Paul Sass

Paul Sass (born 4 August 1988) is a retired English mixed martial artist who competed in UFC's and Bellator's Lightweight division.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career Sass' professional record stands at 14–2 with eight of the victories by triangle choke and one by triangle armbar. These nine triangle victories have earned him a world submission record. His penultimate fight on the domestic circuit was against Rob Sinclair, the current British Lightweight Champion. Sass defeated Sinclair by split decision. he submitted Canadian Mark Holst in the first round with a Triangle Choke. Sass picked up Submission of the Night honors and a $60,000 bonus following the event.

Sass faced Michael Johnson on 1 October 2011 at UFC on Versus 6. Sass defeated Johnson in the first round via heel hook submission.

Sass was expected to face Evan Dunham on 28 January 2012 at UFC on Fox 2. However, Sass was forced from the bout with an injury and replaced by Nik Lentz.

Sass defeated Jacob Volkmann on 26 May 2012 at UFC 146 via submission (triangle armbar).

Sass faced off against Matt Wiman on 26 September 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic. Wiman defeated Sass via first round submission (armbar).

Sass fought Danny Castillo on 16 February 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald. Sass lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Bellator MMA Sass signed with Bellator in May and made his debut at Bellator 104 in the autumn of 2013. He faced Rod Montoya in a lightweight contest and won via submission in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Grappling Winner of Ground Control Grappling Tournament (Absolute Division) Winner of Ren Bu Kai Grappling Tournament (Under 75k)

Mixed martial arts record Win

Rod Montoya Submission (toe hold) Bellator 104

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US Loss

Danny Castillo Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald

London, England, UK Loss

Matt Wiman Submission (armbar) UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic

Nottingham, England, UK Win

Jacob Volkmann Submission (triangle armbar) UFC 146

Las Vegas, Nevada, US Win

Michael Johnson Submission (inverted heel hook) UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson

Washington, D.C., US Win

Mark Holst Submission (triangle choke) UFC 120

London, England, UK Win

Jason Young Submission (heel hook) OMMAC 4: Victorious

Liverpool, England, UK Win

Rob Sinclair Decision (split) OMMAC 2: Business As Usual

Liverpool, England, UK Win

Ian Jones Submission (heel hook) OMMAC 1: Assassins

Liverpool, England, UK Win

Harvey Harra Submission (triangle choke) CG 11: Resurrection

Liverpool, England, UK Win

Jason Ball Submission (triangle choke) CG 10: Clash of the Titans

Liverpool, England, UK Win

Andrew Fisher Submission (triangle choke) CG 9: Beatdown

Liverpool, England, UK Win

Martin Stapleton Submission (triangle choke) Cage Gladiators 8

Liverpool, England, UK Win

Will Burke Submission (triangle choke) Cage Gladiators 7

Liverpool, England, UK Win

Steve Warris Submission (triangle choke) Cage Gladiators 5

Liverpool, England, UK Win

David Johnson Submission (triangle choke) Cage Gladiators 4

Liverpool, England, UK