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Toby Imada
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- Name: Toby Imada
- Professional MMA Record: 30-18-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
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- Current Streak: 2 Losses
- Age: 34 | Date of Birth: 1978.07.16
- Last Fight: January 18, 2013 in RFA
- Weight Class: Lightweight | Last Weigh-In: 156.7 lbs
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $165,000 USD
- Height: 5'8" (173cm) | Reach: 69.0" (175cm)
- Gym/Affiliation: Throwdown San Diego
- Born: San Diego, California, United States
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG | Promoter
- Fighting out of: Los Angeles, California
- Personal Pages: MySpace
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An MMA competitor since 1999, judo black belt Toby Imada is simply known as a dangerous submission machine. He holds victories over fellow regional veterans such as James Krause, Carey Vanier, and UFC veteran Jason Von Flue. He has also fought many much bigger opponents throughout his career such as Jake Shields, or Jason 'Mayhem' Miller. The Bellator veteran is most known for his fight against Jorge Masvidal, where he choked his opponent unconscious with a never before seen inverted triangle choke. He would go on to lose in the final of the first ever Bellator lightweight championship tournament against Eddie Alvarez, but many had Imada's inverted triangle choke victory as the submission of the year for 2009.
Imada has not fought since a he suffered a flying knee knockout loss to Brazilian Patricky 'Pitbull' Freire at Bellator 39. He was scheduled to participate in a rematch with James Krause, but the bout never materialized. It's unknown when the California native will make his return to a cage.
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Toby Imada MMA Fight Record
| Professional Results | Opponent | Event | Date |
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Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
James Krause
Ref: Mike England |
RFA 6: Krause vs. Imada 2
Main Event | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2013.01.18 |
| Odds: -130 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 156.7 lbs | |||
| Cancelled Bout | James Krause | RFA 4 - Reason: Unknown | 2012.11.02 |
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Loss | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Luiz Firmino
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CFA 8: Araujo vs. Bradley
Co-Main Event | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2012.10.06 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Sean Wilson | C3 Fights | 2012.08.18 |
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Loss | KO/TKO
2:53 Round 1 of 3 |
Patricky Freire
Ref: Kevin MacDonald |
Bellator 39
Main Card | Tournament Semifinal | 155 lbs |
2011.04.02 |
| Odds: +125 Slight Underdog | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs | |||
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#27 Best MMA Knockout of the Year 2011
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Win | Submission | Armlock
1:19 Round 1 of 3 |
Josh Shockley
Ref: Gary Copeland |
Bellator 36
Main Card | Tournament Quarterfinal | 155 lbs |
2011.03.12 |
| Weigh-In: 155.8 lbs | |||
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#44 Best MMA Submission of the Year 2011
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| Cancelled Bout | Ferrid Kheder | Bellator 36 - Reason: Kheder Missed Weight | 2011.03.12 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Ludwing Salazar | FN 14 | 2010.11.08 |
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Loss | Decision | Split
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Pat Curran
Ref: Jorge Ortiz |
Bellator 21
Main Event | Tournament Finals | 155 lbs |
2010.06.10 |
| Odds: -135 Slight Favorite | Weigh-In: 155.5 lbs | |||
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Win | Submission | Armlock
3:33 Round 2 of 3, 8:33 Total |
Carey Vanier
Ref: Gary Eblan |
Bellator 17
Main Card | Tournament Semifinal | 155 lbs |
2010.05.06 |
| Odds: +110 Near Even | Disclosed Pay: $30,000 ($15K Base, $15K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 154.8 lbs | |||
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#31 Best MMA Submission of the Year 2010
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Win | Submission | Armlock
2:44 Round 2 of 3, 7:44 Total |
James Krause
Ref: Al Wichgers |
Bellator 14
Main Event | Tournament Quarterfinal | 155 lbs |
2010.04.15 |
| Odds: -175 Slight Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $20,000 ($10K Base, $10K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 155.5 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Punch | Daisuke Hanazawa | King of the Cage | 2010.01.30 |
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Loss | Submission | Choke
0:38 Round 2 of 5, 5:38 Total |
Eddie Alvarez
Ref: Jason Herzog |
Bellator 12
Main Card | Tournament Finals | 155 lbs |
2009.06.19 |
| Odds: +388 Moderate Underdog | Disclosed Pay: $40,000 Base | Weigh-In: 154.25 lbs | |||
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Win | Submission | Choke
3:22 Round 3 of 3, 13:22 Total |
Jorge Masvidal
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Bellator 5
Main Card | Tournament Semifinal | 155 lbs |
2009.05.01 |
| Odds: +290 Moderate Underdog Upset Victory | Disclosed Pay: $50,000 ($25K Base, $25K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 154.5 lbs | |||
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#10 Greatest Submission of All Time
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Win | Submission | Choke
3:26 Round 1 of 3 |
Alonzo Martinez
Ref: Troy Waugh |
Bellator 1
Main Card | Tournament Quarterfinal | 157 lbs |
2009.04.03 |
| Odds: -168 Slight Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $25,000 ($10K Base, $15K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 155.25 lbs | |||
| Win | KO/TKO | Retired | Jason Meaders | UF | 2008.10.11 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Shad Smith | Total Combat | 2008.05.10 |
| Win | Submission | Strikes | Preston Scharf | TC 26 | 2008.02.16 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | David Gardner | TC 22 | 2007.08.03 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Zach Light | TC 21 | 2007.06.08 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Randy Velarde | King of the Cage | 2007.03.10 |
| Loss | Submission | Armlock | Joao Cunha | COF 5 | 2007.01.27 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Injury | Brandon Adamson | TC 18 | 2006.11.04 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Danny Affleje | TC 17 | 2006.10.21 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Punches | Tetsuji Kato | FFCF 6 | 2006.06.21 |
| Loss | Submission | Armlock | Hermes Franca | TC 14 | 2006.05.13 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Akbarh Arreola | TC 12 | 2005.12.17 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Jerimiah Carson | TC 11 | 2005.12.10 |
| Loss | Decision | Unanimous | Jake Shields | KK | 2005.11.12 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Tim Carey | TC 10 | 2005.10.15 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Retired | Akbarh Arreola | TC 9 | 2005.07.30 |
| Loss | Submission | Choke | Cassio Werneck | WEC | 2005.05.19 |
| Loss | Decision | Unanimous | Antonio McKee | UAGF 1 | 2002.05.09 |
| Loss | Decision | Jason Miller | XP 2 | 2002.04.12 |
| Loss | Submission | Choke | Dennis Asche | International Fighting Championship | 2001.04.11 |
| Loss | Decision | Joe Stevenson | King of the Cage | 2000.04.15 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Sean McCann | International Fighting Championship | 2000.03.25 |
| Loss | Submission | Armlock | Dave Strasser | NG 13 | 1999.11.20 |
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | David Harris | NG 13 | 1999.11.20 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Brennan Kamaka | Rage in the Cage | 1999.10.15 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Ken Tonaria | Ready to Rumble | 1999.10.13 |
| Loss | Steve Heath | International Fighting Championship | 1999.09.18 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Retired | Adrian Serrano | Extreme Challenge | 1999.08.21 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Jason Von Flue | International Fighting Championship | 1999.08.07 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Johnny Molano | KK 18 | 1999.08.02 |
| Win | Submission | Leglock | Thiago de Fritas | NG 12 | 1999.05.28 |
| Win | Submission | Armlock | Giovanni Lemm | NG 11 | 1999.03.31 |
| Win | Submission | Choke | Ken Kellenberger | NG 9 | 1999.01.10 |
| Win | Submission | Lee Cox | NG 6 | 1998.08.02 |
| Loss | KO/TKO | Jason Dallas | NG 6 | 1998.08.02 |
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Thursday 04.18.2013 11:00am ET | View Full Article
The UFC will be returning to the old home of Strikeforce, the HP Pavilion in San Jose, when they present the UFC on Fox 7 on April 20th. And unsurprisingly, a few Strikeforce guys have already been booked for the event. The main event will be a champion vs. champion bout with UFC lightweight title holder Ben Henderson putting his belt on the line against Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert M...
Friday 04.05.2013 9:35pm ET | View Full Article
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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
Bellator MMA touts their tournament format as a chance for fighters to carve out their own path, to make themselves into stars by winning consistently and earning their place. Though it hasn't resulted in that many breakouts as of yet, one fight who epitomizes their "homegrown star" tag is Pat Curran,...
Saturday 01.19.2013 2:53pm ET | View Full Article
James Krause and Toby Imada rematched in the main event of Friday’s RFA 6 in Kansas City, Mo., but the fight couldn’t have been more different than their first go around.
Saturday 01.19.2013 2:00pm ET | View Full Article
Resurrection Fighting Alliance's (RFA) sixth mixed martial arts (MMA) event is in the books as last night (Jan. 18, 2013) the organization traveled to Kansas City, Mo., for RFA 6: "Krause vs. Imada 2," at the Scottish Rite Temple.
The event headliner saw lightweights James Krause and Toby Imada face off in a rematch of a 2010 Bellator fight that saw Imada emerge victorious by way of second-round...
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