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United States
Louisville, Kentucky
Ron Sparks
"
The Monster
"
AGE
49
/
Nov 23, 1974
HEIGHT
6'4"
/
193.04 cm
WEIGHT
265 lbs
/
120.2 kg
ASSOCIATION
Louisville MMA
CLASS
Heavyweight
Wins
8
KO
/
TKO
6
75%
SUBMISSIONS
1
13%
DECISIONS
1
13%
Losses
3
KO
/
TKO
2
67%
SUBMISSIONS
1
33%
DECISIONS
0
0%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Siala-Mou Siliga
Bellator MMA - Bellator 105
Oct / 25 / 2013
Submission (Keylock)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:52
loss
Vitaly Minakov
Bellator MMA - Bellator 96
Jun / 19 / 2013
KO (Punches)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:32
loss
Eric Prindle
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 56
Oct / 29 / 2011
KO (Punch)
Chuck Wolfe
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:40
win
Mark Holata
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 52
Oct / 01 / 2011
KO (Punches)
Gabe Barahona
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:24
win
Vince Lucero
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 43
May / 07 / 2011
Submission (Keylock)
Kevin Nix
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:18
win
Gregory Maynard
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 30
Sep / 23 / 2010
KO (Punch)
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:50
win
Johnathan Ivey
RFL - Maximum Impact
Jun / 27 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
4
5:00
win
Geoffrey Meisner
CCF 4 - Colloseo Championship Fighting
Mar / 06 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
Vern Gorman
1
1:07
win
TC Shane
CI 3 - Caged Inferno 3
Sep / 30 / 2006
KO
1
0:36
win
Aaron Schenk
CITC 1 - Clash in the Cage 1
Jul / 29 / 2006
TKO
1
0:24
win
Heath Zimmerman
CI 2 - Caged Inferno 2
Jun / 17 / 2006
KO
1
0:17
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