Savant Young
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| Savant Young | |
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| Nickname | Black Superman |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Born | June 19, 1976 |
| Town of birth | Los Angeles, California |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 8 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Trenell "Savant" Young (born June 19, 1976) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He currently fights for the Tokyo Sabres of the International Fight League.
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[edit] Mixed Martial Arts
Although his first professional bout was in 1998, in June 2006 Savant decided he wanted to begin training mixed martial arts full-time. In February 2007 Savant won his first fight in the International Fight League by defeating Ed West in a unanimous decision. Savant had an OK run with the IFL, and that gave him an oppurtunity to fight Takeshi Inoue at Shooto. Despite Inoue being heavily favored, Young pulled off the upset and beat him by Unanimous decision. Young has stated that this win is the reason he was offered a fight contract with the new Affliction Clothing Promotion. Savant will be fighting at their first event (Affliction Banned) against Mark Hominick.
[edit] Outside MMA
While training part-time, Young worked in post-production at a video editing company, making the feats of others come alive on the screen. An avid video game player, Young has also had a life-long fascination with cars, building and competing in them in street races while in high school.
[edit] Personal life
Savant and his wife Rahima have two children, an 8 year old girl and a 6 year old boy. His mother's name is Debra Baldwin.[1]
[edit] MMA Record
| 8-5-0 (wins-losses-draws) | |||||||
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event Title | Date | Round | Time | |
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| Win | Takeshi Inoue | Decision (Unanimous) | Shooto- Tradition 1 | 5/3/2008 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | Deividas Taurosevicius | Decision (Unanimous) | IFL- 2007 Semifinals | 8/2/2007 | 3 | 4:00 | |
| Loss | Ryan Schultz | Decision (Unanimous) | IFL-Everett | 6/1/2007 | 3 | 4:00 | |
| Win | Adam Lynn | KO (Punch) | IFL-Los Angeles | 3/17/2007 | 2 | 0:21 | |
| Win | Ed West | Decision (Unanimous) | IFL-Houston | 2/2/2007 | 3 | 4:00 | |
| Win | Danny Suarez | KO | BIB-Beatdown in Bakersfield | 11/17/2006 | 1 | 2:32 | |
| Loss | Gabe Ruediger | Submission (Armbar) | PF 1-The Beginning | 5/12/2006 | 3 | 1:29 | |
| Loss | Chris Lytle | Submission (Strikes) | WEC 18-Unfinished Business | 1/13/2006 | 1 | 3:50 | |
| Loss | John Alessio | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | KOTC-Shock and Awe | 10/1/2005 | 3 | 2:09 | |
| Win | Kendall Grove | Technical Submission (Choke) | LIP 1-Lockdown in Paradise 1 | 3/19/2005 | 1 | 2:00 | |
| Win | Marcus Vinicios | Decision | XP 2-Xtreme Pankration 2 | 4/12/2002 | N/A | N/A | |
| Loss | Jason Von Flue | N/A | IFC WC 5-Warriors Challenge 5 | 9/18/1999 | N/A | N/A | |
| Win | Victor Hunsaker | Submission (Heel Hook) | NG 9-Neutral Grounds 9 | 1/10/1999 | 1 | 1:55 | |
| Win | Ronnie Barnwell | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | NG 9-Neutral Grounds 9 | 1/10/1999 | 1 | 1:50 | |
| Win | Thomas Kenny | Submission (Armbar) | ES 2-Extreme Shoot 2 | 6/6/1998 | 2 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ [Stated on an episode of IFL: Battleground]
