John Alessio

John Paul Alessio (born July 5, 1979) is a Canadian retired professional mixed martial artist. A former competitor in Bellator's Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1998, Alessio has also formerly competed for the UFC where he was a former Welterweight title challenger, the WEC, PRIDE, King of the Cage, MFC and DREAM. Alessio is also the former King of the Cage Welterweight Champion and King of the Cage Superfight Champion.

Background Alessio was born and raised Duncan, British Columbia, where he began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and kickboxing, before moving to San Jose, California at the age of 19 in order to pursue his dream of becoming a professional fighter. During his professional mixed martial arts career, Alessio has also won two national BMX trick biking championships.

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship Alessio made his UFC debut at just 20 years old at UFC 26 on June 9, 2000, when he faced Pat Miletich. He lost the fight via armbar submission in the second round.

EliteXC Alessio then signed a three-fight contract with EliteXC. However, he did not fight for the promotion before they ceased operations in October 2008.

Ultimate Glory Alessio faced Sergey Golyaev at Ultimate Glory 12 on October 16, 2010. He won the fight in the second round via kimura.

Alessio then fought Siyar Bahadurzada in the United Glory welterweight semifinals on January 30, 2011, in Charleroi, Belgium and was beaten via TKO in the first round.

Return to UFC On April 3, 2012, it was reported that Alessio has returned to the UFC to replace an injured Matt Wiman and face Mark Bocek at UFC 145. Alessio was defeated via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).

Alessio then faced Shane Roller on July 7, 2012, at UFC 148. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Following his loss to Roller, Alessio was subsequently released from the UFC.

Aggression Fighting Championship On September 13, Alessio signed with Aggression Fighting Championship. He headlined their AFC 13 show in Victoria, British Columbia on November 3. Alessio faced Dave Mazany in the main event. The bout ended in No Contest due to Mazany accidentally poking Alessio in the eye.

Bellator MMA Alessio was scheduled to fight Tim Radcliffe at Global Warrior Challenge on June 29, 2013. However, he announced on Twitter on June 8 that a staph infection forced him to withdraw from the bout. Following that, Alessio announced that he had signed with Bellator MMA and will fight in the Lightweight tournament.

Alessio was originally scheduled to face Guillaume De Lorenzi at Bellator 119 on May 9, 2014. However, De Lorenzi was forced out of the bout due to injury, and Alessio instead fought Eric Wisely at the event. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Alessio faced David Rickels at Bellator 139 on June 26, 2015. The fight was declared a no contest in the first round after Rickles landed an unintentional illegal knee rendering Alessio unable to continue.

Personal life Alessio married Noelani Timas, an Import Tuner model known as Noelani Chase on June 9, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada. and he has one son prior to the relationship.

Championships and accomplishments TKO Major League MMA TKO World Welterweight Championship (One-time) KOTC Welterweight Championship KOTC Welterweight Championship (One time) Tachi Palace Fights TPF Welterweight Championship (One time) United Glory 2010-2011 Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finalist SuperBrawl SuperBrawl 16 Middleweight Tournament Winner Ultimate Fighting Championship Youngest fighter to compete for a UFC Championship (20 years 11 months 4 days)

Mixed martial arts record NC

David Rickels NC (illegal knee) Bellator 139

Mulvane, Kansas, United States Win

Eric Wisely Decision (unanimous) Bellator 119

Rama, Ontario, Canada Loss

Will Brooks Decision (unanimous) Bellator 101

Portland, Oregon, United States NC

Dave Mazany No Contest (eye poke) AFC 13: Natural Selection

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Loss

Shane Roller Decision (unanimous) UFC 148

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Mark Bocek Decision (unanimous) UFC 145

Atlanta, Georgia, United States Win

Ryan Healy Decision (unanimous) Score Fighting Series 4

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Win

Luiz Firmino Decision (unanimous) Superior Cage Combat 3

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Shawn Fitzsimmons Submission (rear-naked choke) Superior Cage Combat 2

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Siyar Bahadurzada TKO (punches) United Glory 13

Charleroi, Belgium Win

Phil Collins TKO (punches) TPF 7: Deck the Halls

Lemoore, California, United States Win

Sergey Golyaev Submission (kimura) United Glory 12

Amsterdam, Netherlands Win

War Machine Submission (rear-naked choke) TPF 5: Stars and Strikes

Lemoore, California, United States Win

Chris Clements Submission (guillotine choke) W-1 MMA 4: Bad Blood

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Matt Delanoit Submission (rear-naked choke) ROF 37: Warlords

Omaha, Nebraska, United States Win

Luigi Fioravanti KO (punches) MFC 22

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Win

Andrew Buckland Submission (rear-naked choke) MFC 21

Enoch, Alberta, Canada Loss

André Galvão Submission (armbar) Dream 8

Nagoya, Japan Loss

Paul Daley KO (punches) MFC 19: Long Time Coming

Enoch, Alberta, Canada Win

Gideon Ray TKO (punches) SuperFights MMA: Night of Combat 2

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Pete Spratt Submission (rear-naked choke) Banner Promotions: Night of Combat

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Brock Larson DQ (knee to downed fighter) WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann

Paradise, Nevada, United States Win

Todd Moore Decision (unanimous) WEC 31

Paradise, Nevada, United States Win

Marcelo Brito Decision (unanimous) WEC 30

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Alex Serdyukov Submission (guillotine choke) WEC 28

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Carlos Condit Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Brian Gassaway Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 25

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Thiago Alves Decision (unanimous) Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter

Hollywood, Florida, United States Win

Alex Serdyukov Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 23: Hot August Fights

Lemoore, California, United States Loss

Diego Sanchez Decision (unanimous) UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie

Los Angeles, California, United States Win

Savant Young Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC: Shock and Awe

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Win

Shannon Ritch TKO (punches) KOTC 58: Prime Time

San Jacinto, California, United States Loss

Jonathan Goulet Decision (split) TKO 18: Impact

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Brandon Olsen Submission (armbar) ETB: Enter the Beast

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Win

Ronald Jhun Decision (unanimous) KOTC 29: Renegades

San Jacinto, California, United States Loss

Jason Black Decision (split) UCC 12: Adrenaline

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Eiji Mitsuoka TKO (doctor stoppage) PRIDE The Best Vol.2

Tokyo, Japan Win

Chris Brennan TKO (punches) KOTC 15: Bad Intentions

San Jacinto, California, United States Win

John Delao TKO (punches) World Freestyle Fighting 1

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Win

Nassor Lewis Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC 12: Cold Blood

San Jacinto, California, United States Win

Sean Pierson KO (head kick) UCC 7: Bad Boyz

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Win

Thomas Denny Submission (keylock) KOTC 11: Domination

San Jacinto, California, United States Loss

Joe Doerksen Submission (rear-naked choke) Superbrawl: Futurebrawl 2000

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Loss

Pat Miletich Submission (armbar) UFC 26

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States Win

Jay R. Palmer Submission (rear-naked choke) SuperBrawl 16

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Win

John Chrisostomo TKO (punches) SuperBrawl 16

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Loss

Egan Inoue Submission (rear-naked choke) SuperBrawl 15

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Win

Jason Meaders Decision (unanimous) Neutral Grounds 13

Lakeside, California, United States Loss

Kousei Kubota Submission (kimura) Pancrase: Breakthrough 9

Tokyo, Japan Win

Fritz Borchardt TKO (strikes) Extreme Challenge 28

Ogden, Utah, United States Win

Ben Earwood Decision (split) Extreme Challenge 28

Ogden, Utah, United States Loss

David Harris Submission (rear-naked choke) Bas Rutten Invitational 2

Littleton, Colorado, United States Win

Derek McClinton Submission (heel hook) Ultimate Battle

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Win

Mike Headley Submission (arm-triangle choke) Ultimate Battle

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada