American mixed martial arts fighter
Toby Imada Born Timoteo Tobias Imada (1978-04-20 ) April 20, 1978 (age 46) Los Angeles, California , United States Residence Austin, Texas , United StatesHeight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) Division Light Heavyweight Middleweight Welterweight Lightweight Featherweight Reach 69 in (175 cm)[ 1] Style Judo , Wrestling , Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu , Shootboxing Stance Orthodox Fighting out of Austin, Texas , United StatesTeam The Alliance MMA Rank Black Belt in Judo Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Years active 1998–2013 Total 8 Wins 5 By knockout 2 Losses 3 By knockout 1
Total 49 Wins 30 By knockout 8 By submission 20 By decision 2 Losses 18 By knockout 4 By submission 6 By decision 7 Unknown 1 Draws 1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Last updated on: November 17, 2012
Timoteo Tobias "Toby" Imada (born April 20, 1978) is a retired American mixed martial artist , grappler and kickboxer of Japanese and Mexican descent. A professional from 1998 until 2013, Imada competed for Bellator , King of the Cage , and the RFA . Imada won the 2009 Submission of the Year award for an inverted triangle choke, defeating Jorge Masvidal .[ 2]
Mixed martial arts career
Bellator
In the first season Bellator Lightweight Tournament, Imada advanced to the finals after defeating Alonzo Martinez and Jorge Masvidal . The upset win over Masvidal was notable for Imada's bizarre inverse triangle choke while Masvidal was standing up. The submission has been acknowledged by many MMA mediums as the Submission of the Year for 2009. He was awarded a Bazzie award from Inside MMA on HDNet for the unorthodox submission victory and Submission of the Year Honors at the World MMA Awards.
At Bellator 12 , Imada fought top five ranked Eddie Alvarez for the chance to become the first Bellator Lightweight Champion. Alvarez got the better of the battle and won the fight in the second round via rear-naked choke.
Imada returned to Bellator the following April, entering the Lightweight Tournament for the second time. His first fight was originally to be a rematch against Jorge Masvidal .[ 3] Ferrid Kheder at Bellator 15 , but an injury forced Kheder out of the bout. Instead, at Bellator 14 Imada fought James Krause and won via armbar submission.[ 4] Carey Vanier . In the second round after Vanier lost his footing, Imada capitalized and applied an armbar that caused Vanier to tap out.
Imada then moved on to the finals taking place at Bellator 22 . There, Imada fought Pat Curran in the Season Two Lightweight Tournament finals to see who would advance to fight champion Eddie Alvarez . Curran defeated Imada via controversial split decision.[ 5] [ 6] Eddie Alvarez weighed in on the decision, saying "It was a tough fight. It could’ve gone either way.”[ 7]
Bellator again signed Imada for their Lightweight Tournament taking place during their fourth season. Imada had his quarterfinal fight at Bellator 36 . He was originally set to fight Ferrid Kheder who was overweight and decided to leave the arena and not weigh-in. Imada instead fought replacement Josh Shockley .[ 8] Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Patricky Freire at Bellator 39 . He was knocked out at 2:53 of the first round with a flying knee followed by a left hook.
Imada has also fought professionally in kickboxing . In his most recent bout, he defeated Mostafa Abdollahi by majority decision (27–27, 29–27, 29–27) in a non-tournament bout at the Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012 Tokyo, Japan on November 17, 2012.[ 9] [ 10]
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
Kickboxing
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
49 matches
30 wins
18 losses
By knockout
8
4
By submission
20
6
By decision
2
8
Draws
1
Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
Draw
30–18–1
Hiroyuki Takaya
Draw (majority)
Shoot Boxing: Ground Zero Tokyo 2013
November 16, 2013
3
5:00
Tokyo , Japan
Featherweight debut.
Loss
30–18
James Krause
Decision (unanimous)
Resurrection Fighting Alliance 6
January 18, 2013
3
5:00
Kansas City, Missouri , United States
Loss
30–17
Luiz Firmino
Decision (unanimous)
CFA 08: Araujo vs. Bradley
October 6, 2012
3
5:00
Hollywood, Florida , United States
Win
30–16
Sean Wilson
TKO (punches)
C3 Fights: Rumble at Red Rock
August 18, 2012
2
1:51
Red Rock, Oklahoma , United States
Loss
29–16
Patricky Freire
KO (flying knee and punches)
Bellator 39
April 2, 2011
1
2:53
Newkirk, Oklahoma , United States
Bellator Season Four Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win
29–15
Josh Shockley
Submission (armbar)
Bellator 36
March 12, 2011
1
1:36
Shreveport, Louisiana , United States
Bellator Season Four Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win
28–15
Ludwing Salazar
Submission (armbar)
Fite Nite 14
November 9, 2010
2
1:49
San José, Costa Rica
Loss
27–15
Pat Curran
Decision (split)
Bellator 21
June 10, 2010
3
5:00
Hollywood, Florida , United States
Bellator Season Two Lightweight Tournament Final.
Win
27–14
Carey Vanier
Submission (armbar)
Bellator 17
May 6, 2010
2
3:33
Boston, Massachusetts , United States
Bellator Season Two Lightweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win
26–14
James Krause
Submission (armbar)
Bellator 14
April 15, 2010
2
2:44
Chicago, Illinois , United States
Bellator Season Two Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win
25–14
Daisuke Hanazawa
KO (punch)
KOTC: Toryumon
January 30, 2010
2
0:29
Okinawa Prefecture , Japan
Loss
24–14
Eddie Alvarez
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Bellator 12
June 19, 2009
2
0:38
Hollywood, Florida , United States
Bellator Season One Lightweight Tournament Final; For Bellator Lightweight Championship .
Win
24–13
Jorge Masvidal
Technical Submission (inverted triangle choke)
Bellator 5
May 1, 2009
3
3:22
Dayton, Ohio , United States
Bellator Season One Lightweight Tournament Semifinal; Submission of the Year (2009).
Win
23–13
Alonzo Martinez
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Bellator 1
April 3, 2009
1
3:26
Hollywood, Florida , United States
Bellator Season One Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win
22–13
Jason Meaders
TKO (corner stoppage)
UnleashedFIGHT
October 11, 2008
1
5:00
Alpine, California , United States
Win
21–13
Shad Smith
TKO (punches)
Total Combat: Nevada
May 10, 2008
1
2:25
Laughlin, Nevada , United States
Defended Total Combat Lightweight Championship; Smith tested positive for marijuana
Win
20–13
Preston Scharf
TKO (submission to punches)
Total Combat 26
February 16, 2008
1
4:29
San Diego, California , United States
Defended the Total Combat Lightweight Championship.
Win
19–13
David Gardner
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Total Combat 22
August 3, 2007
2
N/A
San Diego, California , United States
Won the Total Combat Lightweight Championship.
Win
18–13
Zach Light
Submission (armbar)
Total Combat 21
June 8, 2007
1
2:35
San Diego, California , United States
Welterweight bout.
Win
17–13
Randy Velarde
Submission (armbar)
KOTC: Caged Chaos
March 10, 2007
2
2:23
Laughlin, Nevada , United States
Loss
16–13
João Cunha
Submission (armbar)
Cage of Fire 5
January 27, 2007
2
2:30
Tijuana , Mexico
Win
16–12
Brandon Adamson
TKO (cut)
TC 18: Nightmare
November 4, 2006
1
3:00
San Diego, California , United States
Win
15–12
Danny Affleje
KO (punches)
Proving Ground
October 21, 2006
1
N/A
Yuma, Arizona , United States
Loss
14–12
Tetsuji Kato
TKO (punches)
FFCF 6: Undisputed
June 21, 2006
1
0:13
Mangilao, Guam
Loss
14–11
Hermes França
Submission (armbar)
TC 14: Throwdown
May 13, 2006
1
0:53
Del Mar, California , United States
Return to Lightweight .
Win
14–10
Akbarh Arreola
Decision (unanimous)
Total Combat 12
December 13, 2005
3
5:00
Tijuana , Mexico
Win
13–10
Jerimiah Carson
TKO (punches)
Total Combat 11
December 10, 2005
2
N/A
Yuma, Arizona , United States
Loss
12–10
Jake Shields
Decision (unanimous)
Kage Kombat
November 12, 2005
3
5:00
California , United States
Win
12–9
Tim Carey
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Total Combat 10
October 15, 2005
1
2:25
San Diego, California , United States
Win
11–9
Akbarh Arreola
TKO (corner stoppage)
Total Combat 9
July 30, 2005
2
5:00
Tijuana , Mexico
Loss
10–9
Cassio Werneck
Submission (triangle choke)
WEC 15
May 19, 2005
2
2:54
Lemoore, California , United States
Return to Welterweight .
Loss
10–8
Antonio McKee
Decision (unanimous)
Ultimate Cage Fighting 1
May 9, 2002
2
5:00
Los Angeles, California , United States
Lightweight bout.
Loss
10–7
Jason Miller
Decision
Xtreme Pankration 2
April 12, 2002
2
5:00
Los Angeles, California , United States
Loss
10–6
Dennis Asche
Submission (triangle choke)
IFC: Warriors Challenge 12
April 11, 2001
2
3:42
Friant, California , United States
Middleweight debut.
Loss
10–5
Joe Stevenson
Decision
KOTC 3: Knockout Nightmare
April 15, 2000
2
5:00
San Jacinto, California , United States
Lightweight bout.
Win
10–4
Sean McCaan
Submission (armbar)
IFC: Warriors Challenge 6
March 25, 2000
1
2:51
Friant, California , United States
Loss
9–4
Dave Strasser
Submission (armbar)
Neutral Grounds 13
November 20, 1999
1
N/A
Lakeside, California , United States
Neutral Grounds 13 Four-Man Tournament Final.
Win
9–3
David Harris
Decision (unanimous)
Neutral Grounds 13
November 20, 1999
3
5:00
Lakeside, California , United States
Return to Welterweight ; Neutral Grounds 13 Four-Man Tournament Semifinal.
Win
8–3
Brennan Kamaka
Submission (armbar)
Rage in the Cage 2
October 15, 1999
1
6:00
Honolulu, Hawaii , United States
Lightweight bout.
Win
7–3
Ken Tonaria
Submission (armbar)
Ready to Rumble
October 13, 1999
N/A
N/A
Woodland Hills, California , United States
Loss
6–3
Steve Heath
Decision (unanimous)
Extreme Challenge 27
September 18, 1999
2
5:00
Fresno, California , United States
Light Heavyweight debut.
Loss
6–2
Adrian Serrano
TKO (corner stoppage)
Extreme Challenge 27
August 21, 1999
2
5:00
Davenport, Iowa , United States
Welterweight debut.
Win
6–1
Jason Von Flue
Submission (armbar)
IFC: Warriors Challenge 4
August 7, 1999
2
5:08
Jackson, California , United States
Win
5–1
Johnny Molano
Submission (triangle armbar)
Kage Kombat 18
May 28, 1999
1
4:03
United States
Win
4–1
Thiago De Fritas
Submission (heel hook)
Neutral Grounds 12
May 28, 1999
1
N/A
United States
Win
3–1
Giovanni Lemm
Submission (armbar)
Neutral Grounds 11
March 31, 1999
1
5:01
Los Angeles, California , United States
Win
2–1
Ken Kellenberger
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Neutral Grounds 9
January 10, 1999
1
0:45
United States
Loss
1–1
Jason Dallas
TKO (punches)
Neutral Grounds 6
August 2, 1998
1
N/A
United States
Neutral Grounds 6 Four-Man Tournament Final.
Win
1–0
Lee Cox
Submission (armbar)
Neutral Grounds 6
August 2, 1998
1
N/A
United States
Neutral Grounds 6 Four-Man Tournament Semifinal.
Kickboxing and shootboxing record
Kickboxing Record
5 Wins (2 (T)KO's, 3 decisions), 3 Losses , 0 Draws
Result
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Win
5-3
Decision (majority)
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2012
November 17, 2012
3
3:00
Tokyo
Win
4-3
KO (Front Choke)
Shoot Boxing 2012 - Act 3
June 3, 2012
2
3:00
Tokyo
Loss
3-3
Andy Souwer
Decision (Unanimous)
Shoot the Shooto 2011
October 9, 2011
3
3:00
Bunkyō, Tokyo
Loss
3-2
Bovy Sor Udomson
Decision (Unanimous)
Shootboxing 2011 - Act 4
September 10, 2011
3
3:00
Koto, Tokyo
Win
3-1
Hiroki Shishido
Decision (Unanimous)
Shootboxing 2011 - Act 3[ 12]
June 5, 2011
3
3:00
Bunkyō, Tokyo
Loss
2-1
Buakaw Por. Pramuk
TKO (Leg Kicks)
S-Cup 2010
November 23, 2010
2
2:29
Bunkyō, Tokyo
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2010 Final
Win
2-0
Andy Souwer
Decision (Split)
S-Cup 2010
November 23, 2010
3
3:00
Bunkyō, Tokyo
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2010 Semifinal
Win
1-0
KO (Uppercut)
S-Cup 2010
November 23, 2010
3
3:00
Bunkyō, Tokyo
Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2010 Quarterfinal
Legend : Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes
Submission grappling record
KO PUNCHES
Result
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Notes
Loss
Ricardo Morais Choke
1998 ADCC World Championships
March 20, 1998
1
9:22
Loss
Karimula Barkalaev Choke
1998 ADCC World Championships
March 20, 1998
1
3:05
Win
Shoulder Injury
1998 ADCC World Championships
March 20, 1998
1
3:46
References
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