| David Terrell | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Michael Terrell (1978-01-09)January 9, 1978 (age 48) Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Other names | The Soul Assassin |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Reach | 75 in (190 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Santa Rosa, California, U.S. |
| Team | Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, NorCal Fighting Alliance |
| Rank | Black belt inBrazilian Jiu-JitsuunderCesar Gracie[1] |
| Years active | 1999–2006 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 6 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Notable students | Joe Soto |
| Mixed martial arts record fromSherdog | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing United States | ||
| Submission Wrestling | ||
| ADCC World Championship | ||
 | 2003 Sao Paulo | -88kg |
David Michael Terrell (born January 9, 1978)[2] is a retired American professionalmixed martial artist who competed in theUFC andPancrase.
Terrell is fromSacramento, California and was introduced to combat sports throughWrestling, and was an accomplished wrestler in high school. He officially began training inSambo at 16, andBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu when he was 19 years old, being interested in the martial arts after watching several UFC fights on television.
In hisUFC debut, he scored a stunningknockout victory over top MiddleweightMatt Lindland. The victory instantly thrust Terrell into title contention, as his next fight was againstEvan Tanner for the vacant UFC Middleweight Championship title in February 2005. Despite locking Tanner in a tightguillotine choke, Terrell lost the hold and eventually lost the match bytechnical knockout in the first round.
Plagued by recurring injuries, Terrell's next fight did not come untilUFC 59 in April 2006, where Terrell submitted his opponent,Scott Smith, with arear naked choke in the first round. Controversy surrounds the victory as the referee told the fighters to break before Terrell took Smith down. Smith was appealing to the referee when Terrell was able to get Smith's back and apply a rear naked choke. Questionable officiating by referee Marco Lopez led Smith to file a complaint to theCalifornia State Athletic Commission.[3] AtUFC 62 he was supposed to fightYushin Okami but withdrew the bout due to asinus infection. The fight with Okami was then rescheduled toUFC 66, but Terrell again pulled out of the fight citing an elbow injury suffered during training.[1]
Despite an early report which claimed that Terrell was planning to move toLight Heavyweight,[4] Terrell was scheduled to fightEd Herman in a Middleweight contest atUFC 78 in November 2007.[5] However, he withdrew from the bout due to injury and was replaced byJoe Doerksen.
On February 21, 2008 Terrell was released by the UFC.[6][7][8]
In early 2010 Terrell expressed his desire to continue fighting.[9][10]
| 8 matches | 6 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 1 |
| By submission | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 6–2 | Scott Smith | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 59 | April 15, 2006 | 1 | 3:08 | Anaheim, California, United States | |
| Loss | 5–2 | Evan Tanner | TKO (punches) | UFC 51 | February 5, 2005 | 1 | 4:35 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For the vacantUFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 5–1 | Matt Lindland | KO (punches) | UFC 49 | August 21, 2004 | 1 | 0:24 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 4–1 | Osami Shibuya | Submission (choke) | Pancrase: Brave 3 | March 24, 2004 | 1 | 3:04 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 3–1 | Yuki Sasaki | KO (punch) | Pancrase: Hybrid 11 | December 21, 2003 | 2 | 0:15 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 2–1 | Marcos da Silva | Submission (exhaustion) | IFC WC 11: Warriors Challenge 11 | January 13, 2001 | 1 | 7:02 | Fresno, California, United States | |
| Win | 1–1 | Joey Villaseñor | Submission (armbar) | IFC WC 9: Warriors Challenge 9 | July 18, 2000 | 1 | 2:24 | Friant, California, United States | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Vernon White | Decision (unanimous) | IFC WC 4: Warriors Challenge 4 | August 17, 1999 | 3 | 5:00 | Jackson, California, United States |
