Damacio Page (born September 30, 1982) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Bantamweight division. Page competed for the WEC, the UFC, LFA, Pancrase, King of the Cage, and also fought at K-1 Premium Dynamite 2006!!.
| Damacio Page | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 30, 1982 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Other names | The Angel of Death |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight Lightweight |
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Karate, Freestyle wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
| Team | Jackson's Submission Fighting |
| Years active | 2005–2015 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 29 |
| Wins | 19 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 10 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Website | http://www.damaciopage.com |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Last updated on: March 10, 2010 | |
Background
editPage was born and raised in the West Side of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Page's parents divorced when he was five years old and he began kickboxing and karate at the age of nine. Page often caused trouble in school, getting into fights and being placed in special education classes for his behavior-disorder. In his sophomore year at West Mesa High School, Page began wrestling and would go on to be a state champion before earning a scholarship to compete for Fresno State University. However, one night three months into his first semester at Fresno State, Page was attacked by eight gang members who left him severely hurt and barely conscious. Because of the incident and transgressions in the past, Page was kicked off of the wrestling team and subsequently lost his scholarship. After the incident, Page found Jackson's Submission Fighting and also continued collegiate wrestling for Cerritos College in Norwalk, California. At Cerritos, Page was a junior college All-American, finishing third in the state during his freshman year and became a state champion in his sophomore year.[1][2][3][4][5]
Mixed martial arts career
editEarly career
editPage made his professional mixed martial arts debut on February 5, 2005, for the King of the Cage organization. He disposed of his opponent, Will Tolliver, in the first round of their bout with strikes.
After claiming victory in his next two bouts, Page fought and defeated Scott Johnson for the WEF Super Lightweight Championship.
An impressive victory over Stephane Vigneault followed, before Page suffered his first professional defeat. The loss came in his Pancrase debut where he was handled by Japanese fighter, Miki Shida.
Page closed out 2006 with four more fights, winning the first two by TKO but losing the final two by submission to Danny Batten in September and then UFC veteran and Japanese superstar, Genki Sudo on New Year's Eve in K-1.
Fighting just the once in 2007, Page knocked out Rod Montoya at an Extreme Challenge event to improve his record to 6-3.
World Extreme Cagefighting
editIn 2008, Page signed on to fight for the WEC. He made his debut in a Bantamweight bout against Scott Jorgensen at WEC 32. Page slugged out a unanimous decision victory after three rounds.
Six months later, Page faced the undefeated Brian Bowles and was submitted in short order with a guillotine choke. Page later bounced back from his defeat by defeating #5 ranked Bantamweight fighter at the time, Marcos Galvao at WEC 39 via KO 18 seconds into the first round. He was scheduled to fight Akitoshi Tamura on October 10, 2009, at WEC 43, but Tamura was forced to pull out due to an injury while training. Tamura was replaced by WEC newcomer Will Campuzano. Page defeated Campuzano via first round submission.
Page was expected to face Takeya Mizugaki on December 19, 2009, at WEC 45,[6] but was forced to withdraw from the card due to injury.[7]
Page was scheduled to face Antonio Banuelos on April 24, 2010, at WEC 48,[8] but Page was forced off the card with another injury. Banuelos will now face Scott Jorgensen in a rematch of their bout from WEC 41 which Banuelos won via split decision.[9]
Page was expected to face Eddie Wineland on November 11, 2010, at WEC 52.[10] However, Wineland was forced out of the bout with a shoulder injury and replaced by Demetrious Johnson.[11] After largely controlling the first round against Johnson, Page seemed to visibly tire toward the end of the second and was defeated via third round submission. Page acknowledged that the long layoff may have contributed to his performance, but refused to blame his conditioning and gave credit to his opponent finishing him.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
editOn October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.[12]
Page faced former opponent Brian Bowles on March 3, 2011, at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann, losing via first round guillotine choke for the second time against Bowles at exactly the same time as their first fight.
Page was expected to face Norifumi Yamamoto on September 24, 2011, at UFC 135.[13] However, the bout was scrapped on September 1 after both fighters sustained injuries while training for the bout.[14]
Page next faced Brad Pickett on April 14, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva.[15] He lost the fight via submission in the second round.
Page then faced Alex Caceres on July 11, 2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman.[16] He lost the fight via submission in the second round.
Page was subsequently released from the UFC following his loss to Caceres.
Post UFC
editPage faced previously undefeated Patrick Ybarra at Legacy Fighting Championship 20 on May 31, 2013. He won the bout via first round knockout. Page faced Matthew Lozano at Legacy Fighting Championship 28 on February 18, 2014.[17] He won the fight via TKO (punches) in the second round.
The Ultimate Fighter
editIn July 2016, it was revealed that Page was a participant on The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions.[18] Page was selected as a member of Team Cejudo. He faced Adam Antolin in the opening stage and lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
Personal life
editDamacio's body is decorated with multiple tattoos that all represent deep meaning in his life. Page is a religious man and claims the tattoos are a mosaic of his life. The flames on his feet represent his willingness to walk through hell in order to succeed in life.[19] He is starting his own MMA promotion, Southwest Cage Fighting.[20]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Brad Pickett
- World Extreme Cagefighting
- Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. Marcos Galvão
- Legacy Fighting Championships
- LFC Flyweight champion (one time, current)
- MMAJunkie.com
- 2014 October Knockout of the Month vs. Brian Hall[21]
Mixed martial arts record
edit| 29 matches | 19 wins | 10 losses |
| By knockout | 11 | 0 |
| By submission | 7 | 8 |
| By decision | 1 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 19–10 | Alexandre Pantoja | Technical Submission (triangle choke) | Legacy FC vs. RFA Superfight Card | May 8, 2015 | 2 | 5:00 | Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States | Title vs. Title fight. |
| Win | 19–9 | Brian Hall | KO (punch) | Legacy FC 36 | October 17, 2014 | 1 | 1:48 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Won Legacy FC Flyweight Championship. |
| Win | 18–9 | Elias Garcia | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Legacy FC 31 | June 13, 2014 | 3 | 2:47 | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 17–9 | Matt Lozano | TKO (punches) | Legacy FC 28 | February 21, 2014 | 2 | 3:31 | Arlington, Texas, United States | |
| Loss | 16–9 | Marcelo Costa | Decision (split) | Strength & Honor Championship 8 | September 21, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| Win | 16–8 | Patrick Ybarra | KO (punch) | Legacy FC 20 | May 31, 2013 | 1 | 1:57 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | Flyweight debut. |
| Loss | 15–8 | Alex Caceres | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman | July 11, 2012 | 2 | 1:27 | San Jose, California, United States | |
| Loss | 15–7 | Brad Pickett | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva | April 14, 2012 | 2 | 4:05 | Stockholm, Sweden | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 15–6 | Brian Bowles | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann | March 3, 2011 | 1 | 3:30 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| Loss | 15–5 | Demetrious Johnson | Submission (guillotine choke) | WEC 52 | November 11, 2010 | 3 | 2:27 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 15–4 | Will Campuzano | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WEC 43 | October 10, 2009 | 1 | 1:02 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 14–4 | Marcos Galvão | KO (punches) | WEC 39 | March 1, 2009 | 1 | 0:18 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | Knockout of the Night. |
| Loss | 13–4 | Brian Bowles | Submission (guillotine choke) | WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura | August 3, 2008 | 1 | 3:30 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13–3 | Scott Jorgensen | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater | February 13, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | |
| Win | 12–3 | Travis Sherman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | SCA: Duke City Final Fury | January 26, 2008 | 1 | 0:12 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |
| Win | 11–3 | Richard Montano | TKO (punches) | SCA: Duke City Bike and Brawl | July 14, 2007 | 3 | 3:33 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |
| Win | 10–3 | Anthony Jensen | TKO (punches) | SCA: Duke City Brawl | April 14, 2007 | 1 | 1:37 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |
| Win | 9–3 | Rod Montoya | KO (elbows) | Extreme Challenge 74 | March 10, 2007 | 1 | 2:32 | Iowa City, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 8–3 | Genki Sudo | Submission (triangle choke) | K-1 Premium 2006 Dynamite!! | December 31, 2006 | 1 | 3:05 | Osaka, Japan | Lightweight bout. |
| Loss | 8–2 | Danny Batten | Submission (armbar) | World Pro Fighting Championships | September 15, 2006 | 1 | 0:37 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 8–1 | Mark Haire | KO (punch) | Fightworld 10 | August 19, 2006 | 1 | 0:06 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |
| Win | 7–1 | Thierry Quenneville | KO (slam) | TKO 25: Confrontation | May 5, 2006 | 1 | 1:02 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 6–1 | Miki Shida | Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: Blow 3 | April 9, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 6–0 | Zack Schroeder | Submission (armbar) | PNRF: Mayhem in Vegas | March 11, 2006 | 1 | N/A | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Stephane Vigneault | KO (punch) | TKO 24: Eruption | January 28, 2006 | 1 | 1:20 | Laval, Quebec, Canada | |
| Win | 4–0 | Scott Johnson | Submission (armbar) | World Extreme Fighting 16 | September 24, 2005 | 1 | 0:30 | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Hyatto Kawabato | Submission (rear-naked choke) | PNRF: Demolition | June 18, 2005 | 2 | 1:46 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Jeremy Floyd | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC 50: First Blood | March 26, 2005 | 1 | 1:33 | Socorro, New Mexico, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Will Tolliver | TKO (punches) | KOTC 47: Uprising | February 5, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
Mixed martial arts exhibition record
edit| Exhibition record breakdown | ||
| 1 match | 0 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Adam Antolin | TKO (body kick and punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions | September 14, 2016 | 2 | 0:32 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | TUF 24 Round of 16 |
*Date given is the air date of the episode. The actual dates of the fight are not released by the UFC
References
edit- ^ "Jacksons.tv". Archived from the original on 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ^ [1] Archived September 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "WEC's Damacio Page proving an angel of life to New Mexico youth - MMAjunkie". MMAjunkie. 26 April 2009.
- ^ "Rattling The Cage" (PDF). Rattling-the-cage.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ^ "ABQJOURNAL SPORTS: Page Looks To Leave His Mark". abqjournal.com.
- ^ "Takeya Mizugaki vs. Damacio Page in the works for WEC 45 in December". www.mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-25. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ^ "Damacio Page won't be part of the WEC 45 card". www.mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ "Antonio Banuelos inked to face Damacio Page at WEC 48 in April". mmajunkie.com. 2010-02-10.
- ^ "Jorgensen replaces injured Page, gets Banuelos rematch on WEC 48 PPV main card". mmajunkie.com. 2010-03-17.
- ^ "Damacio Page vs. Eddie Wineland slated for WEC 52 in November". mmajunkie.com. 2010-09-09. Archived from the original on 2010-09-12.
- ^ "Eddie Wineland out at WEC 52; Demetrious Johnson faces Damacio Page". mmajunkie.com. 2010-10-20. Archived from the original on 2010-10-23.
- ^ "UFC and WEC set to merge in 2011; events to air on Versus and Spike TV". mmajunkie.com. October 28, 2010. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010.
- ^ "Bantamweights "Kid" Yamamoto vs. Damacio Page targeted for UFC 135". mmajunkie.com. June 13, 2011. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ "Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto vs. Damacio Page scratched from UFC 135 prelims". mmajunkie.com. September 1, 2011. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ "UFC on FUEL TV 2 adds Pickett vs. Page in Sweden". mmajunkie.com. January 10, 2012. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012.
- ^ "UFC on FUEL TV 4 adds Page vs. Caceres". mmajunkie.com. May 24, 2012. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012.
- ^ "Legacy Fighting Championship 28 Fight Card". legacyfights.net.
- ^ "Cast revealed for The Ultimate Fighter 24". UFC.com. 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview with the "Angel of Death": Damacio Page". FiveKnuckles.com. 2009-11-27. Retrieved November 29, 2009.
- ^ "Damacio Page eyes May return, launching new fight promotion while healing". MMAJUNKIE.com. 2010-01-20. Archived from the original on 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ^ "MMAjunkie's 'Knockout of the Month' for October 2014 (and it wasn't really close) - MMAjunkie". MMAjunkie. 30 October 2014.
