Devin Cole (born October 1, 1976) is an American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

. He is a veteran of the Seattle Tiger Sharks and Portland Wolfpack in the IFL, and has also competed in the WEC,

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, the

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, and

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Early life

Cole has wrestled his entire life, from third grade through college. In 2001 he received

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honors while leading

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to a national championship. While coaching at Southern Oregon University that Cole coached fellow IFL fighter and TUF contestant

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. He credits Whitehead for getting him involved in MMA.

MMA career

On July 9, 2005, Devin began his pro MMA career at the SF11: Rumble on the Rose Garden event, where he defeated South African

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Rico Hattingh by unanimous decision. Cole went on to compile a professional record of 18-8-1 including notable wins over Mike Kyle and

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before signing with Strikeforce.

Strikeforce

Cole made his Strikeforce debut at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine on January 7, 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee, against

Daniel Cormier Daniel Ryan Cormier (; born March 20, 1979) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, freestyle wrestler, and current color commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As a former UFC Light Heavyweight and Heavyweig ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Cole rebounded from his loss to Cormier on July 22, 2011, at Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III, defeating newcomer

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via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). Cole won for the second consecutive time in Strikeforce via unanimous decision over Gabriel Salinas-Jones on December 17, 2011, at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal.

World Series of Fighting

Cole headlined the debut event from the World Series of Fighting against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski on November 3, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Personal life

Devin married his wife Lyndsey on June 4, 2005, in Ashland, OR.

Arrest

On June 14, 2008, Cole was arrested by the

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police department and charged with first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy and two counts of first-degree sexual penetration. The charges were later reduced to assault in the fourth degree and sexual harassment, to which Cole pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail. The incident was cited as the reason why Cole's planned UFC debut at UFC on FOX 4 in August 2012 against

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was scrapped, despite being among Strikeforce's heavyweight roster (and coming off of two wins) when their heavyweight division was folded at the end of 2011.

Mixed martial arts record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cole, Devin Living people 1976 births American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists from Oregon Heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing collegiate wrestling American male sport wrestlers Southern Oregon Raiders men's wrestlers