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Carlos Newton | |
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Born | The Valley, Anguilla | August 17, 1976
Other names | The Ronin |
Residence | Pickering, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12.4 st) |
Division | Welterweight Middleweight Light Heavyweight |
Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Boxing, Taekwondo, Judo, Karate, Juko Ryu Jiu-Jitsu, Krav Maga, Kali, Aikido |
Fighting out of | Newmarket, Ontario, Canada |
Team | Newton MMA, Warrior MMA |
Rank | 3rd Dan Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt in Juko Ryu Jiu-Jitsu |
Years active | 1996–2010 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 30 |
Wins | 16 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 10 |
By decision | 4 |
Losses | 14 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 4 |
By decision | 7 |
Website | http://www.newtonmma.com |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Carlos Newton (born August 17, 1976) is an Anguillian-born Canadian retired mixed martial artist. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion and Pride FC Japan MMA Legend. Known as "The Ronin", he competed worldwide in the biggest MMA organizations including UFC, Pride FC, IFL, K-1, Shooto and most recently W-1. He is a 3rd Degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt alongside his coach Terry Riggs under Renzo Gracie, at Warrior MMA in Newmarket, Ontario. Newton has always been considered a fan favourite and a "Submission Master" and has dubbed his personal fighting style — an amalgam of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Wrestling, Karate, Krav Maga, and Boxing — as "Dragon Ball Jiu-Jitsu" in tribute to Dragon Ball, a Japanese manga and anime franchise. Newton is one of only a few MMA athletes to ever be allowed to compete in the UFC and Pride FC at the same time. In Canada he was the first Canadian UFC Champion at UFC 31 (Welterweight) defeating Pat Miletich.