Patrick Côté
Born	February 29, 1980 (1980-02-29) (age 30) Rimouski, Quebec
Other names	The Predator
Nationality	Canadian
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Reach	75 in
Style	Boxing, Kickboxing, Wrestling Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of	Quebec City, Quebec
Team	BTT Canada, Team Union, Sityodtong Boston
Rank	purple belt in BJJ
Professional boxing record
Total	1
Wins	0
Losses	1
MMA record
Total	19
Wins	13
By knockout	6
By submission	3
Losses	6
Other information
Boxing record from Boxrec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Patrick Côté (born February 29, 1980 in Rimouski, Quebec) is a French-Canadian mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the TKO Major League MMA middleweight champion. He holds notable wins over Jason MacDonald, Scott Smith, Jason Day, Kendall Grove, Andrew McFedries, Bill Mahood, and Ricardo Almeida.

Biography

Martial arts background

Patrick Côté started his martial arts training in the Canadian Army, where he took up boxing and subsequently added kickboxing and wrestling to his repertoire. He currently studies Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Fabio Holanda at BTT Canada.

Côté served in the army until 2005, when he started training full time. He is currently training at Brazilian Top Team Canada based in Montréal where his friend Georges St. Pierre, a member of team Tristar, also trains. The two met while competing in TKO Major League MMA. Côté also trains Muay Thai with renowned coach Mark DellaGrotte who was a coach on The UFC's reality TV show The Ultimate Fighter 4. He also maintains ties with Team Legion.

Mixed martial arts career

Patrick Côté began his career in TKO, where he went undefeated with five wins and captured the TKO Light Heavyweight Championship. He is a former TKO Light Heavyweight Champion, and now owns their middleweight championship having beaten Jason Day for the title. He is a King of the Cage Canadian Light Heavyweight Champion (victory over Bill Mahood at KOTC: Anarchy), and the Maximum Fighting Championships World Middleweight Champion (victory over Jason MacDonald at MFC 9 in March 2006). He currently fights for the UFC and holds an overall record of 13-6 (a perfect 9-0 when not fighting in the UFC).

UFC Career

Patrick "The Predator" Côté made his UFC debut in 2004 at UFC 50 against Tito Ortiz. Côté accepted the fight on just four days notice when Lion’s Den veteran Guy Mezger pulled out of the main event due to an injury. Côté lost via Unanimous decision, however, he impressed UFC officials by not being submitted or knocked out by Ortiz and displaying toughness and willingness to take the fight on short notice.

Côté returned to the octagon in 2005 losing his next two fights to Joe Doerksen and Chris Leben. In 2006, Côté joined The Ultimate Fighter 4 defeating Jorge Rivera and Edwin Dewees in exhibition matches. He advanced to the finale, where he lost by first round submission to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter Travis Lutter at The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale in a non-exhibition match. This loss brought Côté's official UFC record to 0-4.

Three months later Côté earned his first win in the UFC at UFC 67, defeating TUF4 teammate Scott Smith by unanimous decision. In August of 2007 he defeated TUF3 winner Kendall Grove at UFC 74 by KO (punches) in the first round. Côté then fought fought Drew McFedries at UFC Fight Night, winning via a first round TKO after catching McFedries with a counter punch. Côté extended his UFC win streak to Four fights at UFC 86 by defeating Ricardo Almeida via split decision, also earning him a Middleweight title shot. Côté and Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva met at UFC 90 on October 25, 2008, the UFC's first event in Illinois. In the third round, Côté landed awkwardly on his right leg while throwing a kick and fell to the mat grasping his right knee and in pain. Referee Herb Dean declared the fight over when Côté could not continue, ruling the bout a TKO victory for Silva. Côté, however, became the first of Silva's UFC opponents to make it into the third round.

On January 25 2009, while taking time off for his surgically repaired knee, Patrick said during an interview with MMA Mania that if he gets a rematch with Anderson Silva he is confident that he will beat him. He also indicated in a July 2009 interview with Rogers Sportsnet's MMA Connected television program that he would like to fight Michael Bisping, assuming that Bisping lost to Dan Henderson.

Patrick Côté returned from his injury after nearly a year and a half off at UFC 113. In the second round Côté was dropped face first onto the mat and then submitted via rear naked choke by Alan Belcher.

Boxing career

On October 1, 2005 Cote fought a professional boxing bout, losing to the then 2-2 Stephane Tessier by majority decision in a four round fight.

Mixed martial arts record

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	13-6	Alan Belcher	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2	02010-05-08 May 8, 2010	2	3:25	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss	13–5	Anderson Silva	TKO (Knee Injury)	UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté	02008-10-25 October 25, 2008	3	0:39	Rosemont, Illinois, US	For UFC Middleweight Championship
Win	13–4	Ricardo Almeida	Decision (Split)	UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin	02008-07-05 July 5, 2008	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win	12–4	Drew McFedries	TKO (Punches)	UFC Fight Night 12	02008-01-23 January 23, 2008	1	1:44	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win	11–4	Kendall Grove	KO (Punches)	UFC 74 – Respect	02007-08-25 August 25, 2007	1	4:45	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	Won Knock Out of the Night Honors
Win	10–4	Jason Day	Submission (Punches)	TKO 29 – Repercussion	02007-06-01 June 1, 2007	1	4:05	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Won TKO Middleweight Title
Win	9–4	Scott Smith	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 67 – All or Nothing	02007-02-03 February 3, 2007	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Loss	8–4	Travis Lutter	Submission (Armbar)	The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale	02006-11-11 November 11, 2006	1	2:18	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	TUF Middleweight Tournament Final
Win	8–3	Jason MacDonald	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	MFC 9 – No Excuses	02006-03-10 March 10, 2006	5	3:35	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Won MFC Middleweight title
Win	7–3	Bill Mahood	Submission (Choke)	KOTC – Anarchy	02006-02-11 February 11, 2006	2	2:42	Prince George, British Columbia, Canada	Won KOTC Canadian Title
Loss	6–3	Chris Leben	Decision (Split)	UFC Ultimate Fight Night	02005-08-06 August 6, 2005	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Loss	6–2	Joe Doerksen	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	UFC 52 – Couture vs Liddell 2	02005-04-16 April 16, 2005	3	2:35	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win	6–1	Ricardeau Francois	Decision (Split)	TKO 19 – Rage	02005-01-29 January 29, 2005	3	5:00	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss	5–1	Tito Ortiz	Decision (Unanimous)	UFC 50 – The War of '04	02004-10-22 October 22, 2004	3	5:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
Win	5–0	Bill Mahood	KO (Punch)	TKO 16 – Infernal	02004-05-22 May 22, 2004	1	0:21	Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Win	4–0	Steve Vigneault	KO (Punch)	TKO 14 – Road Warriors	02003-11-29 November 29, 2003	1	1:08	Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada	Won TKO Light Heavyweight title
Win	3–0	Yan Pellerin	Decision (Unanimous)	TKO 13 – Ultimate Rush	02003-09-06 September 6, 2003	3	5:00	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win	2–0	Glenn Murdoch	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	UCC PG 9 – UCC Proving Ground 9	02003-03-22 March 22, 2003	1	5:00	Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
Win	1–0	Pascal Gosselin	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	UCC PG 8 – UCC Proving Ground 8	02002-11-03 November 3, 2002	1	1:18	Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada

Championships

• King of the Cage

• KOTC Canadian Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)

• Maximum Fighting Championships

• MFC Middleweight Championship (1 time, current)

• TKO Major League MMA

• TKO Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• TKO Middleweight Championship (1 time, current)

External links

• Professional MMA record for Patrick Côté from Sherdog
• Professional boxing record for Patrick Côté (fighter) from Boxrec
• UFC profile