Richard Thomas Clementi (born March 31, 1977) is a former American

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. Clementi has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championships, Bellator, K-1 Hero's

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, and Titan FC.

Background

Clementi was born in

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but moved frequently during his childhood along with his mother, as a result of her divorcing Clementi's stepfather. His passion from an early age was in

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but most of the schools that he attended did not have programs for the sport. Clementi enjoyed watching the UFC, which was in its early stages while he was growing up. He moved out of the house at age 15 and eventually settled back in New Jersey for his senior year of high school where he began

again, going 15–2 in his senior year, but admits that he "wasn't very technical." Though he was a standout prep wrestler, Clementi joined the

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out of high school and served in the

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's Construction Battalion. He served in the

for eight years.

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Clementi began his professional career in 1999 and amassed a 13–6 record before making his

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor ( ...

(UFC) debut at '' UFC 41'', where he lost by submission to

Yves Edwards Yves Edwards (born September 30, 1976) is a Bahamian retired mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, who is best known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC's Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight division, fighting 21 times in the p ...

. Clementi continued to fight in smaller promotions before appearing as a contestant on '' The Ultimate Fighter 4'' reality show, which focused on promising fighters that had not succeeded in their

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careers. With the namesake of "Team No Love" Clementi lost his preliminary bout against

Shonie Carter Shonie Carter (born May 3, 1972), is an American former mixed martial artist. He is a former WEC Welterweight Champion, a UFC veteran, and a contestant on '' The Ultimate Fighter 4'' reality show. He has also competed in Pancrase, Shooto, Ki ...

by unanimous decision. He appeared on the undercard of the season finale as a

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, but lost by

rear naked choke The rear naked choke (RNC), also known as hadaka jime (裸絞) in Judo and "lion killer choke (Mata Leão)" in BJJ, is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. The word ''naked'' in this context suggests that, unlike other stra ...

submission to

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. Despite his losses, Clementi continued to appear in the UFC. He secured his first victory in the promotion via rear naked choke

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against Ross Pointon at '' UFC Fight Night 8'', although the fight was not aired during the broadcast. After losing to Roan Carneiro at ''UFC Fight Night 9'', Clementi alternated between appearing in the

and smaller promotions. He took a fight with Anthony Johnson at ''

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'' on two weeks' notice and won by rear naked choke

. With the win, Clementi improved his official UFC record to 2–3. Clementi followed up with a win at '' UFC 79'' against

Melvin Guillard Melvin Guillard (born March 30, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division. Guillard most notably competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator MMA and World S ...

. Guillard tapped from a rear naked choke. Prior to the match, Clementi and Guillard engaged in a war of words. In the span of a month, Clementi racked up two more victories against Sam Stout and

Terry Etim Terence Lee "Terry" Etim (born 11 January 1986) is a retired English mixed martial artist who competed as a lightweight. He is trained by Shyam Sundar and Reddy Sai Naren. Etim is a brown belt in Luta Livre under Marcelo Brigadeiro. Mixed ...

at '' UFC 83'' and '' UFC 84'' respectively. By this time, Clementi was riding a four-win streak in the UFC and a six-win streak in his career. The streak ended at '' UFC 90'', where he lost to Gray Maynard by unanimous decision. Clementi followed up with an appearance at '' UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens'', where he lost to

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by guillotine choke. With his second consecutive loss in the UFC, Clementi was cut from the promotion's roster.

Independent Promotions

On June 27, 2009, Clementi was in the main event for the first ever MMA fight in Pennsylvania. The promotion company UCFC held its "Rumble on the Rivers" event in Pittsburgh's Mellon Arena. Clementi was unable to continue the fight after only 40 seconds into the first round because of a broken collar bone after a takedown and the ringside doctor stopped the fight. On November 29, 2009, Clementi headlined the event "Cage Wars: Nightmare" in

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and fought local prospect Chris Stringer, defeating him by

triangle choke A triangle choke, or sankaku-jime (三角絞) in judo, is a type of figure-four chokehold that encircles the opponent's neck and one arm with the legs in a configuration similar to the shape of a triangle. Applying pressure using both legs and ...

in the second round, after dominating the fight. Clementi followed that win by headlining the Team 3:16 – Season's Beatings Event in

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, defeating Derrick Krantz in the first round via

armbar An armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint or shoulder joint. An armpit lock is very useful; it will immobilize an opponent and pin them on the ground. An armlock t ...

. On January 16 at the 5150 Fight League's "The New Year's Revolution" show Clementi defeated WEC veteran Mike Budnik via rear naked choke to win the 5150 Combat League Lightweight Championship and improving his record upon being cut from the UFC to 4–1.

Bellator Fighting Championships

Clementi was signed by Bellator and made his debut at Bellator 28 against Carey Vanier in a Bellator Lightweight tournament Qualifying bout, He lost by split decision. On May 25, 2012, Clementi returned to Bellator at Bellator 70, he defeated Derek Campos by guillotine choke in round one. Clementi faced Alexander Sarnavskiy on October 19, 2012 at Bellator 77 in a

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Tournament Quarter Final bout. He won the fight by split decision. Clementi faced

Marcin Held Marcin Held (born January 18, 1992) is a Polish mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). He is currently ranked #5 in the Konfrontacj ...

in the Semifinals on November 16, 2012 at Bellator 81 and lost via

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in the second round. On November 19, 2012 Clementi announced his retirement after competing in MMA for 13 years. On July 24, 2013, Clementi announced he has come out of retirement and returned to Bellator to complete in the promotions Season Nine Lightweight Tournament, He was set to face UK Fighter Rob Sinclair on September 27, 2013 at Bellator 101 in the Quarterfinals. But on September 10, 2013, it was announced that Sinclair had to pull out of the fight due to a knee injury and was replaced by Ricardo Tirloni. He lost via unanimous decision.

Personal life

Clementi spent eight years in the military with the

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and was mobilized as a

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after

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. He also runs "Rich Clementi's Gladiator Gym" in his hometown of

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. Clementi is divorced from his first wife and has two sons and a daughter with his second wife, Mandi.

Championships and accomplishments

*5150 Combat League / Xtreme Fighting League **5150 Combat League Lightweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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Professional boxing record

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Filmography

* 2012 — Dragon Eyes * 2012- Philly Kid-Sanchez

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