John Alessio

“The Natural”

MMA · Retired

35-17 (2 NC)RECORD

10KO / TKO WINS

17SUBMISSION WINS

8DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	John Paul Alessio
Nickname	The Natural
Date of birth	5 Jul 1979
Nationality	Canadian
Birthplace	Vancouver, Canada
Lives in	Las Vegas, USA
Division	Lightweight
Team	Xtreme Couture
Height	178 cm (5′10″)
Reach	191 cm (75″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	1998–2015
Status	Retired
Pro debut	17 May 1998
Last fight	No contest vs David Rickels, 26 Jun 2015

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Titles and honours

Former KOTC Welterweight Champion
Former Tachi Palace Fights Welterweight Champion
SuperBrawl 16 Middleweight Tournament winner

Background

Canadian welterweight and lightweight raised in Duncan, British Columbia, who challenged Pat Miletich for the UFC welterweight title in 2000 aged 20. He later held regional titles with King of the Cage and Tachi Palace Fights and trained at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas.

Fight history

54 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
No contest	David Rickels	No contest (illegal knee)	1	2:24	Bellator 139	26 Jun 2015	Mulvane, Kansas, USA
Win	Eric Wisely	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 119	9 May 2014	Rama, Ontario, Canada
Loss	Will Brooks	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Bellator 101	27 Sep 2013	Portland, Oregon, USA	Bellator Season 9 Lightweight Tournament quarter-final
No contest	Dave Mazany	No contest (eye poke)	1		AFC 13: Natural Selection	3 Nov 2012	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Loss	Shane Roller	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2	7 Jul 2012	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Mark Bocek	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 145: Jones vs Evans	21 Apr 2012	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Win	Ryan Healy	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Score Fighting Series 4	16 Mar 2012	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Win	Luiz Firmino	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Superior Cage Combat 3	4 Nov 2011	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Lightweight debut
Win	Shawn Fitzsimmons	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:52	Superior Cage Combat 2	20 Aug 2011	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Siyar Bahadurzada	TKO (punches)	1	1:55	United Glory 13	19 Mar 2011	Charleroi, Belgium	United Glory Welterweight Tournament semi-final
Win	Phil Collins	TKO (punches)	3	0:35	TPF 7: Deck the Halls	2 Dec 2010	Lemoore, California, USA	Won the vacant Tachi Palace Fights Welterweight Championship
Win	Sergey Golyaev	Submission (kimura)	2	2:51	United Glory 12	16 Oct 2010	Amsterdam, Netherlands	United Glory Welterweight Tournament quarter-final
Win	War Machine	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:24	TPF 5: Stars and Strikes	9 Jul 2010	Lemoore, California, USA
Win	Chris Clements	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	4:24	W-1 MMA 4: Bad Blood	20 Mar 2010	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	Matt Delanoit	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:46	ROF 37: Warlords	5 Mar 2010	Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Win	Luigi Fioravanti	KO (punches)	3	1:34	MFC 22	2 Oct 2009	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win	Andrew Buckland	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:53	MFC 21	16 May 2009	Enoch, Alberta, Canada
Loss	André Galvão	Submission (armbar)	1	7:34	Dream 8	5 Apr 2009	Nagoya, Japan	Dream Welterweight Grand Prix first round
Loss	Paul Daley	KO (punches)	2	2:18	MFC 19: Long Time Coming	5 Dec 2008	Enoch, Alberta, Canada
Win	Gideon Ray	TKO (punches)	1	0:45	SuperFights MMA: Night of Combat 2	11 Oct 2008	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Pete Spratt	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:07	Banner Promotions: Night of Combat	20 Jun 2008	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Brock Larson	DQ (knee to downed opponent)	1	1:50	WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann	26 Mar 2008	Paradise, Nevada, USA
Win	Todd Moore	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	WEC 31	12 Dec 2007	Paradise, Nevada, USA
Win	Marcelo Brito	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	WEC 30	5 Sep 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Alex Serdyukov	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:17	WEC 28	3 Jun 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Carlos Condit	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:59	WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio	24 Mar 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	For the WEC Welterweight Championship
Win	Brian Gassaway	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:50	WEC 25	20 Jan 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Thiago Alves	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter	10 Oct 2006	Hollywood, Florida, USA
Win	Alex Serdyukov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	1:52	WEC 23: Hot August Fights	17 Aug 2006	Lemoore, California, USA
Loss	Diego Sanchez	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie	27 May 2006	Los Angeles, California, USA
Win	Savant Young	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:09	KOTC: Shock and Awe	1 Oct 2005	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win	Shannon Ritch	TKO (punches)	1	0:41	KOTC 58: Prime Time	5 Aug 2005	San Jacinto, California, USA
Loss	Jonathan Goulet	Decision (split)	3	5:00	TKO 18: Impact	26 Nov 2004	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	Brandon Olsen	Submission (armbar)	1	2:59	ETB: Enter the Beast	6 Mar 2004	Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Win	Ronald Jhun	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	KOTC 29: Renegades	5 Sep 2003	San Jacinto, California, USA	Won the KOTC Welterweight Championship
Loss	Jason Black	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UCC 12: Adrenaline	25 Jan 2003	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	Eiji Mitsuoka	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	3:13	PRIDE The Best Vol. 2	20 Jul 2002	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Chris Brennan	TKO (punches)	1	2:20	KOTC 15: Bad Intentions	22 Jun 2002	San Jacinto, California, USA
Win	John Delao	TKO (punches)	1	1:22	World Freestyle Fighting 1	13 Apr 2002	Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Win	Nassor Lewis	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:07	KOTC 12: Cold Blood	9 Feb 2002	San Jacinto, California, USA
Win	Sean Pierson	KO (head kick)	2	1:14	UCC 7: Bad Boyz	25 Jan 2002	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	Thomas Denny	Submission (keylock)	1	1:55	KOTC 11: Domination	29 Sep 2001	San Jacinto, California, USA
Loss	Joe Doerksen	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:48	SuperBrawl: Futurebrawl 2000	14 Nov 2000	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Loss	Pat Miletich	Submission (armbar)	2	1:43	UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams	9 Jun 2000	Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA	For the UFC Welterweight Championship
Win	Jay R. Palmer	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:20	SuperBrawl 16	8 Feb 2000	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	Won the SuperBrawl 16 Middleweight Tournament
Win	John Chrisostomo	TKO (punches)	2	3:04	SuperBrawl 16	8 Feb 2000	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	SuperBrawl 16 Middleweight Tournament semi-final
Loss	Egan Inoue	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:41	SuperBrawl 15	7 Dec 1999	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Win	Jason Meaders	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Neutral Grounds 13	20 Nov 1999	Lakeside, California, USA
Loss	Kousei Kubota	Submission (kimura)	1	10:53	Pancrase: Breakthrough 9	25 Oct 1999	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Fritz Borchardt	TKO (strikes)	1	2:12	Extreme Challenge 28	9 Oct 1999	Ogden, Utah, USA
Win	Ben Earwood	Decision (split)	1	13:00	Extreme Challenge 28	9 Oct 1999	Ogden, Utah, USA
Loss	David Harris	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	8:32	Bas Rutten Invitational 2	24 Apr 1999	Littleton, Colorado, USA
Win	Derek McClinton	Submission (heel hook)	1	1:44	Ultimate Battle	17 May 1998	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Win	Mike Headley	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	5:28	Ultimate Battle	17 May 1998	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Pro debut