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United States
Missouri
Ian Butler
"
Silverback
"
AGE
35
/
Oct 9, 1989
HEIGHT
5'10"
/
177.8 cm
WEIGHT
170 lbs
/
77.11 kg
ASSOCIATION
N/A
CLASS
Welterweight
Wins
8
KO
/
TKO
3
38%
SUBMISSIONS
4
50%
DECISIONS
1
13%
Losses
6
KO
/
TKO
3
50%
SUBMISSIONS
2
33%
DECISIONS
1
17%
N/C
1
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Laurence Salvador
Gladiator Challenge - Best in the West
Mar / 07 / 2020
TKO (Punches)
3
1:00
win
Emilio Williams
Bellator 228 - Pitbull vs. Archuleta
Sep / 28 / 2019
TKO (Punches)
Blake Grice
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2
0:53
win
Dominic Nichols
CCW - California Cage Wars 13
Jun / 09 / 2019
TKO (Punches)
Larry Landless
1
1:03
win
Alex Villa
CCW - California Cage Wars 12
Apr / 28 / 2019
Submission (Armbar)
Larry Landless
1
0:00
loss
Craig Plaskett
Bellator 214 - Fedor vs. Bader
Jan / 26 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Frank Trigg
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3
5:00
loss
Quinton McCottrell
SoCa Fights / Alliance MMA - Fight Club OC 53
Aug / 23 / 2018
Submission (Kimura)
2
4:10
win
Cory Hall
SoCa Fights / Alliance MMA - Fight Club OC 51
Apr / 05 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Michael Bell
3
5:00
loss
Joey Davis
Bellator 192 - Jackson vs. Sonnen
Jan / 20 / 2018
KO (Spinning Back Kick)
Blake Grice
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:39
loss
Jacob Rosales
Bellator 170 - Sonnen vs. Ortiz
Jan / 21 / 2017
TKO (Punches)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
2:45
win
Clay Baines
Gladiator Challenge - Unleashed
Sep / 24 / 2016
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Franklin Aguirre
2
0:43
win
John Nelson
Gladiator Challenge - Wrecking Crew
Apr / 16 / 2016
Submission (Armbar)
Greg Guzman
1
1:28
NC
George Burton
Tru-Form Entertainment - TFE MMA: Aniquilar
Oct / 24 / 2015
No Contest (Knee to head of grounded fighter)
2
1:05
loss
Steve Kozola
Bellator 137 - Halsey vs. Grove
May / 15 / 2015
KO (Punches)
Michael Bell
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:22
loss
Joao Paulo Faria
Bellator 131 - Tito vs. Bonnar
Nov / 15 / 2014
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Michael Bell
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
1:58
win
Corey Barreiro
Shamrock FC - Nemesis
Sep / 13 / 2014
Submission (Armbar)
John Duever
1
4:07
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