Brad Blackburn
| Brad Blackburn | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 25, 1977 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Other names | Bad |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Team | Victory Athletics |
| Years active | 2000–2011 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 33 |
| Wins | 18 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 13 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Brad Lavale Blackburn Jr. (born May 25, 1977) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He fought for the Seattle Tiger Sharks in the now defunct International Fight League. He currently fights in the Bellator Fighting Championships welterweight division.
At 22 he began training as a boxer, but soon switched over to Mixed Martial Arts after training with a few friends.
Blackburn was a contender on the now defunct IFL before signing on to the UFC. He held a record of 15 wins, 9 losses, 1 draw, and 1 no contest before joining the UFC.
Blackburn made his UFC debut against James Giboo winning by TKO due to strikes on UFC Fight Night 14. He would later go on to defeat Ryo Chonan by unanimous decision and Edgar García by split decision.
He then fought TUF 7 winner Amir Sadollah at UFC Fight Night 20 on January 11, 2010. In this fight, Blackburn was rocked badly once in the first round and would go on to get rocked again in the third round by a knee. Blackburn survived Sadollah's attacks going on to lose by unanimous decision.
Blackburn lost to DaMarques Johnson at UFC 112, and was subsequently released from the organization.
Blackburn has two children, a son and a daughter.
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