Tim Carpenter (fighter)
| Tim Carpenter | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 24, 1980 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Fighting out of | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Team | Nak Muay Gym |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Tim Carpenter (born July 24, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Light Heavyweight division.
Tim Carpenter was born in West Chester Pa. He was the youngest of 5 kids. His father was a public school social studies teacher and his mother worked at west chester university. He was a very fat child and teenager growing up. At the age of 15 he began training in Judo under Pa state Champion Joe Condello who was one of Ishikawa senseis top american students. Through his training in judo he began to lose weight and get in shape and began to compete in Judo competitions. He went on to become one of the top ranked junior judo athletes in the country placing 2nd in the 97 USJI highschool nationals, 1st in the 98 USJI National Junior Olympic championships, 1st place in the 98 Pa state Judo championship. His success in competition earned him an opportunity to train for a short time at the US olympic training center. Living and training with some of the top athletes in the world.
In 1997 he began training in Gracie Jiu Jitsu under Steve Maxwell and Phil Migliarese at Maxercise in Philadelphia. Maxercise was one of the first Gracie Jiu Jitsu academies in the united states and was frequently visited by Gracie family members, notably Royce, Rorion, Relson, as well as many of their top instructors. Tim was awarded his blue belt in Gracie Jiu Jitsu by Royce Gracie after attending a seminar in philadelphia and Royce watching him roll with several more advanced students after only 4 months of training in jiu jitsu.
When Maxercise closed Tim became a member of Team Balance under Relson Gracie Blackbelt Phil Migliarese. He was one of the original instructors at Balance Headquarters for several years as well as one of the top competitors for the team winning numerous grappling and Jiu Jitsu titles including
2004 purple belt Pan American Jiu Jitsu Champion
2004 Arnold World Gracie Jiu Jitsu Champion Purple belt
2004 IBJJF US national silver medalist
2005 IBJJF Brown Belt USA vs. Brazil Champion
2005 Arnold World Gracie Jiu Jitsu Champion Brown Belt
2005 Gracie Worlds Submission wrestling Champion
Multiple Time Grapplers Quest Champion
NAGA Champion
2007 Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling world Championship Invitee and semi finalist
After years of competing in and winning some of the top Jiu Jitsu and Grappling competitions on the planet Tim was awarded his black belt in Gracie Jiu Jitsu from Phil Migliarese and Relson Gracie.
After receiving his black belt, Tim decided to pursue a career in MMA. He went undefeated in his first seven fights, winning the light heavyweight title for two separate organizations, and both the Sportfighting and Combat in the Cage light heavyweight belts belonged to Tim.
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