Efrain Escudero
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| Born |
January 15, 1986 San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico |
| Other names | Hecho En México |
| Nationality | American, Mexican |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 70.0 in (178 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Tempe, Arizona, United States |
| Team | MMA LAB |
| Rank | Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under John Crouch |
| Wrestling | NJCAA wrestling |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 35 |
| Wins | 24 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 13 |
| By decision | 9 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 9 |
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| University |
Grand Canyon University Pima Community College |
| Notable school(s) | Cibola High School |
| Website | http://www.efrainescudero.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Efraín Escudero (born January 15, 1986) is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist. He trains under Drew Fickett and competes in the 155 lb (70.3 kg) weight class. Efrain was the winner of season eight of Spike TV's reality show, The Ultimate Fighter. Escudero is currently fighting in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Escudero began his career in the summer of 2006 by putting together two back to back wins in Roland Sarria's Phoenix based Rage in the Cage mixed martial arts organization. He followed up his two fight win streak the following summer by recording 7 straight wins, all by submission. This streak of submissions was the highest recorded in the year of 2007.
Escudero only fought during the summer months because he was a full-time collegiate wrestler. He competed for Pima Community College for the 2006 and 2007 seasons. This is the same college that fellow MMA competitors Drew Fickett, Jamie Varner and Jesse Forbes attended. During the 2006-2007 season, Escudero placed 7th at the NJCAA national tournament in the 157 lb weight class, officially making Escudero an All-American.
In 2007 Escudero stepped out of his summer fight schedule to compete in Full Moon Fighting's inaugural event held in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico. This was Escudero's first fight in his birth country of Mexico and he wore a pair of fight shorts bearing the Mexican Flag. This bout was against Tommy Wagner, whom he defeated by submission due to strikes at 1:12 of round 1.
Escudero was a contestant on the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir on Spike TV as a lightweight. He won his first fight against Ido Pariente with a rear naked choke in the first round to make it into the house. He then beat Shane Nelson in the second round with a mounted triangle to earn a spot in the semi-finals. He then beat Junie Browning with a D'Arce choke in the second round to advance to the finals. In the The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir finale, shown on Spike TV, Escudero earned a six-figure UFC contract by defeating Phillipe Nover by unanimous decision. Upon receiving the trophy, Escudero dedicated his win to his late father, who died just before he left for the show. He further dedicated his win to anybody who had ever lost anybody they loved.
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