Fabio Cherant

“Water Buffalo”

MMA · Active

7-5RECORD

0KO / TKO WINS

5SUBMISSION WINS

2DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Not added yet
Nickname	Water Buffalo
Date of birth	25 Nov 1994
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Brooklyn, United States
Lives in	Wrentham, United States
Division	Heavyweight
Team	Lauzon Mixed Martial Arts
Height	185 cm (6′1″)
Reach	188 cm (74″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2018
Status	Active
Pro debut	2 Feb 2018
Last fight	Loss vs Christian Larsen, 14 Jun 2024

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Titles and honours

Former LFA Light Heavyweight Champion

Background

American light heavyweight from Brooklyn, New York, raised in Wrentham, Massachusetts, who won the LFA light heavyweight title in 2021 before competing in the UFC. He moved up to heavyweight in 2024.

Fight history

12 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Christian Larsen	Submission (scarf hold)	1	4:17	Unified MMA 58	14 Jun 2024	Enoch, Alberta, Canada	Heavyweight debut
Loss	Carlos Ulberg	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2	12 Feb 2022	Houston, Texas, USA
Loss	William Knight	TKO (punch)	1	3:58	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum	21 Aug 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Alonzo Menifield	Submission (von Flue choke)	1	1:11	UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou	27 Mar 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Catchweight (206.5 lb); Cherant missed weight
Win	Myron Dennis	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	LFA 99	12 Feb 2021	Park City, Kansas, USA	Won the vacant LFA Light Heavyweight Championship
Win	Yu Ji	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	CES 61	14 Oct 2020	Warwick, Rhode Island, USA	Catchweight (209 lb); Cherant missed weight
Win	Erick Murray Jr.	Submission (anaconda choke)	1	0:57	LFA 86	24 Jul 2020	Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA	Catchweight (213.6 lb); Cherant missed weight
Loss	Aleksa Camur	TKO (flying knee and punches)	2	0:48	Dana White's Contender Series 22	30 Jul 2019	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Contender Series
Win	Ron Marshall	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:41	CES 53	2 Nov 2018	Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
Win	Buck Pineau	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:43	CES 51	3 Aug 2018	Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
Win	Marquis Allen	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:55	CES 50	15 Jun 2018	Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA
Win	James Dysard	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:13	CES 48	2 Feb 2018	Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA	Pro debut