Aaron Rosa
| Aaron Rosa | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 28, 1983 Del Rio, Texas, United States |
| Other names | Big Red |
| Residence | San Antonio, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight (205 lb) Heavyweight (265 lb) |
| Reach | 77.0 in (196 cm) |
| Team | Team Punishment |
| Years active | 2005 - present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 2 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 7 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Aaron Isaac Rosa (born May 28, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Light Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2005, he has also competed for the UFC, ShoXC, and Strikeforce.
Born and raised in the border-town of Del Rio, Texas, Rosa was a talented football player, competing at Del Rio High School before continuing his career at Angelo State University, where he was also a standout. In January 2004, Rosa began training in mixed martial arts.
Rosa made his amateur debut later that year in 2004 and made his professional debut in November 2005. Rosa compiled an undefeated record of 9-0 fighting on the local circuit before being signed by ShoXC.
Rosa made his promotional debut on July 27, 2007 at ShoXC: Elite Challengers Series against Jefferson Silva and won via TKO. Rosa made his next appearance on October 26, 2007 against Jared Hamman and was handed his first professional defeat via rear-naked choke submission in the second round. Rosa then faced Jaime Fletcher on March 21, 2008 and was defeated again, via unanimous decision.
Rosa was scheduled to fight Seth Petruzelli, at EliteXC: Heat, but Petruzelli was moved to the main event to fight Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson after Ken Shamrock had to pull out due to an injury.
After picking up a win under the Adrenaline MMA banner, Rosa made his Strikeforce debut at Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Aina on May 15, 2009 in a Light Heavyweight bout against Anthony Ruiz. Rosa won via rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Rosa made his next appearance on November 20, 2009 at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Bears against Rafael Cavalcante. Rosa was defeated in the second round via TKO.
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