# Devin Cole

Devin Cole (born October 1, 1976) is an American mixed martial artist. He is a veteran of the Seattle Tiger Sharks and Portland Wolfpack in the IFL, and has also competed in the WEC, Strikeforce, the World Series of Fighting, and Shark Fights.

## Early life

Cole has wrestled his entire life, from third grade through college. In 2001 he received All-American honors while leading Southern Oregon University to a national championship. While coaching at Southern Oregon University that Cole coached fellow IFL fighter and TUF contestant Mike Whitehead. He credits Whitehead for getting him involved in MMA.

## MMA career

On July 9, 2005, Devin began his pro MMA career at the SF11: Rumble on the Rose Garden event, where he defeated South African kickboxer Rico Hattingh by unanimous decision. Cole went on to compile a professional record of 18-8-1 including notable wins over Mike Kyle and Travis Wiuff before signing with Strikeforce.

### Strikeforce

Cole made his Strikeforce debut at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine on January 7, 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee, against Daniel Cormier. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Cole rebounded from his loss to Cormier on July 22, 2011, at Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III, defeating newcomer Shawn Jordan via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Cole won for the second consecutive time in Strikeforce via unanimous decision over Gabriel Salinas-Jones on December 17, 2011, at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal.

### World Series of Fighting

Cole headlined the debut event from the World Series of Fighting against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski on November 3, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

## Personal life

Devin married his wife Lyndsey on June 4, 2005, in Ashland, OR.

### Arrest

On June 14, 2008, Cole was arrested by the Medford, Oregon police department and charged with first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy and two counts of first-degree sexual penetration. The charges were later reduced to assault in the fourth degree and sexual harassment, to which Cole pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail. The incident was cited as the reason why Cole's planned UFC debut at UFC on FOX 4 in August 2012 against Travis Browne was scrapped, despite being among Strikeforce's heavyweight roster (and coming off of two wins) when their heavyweight division was folded at the end of 2011.

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 31 matches | 20 wins | 10 losses |
| By knockout | 10 | 3 |
| By submission | 3 | 3 |
| By decision | 7 | 4 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
| Loss | 20–10–1 | Andrei Arlovski | TKO (punches) | World Series of Fighting 1 | November 3, 2012 | 1 | 2:37 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Win | 20–9–1 | Gabriel Salinas-Jones | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal | December 17, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | San Diego, California, United States |
| Win | 19–9–1 | Shawn Jordan | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III | July 22, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Loss | 18–9–1 | Daniel Cormier | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine | January 7, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Loss | 18–8–1 | Aaron Rosa | Decision (unanimous) | Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs Prangley | September 11, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Amarillo, Texas, United States |
| Win | 18–7–1 | Trevor Smith | TKO (punches) | Rumble on the Ridge 12 | August 27, 2010 | 1 | 0:31 | Snoqualmie, Washington, United States |
| Win | 17–7–1 | Jason Riley | TKO (punches) | UMMAXX 10: Collision Course | March 27, 2010 | 1 | 0:14 | Euclid, Ohio, United States |
| Win | 16–7–1 | Garren Smith | TKO (punches) | Brass Knuckle Promotions | December 19, 2009 | 1 | 2:40 | Medford, Oregon, United States |
| Win | 15–7–1 | Josh Bennett | TKO (punches) | Brass Knuckle Promotions | August 22, 2009 | 2 | 1:58 | Medford, Oregon, United States |
| Win | 14–7–1 | Mike Hayes | Decision (unanimous) | Rumble on the Ridge 4 | August 15, 2009 | 3 | 3:00 | Snoqualmie, Washington, United States |
| Draw | 13–7–1 | Mike Hayes | Draw (majority) | Fight Night: Bikes & Brawls | June 27, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Canyonville, Oregon, United States |
| Win | 13–7 | D.J. Linderman | Decision (unanimous) | BKP - Cinco de Massacre | May 16, 2009 | 3 | 3:00 | Medford, Oregon, United States |
| Loss | 12–7 | D.J. Linderman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | BKP - Night of Champions | January 24, 2009 | 1 | 4:28 | Medford, Oregon, United States |
| Win | 12–6 | Vince Lucero | TKO (punches) | PFC 8: A Night of Champions | May 8, 2008 | 1 | 1:17 | Lemoore, California, United States |
| Loss | 11–6 | Orvil Palmer | Decision (split) | IFL: Everett | June 1, 2007 | 3 | 4:00 | Everett, Washington, United States |
| Win | 11–5 | Bryan Vetell | KO (punches) | IFL: Connecticut | April 13, 2007 | 2 | 1:42 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States |
| Loss | 10–5 | Rafael Cavalcante | TKO (punches) | IFL: Atlanta | February 23, 2007 | 2 | 0:26 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Loss | 10–4 | Ben Rothwell | KO (head kick) | IFL: Championship Final | December 29, 2006 | 1 | 3:16 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States |
| Loss | 10–3 | Krzysztof Soszynski | Submission (armbar) | IFL: World Championship Semifinals | November 2, 2006 | 2 | 1:14 | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Loss | 10–2 | Allan Goes | Submission (guillotine choke) | IFL: Portland | September 9, 2006 | 1 | 2:05 | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Win | 10–1 | Travis Wiuff | Decision (unanimous) | IFL: Championship 2006 | June 3, 2006 | 3 | 4:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
| Win | 9–1 | Carlos Cline | Decision (unanimous) | IFL: Legends Championship 2006 | April 29, 2006 | 3 | 4:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
| Win | 8–1 | Mike Kyle | TKO (punches) | WEC 18: Unfinished Business | January 13, 2006 | 2 | 2:56 | Lemoore, California, United States |
| Loss | 7–1 | Jeff Monson | Decision (unanimous) | XFC: Dome of Destruction 3 | October 15, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Tacoma, Washington, United States |
| Win | 7–0 | Ulysses Castro | TKO (punches) | National Fighting Challenge 4 | September 9, 2005 | 1 | 2:42 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Win | 6–0 | Brian Stromberg | Submission (guillotine choke) | UCF: Night of Champions | August 27, 2005 | N/A | N/A | Medford, Oregon, United States |
| Win | 5–0 | Rico Hattingh | Decision (unanimous) | SF 11: Rumble at the Rose Garden | July 9, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Win | 4–0 | Luis Haro | Submission | UCF: Battle at the Border 2 | October 9, 2004 | 3 | N/A | Medford, Oregon, United States |
| Win | 3–0 | Manuel Alvarez | TKO (punches) | UCF: Battle at the Border 1 | July 10, 2004 | N/A | N/A | Medford, Oregon, United States |
| Win | 2–0 | Josh Bennett | TKO (punches) | FCFF: Fight Night 4 | May 15, 2004 | 1 | N/A | Medford, Oregon, United States |
| Win | 1–0 | Delon Williams | Submission | FCFF: Rumble at the Roseland 9 | July 12, 2003 | 2 | 2:07 | Portland, Oregon, United States |