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Bobby Southworth (born December 16, 1969) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He fights as a light heavyweight, and is the Strikeforce light heavyweight champion. He has also fought in PRIDE FC and appeared on Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter.
Southworth's first major exposure in the mixed martial arts world was when he faced Vitor Belfort at PRIDE 13. Southworth was overwhelmed by the Brazilian veteran and lost by rear naked choke in the first round.
Bobby then appeared on Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter. He won his first preliminary fight against Lodune Sincaid, but lost the second versus Stephan Bonnar by split decision. Bobby returned to the house as a possible replacement for Forrest Griffin, should he not have been be medically cleared to fight in the semifinals, but Forrest's cut healed safely and Southworth did not fight again until the undercard of the finale, where he was defeated by Sam Hoger. It was a unanimous decision victory for Sam Hoger.
Southworth then moved to Strikeforce, where his first fight was against James "The Sandman" Irvin. The bout was declared a No-Contest after a mere 17 seconds when in a freak accident Southworth and Irvin's clinch pressed against the cage, pushing open the cage door and causing Irvin to fall out of the ring. Later Southworth had the opportunity to fight for that organization's vacant light heavyweight championship against Vernon "Tiger" White. Southworth won a decision victory, taking White down repeatedly and controlling the pace of the match. Most recently, Southworth lost to Anthony Ruiz in November 2007 in a non-title match.
[edit] Personal life
Bobby has two children, a 15 year old daughter and a 6 year old son. [1]
Bobby also admitted on the show that he's adopted.
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown |
|
| 14 matches |
8 wins |
5 losses |
| By knockout |
3 |
2 |
| By submission |
4 |
2 |
| By decision |
1 |
1 |
| No contests |
1 |
| Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Method |
Event |
Date |
Round |
Time |
Location |
| Loss |
8-5 |
 Anthony Ruiz |
TKO (Cut) |
Strikeforce - Four Men Enter, One Man Survives |
02007-11-16 16 November 2007 |
2 |
0:52 |
California, United States |
| Win |
8-4 |
 Bill Mahood |
Submission (Verbal - Injured Ribs) |
Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion |
02007-09-29 29 September 2007 |
1 |
1:15 |
Playboy Mansion, Beverly Hills, Calif. |
| Win |
7-4 |
Vernon White |
Decision (Unanimous) |
Strike Force - Triple Threat |
02006-12-08 8 December 2006 |
5 |
5:00 |
California, United States |
| zNC |
6-4 |
James Irvin |
No Contest (Both fighters fell from the cage) |
Strike Force - Revenge |
02006-06-09 9 June 2006 |
1 |
0:17 |
California, United States |
| Loss |
6-4 |
Sam Hoger |
Decision (Unanimous) |
UFC - Ultimate Fighter Finale |
02005-04-09 9 April 2005 |
3 |
5:00 |
Nevada, United States |
| Win |
6-3 |
Bryan Pardoe |
TKO |
X - 1 |
02003-09-06 6 September 2003 |
2 |
0:14 |
 Yokohama, Japan |
| Win |
5-3 |
Brian Vanderwalle |
Submission (Armbar) |
IFC WC 18 - Big Valley Brawl |
02003-07-19 19 July 2003 |
1 |
4:28 |
California, United States |
| Loss |
4-3 |
David Paaluhi |
KO |
Warriors Quest 4 - Genesis |
02002-03-29 29 March 2002 |
1 |
0:16 |
Hawaii, United States |
| Win |
4-2 |
Floyd Sword |
TKO |
IFC WC 14 - Warriors Challenge 14 |
02001-07-18 18 July 2001 |
3 |
5:00 |
California, United States |
| Loss |
3-2 |
 Vitor Belfort |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) |
PRIDE 13 - Collision Course |
02001-03-25 25 March 2001 |
1 |
4:09 |
Saitama, Japan |
| Win |
3-1 |
Ivan Sequet |
Submission (Strikes) |
Bushido 1 - Bushido 1 |
02001-01-18 18 January 2001 |
1 |
|
Arizona, United States |
| Win |
2-1 |
Toby Oberdine |
Submission (Choke) |
IFC WC 10 - Warriors Challenge 10 |
02000-10-11 11 October 2000 |
1 |
2:30 |
California, United States |
| Win |
1-1 |
Bob Ostovich |
TKO (Punches) |
SB 12 - SuperBrawl 12 |
01999-06-01 1 June 1999 |
1 |
4:22 |
Hawaii, United States |
| Loss |
0-1 |
Jason Godsey |
Submission (Choke) |
NG 12 - Neutral Grounds 12 |
01999-05-28 28 May 1999 |
N/A |
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