Top 5 bouts of Carlos 'The Natural Born Killer' Condit in the UFC

Carlos Condit "NATURAL BORN KILLER" is an American mixed martial artist, competing in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Condit is the former interim UFC Welterweight Champion and a former WEC Welterweight Champion.

DOB :- 26th April 1984 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.

MMA Debut:- Aztec Challenge 1 (AC 1) vs. Nick Roscorla.

UFC Debut:- UFC Fight Night 18 vs. Martin Kampmann.

Record:- 29 wins, 8 Losses. (14 KO/TKO, 13 Submissions & 2 Decision victories)

Condit returns to the octagon this weekend after a 14-month layoff due to a knee injury to face Thiago Alves in the main event of UFC GOIANIA. So let’s recap some of the Key victories of Condit inside the octagon:-

1) Carlos Condit vs. Rory MacDonald UFC 115

Current UFC welterweight title challenger, Rory MacDonald, kicked off the UFC 115 PPV action against former WEC 170 pound champion, Carlos Condit. MacDonald was just 20 young, had lot of pressure to live up to the hype against perhaps his stiffest test to date against "The Natural Born Killer", along with his undefeated streak on the line

In the first, MacDonald walked Condit down quickly, then caught a kick and took Condit down. Then he landed a hard right hand and locked up a clinch. Condit landed a hard knee to the body so MacDonald took him right down. Condit used a variation of the rubber guard to control MacDonald on the ground. Then they got back to their feet. Condit then tagged MacDonald. But MacDonald answered with a hard counter punch and another takedown. Again Condit's guard was totally effective at controlling the Canadian and he soon fought back to his feet. On the feet Rory scored up close with punches and knees. Condit landed a mean leg kick. Then MacDonald ducked a punch and ended the round with a third take down to the delight of the Canadian crowd.

In the second, Condit attempted a hip toss but botched it and MacDonald landed on top in half guard. Condit fought back to guard and then to his feet. But once again Rory landed with sharp punches. Then Condit reversed a MacDonald take down and had top position for the first time in the fight. He immediately worked to score with ground and pound. That aggressiveness allowed MacDonald to reverse him. Once again Condit controlled MacDonald's posture on the ground and fought back to his feet. MacDonald fired punches to the body. Condit ate a combo featuring uppercuts while Rory slipped his counters. They traded hard rights then Condit attacked with kicks. Condit got too aggressive at the end of the round with spinning attacks. Then he fired a straight kick and MacDonald caught him with a straight kick of his own and Condit fell.

In the third, MacDonald caught a Condit kick early then landed a high kick and combinations of punches. Then MacDonald shot in and Condit ended up on top. He got to half guard and fired hard elbows. He worked to pass and fired hammer punches and then more hard elbows. Then Condit got the mount. Rory hip escaped back to half guard. Rory got back to his feet with a sweep. Condit clinched him against the fence and scored with a combination of punches. Then when Rory had to dive for a takedown, Condit got him down and brutalized him again. MacDonald's eye was visibly damaged and Condit continued to land hard elbows and punches. Condit sought the kill but MacDonald showed true grit to survive. Condit fired from the top then went down for more damage but it looked like MacDonald might survive. With only 0:10 seconds left the ref stopped the fight.

This was a fun back and forth fight with Rory looking impressive and winning most of the exchange while Condit showed why he is the natural born killer as he used his aggressiveness and experience to get the win and handed Rory his first professional loss.

2) Carlos Condit vs. Dan Hardy UFC 120

Carlos Condit produced one of the most jaw-dropping knockouts of the year against Dan Hardy in the co-main event of UFC 120 in London, England. For Condit it was the equivalent of the perfect storm, picking up the biggest win of his career in his highest-profile bout in the UFC so far, becoming the first man to KO Hardy and earning ‘Knockout of the Night’ bonus in the process.

It only took Condit 4 minutes 27 seconds of the first round to Knockout Hardy after not much happened in the fight but the second both fighter stood in front of each other and threw caution to the wind it was over for hardy before he knew what hit him. The irony is that he did so by replicating Hardy’s own favorite striking technique – the left hook with which the UK fighter had finished Rory Markham.

Hardy felt what it was like to be on the receiving end of that very same punch. What’s most remarkable about the KO is that both fighters threw the same punch at almost exactly the same time. Hardy’s hook was just a fraction off-target, causing it to land awkwardly on the side of Condit’s face, while ‘The Natural Born Killer’ connected cleanly on the Brit’s jaw.

3) Carlos Condit vs. Dong Hyun Kim UFC 132

Condit pouring punches on Kim

Carlos Condit continued from where he left in his last fight with a stunning knockout of Dong Hyun Kim with a sickening flying knee which caused a referee stoppage. Kim started the fight impressively with an early takedown; however Condit swept impressively to showcase his improving mat skills. From there, Condit was the busier, with a flurry of kicks and impressive striking before quickly landing the massive flying knee.

Kim fell completely out of sorts, and the subsequent storm vicious hammerfists that put Kim down and out had the referee jumping in at 2:58 of the first round. He handed Kim his first professional loss as a Mixed Martial Arts fighter. Condit called out UFC matchmaker, Joe Silva, and asked if he was ready for a title shot. With George St Pierre-Nick Diaz the next Welterweight title fight, after this performance few would argue against him being next in line.

4) Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit UFC 143

Condit Tagging Diaz

In the main event of UFC 143, Carlos Condit stuck to a very intelligent gameplan and became up the UFC interim welterweight Champion by defeating Nick Diaz by unanimous decision. The scores were 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47. The bout was closer than the scores made it appear, with Diaz having a case for winning three of the five rounds (1, 2 and 5).

For the first time in Condits fighting career fans have been bitterly divided over the opinion of Condit's gameplan, which involved him landing strikes and circling away from being cornered by an oncoming Diaz. Many belived he ran away from the fight. Diaz was, unsurprisingly, the aggressor throughout the entire fight. He walked down Condit and attempted to corner him up against the cage, or at the very least, get him to exchange in the center of the Octagon. He soon began to talk trash, throw up his hands and bait Condit into fighting his fight. But Condit never bit and stick to his gameplan. Despite different from Condits nature it's impossible to deny that the gameplan was effective.

The first two rounds were close, with Diaz coming forward and landing strikes while Condit threw leg kicks and avoided damage. Condit seemed to pull ahead in the third and particularly the fourth, as he appeared to find his groove, loosening up and starting to score points with the judges. He found a home for his leg kicks, as well as another for his shin on Diaz's grill more than a few times. Mixed in some nice, creative strikes in short bursts as well while a visibly frustrated Diaz started throwing less strikes. Condit was controlling the fifth as well until late in the round when Diaz managed to get his back, lock up a body triangle, and attempted to submit Condit. "The Natural Born Killer" held Diaz off until the final bell rang, and claimed the decision.

5) Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann 2 UFCFN 27

Condit just destroyed Kampman on the feet

Carlos Condit had unfinished business with Martin Kampmann when the two met up in the main event of UFC Fight Night 27 Aug. 28, 2013 from Indianapolis, Indiana. As Kampmann defeated Carlos in his UFC debut. That was a three round war with many believed Condit could have won if the fight was of five rounds, and that’s what Condit got in this rematch. As expected, the bout delivered a rousing war that was punctuated by a statement win from Condit.

The only knock on Condit in his last two losses against Georges St. Pierre and Johny Hendricks was his takedown defense, so Kampmann immediately began looking for the takedown. Kampmann got the takedown, and looked to advance position by taking Condit's back. Condit maneuvered free only to be taken down once again. He got up to land a few punches, but Kampmann ultimately won the first frame with effective wrestling.

It was beginning to look like their previous match at UFC Fight Night 18 in April 2009, where Kampmann spoiled Condit UFC debut by utilizing his wrestling to take a close split decision. After a stiff left hand from Kampmann, Condit responded with a crisp boxing sequence. Kampmann once again sought the takedown, but this time Condit was ready, countering with precise punches and kicks.

Fully finding his timing in the third round, Condit began to unleash his extensive arsenal of strikes in rapid succession. Finding his mark with knees, kicks, and punches, Condit opened up a cut on Kampmann's face. When Kampmann obtained another takedown, Condit reversed and took Kampmann's back to look for a rear naked choke. Kampmann barley survived the round and was saved by the bell.

The tide had turned completely in favor of Condit in the fourth, and although Kampmann attempted to mount some offense early, he simply couldn't stop Condit’s momentum . "Natural Born Killer" rushed forward with a brutal series of knees, following up with strikes to earn the stoppage and avenge his prior loss.

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