David Loiseau

David Loiseau (; born December 17, 1979) is a Canadian former mixed martial artist from Montreal, Quebec. He has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, EliteXC, and TKO Major League MMA veteran. He is the former TKO World Middleweight Champion and former two-time TKO Canadian Middleweight Champion. He was also a former TPF Middleweight Champion. He was the first French-speaking Canadian to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Loiseau has also played a gang member in French-Canadian movie La rage de l'ange. Loiseau wrote and acted in a short film called Keelos, featuring hip-hop artist Imposs and Stand-up comedian Eddy King.

Biography David Loiseau was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Haitian parents. He had expressed his concern for the people of Haiti and for his grandparents who were still residing in Haiti at the time of the earthquake of 2010. He has urged people to donate and to help the country as much as they can. "I don't want to sleep," he said. "I want to get the message out."

MMA career

UCC Loiseau began his MMA career fighting for the Canadian-based Universal Combat Challenge (UCC) (later sold and renamed TKO Major League MMA.) He earned a record of 8–2, including wins over Shawn Tompkins, Joe Doerksen and Tony Fryklund.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Loiseau made his UFC debut in April 2003 at UFC 42, defeating Mark Weir by KO. Later in the year, at UFC 44, he lost a unanimous decision to Jorge Rivera.

After going 2–1 in the TKO promotion, Loiseau returned to the UFC in 2005 with TKO wins of Gideon Ray, Charles McCarthy and Evan Tanner. He then lost back-to-back unanimous decisions in 2006, to Rich Franklin at UFC 58 and to Mike Swick at UFC 63.

In 2009, after going 4–2 in smaller promotions, Loiseau returned again, losing another unanimous decision to Ed Herman at UFC 97. He was subsequently released from the UFC.

After a TKO win over Chester Post at MFL 2 - Battleground, Loiseau returned to the UFC and lost to Mario Miranda via TKO on June 12, 2010, at UFC 115. He was again released from the UFC following this loss.

Independent Promotions In his first fight after his last UFC release, Loiseau defeated Leopoldo Serao at Tachi Palace Fights 8: All or Nothing for the TPF Middleweight Championship via TKO in the fifth round, when the doctor declared Serao too badly cut to continue.

Loiseau was expected to defend the title at TPF 10 on Aug 5, against Givanildo Santana. But on July 28, 2011, Loiseau's agent announced he had sustained an injury which would require surgery, and would not be able to fight. Loiseau later revealed in an interview with KORE Vision that he underwent two surgeries, one in September and the other in November 2011, for an inside and outside meniscus repair in his left elbow.

Loiseau made his return to the cage to defeat Christopher McNally by TKO at the CES event Real Pain on October 6, 2012, at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.

Loiseau was scheduled to fight in Calgary on July 12, 2013, against Marcus Vinicius for Aggression Fighting Championship 20, but the Calgary commission did not allow that fight. He instead fought in Montreal at Challenge MMA 2 on August 17, taking a unanimous decision from Caleb Grummet.

Loiseau was scheduled to fight Mike Kent on October 25, in the main event of ECC 18 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Loiseau won the ECC Light-Heavyweight title with a quick TKO over Kent.

Loiseau faced Dwayne Lewis on June 7, 2014, in the main event at WSOF Canada 2. Loiseau lost via unanimous decision.

Filmography Loiseau was co-featured in a mixed martial arts documentary The Striking Truth (2010) alongside Georges St-Pierre.

In 2012, Loiseau was the main character in a reality TV show Crowtime, focusing on following Loiseau around the world searching for training. Alongside his own business, Loiseau also teaches at Montreal Wrestling Club and Jorge Santiago's Xcell Jiu-Jitsu in Florida. Knockout of the Night (Two times) UFC.com Awards 2005: Ranked #10 Knockout of the Year & Ranked #8 Fight of the Year 2006: Ranked #8 Fight of the Year

Extreme Cage Combat ECC Light Heavyweight Championship (One time, current) Tachi Palace Fights TPF Middleweight Championship (One time) TKO Major League MMA/UCC TKO World Middleweight Championship (One time) TKO Canadian Middleweight Championship (Two time) Brazilian jiu-jitsu Awarded black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu on May 17, 2017, by Jorge Santiago

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Dwayne Lewis Decision (unanimous) WSOF Canada 2

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Win

Mike Kent TKO (punches) ECC 18 - Road to Glory

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Win

Caleb Grummet Decision (unanimous) Challenge MMA 2

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Christopher McNally TKO (doctor stoppage) CES 12: Real Pain

Providence, Rhode Island, United States Win

Leopoldo Serao TKO (doctor stoppage) TPF 8: All or Nothing

Lemoore, California, United States Loss

Mario Miranda TKO (punches) UFC 115

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Win

Chester Post TKO (punches) MFL 2 Battleground

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Loss

Ed Herman Decision (unanimous) UFC 97

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Solomon Hutcherson TKO (knees) Xtreme MMA 5: It's Crow Time

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Andrew Buckland KO (punches) Legacy FC: Resurrection

Calgary, Alberta, Canada Win

Todd Gouwenberg Decision (unanimous) HCF: Crow's Nest

Gatineau, Quebec, Canada Loss

Jason Day Decision (split) HCF: Destiny

Calgary, Alberta, Canada Win

Freddie Espiricueta Submission (arm-triangle choke) Art of War 2

Austin, Texas, United States Loss

Joey Villaseñor Decision (unanimous) EliteXC Destiny

Southaven, Mississippi, United States Loss

Mike Swick Decision (unanimous) UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn

Anaheim, California, United States Loss

Rich Franklin Decision (unanimous) UFC 58: USA vs. Canada

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Evan Tanner TKO (doctor stoppage) UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Charles McCarthy TKO (spinning back kick and flying knee) UFC 53

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Win

Gideon Ray TKO (doctor stoppage) UFC 51

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Curtis Stout Decision (unanimous) TKO 17: Revenge

Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada Win

Chris Fontaine KO (punch) TKO 16: Infernal

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Loss

Jeremy Horn Submission (guillotine choke) TKO 15: Unstoppable

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Loss

Jorge Rivera Decision (unanimous) UFC 44

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Mark Weir KO (punches) UFC 42

Miami, Florida, United States Win

Tony Fryklund TKO (doctor stoppage) UCC 12: Adrenaline

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Jesse Jones Decision (unanimous) UCC 11: The Next Level

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Claudionor Fontinelle TKO (punches) UCC 8: Fast and Furious

Rimouski, Quebec, Canada Win

Joe Doerksen Decision (unanimous) UCC 7: Bad Boyz

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Anis Abdelli Submission (rear-naked choke) UCC 6: Redemption

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Shawn Tompkins TKO (punches) UCC 4: Return Of The Super Strikers

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Loss

Jason St. Louis TKO (punches) UCC 3: Battle for the Belts

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada Win

Steve Vigneault TKO (corner stoppage) TKO Major League 2: Moment of Truth

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Justin Bruckmann Submission (guillotine choke) TKO Major League 2: Moment of Truth

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Loss

Justin Bruckmann Submission (armbar) TKO Major League 1: The New Beginning

Montreal, Quebec, Canada