Jordan Radev
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Pomorie, Bulgaria
| Jordan Radev | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 4, 1976 Pomorie, Bulgaria |
| Native name | Йордан Радев |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight (2009–2011) Middleweight (2002–2009) |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Team | Fight Factory |
| Years active | 8 (2002-present) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 28 |
| Wins | 23 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 12 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Jordan Radev (Bulgarian: Йордан Радев; born March 4, 1976) is a Bulgarian wrestler and professional mixed martial artist. He was the second[1] Bulgarian mixed martial artist to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in its middleweight division.
Radev had two bouts in the UFC - at UFC Fight Night 10 against Andrew McFedries, and at UFC 79 against Dean Lister. After the UFC bouts, his next fight was scheduled to be against the Cuban/Australian judoka Hector Lombard in the Australian promotion Cage Fighting Championships. However, he was denied a visa to Australia and therefore did not appear.
Besides the UFC, Radev has fought in various other organizations, marking notable wins against the Polish MMA legend Grzegorz Jakubowski in KSW 9 – Konfrontacja, Yuya Shirai in M-1 Global, and against Alexander Shlemenko in the Helsinki Fight Festival. He is also the head MMA coach of the Bulgarian National MMA team in the M-1 Challenge fighting league.
While still active as an MMA fighter, Radev is currently[when?] also the head MMA trainer in the Fight Factory in Brooklyn, New York, - the largest boxing and MMA gym on the US East Coast.[citation needed]