Charlie Valencia
| Charlie Valencia | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carlos Enrique Valencia October 31, 1974 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Residence | California |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Fighting out of | Ontario, California, United States |
| Team | Valencia Freestyle Fighting |
| Years active | 2000–2002; 2003–2011 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Carlos Enrique Valencia (born October 31, 1974) is an American mixed martial artist. He has fought for the WEC and UFC in their Bantamweight divisions, and is the former King of the Cage Bantamweight Champion. He is the only man to ever finish McCall in a professional MMA fight.
Valencia grew up in Rosemead, California as the son of a machinist for an aerospace company and a stay-at-home mother. He has three brothers, two older and one younger. He attended Mark Keppel High in Monterey Park, California. He took sixth in the state championships in his senior year. After high school, he went on to East Los Angeles College where he won a junior college state championship. He moved on to Fresno State where he had a successful career on the Bulldogs wrestling team. He graduated from Fresno State in 1995.
Valencia made his WEC debut on March 24, 2007 at WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio and was victorious over Antonio Banuelos via KO. Valencia defeated Ian McCall at WEC 31 via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:19 of the first round. He most recently defeated Coty Wheeler on October 10, 2009 at WEC 43.
Valencia most recently defeated Japanese striker Akitoshi Tamura on January 10, 2010 at WEC 46.
Valencia was scheduled to face former WEC Bantamweight Champion Eddie Wineland on June 20, 2010 at WEC 49, but Valencia was forced off the card with an injury.
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