Paul Sass

Paul Sass (born 4 August 1988) is a retired English mixed martial artist who competed in UFC's and Bellator's Lightweight division.

Paul Sass
Born (1988-08-04) 4 August 1988
Liverpool, England
Other namesSassangle
NationalityEnglish
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight155.1 lb (70.4 kg; 11.08 st)
DivisionLightweight
Reach73.0 in (185 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofLiverpool, England
TeamTeam Kaobon
RankPurple belt in Luta Livre
Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total16
Wins14
By submission13
By decision1
Losses2
By submission1
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: 21 September 2011

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Sass' professional record stands at 14–2 with eight of the victories by triangle choke and one by triangle armbar. These nine triangle victories have earned him a world submission record.[1] His penultimate fight on the domestic circuit was against Rob Sinclair, the current British Lightweight Champion. Sass defeated Sinclair by split decision.[2][3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sass signed a four-fight deal with the UFC, joining Kurt Warburton, Tom Blackledge and Rob Broughton as the new additions to the UFC roster.

In his UFC debut at UFC 120[4] he submitted Canadian Mark Holst[5] in the first round with a Triangle Choke. Sass picked up Submission of the Night honors and a $60,000 bonus following the event.[6]

Sass faced Michael Johnson on 1 October 2011 at UFC on Versus 6.[7] Sass defeated Johnson in the first round via heel hook submission.

Sass was expected to face Evan Dunham on 28 January 2012 at UFC on Fox 2.[8] However, Sass was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Nik Lentz.[9]

Sass defeated Jacob Volkmann on 26 May 2012 at UFC 146 via submission (triangle armbar).[10]

Sass faced off against Matt Wiman on 26 September 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic.[11] Wiman defeated Sass via first round submission (armbar).

Sass fought Danny Castillo on 16 February 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald.[12] Sass lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.[13]

Bellator MMA

Sass signed with Bellator in May and made his debut at Bellator 104 in the autumn of 2013.[14] He faced Rod Montoya in a lightweight contest[15] and won via submission in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Grappling
  • Winner of Ground Control Grappling Tournament (Absolute Division)[3]
  • Winner of Ren Bu Kai Grappling Tournament (Under 75k)[3]

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
16 matches 14 wins 2 losses
By knockout 0 0
By submission 13 1
By decision 1 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 14–2 Rod Montoya Submission (toe hold) Bellator 104 18 October 2013 1 2:01 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US
Loss 13–2 Danny Castillo Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald 16 February 2013 3 5:00 London, England, UK
Loss 13–1 Matt Wiman Submission (armbar) UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic 29 September 2012 1 3:48 Nottingham, England, UK
Win 13–0 Jacob Volkmann Submission (triangle armbar) UFC 146 26 May 2012 1 1:54 Las Vegas, Nevada, US Submission of the Night.
Win 12–0 Michael Johnson Submission (inverted heel hook) UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson 1 October 2011 1 3:00 Washington, D.C., US
Win 11–0 Mark Holst Submission (triangle choke) UFC 120 16 October 2010 1 4:45 London, England, UK Submission of the Night.
Win 10–0 Jason Young Submission (heel hook) OMMAC 4: Victorious 6 March 2010 1 2:01 Liverpool, England, UK Defended OMMAC Lightweight Championship.
Win 9–0 Rob Sinclair Decision (split) OMMAC 2: Business As Usual 3 October 2009 3 5:00 Liverpool, England, UK Won OMMAC Lightweight Championship.
Win 8–0 Ian Jones Submission (heel hook) OMMAC 1: Assassins 8 August 2009 1 0:32 Liverpool, England, UK
Win 7–0 Harvey Harra Submission (triangle choke) CG 11: Resurrection 7 March 2009 1 2:15 Liverpool, England, UK
Win 6–0 Jason Ball Submission (triangle choke) CG 10: Clash of the Titans 29 November 2008 2 1:26 Liverpool, England, UK
Win 5–0 Andrew Fisher Submission (triangle choke) CG 9: Beatdown 4 October 2008 1 3:37 Liverpool, England, UK
Win 4–0 Martin Stapleton Submission (triangle choke) Cage Gladiators 8 27 July 2008 1 3:18 Liverpool, England, UK
Win 3–0 Will Burke Submission (triangle choke) Cage Gladiators 7 28 April 2008 1 1:04 Liverpool, England, UK
Win 2–0 Steve Warris Submission (triangle choke) Cage Gladiators 5 4 November 2007 1 2:31 Liverpool, England, UK
Win 1–0 David Johnson Submission (triangle choke) Cage Gladiators 4 5 August 2007 1 1:14 Liverpool, England, UK

References
  1. "UFC signs British world record holder Paul Sass". ESPN.co.uk.
  2. "Paul Sass". Sherdog.
  3. Championships and accomplishments is from the website "Paul Sass - UK MMA Fighter". Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
  4. "Spike TV expected to air Oct. 16 event, possibly UFC 120, from London". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  5. "– UFC 120: OCTOBER 16 IN LONDON". MMAWeekly.com. 5 July 2010.
  6. "UFC 120 bonuses: Bisping, Akiyama, Condit and Sass earn $60K awards". mmajunkie.com. 16 October 2010.
  7. Furness, Jay (21 July 2011). "Paul Sass To Return At UFC On Versus 6; Johnson Likely Adversary". yourmma.tv. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012.
  8. ESPN staff (1 December 2011). "Paul Sass gets Dunham test at UFC on Fox 2". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  9. "Evan Dunham vs Nik Lentz announced for UFC on Fox 2 with Paul Sass scratched". mmamania.com. 26 December 2011.
  10. "Paul Sass handed Jacob Volkmann at UFC 146". espn.com. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  11. "Paul Sass vs. Matt Wiman added to UFC on FUEL TV 5 in September". MMAjunkie.com. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  12. "Castillo-Sass added to UFC on FUEL TV 7". MMAjunkie.com. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  13. MMAjunkie.com Staff (20 February 2013). "UFC releases Jon Fitch, Vladimir Matyushenko, 14 others". mmajunkie.com.
  14. The MMA Report (23 May 2013). "Bellator signs former UFC fight Paul Sass". themmareport.com.
  15. @YourMMA (16 October 2013). "Bellator Debut For Sass In Iowa This Weekend". YourMMA.tv. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013.
  16. "UFC 120 "Submission of the Night" winner says it's just Paul Sass". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
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