Lodune Sincaid | |
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Born |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
May 7, 1973
Other names | The Vanilla Gorilla |
Nationality | American |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
Division |
Middleweight (185 lb) Light Heavyweight (205 lb) |
Fighting out of | Clearwater, Florida |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 24 |
Wins | 15 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 9 |
By decision | 1 |
Losses | 9 |
By knockout | 6 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 2 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Lodune Sincaid (born May 7, 1973) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is a former WEC Light Heavyweight Champion, and was featured on the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter 1 reality show, losing to Bobby Southworth by knockout in the first elimination match of the season. He has also competed in the World Fighting Alliance and Palace Fighting Championship.
Sincaid is from St. Paul, Minnesota and had a very difficult childhood. Sincaid himself was very withdrawn growing up and kept to himself. He worked out excessively and participated in wrestling, which he excelled at until he stopped playing after his freshman year of high school. The young Sincaid got into many street fights, and was arrested as a result. Sincaid was in the United States Navy. Sincaid then moved from Minnesota to California. Since his career began, Sincaid himself had been battling alcohol issues and has spent time in rehabilitation. Since his last fight, Lodune has been focusing on bettering himself. Being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, Lodune maintains a healthy lifestyle with proper medication. He currently resides in Florida where he is focused on training up and coming fighters.
Sincaid made his professional debut in 2001 fighting in small promotions, and started off his career dominating his opponents, achieving a 6-0 record with all of the wins coming by submission or knockout.
The UFC had been following Sincaid's career closely and invited him to compete on the first-ever Ultimate Fighter. He fought for Team Couture, led by Randy Couture, and was eliminated by future Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Bobby Southworth by knockout in the first elimination match.