Alex Karalexis
| Alex Karalexis | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 20, 1977 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Other names | The Assassin, T-Rex |
| Residence | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight Welterweight Middleweight |
| Fighting out of | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Team | Team Sityodtong |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Alex Karalexis (born September 20, 1977) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2003, Karalexis was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 1, and has also formerly competed for the UFC and WEC.
Karalexis was raised in Hanson, Massachusetts, and is of Greek descent, as his father is an immigrant from Greece who also fought in the Special Forces. Karalexis began playing soccer when he was six years old, and was talented, going on to be the MVP of the Massachusetts All-Star Game, and also competed in wrestling for all four years Whitman-Hanson Regional High School. Karalexis then went attended Massasoit Community College where he continued playing soccer for one year before being sidelined for the next season due to a recurring leg injury. When he became healthy, Karalexis began playing professionally for the Cape Cod Crusaders but again only played one season before being sidelined from the same injury. After the injury did not heal properly, Karalexis ventured into kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu before transitioning into mixed martial arts.
Karalexis competed on The Ultimate Fighter 1 as a Middleweight, and was the third Middleweight pick on Team Couture. After the challenge in the third episode, Team Liddell won the pick and decided to have Diego Sanchez fight Karalexis in the very first Middleweight fight of the series. Karalexis was defeated via rear-naked choke submission in the first round and was eliminated from the show. Karalexis later made a return for the series finale as a Welterweight to defeat Josh Rafferty via TKO in the first round. Karalexis then lost his next two fights in the UFC against Kenny Florian and Jason Von Flue, respectively, before being signed by the WEC.
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