Saad Awad
| Saad Awad | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 7, 1983 San Bernardino, California, United States |
| Other names | Assassin |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity |
Palestinian Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight (155 lb) Welterweight (170 lb) |
| Reach | 73.5 in (187 cm) |
| Fighting out of | San Bernardino, California, United States |
| Team | Millennia MMA Aguirres FS |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 28 |
| Wins | 19 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 3 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Saad Awad (born June 7, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist of Palestinian and Brazilian descent currently competing in Bellator's Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, Awad has formerly competed for Strikeforce and King of the Cage.
Born in San Bernardino, California and of Palestinian and Brazilian descent, Awad is the fourth eldest of twelve siblings. Growing up, Awad competed in soccer and wrestling at Cajon High School and later wrestled for a semester at a Jr. College. Later, Awad stumbled upon mixed martial arts and eventually moved to Las Vegas, Nevada.
Awad started his career in 2006. He fought mainly for the Costa Rican promotion Titans of the Pentagon and for the Californian promotion Gladiator Challenge.
For Titans of the Pentagon, he compiled four victories, winning a four-man tournament on the way.
For Gladiator Challenge, he had his first defeat against Nam Phan on February 16, 2008 at GC 74. Despite having lost his GC debut, Awad won the Gladiator Challenge Lightweight Championship against Kyle Olsen on October 25, 2008 at GC 85.
Awad faced Joe Duarte on April 9, 2011 at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley. He lost via submission in the second round.
Awad appeared in the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson. He lost via unanimous decision against Joey Rivera during the entry round.
Awad made his Bellator MMA debut on January 25, 2009 at Bellator 10 against Diego Garijo. He lost via submission in the first round.
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