Ivan Menjivar
| Ivan Menjivar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 30, 1982 La Paz, El Salvador |
| Other names | The Pride of El Salvador |
| Nationality | El Salvador |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division |
Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight Welterweight |
| Fighting out of | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Team | Tristar Gym |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2001-2006, 2010–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 37 |
| Wins | 25 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 10 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 12 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 8 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Ivan Menjivar (born May 30, 1982) is a Salvadorian-Canadian mixed martial artist who formerly fought in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Menjivar formerly fought in the welterweight and lightweight divisions, before dropping to featherweight.
Menjivar made his MMA debut in 2001 and fought until 2006, earning a record of 20-7. After he was defeated by Bart Palaszewski at an IFL event, he retired from MMA. Four years later, he came out of retirement for W-1 MMA, defeating Aaron Miller by triangle choke submission in round one.
In November 2010, Menjivar signed with the WEC, right before its merger with the UFC.
In his promotional debut, Menjivar dropped to bantamweight and faced Brad Pickett on December 16, 2010 at WEC 53, the final WEC event. After a back and forth fight, Menjivar lost via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). The bout won Fight of the Night honors.
On October 28, 2010, WEC merged with the UFC. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.
Menjivar defeated Charlie Valencia via first round TKO on April 30, 2011 at UFC 129, after breaking his nose with a short elbow and following up with punches to finish the fight in 90 seconds.
Menjivar next faced Nick Pace on August 6, 2011 at UFC 133. The bout was held at a catchweight of 138 pounds after Menjivar failed to make weight. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Menjivar submitted John Albert with a first round rear naked choke on February 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 1. His performance earned him the Submission of the Night award.
Menjivar was expected to face Renan Barão at UFC 148 on July 7, 2012. However, Barão was pulled from the bout to face Urijah Faber for the Interim Bantamweight Title on the same card. Menjivar instead faced Mike Easton at the event and lost the fight via unanimous decision.
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