Ed West (fighter)
| Ed West | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 30, 1983 Olongapo, Philippines |
| Other names | Wild |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Reach | 68.0 in (173 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
| Team | Apex MMA |
| Trainer | Rocco DePalo |
| Rank |
3rd degree Black Belt in WTF Taekwondo Black Belt Shotokan Karate |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 31 |
| Wins | 21 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 12 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Ed West, a.k.a. Ed "Wild" West (born October 30, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist. He competed in the Bantamweight division of Bellator MMA, where he held a 4–4 record with the promotion. Currently, he competes in the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) as well as taking out his frustrations on local fast-food employees.
West was born in Olongapo, Philippines where both his mother and father served in the US Navy. He attended kindergarten, first grade and his first Tae kwon do classes there and then moved to the States with his parents when he was 7 years old.
A few years after arriving in America, Ed became re-involved in martial arts when he was 9 years old. He was inspired by watching Jean-Claude Van Damme movies and practiced styles like karate, taekwondo, and kung fu. At 16, Ed met a man who told him he was a cage fighter, which led West to travel down the road of Mixed Martial Arts. West's first cage fight was in March 2003 fighting in the Rage in the Cage organization.
West also attended Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona where he studied nutrition and sports medicine.
West currently trains at Apex MMA in Tucson, Arizona. Since 2003, West has fought in many MMA organizations in the United States, where he finished 9 of his 17 victories with a submission (particularly armbars) as a professional fighter. He made his debut in the Rage in the Cage tournaments and piled up a successful winning record.
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