Joey Villasenor

Joey Villasenor (born October 17, 1975) is a mixed martial arts fighter of Mexican American descent. He is a PRIDE Fighting Championships veteran, as well as the middleweight champion in King of the Cage. Joey has also fought in Showtime's EliteXC promotion and took part in PRIDE's welterweight grand prix. He currently trains with pro fighters such as Keith Jardine, Rashad Evans, Georges St. Pierre, and Nathan Marquardt at Greg Jackson's Submission Fighting school.

MMA career

Villasenor made his pro debut in April 1999. After fifteen consecutive wins, he finally made his PRIDE debut on June 4, 2006 against Japanese veteran, Ryo Chonan. Despite losing a decision, Villasenor was brought back by the organization to fight UFC veteran Robbie Lawler at PRIDE 32. He lost via knockout only 22 seconds into the first round due to a flying knee. Since then, Villasenor has signed with EliteXC. He defeated former UFC middleweight contender David Loiseau in EliteXC's first event, lost to Murilo Rua at the EliteXC co-promotion Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni, and rebounded with a win over Riki Fukuda at EliteXC: Uprising. In his most recent fight, Villasenor scored an impressive knock out over Ryan Jensen at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le. On May, 31st, at EliteXC's Saturday Night Fights, Villasenor won his bout against Phil Baroni. This bout can potentially be the elimination match for the EliteXC Middleweight title. It was recently announced that Villasenor will receive a title shot in a rematch against Robbie Lawler on the November 8, 2008 EliteXC show.

Personal life

Villasenor is dating female boxer Holly Holm.

MMA record

26-6-0 (wins-losses-draws)
Result	Opponent	Method	Event Title	Date	Round	Time
Win	Phil Baroni	TKO (Punches)	EliteXC: Primetime	5/31/2008	1	1:11
Win	Ryan Jensen	KO (Punch)	EliteXC / Strikeforce - Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le	3/29/2008	1	4:45
Win	Riki Fukuda	Decision (Split)	EliteXC: Uprising	9/15/2007	3	5:00
Loss	Murilo Rua	TKO (Strikes)	EliteXC / Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Baroni	6/22/2007	2	1:05
Win	David Loiseau	Decision (Unanimous)	EliteXC Destiny	2/10/2007	3	5:00
Loss	Robbie Lawler	KO (Flying Knee)	PRIDE 32: The Real Deal	10/21/2006	1	0:22
Win	John Cronk	TKO	KOTC - Civil War	7/29/2006	1	4:04
Loss	Ryo Chonan	Decision (Split)	PRIDE Bushido Survival 2006	6/4/2006	2	5:00
Win	Yuya Shirai	Decision (Unanimous)	DEEP - 24 Impact	4/11/2006	2	5:00
Win	Kyacey Uscola	TKO	KOTC - Anarchy	2/11/2006	2	4:14
Win	Jorge Santiago	Decision (Unanimous)	KOTC - Prime Time	8/5/2005	3	5:00
Win	Damien Riccio	TKO	KOTC - Warzone	6/24/2005	1	1:55
Win	Michael Gonzalez	Submission (Choke)	KOTC - Grudge Match	6/17/2005	1	1:05
Win	Brendan Seguin	TKO	KOTC - Payback	2/25/2005	1	2:10
Win	Jorge Ortiz	Submission (Strikes)	KOTC - Hostile Takeover	12/4/2004	1	3:19
Win	Brian Foster	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	KOTC - San Jacinto	9/24/2004	1	4:25
Win	Hank Weis	KO	KOTC - New Mexico	8/28/2004	1	0:05
Win	Danny Higgins	Submission (Strikes)	XFC 4 - Australia vs The World	3/19/2004	1	2:42
Win	Art Santore	TKO (Cut)	KOTC 30 - The Pinnacle	11/2/2003	2	0:31
Win	James Fanshier	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	KOTC 28 - More Punishment	8/16/2003	2	2:26
Win	Joe Merit	TKO	KOTC 24 - Mayhem	6/14/2003	1	4:06
Win	Tony Galindo	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	KOTC 21 - Invasion	2/21/2003	1	5:00
Win	Lorn Estes	Submission (Strikes)	KOTC 20 - Crossroads	12/15/2002	1	1:43
Loss	Jermaine Andre	TKO (Injury from Takedown)	WFA 2 - Level 2	7/5/2002	1	0:21
Win	Todd Carney	Submission (Choke)	KOTC 14 - New Mexico	6/19/2002	1	1:47
Win	Tim Credeur	Submission (Strikes)	KOTC 13 - Revolution	5/17/2002	2	3:24
Win	Eddy Rolon	TKO (Cut)	IFC WC 12 - Warriors Challenge 12	4/11/2001	1	7:30
Win	Allan Mollring	TKO	IFC WC 11 - Warriors Challenge 11	1/13/2001	1	3:27
Loss	David Terrell	Submission (Armbar)	IFC WC 9 - Warriors Challenge 9	7/18/2000	1	2:24
Win	Gabriel Duran	Submission (Choke)	IFC WC 6 - Warriors Challenge 6	3/25/2000	1	2:31
Loss	Adam Tarsey	TKO	WVF - Casper	10/9/1999	2	5:00
Win	Shane Schartzer	Submission (Strikes)	WVF - Durango	4/17/1999	1	1:12

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists

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