Ido Pariente

Ido Pariente (; born August 31, 1978) is an Israeli mixed martial arts fighter and trainer. His nickname is "The Hebrew Hammer". He is one of Israel's top fighters.

Pariente was the Victory Fighting Championship Lightweight Champion in 2001, Pankration World Champion in 2003, European Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) champion brown belt in 2007, and Desert Combat Lightweight titleholder in 2007. The Jerusalem Post described him and his brother Roy as "pretty much the biggest names in Israel's young MMA scene."

Early life and education Pariente was born in Tel Aviv, Israel on August 31, 1978.

He has a younger and bigger brother, Roy. He is reputed to have good Muay Thai skills.

Shields was Fighters.com's third-ranked welterweight and later EliteXC champion; Pariente was a lightweight.

However, Shields, from San Francisco, defeated Pariente in the main event of the K-1 competition. He dominated early, getting the mount position following a quick takedown, and when Pariente gave up his back Shields defeated Pariente at 2:06 of the first round on a submission tapout by rear naked choke. Shields won $24,000 for the fight, while Pariente received $2,500. Walla! in Israel described it as one of the biggest fights ever for an Israeli, and called Pariente's fight an important milestone in the development of the fight industry in Israel.

In October 2007, Pariente defeated Romanian Gica Apostu to retain the Desert Combat title, winning Desert Combat V. He fought at 85 kg, for Team Franko, coached by Yitzhak Franko.

Pariente was a lightweight participant in 2008 on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir, but was eliminated in season 8 by Efraín Escudero, The Ultimate Fighter lightweight winner of the season. Escudero started the fight quickly, scoring with shots to Pariente's body, and then slowed the pace down. Pariente got a trip takedown using a clinch, and followed with shots to Escudero's body. Escudero kicked his way free, scored a takedown of his own, worked onto Pariente's back, and finished with a modified rear-naked choke. Pariente said later that TUF 8 had been his dream for a long time, and the loss was very hard on him mentally.

Speaking about mixed martial arts fighting in 2010, Pariente said that MMA demands "strength, athleticism, flexibility and more balance than in any other sport", and that in contrast to those who view the sport as overly violent, "You can't call a sport in which the competitors are under close medical supervision and need a license to compete barbaric. It's not what people think. It's not just about people fighting in a cage. This is a serious sport".

Retirement and post-fighting career

His career continued through a Cage Warriors event in 2012. His final match in Israel, an MMA match in the Hadar Yosef neighborhood of Tel Aviv was broadcast on Israeli television on June 20, 2012.

He returned to fight in the Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) Israel Open Championship in Tel Aviv in April 2014, winning the Male Super Fight 1 category.

Since retiring from fighting, Pariente has run the Pariente Academy, an MMA training school affiliated with Patrick Bittan located in Raanana.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Dale Hardiman KO (punches) Cage Warriors: 48

Win

Chad Hinton Decision (split) Gladiator Cage Fights – Knockout Night 1

Win

Joshua Hewlett Submission (armbar) Israel FC: Genesis

Loss

Joshua Thorpe KO (punches) Empire Fighting Championships – A Night of Reckoning 2

Loss

Seydina Seck KO (punches) Dog Fight 5

Win

Keith Perkins TKO (submission to punches) H.B. Dick: Promotions

Win

Vasile Doczi Submission (triangle choke) Desert Combat 6

Defended the Desert Combat Lightweight Championship. Win

Gica Apostu Decision (unanimous) Desert Combat 5

Defended the Desert Combat Lightweight Championship. Loss

Jake Shields Submission (rear naked choke) Dynamite!! USA

Welterweight bout. Win

Nardu Debrah TKO (punches) ROC 14: Tournament Finals

Catchweight (160 lb) bout. Win

Moshe Kaitz Decision (unanimous) DC 3: Desert Combat 3

Won the vacant Desert Combat Lightweight Championship. Loss

Johnny Frachey Decision (unanimous) K-1 Slovakia

Win

Mindaugas Smirnovas Submission (leglock) Hero's Lithuania 2005

Welterweight bout. Win

Don Hamilton Decision (unanimous) Gladiators 16

Win

Jason Purcell TKO (punches) Gladiators 14

Loss

Aaron Jerome TKO (punches) Gladiators 11

Win

Dylan Norris TKO (punches) EC 38: Extreme Challenge 38

Win

Khaled Basheer Submission (choke) Gladiators 5: Gladiators 5