Cathal Pendred

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Cathal Pendred
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Pendred in October 2012
Born (1987-09-02) 2 September 1987 (age 36)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States[1]
Nationality Irish
American
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Welterweight (170 lb)
Middleweight (185 lb)
Reach 75.0 in (191 cm)[2]
Fighting out of Dublin, Ireland
Team SBG Ireland
Rank Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3]
Years active 2009–2015
Mixed martial arts record
Total 22
Wins 17
By knockout 6
By submission 1
By decision 10
Losses 4
By knockout 2
By submission 1
By decision 1
Draws 1
Amateur career
Total 2
Wins 1
By submission 1
Losses 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Cathal Pendred is an Irish actor and retired mixed martial artist who competed in Ultimate Fighting Championship's welterweight division. A professional since 2009, he has also fought for Cage Warriors and Cage Contender He was the Cage Warriors Welterweight Champion.

Background

Pendred was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Irish immigrant parents,[4] when he was four years old he moved to Dublin, Ireland with his parents where he was raised alongside a younger brother and two younger sisters.[5] Pendred competed in rugby growing up and was talented, winning the Leinster Schools Senior Cup.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Pendred started his professional career in 2009. He became the number one ranked welterweight in Ireland during 2010 after winning the national title. In March 2013 he became the Cage Warriors Welterweight Champion after beating the title holder Gael Grimaud in London, England.[6]

The Ultimate Fighter

Pendred was selected as two of the cast members of the nineteenth season of The Ultimate Fighter on 25 March 2014.[7] He was then chosen as the third pick for the middleweights on coach BJ Penn's team.

In the quarter-final rounds, Pendred fought Team Edgar middleweightr Urbina. Pendred defeated Urbina by decision after three rounds. Pendred fought Eddie Gordon in the semi-finals. He lost the bout by a split decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Pendred faced Team Penn teammate Mike King at middleweight on 19 July 2014 at UFC Fight Night 46. He was victorious via second round submission.[8] The win earned him 'Fight of the Night' honours along with Mike King. However, King would also later go on to fail the drug test which resulted in his half of the bonus going to Pendred.

Pendred dropped to the welterweight division where he fought Gasan Umalatov on 4 October 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story. He defeated Umalatov by split decision.[9]

Pendred next faced Sean Spencer on 18 January 2015 at UFC Fight Night 59.[10] Pendred won the fight by a controversial unanimous decision.[11] Both Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg had felt Spencer had dominated the fight and declared on air how baffling the decision was; later UFC president Dana White echoed this sentiment on air. Likewise, all 15 major MMA media outlets scored the fight in favour of Spencer.[12][13]

Pendred faced Augusto Montaño on 13 June 2015 at UFC 188.[14] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[15] Montaño tested positive for testosterone metabolites in the post-fight drug test.[16]

Pendred faced John Howard as a short notice replacement on 11 July 2015 at UFC 189.[17] He lost the fight via split decision.[18]

Pendred next faced Tom Breese on 24 October 2015 at UFC Fight Night 76.[19] Pendred lost the fight by TKO in the first round.[20]

Pendred announced his retirement from MMA on 25 November 2015.[21]

Personal life

Pendred was educated in Belvedere College, Dublin and won a Leinster Senior Cup medal in 2005 alongside future Irish international Cian Healy.[22]

Pendred attended Dublin City University where he studied forensics, he graduated with a BSc degree in Analytical Science in 2012.[23]

In April 2014 Cathal was pictured carrying a baby dolphin into the ocean. The dolphin had become beached and was unable to return to deep enough water on its own. A picture was taken with the dolphin in Cathal's arms as he carried it into the sea, this picture went viral soon after the incident. Subsequently the story was reported across the globe.[24]

Other endeavors

Cathal was the subject of a 2013 MTV UK mini-documentary entitled "Pendred".[25]

Filmography

Year Title Role
2013 Pendred (MTV UK production) Himself
2013 Ripper Street Philip
2015 Split (post-production) Enforcer

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 17–4–1 Tom Breese TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka October 24, 2015 1 4:37 Dublin, Ireland
Loss 17–3–1 John Howard Decision (split) UFC 189 July 11, 2015 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 17–2–1 Augusto Montaño Decision (unanimous) UFC 188 June 13, 2015 3 5:00 Mexico City, Mexico
Win 16–2–1 Sean Spencer Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver January 18, 2015 3 5:00 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win 15–2–1 Gasan Umalatov Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story October 4, 2014 3 5:00 Stockholm, Sweden
Win 14–2–1 Mike King Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao July 19, 2014 2 3:33 Dublin, Ireland Middleweight bout. Fight of the Night.
Win 13–2–1 Che Mills TKO (corner stoppage) CWFC 55 June 1, 2013 3 1:47 Dublin, Ireland Non-title fight; Mills missed weight (170.7 lbs).
Win 12–2–1 Gael Grimaud Decision (unanimous) CWFC 52 March 9, 2013 5 5:00 London, England Won the CWFC Welterweight Championship.
Win 11–2–1 Bruno Carvalho Decision (unanimous) CWFC 49 October 27, 2012 3 5:00 Cardiff, Wales
Win 10–2–1 David Bielkheden Decision (unanimous) CWFC 42 June 2, 2012 3 5:00 Dublin, Ireland
Draw 9–2–1 Danny Mitchell Draw Cage Warriors: Fight Night 2 September 8, 2011 3 5:00 Amman, Jordan
Win 9–2 Nico Musoke Decision (unanimous) OT: On Top 2 June 18, 2011 2 5:00 Glasgow, Scotland OTP Welterweight Tournament Semi-final
Win 8–2 Vladimir Malko TKO (punches) Cage Warriors: 42 May 28, 2011 2 3:14 Cork City, Ireland
Win 7–2 Liam Shannon TKO (punches) Cage Contender 8 March 12, 2011 3 2:03 Dublin, Ireland Defended the Cage Contender Welterweight Championship.
Loss 6–2 Lee Chadwick TKO (punches) OMMAC 8 December 4, 2010 1 0:27 Liverpool, England Middleweight bout.
Win 6–1 Jamie Rogers Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors 39: The Uprising November 27, 2010 3 5:00 Cork City, Ireland
Win 5–1 Yuri Malko TKO (punches) TNP: Boiling Points August 28, 2010 1 0:00 Wexford, Ireland
Win 4–1 Liam Shannon Decision (unanimous) Cage Contender 5 July 24, 2010 3 5:00 Dublin, Ireland Won the Cage Contender Welterweight Championship.
Win 3–1 Jonny Shiels Decision (unanimous) Cage Contender 4 May 1, 2010 3 5:00 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 2–1 Merv Mulholland TKO (punches) KO: The Fight Before Christmas 2 December 2, 2009 2 4:02 Dublin, Ireland
Loss 1–1 Ronan McKay Submission (triangle armbar) Immortal Fighting Championship 1 September 19, 2009 3 0:00 Strabane, Northern Ireland
Win 1–0 Attila Horvarth TKO (punches) Strabane Fight Team: Fight Night 2 February 21, 2009 1 0:38 Strabane, Northern Ireland Middleweight bout.

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 1–1 Eddie Gordon Decision (split) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn 18 June 2014 (airdate) 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TUF 19 semi-final round.
Win 1–0 Hector Urbina Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn 23 April 2014 (airdate) 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States TUF 19 preliminary round.

See also

References

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