David Bautista
| Dave Bautista | |
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Bautista in July 2016
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| Born |
David Michael Bautista Jr. January 18, 1969 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Professional wrestler, actor, mixed martial artist, bodybuilder |
| Years active | 1999–2010; 2014 (wrestling) 2006–present (acting) 2012 (MMA) |
| Spouse(s) |
Glenda Bautista (m. 1990; div. 1998) Angie Bautista (m. 1998; div. 2006) Sarah Jade (m. 2015) |
| Children | 2 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Batista Deacon Batista Khan Leviathan |
| Billed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Billed weight | 290 lb (130 kg) |
| Billed from | Washington, D.C. |
| Trained by |
Afa Anoaʻi Marrese Crump |
| Debut | October 30, 1999 |
| Dave Bautista | |
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Bautista after his first mixed martial arts win
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| Other names | Brass Body |
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg; 18 st 13 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight (265 lb) (MMA) |
| Team | Gracie Fighter Tampa Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Cesar Gracie |
| Years active | 2012 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
David Michael "Dave" Bautista Jr. (born January 18, 1969) is an American actor and former professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and bodybuilder.
From 2000–2010 and 2013–2014, he was signed to WWE under the ring name Batista, where he became a six-time world champion, winning WWE's World Heavyweight Championship four times and the WWE Championship twice. He holds the record for the longest reign as World Heavyweight Champion at 282 days, and has also won the World Tag Team Championship three times (twice with Ric Flair and once with John Cena) and the WWE Tag Team Championship once (with Rey Mysterio). He was the winner of the 2005 Royal Rumble match and went on to headline WrestleMania 21, one of the top five highest-grossing pay-per-view events in professional wrestling history. When Bautista returned to WWE in 2014, he won the 2014 Royal Rumble match, after which he headlined WrestleMania XXX.
In August 2012, Bautista signed a contract with Classic Entertainment & Sports to fight in mixed martial arts. He won his MMA debut on October 6, 2012, defeating Vince Lucero via TKO in the first round. He was representing the Philippines during the fight. Bautista first entered the world of acting in 2006. As an actor, Bautista has starred in The Man with the Iron Fists (2012), Riddick (2013), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), the 24th James Bond film, Spectre (2015), L.A. Slasher (2015), and in the 2016 Kickboxer reboot, Kickboxer: Vengeance. Bautista is set to reprise his role as Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Avengers: Infinity War (2018). He has also appeared in several direct-to-video films since 2009.
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