Martin Stapleton
| Martin Stapleton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 May 1983 Rochdale, England |
| Other names | .50 Cal |
| Nationality | English |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 70.0 in (178 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Rochdale, England |
| Team | Team Kaobon & Full Contact Performance Centre |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Martin Stapleton (born 9 May 1983 in Rochdale, England), is an English mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2007, Stapleton has competed for Bellator, Cage Rage Cage Warriors, and was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom. He is the current BAMMA Lightweight Champion.
Stapleton who has a background in boxing and Muay Thai, made his professional mixed martial arts career in 2007, and compiled a record of 5-1 before being selected to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom. After he defeated fellow English fighter Dan James to get into the house, he lost against Team USA's Cameron Dollar in the quarterfinals.
After leaving The Ultimate Fighter, Stapleton won two consecutive fights but did not fight again for almost three years due to his work commitment as a Royal Marine Commando.
Stapleton returned to mixed martial arts on 23 June 2012 where he faced BAMMA veteran Shahid Hussain on Full Contact Contender 3 (FCC) at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton where he defeated Hussain via submission (guillotine choke) 23 seconds into the second round to take his record to 8-1-0. Martin said after the fight that he felt "ring rust" after his three-year absence from the sport.
Less than one month later martin faced Jason Cooledge at OMMAC 14: Bring The Pain. Martin won via unanimous decision. During the fight Stapleton showed much improved stand up, Martin landed head kicks and punches throughout the fight as well as being able to stay out of range from the aggressive Cooledge.
On 1 December 2012, Stapleton took part in an eight-man Lightweight tournament at Cage Contender Fight Stars, where all the tournament fights would take place on the same night. Stapleton defeated Jamie Rogers, Arnold Quero and Tommy Maguire to win the tournament.
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