Tom DeBlass
| Tom DeBlass | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 14, 1982 Bayville, New Jersey, USA |
| Residence | Forked River, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 204.5 lb (92.8 kg; 14.61 st) |
| Division |
Middleweight (2012-present) Light Heavyweight (2010-2012) |
| Reach | 73.0 in (185 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Forked River, New Jersey |
| Team | Ricardo Almeida Jiu Jitsu Ocean County Jiu-Jitsu |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 11 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Tom DeBlass (born May 14, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist and celebrated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who lives in Forked River, NJ with his wife Delilah DeBlass and their two children Isabelle and Thomas. Tom has no plans to fight MMA right now. He has competed in the middleweight division for Bellator, and is a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Tom was a County Champion Long Jumper in High School graduating from Central Regional High School in 2000. He went on to Graduate Monmouth University in 2004 with a degree in Special Education and Elementary Education. Tom DeBlass was known primarily as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor winning such titles as Pan American and World Championships. He then fought Professionally in Ring Of Combat. In only a year and a half DeBlass captured two titles and got called up to fight in the UFC. DeBlass opened his own Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, in 2006, Ocean County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His Academy host's 300 students. He has produced his own World Champion students, such as Garry Tonon, Tom's first student to compete in ADCC, October 20, taking place in China. He is one of the only people in history to win the North American trials 3 times.
After winning seven straight fights DeBlass was signed by the UFC and made his debut against Cyrille Diabate on one weeks notice at UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva and lost by Majority Decision.
In his second UFC fight DeBlass dropped down to the Middleweight division to fight against Riki Fukuda at UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le He lost by Unanimous Decision.
DeBlass announced his retirement from MMA after the bout with Fukuda stating “After a lot of talk with my family and coaches, “I have decided to retire from fighting and focus on my family, my academy and helping my students to achieve their goals”, At this time, I feel it's best for me to give my time to others and spend more time with my family”, “The drive to keep fighting is not there any longer. I have an amazing academy and feel my students need my full attention.”
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