Phil Cardella

Phil Cardella
Born (1976-07-09) July 9, 1976
Houston, Texas
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of St. Augustine, Florida, United States
Team Relson Gracie Austin
Rank      2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
     3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo
     2nd degree black Belt in Hapkido
Mixed martial arts record
Total 13
Wins 8
By knockout 0
By submission 7
By decision 1
Losses 5
Draws 0
No contests 0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Phil Ryan Cardella (born July 9, 1976) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He formerly fought as a lightweight in the World Extreme Cagefighting organization. All but one of Cardella’s triumphs have come by first-round submission.

He holds a 2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Relson Gracie, as well as a 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo and a 2nd Degree black belt in Hapkido.[1]

He served as an assault amphibious vehicle crewman in the United States Marine Corps from 1994 to 1998, during which he also taught primary marksmanship and combat water safety. Today he continues to work with various branches of the U.S. Military to train them in hand-to-hand combatives using Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.[1][2][3]

Phil was the first American fighter to represent the Relson Gracie Team in MMA competition.[2] Relson Gracie has been in Phil's corner during many of his MMA matches.[2] Phil is the founder Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu associations in Texas but has now moved to Florida to lead his team and community there and is the Head Instructor of Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Florida, a martial arts school specializing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.[4]

WEC career

While his record for the WEC reads 0-2, Cardella was a winner in the minds of several fans and critics after his fight against Danny Castillo ended a split decision.[5][6] He made his WEC return at WEC 42 on August 9, 2009, losing to Ed Ratcliff by unanimous decision.[7]

Coaching

Cardella has been known to coach a number of professional MMA fighters, including UFC contender Kamal Shalorus,[8] Strikeforce top title contender Tim Kennedy,[9] former UFC star Roger Huerta,[10] and Bellator fighter Chris Spicer.[11]

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 8–5 Ran Weathers KO (punch) Shark Fights 6: Stars & Stripes September 12, 2009 1 0:36 Amarillo, TX, United States
Loss 8–4 Ed Ratcliff Decision (unanimous) WEC 42:Torres vs. Bowles August 9, 2009 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 8–3 Johnny Flores Submission (armbar) Shark Fights 4: Richards vs Schoonover May 2, 2009 1 0:48 Lubbock, Texas, United States
Loss 7–3 Danny Castillo Decision (split) WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia March 1, 2009 3 5:00 Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Win 7–2 Rafael Dias Decision (unanimous) GFC - Evolution May 19, 2007 3 5:00 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win 6–2 Patrick Horner Submission (armbar) GFC - Team Gracie vs Team Hammer House March 3, 2006 1 4:20 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Loss 5–2 Steve Kinnison KO (slam) FFC 6 - No Love July 11, 2003 1 1:35 Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Win 5–1 Rocky Long Submission (armbar) REF - Renegades Extreme Fighting October 12, 2002 1 0:49 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 4–1 Jose Santibanez Submission (guillotine Choke) REF - Renegades Extreme Fighting October 12, 2002 1 0:27 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 3–1 Richard Rosas Submission (strikes) WFC 2 - World Fighting Championships 2 August 16, 2002 1 N/A El Paso, Texas, United States
Win 2–1 Casey Erwin Submission (triangle Choke) WFC 1 - World Fighting Championships 1 June 26, 2002 1 N/A San Antonio, Texas, United States
Loss 1–1 Randall Ebarb Submission (armbar) REF - Renegades Extreme Fighting November 17, 2001 1 1:02 Texas, United States
Win 1–0 Chris Winchester Submission (armbar) REF - Renegades Extreme Fighting November 17, 2001 1 0:24 Texas, United States

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.bullshido.org/Phil_Cardella
  2. 1 2 3 http://www.onzuka.com/news_2006Mar2.html
  3. ↑ http://www.fbmonitor.com/monitor/2007/11november/112207/sports/112207sports3.html
  4. ↑ http://www.mma4florida.com/instructors/
  5. ↑ Damon Martin (2009-05-28). "PHIL CARDELLA VS. ED RATCLIFF IN WEC AUGUST 9". MMAWeekly. Archived from the original on June 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  6. ↑ Frank Currerri (2009-07-06). "Cardella’s Next Adventure: Ratcliff". WEC. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  7. ↑ ("Phil Cardella". UFC. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  8. ↑ Frank Currerri (2010-01-07). "Jansen to Olympian Shalorus: ‘I’m The Better Wrestler’". UFC. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  9. ↑ https://archive.org/download/CagePotatoTheBumRushEpisode5/CP_THE_BUM_RUSH_EP05.mp3
  10. ↑ http://www.cagepotato.com/exclusive-bellator-13-pre-fight-interviews-featuring-roger-huerta-joe-warren-more
  11. ↑ http://centexsubfighting.com/staff-bios.html

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