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| Born | (1985-12-06) December 6, 1985 (age 39) Evansville, Indiana, United States |
| Other names | Duffman |
| Nationality |  American |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 252 lb (114 kg; 18.0 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Denver, Colorado |
| Team | Grudge Training Center |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 6 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Other information | |
| University | University of Georgia |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Todd Duffee (born December 6, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. Duffee fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and as one of their most promising young heavyweights until his controversial release in September 2010.
Background
Duffee was born in Evansville, Indiana and grew up in Raleigh, Illinois. He was working on a degree from the University of Georgia before leaving to train MMA full time.
Mixed martial arts
Duffee got his start into MMA after enrolling in boxing, at the age of sixteen. After moving down to Atlanta, Georgia; Duffee was able to take classes at a boxing gym. After finding out about MMA, he immediately went out and rented old UFC fights. Three days later, Duffee was training at a local MMA gym.
Duffee won his first three fights against Mike Walbright, Mark Haniger and Josh Bennett. Duffee then agreed to fight UFC and PRIDE FC veteran, Assuerio Silva in the main event of Jungle Fights 11. Duffee dominated the fight and won by knockout in the second round.
He currently fights and trains out of Throwdown Training Center in Las Vegas.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Duffee was set to make his UFC debut against Mostapha Al Turk at UFC 99 until the UFC pulled Duffee from the fight for Mirko Filipović. He was next announced by the UFC to face fellow UFC newcomer Mike Russow however Duffee was then pulled from that match to face Tim Hague.
Duffee fought at UFC 102 on the undercard against Hague, gaining the new UFC record for fastest KO by knocking out Hague in only seven seconds after throwing the first punch that knocked him down. After he knocked Hague out, he celebrated to the camera by saying "That was an appetizer, I want to eat now Dana, let me eat!"
Duffee was expected to face Paul Buentello at UFC 107 but pulled out due to a back injury.
Duffee fought Mike Russow at UFC 114 in which he lost via upset knockout in the third round. After dominating the first two rounds, Duffee looked to be on his way to a decision win, when Russow knocked Duffee out cold with a right hand. Joe Rogan stated that the nature of the knockout was "like something out of a movie". In the post-fight press conference, Dana White stated that Russow had broken his left ulna deflecting Duffee's punches at the end of Round 1.
Duffee was expected to face Jon Madsen on October 23, 2010 at UFC 121, but Duffee was forced off the card with a lingering knee injury and replaced by Gilbert Yvel.
Duffee is currently looking for a new gym after being accepted into University of Nevada-Las Vegas for its spring 2010 semester beginning in January. He is looking into Xtreme Couture or Wand Fight Team.
Release from the UFC
On September 7, 2010, Duffee was released from the UFC for unknown reasons. Dana White later said in an interview with Ariel Helwani that he had an attitude problem and that it seemed to him that "he doesn't want to be in the UFC, he doesn't like being in the UFC." He also said that he could work his way back into the organization via fighting in smaller leagues.
DREAM
After his release from the UFC, Duffee attempted to pick up the pieces and move on with his MMA career by scheduling to compete in the Titan Fighting Championships at the beginning of 2011. Instead, a major break occurred for Duffee when Dream, a much larger promotion based out of Japan, was unable to secure an opponent for MMA superstar Alistair Overeem in DREAM's first heavy weight title bout at FEG's prominent annual New Year's Eve event, Dynamite!!. Duffee seized the opportunity by having his manager throw his name in the mix of potentials for the bout. Duffee's bold optimism paid off when, less than two weeks before the event, he was officially named to take on Alistair Overeem in the title fight. Overeem defeated Duffee by way of knockout at 19 seconds of the first round.
Titles and awards
Ultimate Fighting Championship:
- Fastest Recorded Knockout (7 seconds)
Mixed martial arts record
| 8 matches | 6 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 2 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 6-2 |  Alistair Overeem
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Whoever keeps changing this shit to small case letters, STOP! This looks stupid. | Dynamite!! 2010 | December 31, 2010 | 1 | 0:19 |  Saitama, Japan
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For DREAM Interim Heavyweight Championship |
| Loss | 6-1 | Mike Russow
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KO (punch) | UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans | May 29, 2010 | 3 | 2:33 | Las Vegas, Nevada
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| Win | 6-0 |  Tim Hague
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KO (punches) | UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira | August 29, 2009 | 1 | 0:07 | Portland, Oregon
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Fastest Knockout in UFC History |
| Win | 5-0 |  Assuerio Silva
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TKO (punches) | Jungle Fight 11 | September 13, 2008 | 2 | 1:17 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| Win | 4-0 | Josh Bennett
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KO (punches) | Alianza National Full Contact 2 | August 8, 2008 | 1 | 1:25 |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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| Win | 3-0 | Mark Honneger
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TKO (punches) | Crazy Horse Fights | December 11, 2007 | 1 | 3:22 | Miami, Florida
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| Win | 2-0 | Mike Walbright
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TKO (punches) | Beatdown Fight Party: Head On Collision | June 1, 2007 | 1 | 0:16 | Kennesaw, Georgia
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| Win | 1-0 | Jonathan Spears
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TKO (punches) | Beatdown Fight Party: Invasion | February 9, 2007 | 1 | 0:15 | Kennesaw, Georgia
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References
- ^ "UFC Prospect Duffee Contemplating West Coast Move". Sherdog.com. September 29, 2009.
- "When the UFC came calling, Todd Duffee answered (slowly)". mmajunkie.com. February 15, 2009.
- "JF 11 Results". sherdog.com. September 13, 2008.
- "UFC 102 card complete with official addition of Todd Duffee vs. Mike Russow prelim fight". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- "UFC heavyweight newcomer Todd Duffee fights Tim Hague, not Mike Russow, at UFC 102". MMAJunkie.com.
- "Heavyweight Todd Duffee targeted for UFC 107". MMAJunkie.com.
- "Returning Paul Buentello to get heavyweight Todd Duffee at UFC 107 in December". MMAJUNKIE.com. 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- "TODD DUFFEE OFF UFC 107 FIGHT CARD". MMAWEEKLY.com. 2009-11-04. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- "UFC 114 Results & Live Play-by-Play". sherdog.com. 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- "Todd Duffee vs. Jon Madsen latest addition to UFC 121 card". MMAJunkie.com. July 22, 2010.
- "Injured Todd Duffee out, Gilbert Yvel in to face Jon Madsen". mmajunkie.com.
- John Morgan. "Todd Duffee: UFC release caps off "good run of bad luck"".
- http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Todd-Duffee-22903
- http://www.sherdog.com/events/K-1-Dynamite-Power-of-Courage-2010-15232