Waachiim Spiritwolf
| Waachiim Spiritwolf | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 6, 1976 Pala Indian Reservation, California, United States |
| Other names | The Native Warrior |
| Residence | Fresno, California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 170.6 lb (77.4 kg; 12.19 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 69.0 in (175 cm) |
| Fighting out of | San Diego, California, United States |
| Team | Spiritwolf MMA |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 28 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 13 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Waachiim Spiritwolf is a Native American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, Spiritwolf has competed for King of the Cage, Tachi Palace Fights, Bellator, Strikeforce, and Tuff-N-Uff.
Spiritwolf is from the Pala Indian Reservation and represents the Navajo and Yaqui tribes. In high school, he was a talented wrestler and was also a captain of his football team, playing the inside linebacker position. He was introduced to mixed martial arts when he began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu with his friend and professional mixed martial artist, Dean Lister. Spiritwolf had known Lister since he was in middle school and both of them were fans of mixed martial arts, watching UFC fights together. Lister is also the godfather of Spiritwolf's son. Spiritwolf coaches wrestling at Scripps Ranch High School.
After competing for local events and King of the Cage, Spiritwolf was booked for the main card of the Ultimate Chaos pay-per-view. Prior to the bout, Spiritwolf accused his heavily-favored opponent Brett Cooper of looking ahead to his August 1 bout at Affliction: Trilogy in favor of their fight. Spiritwolf was able to get the upset and knocked out Cooper in the first round. Spiritwolf also received a notable win over UFC veteran Crafton Wallace, before signing with Strikeforce in late-2010.
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