Houston Alexander
| Houston Alexander | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 22, 1972 East St. Louis, Illinois |
| Other names | The Assassin |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) |
| Division |
Light Heavyweight (205 lb) Heavyweight (265 lb) |
| Reach | 72.0 in (183 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Team | Grudge Training Center Finney's HIT Squad |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 34 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 14 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Houston Alexander (born March 22, 1972) is an American professional mixed martial artist, who currently competes in Bellator's Light Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2001, Alexander has also competed for the UFC, Shark Fights, the RFA, and KSW.
Alexander was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and lived there for the first eight years of his life. Growing up in a rough neighborhood, Alexander quickly learned how to defend himself before moving to Omaha, Nebraska. He was athletic growing up, and attended Omaha North High School, where he played football and wrestled, excelling at both and also started boxing when he was a teenager. He is also a very talented artist, mostly with graffiti, and was accepted to the Savannah College of Art & Design in Georgia during his senior year of high school, but ultimately decided that he did not want to leave behind his daughter. Alexander then worked as a head machine operator at an asphalt company, before turning to mixed martial arts.
Alexander made his UFC debut at UFC 71 on May 26, 2007 against Keith Jardine. He knocked out Jardine in 49 seconds during the first round in a huge upset.
He has since trained full-time; three times a day and seven days a week.
Alexander then signed a new three-fight contract with the UFC. At UFC 75 Alexander beat Italian Alessio Sakara. Just like his previous fight, Sakara threw a couple of early shots before Alexander countered with close-contact strikes. "The way I was taught was that all your strength is inside versus outside,” Alexander said before the fight of his explosive ability when close to an opponent. "My short strikes are really, really good, and that’s from lifting weights and doing a lot of reps."
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