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Laureano Staropoli

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Laureano Staropoli
Born (1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 (age 33)
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina[1]
Other namesEl Matador
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight171 lb (78 kg; 12 st 3 lb)
DivisionMiddleweight
Welterweight
Reach71+1⁄2 in (182 cm)[1]
Fighting out ofLa Plata, Argentina
TeamChute Boxe Diego Lima (2018–present)[2]
Years active2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total22
Wins15
By knockout9
By submission2
By decision4
Losses7
By knockout1
By submission1
By decision5
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Laureano Staropoli (born 27 February 1993) is an Argentine mixed martial artist (MMA) who currently competes in the Welterweight division. He has previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background

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Staropoli begun training Taekwondo at the age of eight.[2] After seeing Randy Couture fight, he started training mixed martial arts at the age of 17.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

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Early career

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Staropoli started his professional MMA career in 2013 and fought mainly in South America. He amassed a record of 7-1 prior joining UFC.[3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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Staropoli made his UFC debut on 17 November 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio against Hector Aldana.[4] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[5]

Staropoli faced Thiago Alves at UFC 237 on 11 May 2019.[6] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[7]

Staropoli was scheduled to face Alexey Kunchenko on 10 August 2019 in Montevideo, Uruguay. However, it was announced on 29 July 2019 that Staropoli was forced to pull out of the fight due to a broken nose[8] and was replaced by Gilbert Burns.[9] Kunchenko lost the fight via unanimous decision.[10]

Staropoli faced Muslim Salikhov on 26 October 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 20.[11] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[12]

Staropoli faced Tim Means on 8 August 2020 at UFC Fight Night 174.[13] At the weigh-ins, Staropoli weighed in at 174.5 pounds, three and a half pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and Stropoli was fined 20% of his purse, which went to Means.[14] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[15]

Laureano, replacing injured Alessio Di Chirico, faced Roman Dolidze on 5 June 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai.[16] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[17]

Laureano was scheduled to face Jamie Pickett on 9 October 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez.[18] However, after one of Pickett's coaches tested positive for COVID-19, the bout was moved to 23 October at UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori.[19] Laureano lost the fight via unanimous decision.[20]

On 2 November 2021, it was announced that Staropoli was no longer on the UFC roster.[21]

Post UFC

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Laureano made his first appearance post-UFC release on 16 April 2022 at Ares FC 5 against Carl Booth.[22] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[23]

Laureano faced Leonardo Damiani on 3 November 2022 at Ares FC 9, winning the bout via unanimous decision.[24]

Laureano faced Mickaël Lebout on April. 7, 2023 at Ares FC 14, winning the bout via knockout in round two and becoming the AFC Interim Welterweight Champion.[25]

Professional Fighters League

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Staropoli made his PFL debut against Baba Boundjoi Nadjombe at PFL Europe 3 on 30 September 2023, defeating him via corner stoppage after the 2nd round.[26]

Staropoli faced Murad Ramazanov on 19 April 2024 at PFL 3 (2024).[27] At weigh-ins, Staropoli came in at 175.2 lbs, 4.2 pounds over the limit for welterweight. He was fined 20% of his purse and given a point deduction in the standings.[28] He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.[29]

Staropoli was expected to face former interim Bellator Welterweight Champion Logan Storley on 28 June 2024 at PFL 6, but he withdrew for unknown reasons.[30]

Personal life

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Staropoli was a police officer before being signed by UFC.[31]

Championships and accomplishments

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Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
22 matches 15 wins 7 losses
By knockout 9 1
By submission 2 1
By decision 4 5
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 15–7 Jakub Bahník KO (spinning back elbow) FNC 32 20 June 2026 2 2:15 Osijek, Croatia Knockout of the Night. Fight of the Night.
Win 14–7 Wahed Nazhand KO (spinning wheel kick) FNC 30 9 May 2026 1 1:56 Zadar, Croatia Knockout of the Night.
Loss 13–7 Abdoul Abdouraguimov Decision (unanimous) PFL Europe 4 (2024) 14 December 2024 3 5:00 Décines-Charpieu, France
Loss 13–6 Murad Ramazanov Submission (rear-naked choke) PFL 3 (2024) 19 April 2024 1 4:06 Chicago, Illinois, United States Catchweight (175.2 lb) bout; Staropoli missed weight.
Win 13–5 Baba Boundjou Nadjombe TKO (corner stoppage) PFL Europe 3 (2023) 30 September 2023 2 5:00 Paris, France Catchweight (180 lb) bout.
Win 12–5 Mickaël Lebout KO (punches) Ares FC 14 7 April 2023 2 0:43 Paris, France Won the interim Ares FC Welterweight Championship. Performance of the Night. Fight of the Night.
Win 11–5 Leonardo Damiani Decision (unanimous) Ares FC 9 3 November 2022 3 5:00 Paris, France Fight of the Night.
Win 10–5 Carl Booth Decision (unanimous) Ares FC 5 16 April 2022 3 5:00 Paris, France Return to Welterweight. Performance of the Night.
Loss 9–5 Jamie Pickett Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori 23 October 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 9–4 Roman Dolidze Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai 5 June 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Return to Middleweight.
Loss 9–3 Tim Means Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik 8 August 2020 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Catchweight (174.5 lb) bout; Staropoli missed weight.
Loss 9–2 Muslim Salikhov Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren 26 October 2019 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore
Win 9–1 Thiago Alves Decision (unanimous) UFC 237 11 May 2019 3 5:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 8–1 Hector Aldana Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio 17 November 2018 3 5:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina Fight of the Night.
Win 7–1 Carlos Alberto Bazan Rojas TKO (punches) Combate Cotas MMA 3 10 June 2017 2 3:00 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Win 6–1 Sebastian Delgadillo TKO (punches) Combate Cotas MMA 2 11 June 2016 1 3:45 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Return to Welterweight.
Win 5–1 Sebastian Muñoz KO (punches) Espartaco MMA 2 21 October 2015 1 3:30 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win 4–1 Sebastian Muñoz Submission (kimura) Ultimatum MMA: 2K9 Unlimited 20 September 2015 2 3:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win 3–1 Ezequiel Miranda TKO (punches) Punishers 5 17 May 2015 1 1:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina Return to Middleweight.
Loss 2–1 Alejandro Ezequiel Coslovsky TKO (punches) Punishers 4 21 September 2013 1 3:48 Buenos Aires, Argentina Welterweight debut.
Win 2–0 Adrian Mazza Miranda TKO (punches) La Plata Fight Club 17 August 2013 1 0:48 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win 1–0 William Castro Submission (armbar) Tavares Combat 7 27 July 2013 2 4:16 Buenos Aires, Argentina Middleweight debut.

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See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Jeff Hughes | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Marcelo Barone (7 January 2019). "Da farda ao UFC: a história do ex-policial que se tornou o primeiro argentino da Chute Boxe". Grupo Globo (in Portuguese).
  3. 1 2 Sherdog.com. "Laureano". Sherdog. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Report: Hector Aldana Faces Laureano Staropoli At UFC Fight Night Buenos Aires | Fightful MMA". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. ↑ Anderson, Jay (17 November 2018). "UFC Argentina Results: Laureano Staropoli Claims Victory In His Native Argentina Over Hector Aldana". Cageside Press. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Dave Doyle. "Thiago Alves vs. Laureano Staropoli targeted for UFC 237". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "UFC 237 results: Laureano Staropoli's pace too much for Thiago Alves". MMA Junkie. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  8. ↑ Cruz, Guilherme (29 July 2019). "Rachael Ostovich, Laureano Staropoli and Rafael Fiziev out of UFC Uruguay". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. ↑ DNA, MMA. "Gilbert Burns pakt short notice gevecht tegen Alexey Kunchenko tijdens UFC Montevideo". Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  10. ↑ Harshman, Heath (10 August 2019). "UFC Uruguay Results: Gilbert Burns Gives Alexey Kunchenko First Career Loss". Cageside Press. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  11. ↑ Redactie (4 October 2019). "Welterweightclash between Muslim Salikhov and Laureano Staropoli during UFC Singapore". mmadan.nl. Retrieved 24 October 2019.(in Dutch)
  12. ↑ Harshman, Heath (26 October 2019). "UFC Singapore Results: Muslim Salikhov Showcases Striking Skills in Win Over Laureano Staropoli". Cageside Press. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  13. ↑ DNA, MMA. "Tim Means treft Laureano Staropoli tijdens UFC evenement op 8 augustus". Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  14. ↑ Staff (7 August 2020). "UFC on ESPN+ 32 weigh-in results: Two fighters miss, but featured bouts set". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  15. ↑ Evanoff, Josh (8 August 2020). "UFC Vegas 6 Results: Tim Means Defeats Laureano Staropoli in Entertaining Affair". Cageside Press. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  16. ↑ Steve Duncan (22 May 2021). "Di Chirico injured, Laureano Staropoli faces Roman Dolidze at UFC Vegas 28". mma.uno. Retrieved 23 May 2021. (in Spanish)
  17. ↑ Anderson, Jay (5 June 2021). "UFC Vegas 28 Results: Roman Dolidze Out-Grapples Laureano Staropoli". Cageside Press. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "Laureano Staropoli vs. Jamie Pickett added to the Oct. 9 card – Explica .co". www.explica.co. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  19. ↑ "Jamie Pickett out of UFC Fight Night 194, bout vs. Laureano Staropoli rescheduled for Oct. 23". MMA Junkie. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  20. ↑ Mercado, Eddie (23 October 2021). "UFC Vegas 41 results & video: Rodrigues hits standing TKO on Park, Herbert storms Worthy's castle". Bloody Elbow. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  21. ↑ Cruz, Guilherme (2 November 2021). "UFC releases Argentine welterweight Laureano Staropoli". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  22. ↑ "Laureano Staropoli vs. Carl Booth, Ares FC 5 | MMA Bout". Tapology. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  23. ↑ "MMA : Lapilus premier champion Ares chez les poids coqs". LEFIGARO (in French). 17 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  24. ↑ "ARES FC 9 Results". MMA Sucka. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  25. ↑ "Ares FC 14 Results - Lebout vs Staropoli". MMA Sucka. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  26. ↑ "Laureano Staropoli uses combinations and pressure to force a stoppage". pflmma.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  27. ↑ Cruz, Guilherme (11 March 2024). "PFL announces full line-ups for first 3 season events, 8 ex-Bellator champions debut". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  28. ↑ "2024 PFL 3 weigh-in results: Welterweights, featherweights set in Chicago". MMA Junkie. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  29. ↑ Meshew, Jed (20 April 2024). "PFL 3 Results: Magomed Umalatov remains unbeaten, Brendan Loughnane gets back on track with quick win". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  30. ↑ Sherdog.com. "PFL 6 Update: Logan Storley Gets New Opponent in Sioux Falls Co-Main Event". Sherdog. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  31. ↑ Clarín.com. "Laureano Staropoli ante su segundo desafío en UFC: "Voy a salir a lastimar"". www.clarin.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  32. ↑ "UFC Argentina bonuses: Two Argentine natives cash $50,000 checks". mmajunkie.com. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
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