Dustin Pague
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Dustin Pague is an American
professional
mixed martial arts
(MMA) fighter. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Pague has made a name for himself fighting all over the East coast region. He is currently the Ring of Combat bantamweight champion. He is a competitor on Spike TV
's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller.
Pague built up a five fight win streak before losing to future Ultimate Fighter contestant, Jeff Lentz. He then took losses to Anthony Leone
and Din Thomas
; making his record 5-4.
He built up another winning streak that earned him a title shot for the vacant Ring of Combat bantamweight title. The fight marked the first time Pague fought at bantamweight. He fought Steve De Angelis, defeating him via KO in the second round.
Pague co-owns and operates his own gym, Disciple MMA. He also trains at the TapouT Ranch owned by Donald Cerrone
.
to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller. In the first episode, Pague fought Tateki Matsuda; winning via majority decision (19-19, 20-18, 20-18) after two close rounds. The win gained Pague entry into the Ultimate Fighter house. He was selected as a part of Team Mayhem.
Pague next fought against Team Bisping's top bantamweight pick, Louis Gaudinot. Pague won the fight in the second round via submission (rear-naked choke) to get into the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals Pauge fought and was defeated by T.J. Dillashaw
. Dillashaw controlled Pauge on the ground throughout three rounds while landing heavy ground and pound en route to a unanimous decision.
against John Albert.
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|John Albert
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|The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale
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|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|10-4
|Steve De Angelis
|KO (punch)
|Ring of Combat 34
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| style="text-align:center;"|0:25
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
, United States
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|9-4
|Bret Thomas
|Submission (punches)
|Shogun Fights 3
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| style="text-align:center;"|2:52
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|8-4
|Dustin Caplinger
|TKO (punches)
|Fight Night in the Cage 1
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| style="text-align:center;"|2:19
|Lancaster, Pennsylvania
, United States
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|7-4
|Scott Heckman
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Xtreme Caged Combat 2
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| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|0:42
|Feasterville, Pennsylvania, United States
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|6-4
|Justin Hickey
|Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Ultimate Warrior Challenge 8
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| style="text-align:center;"|0:54
|Fairfax, Virginia
, United States
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|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|5-4
|Din Thomas
|TKO (doctor stoppage)
|World Extreme Fighting 41
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| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|2:14
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
, United States
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|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|5-3
|Anthony Leone
|Submission (choke)
|PA Fighting Championships 1
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| style="text-align:center;"|4:58
|Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
, United States
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|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|5-2
|Jeff Lentz
|Decision (unanimous)
|The Arena Assault 1
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| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, United States
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|5-1
|Joel Roberts
|TKO (punches)
|Inkosi Promotions 1
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| style="text-align:center;"|3:14
|Bushkill, Pennsylvania
, United States
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|4-1
|Will Childs
|Submission (armbar)
|The Smoky Moutain Brawl
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|Ashville, North Carolina, United States
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|3-1
|Biff Walizer
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Respect Is Earned 2
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| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|3:03
|Oaks, Pennsylvania
, United States
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|2-1
|Charles Cooper
|Submission (ankle lock)
|Southern Fight League 2
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| style="text-align:center;"|0:45
|Greenville, North Carolina
, United States
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|1-1
|John Myers
|Submission (kimura)
|Southern Fight League 1
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| style="text-align:center;"|1:05
|Greenville, North Carolina
, United States
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|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|0-1
|Jon Owens
|KO (punch)
|The Carolina Crown
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| style="text-align:center;"|0:18
|Raleigh, North Carolina
, United States
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professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
(MMA) fighter. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Pague has made a name for himself fighting all over the East coast region. He is currently the Ring of Combat bantamweight champion. He is a competitor on Spike TV
Spike TV
Spike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...
's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller.
Mixed Martial Arts
In late 2008, Pague made the decision to turn pro after a successful 7-4 amateur career. Pague's pro debut took place on October 11, 2008 against Robert Owens. The fight was contested at featherweight instead of lightweight, where Pague spent the entirety of his amateur career. Pague lost the fight via TKO in only 18 seconds. Two months after the loss, Pague returned with a win over John Myers. Pague won the fight via submission (kimura) a few seconds after the first minute in round one.Pague built up a five fight win streak before losing to future Ultimate Fighter contestant, Jeff Lentz. He then took losses to Anthony Leone
Anthony Leone
Anthony Leone is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division.-Background:Anthony Leone spent 11 months training alongside at the B.J. Penn Mixed Martial Arts academy in Hilo, Hawaii, when Leone was 20 years old. Leone currently coaches at New York Jiu Jitsu...
and Din Thomas
Din Thomas
Din Yero Thomas is an American mixed martial arts fighter and part time break dancer, who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. He currently runs two successful Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA academies in Port St. Lucie, Florida and is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Liborio...
; making his record 5-4.
He built up another winning streak that earned him a title shot for the vacant Ring of Combat bantamweight title. The fight marked the first time Pague fought at bantamweight. He fought Steve De Angelis, defeating him via KO in the second round.
Pague co-owns and operates his own gym, Disciple MMA. He also trains at the TapouT Ranch owned by Donald Cerrone
Donald Cerrone
Donald Anthony Cerrone is an American mixed martial artist and Muay Thai kickboxer who fights out of Albuquerque, New Mexico and currently competes as a lightweight in the UFC...
.
The Ultimate Fighter
In 2011, Pague had signed with the UFCUltimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller. In the first episode, Pague fought Tateki Matsuda; winning via majority decision (19-19, 20-18, 20-18) after two close rounds. The win gained Pague entry into the Ultimate Fighter house. He was selected as a part of Team Mayhem.
Pague next fought against Team Bisping's top bantamweight pick, Louis Gaudinot. Pague won the fight in the second round via submission (rear-naked choke) to get into the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals Pauge fought and was defeated by T.J. Dillashaw
T.J. Dillashaw
Tylor Jeffery "T.J." Dillashaw is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. A professional MMA competitor since 2010, Dillashaw has made a name for himself fighting throughout the West Coast. He is a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs...
. Dillashaw controlled Pauge on the ground throughout three rounds while landing heavy ground and pound en route to a unanimous decision.
Ultimate Fighting Championships
Pauge will officially make his UFC debut on December 3, 2011 at The Ultimate Fighter 14 FinaleThe Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 3, 2011 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.-Background:...
against John Albert.
Personal Life
Pague is a devoted Christian and has the word, "Forgiven", tattooed across his chest.Mixed martial arts record
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|John Albert
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|The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 3, 2011 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.-Background:...
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|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|10-4
|Steve De Angelis
|KO (punch)
|Ring of Combat 34
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| style="text-align:center;"|0:25
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|9-4
|Bret Thomas
|Submission (punches)
|Shogun Fights 3
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| style="text-align:center;"|2:52
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|8-4
|Dustin Caplinger
|TKO (punches)
|Fight Night in the Cage 1
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2:19
|Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...
, United States
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|7-4
|Scott Heckman
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Xtreme Caged Combat 2
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| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|0:42
|Feasterville, Pennsylvania, United States
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|6-4
|Justin Hickey
|Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Ultimate Warrior Challenge 8
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:54
|Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia
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, United States
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|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|5-4
|Din Thomas
Din Thomas
Din Yero Thomas is an American mixed martial arts fighter and part time break dancer, who was featured on The Ultimate Fighter 4. He currently runs two successful Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA academies in Port St. Lucie, Florida and is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Liborio...
|TKO (doctor stoppage)
|World Extreme Fighting 41
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| style="text-align:center;"|2:14
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|5-3
|Anthony Leone
Anthony Leone
Anthony Leone is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division.-Background:Anthony Leone spent 11 months training alongside at the B.J. Penn Mixed Martial Arts academy in Hilo, Hawaii, when Leone was 20 years old. Leone currently coaches at New York Jiu Jitsu...
|Submission (choke)
|PA Fighting Championships 1
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| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|4:58
|Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|5-2
|Jeff Lentz
|Decision (unanimous)
|The Arena Assault 1
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| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|5-1
|Joel Roberts
|TKO (punches)
|Inkosi Promotions 1
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| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|3:14
|Bushkill, Pennsylvania
Bushkill, Pennsylvania
Bushkill is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States.Portions of Bushkill were seized by the United States government during the Tocks Island dam project and are now part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area....
, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|4-1
|Will Childs
|Submission (armbar)
|The Smoky Moutain Brawl
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:47
|Ashville, North Carolina, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|3-1
|Biff Walizer
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Respect Is Earned 2
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| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|3:03
|Oaks, Pennsylvania
Oaks, Pennsylvania
Oaks is a village located in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Its boundaries are defined in large part by the village's position at the junction of Perkiomen Creek and the Schuylkill River.-History:The two waterways defined much of the...
, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|2-1
|Charles Cooper
|Submission (ankle lock)
|Southern Fight League 2
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:45
|Greenville, North Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina
Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Win
| style="text-align:center;"|1-1
|John Myers
|Submission (kimura)
|Southern Fight League 1
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:05
|Greenville, North Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina
Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina...
, United States
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The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Loss
| style="text-align:center;"|0-1
|Jon Owens
|KO (punch)
|The Carolina Crown
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:18
|Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
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