John Alessio
Born
(1979-07-05) July 5, 1979 (age 45)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Other names
The Natural
Nationality
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight
155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Division
Reach
75 in (191 cm)
Fighting out of
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Team
Years active
1998–2015
Mixed martial arts record
Total
54
Wins
35
By knockout
11
By submission
14
By decision
8
Unknown
2
Losses
17
By knockout
2
By submission
7
By decision
7
By disqualification
1
No contests
2
Other information
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.
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.[1]
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.[2]
Alessio then signed a three-fight contract with EliteXC.[3] However, he did not fight for the promotion before they ceased operations in October 2008.
Alessio faced Sergey Golyaev at Ultimate Glory 12 on October 16, 2010. He won the fight in the second round via kimura.[4]
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.[5]
On April 3, 2012, it was reported that Alessio has returned to the UFC to replace an injured Matt Wiman and face Mark BocekatUFC 145. Alessio was defeated via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).[6]
Alessio then faced Shane Roller on July 7, 2012, at UFC 148.[7] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[8]
Following his loss to Roller, Alessio was subsequently released from the UFC.[9]
On September 13, Alessio signed with Aggression Fighting Championship. He headlined their AFC 13 show in Victoria, British Columbia on November 3.[10] Alessio faced Dave Mazany in the main event.[11] The bout ended in No Contest due to Mazany accidentally poking Alessio in the eye.[12]
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.[13]
Alessio was originally scheduled to face Guillaume De Lorenzi at Bellator 119 on May 9, 2014.[14] However, De Lorenzi was forced out of the bout due to injury, and Alessio instead fought Eric Wisely at the event.[15] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[16]
Alessio faced David RickelsatBellator 139 on June 26, 2015.[17] The fight was declared a no contest in the first round after Rickles landed an unintentional illegal knee rendering Alessio unable to continue.[18]
Alessio married Noelani Timas, an Import Tuner model known as Noelani Chase on June 9, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada.[19] and he has one son prior to the relationship.[20]
Professional record breakdown
54 matches
35 wins
17 losses
By knockout
10
2
By submission
17
7
By decision
8
7
By disqualification
0
1
No contests
2
Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
NC
35–17 (2)
NC (illegal knee)
June 26, 2015
1
2:24
Mulvane, Kansas, United States
Win
35–17 (1)
Decision (unanimous)
May 9, 2014
3
5:00
Rama, Ontario, Canada
Loss
34–17 (1)
Decision (unanimous)
September 27, 2013
3
5:00
Portland, Oregon, United States
Bellator Season 9 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal
NC
34–16 (1)
Dave Mazany
No Contest (eye poke)
November 3, 2012
1
N/A
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Loss
34–16
Decision (unanimous)
July 7, 2012
3
5:00
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss
34–15
Decision (unanimous)
April 21, 2012
3
5:00
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Win
34–14
Decision (unanimous)
Score Fighting Series 4
March 16, 2012
3
5:00
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Win
33–14
Decision (unanimous)
Superior Cage Combat 3
November 4, 2011
3
5:00
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Dropped to Lightweight.
Win
32–14
Shawn Fitzsimmons
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Superior Cage Combat 2
August 20, 2011
2
3:52
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss
31–14
TKO (punches)
United Glory 13
March 19, 2011
1
1:55
Charleroi, Belgium
Welterweight Tournament Semifinal bout.
Win
31–13
Phil Collins
TKO (punches)
December 2, 2010
3
0:35
Lemoore, California, United States
Won the Vacant Tachi Palace Fights Welterweight Championship.
Win
30–13
Submission (kimura)
United Glory 12
October 16, 2010
2
2:51
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Welterweight Tournament quarterfinal bout.
Win
29–13
Submission (rear-naked choke)
July 9, 2010
3
2:24
Lemoore, California, United States
Win
28–13
Submission (guillotine choke)
W-1 MMA 4: Bad Blood
March 20, 2010
1
4:24
Win
27–13
Matt Delanoit
Submission (rear-naked choke)
ROF 37: Warlords
March 5, 2010
1
2:46
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Win
26–13
KO (punches)
October 2, 2009
3
1:34
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win
25–13
Andrew Buckland
Submission (rear-naked choke)
May 16, 2009
1
2:53
Enoch, Alberta, Canada
Loss
24–13
Submission (armbar)
April 5, 2009
1
7:34
Nagoya, Japan
Welterweight Grand Prix First Round.
Loss
24–12
KO (punches)
December 5, 2008
2
2:18
Enoch, Alberta, Canada
Win
24–11
TKO (punches)
SuperFights MMA: Night of Combat 2
October 11, 2008
1
0:45
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win
23–11
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Banner Promotions: Night of Combat
June 20, 2008
2
2:07
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss
22–11
DQ (knee to downed fighter)
March 26, 2008
1
1:50
Paradise, Nevada, United States
Win
22–10
Decision (unanimous)
December 12, 2007
3
5:00
Paradise, Nevada, United States
Win
21–10
Marcelo Brito
Decision (unanimous)
September 5, 2007
3
5:00
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win
20–10
Submission (guillotine choke)
June 3, 2007
1
1:17
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss
19–10
Submission (rear-naked choke)
March 24, 2007
2
4:59
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
For the WEC Welterweight Championship.
Win
19–9
Submission (rear-naked choke)
January 20, 2007
1
4:50
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss
18–9
Decision (unanimous)
Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter
October 10, 2006
3
5:00
Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win
18–8
Submission (rear-naked choke)
August 17, 2006
3
1:52
Lemoore, California, United States
Loss
17–8
Decision (unanimous)
May 27, 2006
3
5:00
Los Angeles, California, United States
Win
17–7
Submission (rear-naked choke)
KOTC: Shock and Awe
October 1, 2005
3
2:09
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Win
16–7
TKO (punches)
August 5, 2005
1
0:41
San Jacinto, California, United States
Loss
15–7
Decision (split)
TKO 18: Impact
November 26, 2004
3
5:00
Win
15–6
Brandon Olsen
Submission (armbar)
ETB: Enter the Beast
March 6, 2004
1
2:59
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Win
14–6
Decision (unanimous)
September 5, 2003
3
5:00
San Jacinto, California, United States
Won the KOTC Welterweight Championship. Later vacated title.
Loss
13–6
Decision (split)
UCC 12: Adrenaline
January 25, 2003
3
5:00
Win
13–5
TKO (doctor stoppage)
July 20, 2002
2
3:13
Tokyo, Japan
Win
12–5
TKO (punches)
June 22, 2002
1
2:20
San Jacinto, California, United States
Win
11–5
John Delao
TKO (punches)
World Freestyle Fighting 1
April 13, 2002
1
1:22
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Win
10–5
Nassor Lewis
Submission (rear-naked choke)
February 9, 2002
1
2:07
San Jacinto, California, United States
Win
9–5
KO (head kick)
UCC 7: Bad Boyz
January 25, 2002
2
1:14
Win
8–5
Thomas Denny
Submission (keylock)
September 29, 2001
1
1:55
San Jacinto, California, United States
Loss
7–5
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Superbrawl: Futurebrawl 2000
November 14, 2000
2
3:48
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss
7–4
Submission (armbar)
June 9, 2000
2
1:43
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
Win
7–3
Jay R. Palmer
Submission (rear-naked choke)
SuperBrawl 16
February 8, 2000
1
1:20
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Won the SuperBrawl 16 Middleweight Tournament
Win
6–3
John Chrisostomo
TKO (punches)
SuperBrawl 16
February 8, 2000
2
3:04
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
SuperBrawl 16 Middleweight Tournament Semifinals
Loss
5–3
Submission (rear-naked choke)
SuperBrawl 15
December 7, 1999
1
2:41
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win
5–2
Jason Meaders
Decision (unanimous)
Neutral Grounds 13
November 20, 1999
3
5:00
Lakeside, California, United States
Loss
4–2
Kousei Kubota
Submission (kimura)
October 25, 1999
1
10:53
Tokyo, Japan
Win
4–1
Fritz Borchardt
TKO (strikes)
Extreme Challenge 28
October 9, 1999
1
2:12
Ogden, Utah, United States
Win
3–1
Ben Earwood
Decision (split)
Extreme Challenge 28
October 9, 1999
1
13:00
Ogden, Utah, United States
Loss
2–1
David Harris
Submission (rear-naked choke)
Bas Rutten Invitational 2
April 24, 1999
1
8:32
Littleton, Colorado, United States
Win
2–0
Derek McClinton
Submission (heel hook)
Ultimate Battle
May 17, 1998
1
1:44
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Win
1–0
Mike Headley
Submission (arm-triangle choke)
Ultimate Battle
May 17, 1998
1
5:28
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
