Linton Vassell
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| Born |
3 June 1983 Milton Keynes, England |
| Other names | The Swarm |
| Nationality | English |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 82.0 in (208 cm) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Luta Livre Esportiva |
| Fighting out of | Milton Keynes, England |
| Team | BST |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Linton Vassell (born 3 June 1983) is an English mixed martial artist, who competes in the Light Heavyweight division of Bellator. He is the UCMMA Light Heavyweight Champion and has fought for Cage Warriors.
Vassell started training in mixed martial arts at the age of 23 in 2007 in Milton Keynes. After training for six months he won his first amateur fight against opponent Ian Tobell in October 2007, three weeks later he was fighting for the AMMA Championship Title against Danny Hudson, a fight he won by submission.
Vassell fought Stav Economou to a decision loss for the vacant UWC Heavyweight Championship.
After winning his next fight he went to Cage Warriors where he meet Simon Carlsen, he defeated Carlsen by decision at Cage Warriors 41.
After winning two fights on UCMMA he went on to win the UCMMA Light Heavyweight Championship.
On 4 February 2012, Vassell defeated Aurelijus Kerpe to become the new UCMMA Light Heavyweight Champion which was made vacant after Jimi Manuwa signed to BAMMA.
He successfully defended his title for the first time when he defeated Nick Chapman by submission early into the second round.
Linton Vassell fought Zelg Galesic for UCMMA Light Heavyweight Championship on 2 February 2013. Zelg opened the fight with impressive striking, but Vassell moved the fight on the ground where he dominated Galesic and won the fight by first-round TKO to retain the UCMMA Light Heavyweight Championship.
Vassell was scheduled to face Jason Jones at BAMMA 11, but had to pull out due to injury.
On 7 August 2013 Bellator announced that Vassell has signed a contract with the promotion. He made his debut against Matt Jones on 8 November 2013 at Bellator 107. Vassell won the fight via unanimous decision.
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