Steve Cantwell
| Steve Cantwell | |
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| Born | Steven Francis Cantwell December 8, 1986 Long Beach, California, United States |
| Other names | The Robot |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division |
Middleweight Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 75.0 in (191 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Team | One Kick's Gym |
| Rank |
Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black belt in Kickboxing |
| Years active | 2005–2012 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Steven Francis Cantwell (born December 8, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2005, Cantwell was the last reigning WEC Light Heavyweight Champion and also fought for the UFC.
Cantwell was born in Long Beach, California and moved to Pahrump, Nevada at the age of 10. After being expelled middle school and high school because of fighting, Cantwell began training in kickboxing at the age of 16, under the tutelage of Nick Blumgren at One Kick's Gym.
After acquiring a 3–0 record in smaller shows, Cantwell made his WEC debut at WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio in 2007 against Brian Stann, where he suffered a quick TKO loss. After two subsequent victories, Cantwell again faced Stann, WEC Light Heavyweight Champion at WEC 35 and won by TKO in the second round. Shortly after Cantwell took the title, the WEC dropped both its Light Heavyweight and Middleweight divisions, making Cantwell the final WEC Light Heavyweight Champion.
Later that year, Cantwell signed with the UFC, which is owned by the WEC's parent company Zuffa. Cantwell faced fellow UFC newcomer Razak Al-Hassan at UFC: Fight for the Troops an earned a technical submission victory by dislocating Al-Hassan's elbow in an armbar, causing referee Mario Yamasaki to stop the fight. Cantwell's celebration of the victory and post-fight comments sparked some criticism when he said, "I've been waiting so long to do that, you have no idea". He later apologized for his behavior.
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