| Travis Fulton | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname | The Ironman |
| Height | 6'0" |
| Weight | 240lbs |
| Born | May 29 1977 |
| Fighting out of | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Town of birth | Waterloo, Iowa |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 180 |
| By knockout | 56 |
| By submission | 119 |
| Losses | 43 |
| Draws | 9 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Boxing record | |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 15 |
| Losses | 16 |
| Draws | 0 |
Travis "The Ironman" Fulton ( born May 29, 1977) is an American mixed martial arts fighter and boxer. He is a prolific fighter, having notched up over 200 vale tudo and mixed martial arts fights since 1996 and over 30 boxing matches since 1999. He fights at heavyweight.
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Martial arts background
Travis Fulton attended Cedar Falls High School, where he was Iowa State wrestling competitor. He was also a Golden Gloves boxer and a second-degree black belt in American Kenpo. At the age of 18, Travis took up submission fighting, making his MMA debut a year later against Dave Strasser. He later trained with Miletich Fighting Systems.[1]
Mixed martial arts career
Travis is a prolific fighter, racking up over 200 fights in 10 years. He debuted on July 26, 1996 against Dave Strasser, losing by submission via a rear naked choke. In just over two years of his debut, he had fought 50 vale tudo fights including five fights across two tournaments in one month, September 1997, compiling a record of 37-11-2. By early 1999, at just 22, Travis was recognised as one of the top young vale tudo fighters in the US and was invited to fight at UFC 20, where he lost to Pete Williams by submission via an armbar. He returned at UFC 21, defeating David Dodd via a unanimous decision, though it was the last time he was to fight in the UFC. While posting a winning record, the next few years were dogged by losses to up-and-coming fighters that went on to become top-level UFC operators, such as Renato Sobral, Ricco Rodriguez, Rich Franklin, Forrest Griffin, Ian Freeman, Dan Severn, Jeremy Horn, and Branden Lee Hinkle, while beating future UFC stars like Joe Riggs, Wesley Correira and Heath Herring.
Boxing career
In parallel to his MMA career, Travis has also boxed professionally since 1999, mainly on the midwestern circuit. While not as prolific as his MMA career, he has racked up over 30 fights in just 7 years.
See also
References
- ^ Travis Fulton - on the road to the top Martial Arts Magazine (1999), Retrieved October 24, 2006
