Chris Clements (born February 9, 1976) is a retired Canadian professional

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who most recently competed in the

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(UFC) in the

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division. A professional competitor since 2005, Clements has also formerly competed for the IFL.

Background

Born and raised in Ontario, Canada, Clements began training in

Tae Kwon Do ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

ate age 16. Later, he picked up

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and

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before turning his focus to a professional MMA career.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Clements made his professional MMA debut in June 2005, and fought primarily in his native Canada. In Clements' third fight, opponent Lautaro Tucas charged across the ring at the opening bell with his hands down and was knocked completely out by a right hand from Clements, who had time to deliver a few punches to Tucas' unconscious body before the referee stopped the fight at 3 seconds of the first round, setting a record for the fastest knockout in MMA history. Clements amassed a record of 10-4 with knockout wins over

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veterans

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and

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before joining the

himself in 2012.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Clements made his UFC debut against

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on April 21, 2012 at

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. He won the fight via split decision. Clements was expected to face

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on July 21, 2012 at UFC 149, replacing an injured Thiago Alves, however, on June 30, Bahadurzada was forced out of the fight. He was replaced by

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. Clements lost the fight via arm-triangle choke in the third round. However, on October 20, 2012, it was revealed that Riddle has tested positive for a banned substance (marijuana) and the result was overturned and changed to a No Contest. Clements next fought Stephen Thompson on September 21, 2013 at

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. He lost the fight via knockout in the second round. Clements faced Vik Grujic on November 8, 2014 at

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. Clements won the fight via TKO in the first round. Clements faced

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on April 25, 2015 at

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after Taleb's original opponent,

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, broke his foot. Clements lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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