Stephen Abas
| Stephen Abas | |
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| Born |
January 12, 1978 Santa Ana, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
| Division | Bantamweight |
| Style | Wrestling |
| Team | The Arena |
| Wrestling | NCAA Div I Champion (1999, 2001, 2002) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 0 |
| By decision | 2 |
| By disqualification | 0 |
| Losses | 0 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| By submission | 0 |
| By decision | 0 |
| By disqualification | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Other information | |
| University | Fresno State University |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Stephen Anthony Abas (born January 12, 1978) is an American Olympic Freestyle wrestler and Mixed martial artist. Abas became a three-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion in the 125 lb (57 kg) weight division while attending Fresno State University. He has competed in two world freestyle championships and received a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games.
He graduated from James Logan High School after two years as a star wrestler. Prior to JLHS he attended Canyon Springs High School, in Moreno Valley, California. He and his brother Gerry Abas were members of the Wan Tu Wazuri wrestling club at Oakland Tech, Oakland, California.
Wrestling for California State University, Fresno from 1998–2002, he earned four All-American honours at the D1 NCAA wrestling championships, placing fourth at 118 as a freshman and winning the next three years at the 125-pound (57 kg) weight class. He finished his college career with a 144-4 record, with 46 pins. going undefeated his last two college seasons.
In 2009, Abas was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame.
He is also a decorated freestyle wrestler; he has competed in two world freestyle championships and received a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games. At the 2005 D1 championships, he was named as one of the fifteen greatest wrestlers in NCAA history alongside others standouts such as Kurt Angle, Cael Sanderson, Dan Gable, etc. and was elected to the NCAA 75th Anniversary Wrestling Team.
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