luis Javier Vazquez April 27, 1977 Santiago, Cuba | ||||||||||||||
Other names | Showtime | ||||||||||||||
Residence | Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Cuban American | ||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) | ||||||||||||||
Division | Lightweight Featherweight | ||||||||||||||
Reach | 69 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Style | Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Submission wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Fighting out of | Pomona, California, United States | ||||||||||||||
Teacher(s) | Rodrigo Medeiros | ||||||||||||||
Rank | 5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1] | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 1998–2013 | ||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||
Total | 21 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 16 | ||||||||||||||
By submission | 11 | ||||||||||||||
By decision | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Losses | 5 | ||||||||||||||
By decision | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||
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Luis Javier Vazquez (born April 27, 1977) is a retired Cuban-American mixed martial artist. A professional from 1998 until 2011, he competed for the UFC, WEC, Shooto, ShoXC, EliteXC, and King of the Cage. He is the former King of the Cage Lightweight Champion.