Houston Alexander

“The Assassin”
Houston Alexander
OctagonStats Rating 1474
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2-4-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 0" (183 cm)
Weight205 lbs. (93 kg)
Reach72" (183 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornMar 22, 1972
Age54
DivisionLight Heavyweight
BirthplaceEast St. Louis, Illinois, United States
TeamGrudge Training Center Finney's HIT Squad

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.06
Str. Acc54%
SApM3.20
Str. Def52%
TD Avg1.19
TD Acc57%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

L L L L W
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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6 fights, oldest to newest โ€” โ–  win โ–  loss โ–  draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts โ€” early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
2 KO/TKO wins ยท 0 sub wins ยท 0 decision wins
Losses by method
2 KO/TKO losses ยท 1 sub losses ยท 1 decision losses
Finish rate100%
Times finished75%
StreakL4
Best streak2
Avg fight4:12
Octagon time25m
Opp win%57%
ActiveMay. 26, 2007 โ€“ Dec. 05, 2009 (3y)

Bonus awards

Knockout of the Night1
Total bonuses1
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Houston Alexander "The Assassin" is a 17-15-1 mixed martial artist (2 NC).

Houston debuted May. 26, 2007 vs Keith Jardine (win). On a 4-fight losing skid.

Best wins: Alessio Sakara (KO/TKO Knee R1, Sep. 08, 2007); Keith Jardine (KO/TKO Punch R1, May. 26, 2007).

Houston Alexander (born March 22, 1972) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who last competed in 2017. A professional competitor since 2001, he has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bellator MMA, Shark Fights, the Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA), and Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). He currently competes in bare-knuckle boxing for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, where he is 4-0. As of July 25, 2024, he is tied at #5 in the BKFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

Read more on Wikipedia โ†’

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Dec. 05, 2009The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights FinaleL Kevin FergusonU-DEC35:000 043 270 40 1
Sep. 17, 2008UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs NeerL Eric SchaferSUB Arm Triangle14:530 012 240 10 2
Apr. 02, 2008UFC Fight Night: Florian vs LauzonL James IrvinKO/TKO Punches10:080 10 30 00 0
Nov. 17, 2007UFC 78: ValidationL Thiago SilvaKO/TKO Punches13:250 02 221 10 0
Sep. 08, 2007UFC 75: Champion vs ChampionW Alessio SakaraKO/TKO Knee11:011 018 10 10 0
May. 26, 2007UFC 71: Liddell vs JacksonW Keith JardineKO/TKO Punch10:482 017 50 00 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.