All MMA fightersCyrille Diabate
“The Snake”
MMA · Retired19-10-1RECORD
8KO / TKO WINS
6SUBMISSION WINS
5DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Snake |
| Date of birth | 6 Oct 1973 |
| Nationality | French |
| Birthplace | La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France |
| Lives in | Rueil-Malmaison, France |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Team | Snake Team |
| Height | 198 cm (6′6″) |
| Reach | 206 cm (81″) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Years active | 1999–2014 |
| Status | Retired |
| Pro debut | 20 Mar 1999 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Ilir Latifi, 8 Mar 2014 |
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Background
French light heavyweight and former kickboxer who fought for Pride, Cage Rage, Deep and the UFC. He retired after his final UFC bout in London in March 2014.
Fight history
30 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Ilir Latifi | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:02 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa | 8 Mar 2014 | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Loss | Jimi Manuwa | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald | 16 Feb 2013 | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | Chad Griggs | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:24 | UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit | 17 Nov 2012 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | Tom DeBlass | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva | 14 Apr 2012 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Loss | Anthony Perosh | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:09 | UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz | 5 Nov 2011 | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | Steve Cantwell | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann | 3 Mar 2011 | Louisville, Kentucky, USA | |
| Loss | Alexander Gustafsson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:41 | UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama | 16 Oct 2010 | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | Luiz Cane | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:13 | UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans | 29 May 2010 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Rob Smith | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:47 | TPF 2: Brawl in the Hall | 3 Dec 2009 | Lemoore, California, USA | |
| Win | Marcus Hicks | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:29 | AMMA 1: First Blood | 24 Oct 2009 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | Lodune Sincaid | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 1:15 | PFC 12: High Stakes | 22 Jan 2009 | Lemoore, California, USA | |
| Win | Jaime Fletcher | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ShoXC: Hamman vs. Suganuma 2 | 15 Aug 2008 | Friant, California, USA | |
| Win | Ryan Robinson | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:15 | Cage Rage 21 | 21 Apr 2007 | London, England | |
| Loss | Maurício Rua | TKO (stomps) | 1 | 5:29 | Pride FC: Final Conflict Absolute | 10 Sep 2006 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | Yasuhito Namekawa | KO (flying knee) | 2 | 1:50 | Real Rhythm: 4th Stage | 30 Jul 2006 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | Yasuhito Namekawa | KO (punches) | 2 | 2:22 | Deep: 24 Impact | 11 Apr 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Takahiro Oba | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:47 | Real Rhythm: 3rd Stage | 4 Mar 2006 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Win | Mu Jin-Na | KO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 1:28 | Real Rhythm: 2nd Stage | 19 Nov 2005 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Loss | Fábio Piamonte | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 2:09 | Cage Rage 12 | 2 Jul 2005 | London, England | |
| Loss | Renato Sobral | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:38 | Cage Rage 9 | 27 Nov 2004 | London, England | |
| Loss | Arman Gambaryan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | M-1 MFC: Middleweight GP | 9 Oct 2004 | St. Petersburg, Russia | |
| Loss | Rodney Glunder | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 3:00 | 2 Hot 2 Handle | 22 Feb 2004 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | James Zikic | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | EF 1: Genesis | 13 Jul 2003 | London, England | |
| Win | Dave Vader | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:40 | 2H2H 6: Simply the Best 6 | 16 Mar 2003 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | Bob Schrijber | Decision | 2 | 3:00 | 2H2H 5: Simply the Best 5 | 13 Oct 2002 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | Matt Frye | KO (punches) | 1 | Cage Wars 2 | 15 May 2002 | London, England | ||
| Loss | Josh Dempsey | Decision | 2 | Cage Wars 1 | 23 Feb 2002 | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Draw | Rodney Glunder | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory | 10 Jun 2001 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| Win | Andre Juskevicius | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:49 | Golden Trophy 2000 | 18 Mar 2000 | Orléans, France | |
| Win | Ryuta Sakurai | TKO (punches) | 2 | Golden Trophy 1999 | 20 Mar 1999 | France | Pro debut |