Abel Trujillo
| Abel Trujillo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 18, 1983 Greensboro, NC, United States |
| Other names | Killa |
| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 70.0 in (178 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
| Team | Blackzilians |
| Wrestling | NAIA wrestler |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 5 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Amateur career | |
| Total | 2 |
| Wins | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Abel Nazario Trujillo (born July 18, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing as a Lightweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Trujillo attended Riverside High School in Durham, North Carolina where he competed in wrestling. In 2002, he won the individual NCHSAA 4A state wrestling championship at 145lbs defeating Jeffrey Tharington of Winston Salem's Mt. Tabor high school in the finals. Along with that, he helped his team win the NCHSAA 4A individual team tournament championship. Trujillo then continued his career at the collegiate level for William Penn University where he was a four-time NAIA All-American.
Trujillo lost by knockout against future World Extreme Cagefighting competitor Zachary Micklewright in his amateur debut, on July 22, 2006. Almost three years later, he rebounded and won his next amateur bout by submission in just 54 seconds.
Trujillo made his professional MMA debut in 2009, losing via armbar to Ted Wothington. He went 5-3 in his next eight fights, before winning four straight over Lucas Gwaltney, Andre Garcia, James Edson Berto and Frank Carrillo in less than a year.
In the summer of 2012, Trujillo was signed by the UFC on the strength of a four-fight win streak. He was expected to make his promotional debut on September 1, 2012 at UFC 151 against Tim Means. However, after UFC 151 was cancelled, Trujillo/Means was rescheduled for UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz on December 8, 2012. Then on the day of the weigh in for the event, Means was forced out of the bout after sustaining a head injury caused by a fall in a hotel sauna and was replaced by Marcus LeVesseur. Trujillo was successful in his debut, defeating LeVesseur via TKO (knees to the body) at 3:56 of the second round. In the fight, he successfully connected on 57 of his 75 significant strikes and also defended eight of his opponent's ten takedown attempts.
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