Charles Bennett (fighter)
| Charles Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 23, 1979 Gainesville, Florida, United States |
| Other names | Krazy Horse, Kid Khaos, Felony |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11.0 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight Featherweight Bantamweight |
| Fighting out of | Ocala, Florida, United States |
| Team | FIT/NHB (2008–2013) |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 64 |
| Wins | 30 |
| By knockout | 18 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 32 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 21 |
| By decision | 9 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Charles Daniel Bennett (born November 23, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Lightweight division. While perhaps best known for competing in King of the Cage and other smaller American promotions such as World Extreme Fighting, Bennett has also competed in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Rizin FF, EliteXC, and ShoXC.
Bennett was born in Gainesville, Florida and is the second-oldest boy of 11 siblings. Bennett lived in Gainesville for the first eight years of his life before moving to Ocala, Florida to live with his father after his mother was arrested on a drug charge. Bennett had a troubled upbringing as he came from a broken home, often getting into fights, and both of his parents abused crack cocaine. Growing up, Bennett was a self-described "black sheep" of the family, but was very athletic and was a talented football player in high school, where he played running back, linebacker, and was even a defensive lineman despite his small stature. However, Bennett was kicked off of the team during his sophomore year. During his junior year, his father kicked him out of the house and Bennett eventually dropped out of high school before turning his attention to selling narcotics. In between jail stints, he found a newspaper advertisement for a mixed martial arts gym in Ocala and decided to sign up and join the gym. His coaches were very impressed with his speed and strength, but at this time Bennett was still dealing drugs. Eventually, he gave up dealing drugs and focused on mixed martial arts, with the birth of his first child as his main motivation to change his lifestyle although he continued to be arrested on drug charges until 2011. He also credits King of the Cage owner Terry Trebilcock Jr. to helping Bennett turn his life around.
Bennett made his professional debut when he was only 19 years old in Georgia in 1999 and lost the bout via submission. In his next bout a year later, he received his first professional win after he knocked out his opponent with a slam in the first round. Bennett then made his debut for the World Extreme Fighting promotion and faced future UFC and Bellator veteran Rich Clementi. Bennett lost the bout after he tapped out due to strikes in the first round. Bennett won his next two fights via strikes before making his King of the Cage debut against future UFC veteran and K-1 kickboxer, Duane Ludwig. Bennett lost after he submitted due to exhaustion in the second round. Bennett then won 9 of his next 10 fights, including a win over former U.S. Marine and future UFC fighter, Gerald Strebendt via submission due to strikes. His four-fight winning streak was snapped by future Pancrase Featherweight Champion Takumi Nakayama via submission.
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