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United States
San Diego, California
Alex Soto
"
Extremo
"
AGE
40
/
Feb 15, 1984
HEIGHT
5'7"
/
170.18 cm
WEIGHT
135 lbs
/
61.23 kg
ASSOCIATION
KHK MMA
CLASS
Bantamweight
Wins
8
KO
/
TKO
3
38%
SUBMISSIONS
3
38%
DECISIONS
2
25%
Draws
1
Losses
3
KO
/
TKO
1
33%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
2
67%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
DeMarcus Brown
Bellator 170 - Sonnen vs. Ortiz
Jan / 21 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Mike Beltran
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Ricky Simon
Titan FC 35 - Healy vs. Hawn
Sep / 19 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Steve Newport
3
5:00
win
Davonte Ford
Xplode Fight Series - Cerebral
Jul / 19 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
Luis Cobian
1
1:05
loss
Francisco Rivera
UFC on Fuel TV 3 - Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
May / 15 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Rick McCoy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Michael McDonald
UFC 139 - Shogun vs. Henderson
Nov / 19 / 2011
KO (Punches)
Josh Rosenthal
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:56
draw
Seiji Akao
Deep - 54 Impact
Jun / 24 / 2011
Draw (Unanimous)
Kenichi Serizawa
2
5:00
win
Brady Harrison
UWC Mexico 9 - They're Back
Mar / 26 / 2011
Submission (Triangle Choke)
2
4:53
win
Rafael Salomao
UWC Mexico 6 - Made In Mexico
Apr / 24 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
1
4:58
win
Enrique Briones
UWC Mexico 5 - Bloody Valentine
Feb / 13 / 2010
Decision (Split)
Luis Cobian
3
5:00
win
Kenny Gattrell
NFC - Native Fighting Championship 3
Jan / 30 / 2010
Submission (Armbar)
Cecil Peoples
1
0:53
win
Joey Bedolla
International Alliance of MMA - Brawl at the Bowl
Oct / 30 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
Cecil Peoples
1
2:20
win
Chris Dixon
Gladiator Challenge - High Impact
Jul / 23 / 2009
Submission
1
1:00
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