Ido Pariente
| Ido Pariente | |
|---|---|
| Born | עידו פריינטה August 31, 1978 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Other names | "The Hebrew Hammer" |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Israel |
| Rank | 3rd degree Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Ido Pariente (Hebrew: עידו פריינטה; born August 31, 1978) is an Israeli mixed martial arts fighter and trainer. His nickname is "The Hebrew Hammer". He is one of Israel's top fighters.
Pariente was the Victory Fighting Championship Lightweight Champion in 2001, Pankration World Champion in 2003, European Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) champion brown belt in 2007, and Desert Combat Lightweight titleholder in 2007. The Jerusalem Post described him and his brother Roy as "pretty much the biggest names in Israel's young MMA scene."
Pariente was born in Tel Aviv, Israel on August 31, 1978. He fought karate from the age of 7 until he was 17. He is a BJJ second-degree black belt, and as of 2010 he had been fighting professionally for over 10 years.
He has a younger and bigger brother, Roy.The Jerusalem Post described him and his brother as "pretty much the biggest names in Israel's young MMA scene."
In 1999, Pariente went to the United States to train and fight for two years. He trains full-time, mostly in Israel under Muay Thai coach Itzik Franko and one month a year in Brazil, while teaching BJJ at a 100-student school that he has named MMA Israel. Pariente fights out of an Orthodox stance. He is reputed to have good Muay Thai skills.
Pariente was the Victory Fighting Championship Lightweight Champion in 2001, Pankration World Champion in 2003, European BJJ champion brown belt in 2007, and Desert Combat Lightweight titleholder in 2007. In Desert Combat 5 in 2007, he fought with his brother on the same card for the first time.
As of 2007, he was fighting as much as he could outside of Israel, for the higher purses and greater exposure, noting that: "Every fight I get to do abroad is half conniving, half begging. It's a way of developing the sport here, too." He was at the same time earning money by training over 70 students, and overseeing a few clubs.
Pariente met Jake Shields (17–4–1) in a welterweight fight at the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG)/Elite Xtreme Combat (EliteXC) Dynamite!! USA event held June 2, 2007 held at the Los Angeles Coliseum, and televised on Showtime.
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