Chuck O'Neil
| Chuck O'Neil | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 22, 1985 Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States |
| Other names | Cold Steel |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Reach | 76.0 in (193 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States |
| Team | Mass BJJ (primary) Tri-Force MMA (other) |
| Trainer | Nate Ryan |
| Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 25 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Chuck O'Neil (born September 22, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist and professional wrestler currently competing in the Middleweight division. He has competed for the UFC, Bellator, and was also a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos.
O'Neil was born in Falmouth, MA and raised in Bourne, MA, attending Bourne High School. During his years at Bourne High, O'Neil played football and baseball. Upon graduating, O'Neil enrolled at Bridgewater State University, where he received his bachelor's degree in exercise science.
O'Neil started his professional MMA career in 2006 at the age of 21. He lost his inaugural fight to Earl Bauer via an inverted triangle choke submission. Since then, O'Neil has fine tuned his skills while training with the likes of John Howard, Rick Hawn, Joe Lauzon and Tom Lawlor. In 2008, O'Neil captured the Reality Fighting welterweight championship. He lost this title in 2009 to Tim Pinney via a heel hook. O'Neil went on to win his next 3 bouts while also winning the Cage Titans FC welterweight title.
O'Neil signed with the UFC in 2011 to compete on the The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos.
O'Neil was selected as an alternate for the T.V. show and received his chance to compete once Myles Jury of Team Lesnar was forced to withdraw due to injury. In Chuck's first bout of the competition he fought Zach Davis and lost via a triangle choke in the first round. Luckily, Dana White chose Chuck to occupy one of the two "wild card" positions; keeping him in the running for the grand prize of a six figure UFC contract.
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