# Charlie Valencia

Carlos Enrique "Charlie" Valencia (born October 31, 1974) is an American mixed martial artist. He has fought for the WEC and UFC in their Bantamweight divisions, and is the former King of the Cage Bantamweight Champion. He is one of only three men to ever finish Ian McCall in a professional MMA fight.

## Background

Valencia grew up in Rosemead, California, as the son of a machinist for an aerospace company and a stay-at-home mother. He has three brothers, two older and one younger. He attended Mark Keppel High in Monterey Park, California. He took sixth in the state championships in his senior year. After high school, he went on to East Los Angeles College where he won a junior college state championship. He moved on to Fresno State where he had a successful career on the Bulldogs wrestling team. He graduated from Fresno State in 1995.

## Mixed martial arts career

Valencia made his WEC debut on March 24, 2007, at WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio and was victorious over Antonio Banuelos via KO. Valencia defeated Ian McCall at WEC 31 via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:19 of the first round. He most recently defeated Coty Wheeler on October 10, 2009, at WEC 43.
Valencia most recently defeated Japanese striker Akitoshi Tamura on January 10, 2010, at WEC 46.
Valencia was scheduled to face former WEC Bantamweight Champion Eddie Wineland on June 20, 2010, at WEC 49, but Valencia was forced off the card with an injury.
Valencia faced former WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres on September 30, 2010, at WEC 51. He lost the fight via submission in the second round.

### Ultimate Fighting Championship

On October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.
Valencia faced Ivan Menjivar on April 30, 2011, at UFC 129. Valencia lost via first round TKO after a series of elbow strikes and punches.
After the loss, Valencia was released from the promotion.

## Personal life

Valencia and his wife Cris have three children.

## Championships and accomplishments

* King of the Cage
** KOTC Bantamweight Championship (one time)

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 19 matches | 12 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 3 |
| By submission | 5 | 3 |
| By decision | 6 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 12–7 | Ivan Menjivar | TKO (elbow and punches) | UFC 129 | April 30, 2011 | 1 | 1:30 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Loss | 12–6 | Miguel Torres | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WEC 51 | September 30, 2010 | 2 | 2:25 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 12–5 | Akitoshi Tamura | Decision (split) | WEC 46 | January 10, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Win | 11–5 | Coty Wheeler | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 43 | October 10, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 10–5 | Seth Dikun | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 38 | January 25, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Loss | 9–5 | Dominick Cruz | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver | July 1, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Loss | 9–4 | Yoshiro Maeda | KO (kick to the body) | WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater | February 13, 2008 | 1 | 2:29 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States | |
| Win | 9–3 | Ian McCall | Submission (guillotine choke) | WEC 31 | December 12, 2007 | 1 | 3:19 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 8–3 | Brian Bowles | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WEC 28 | June 3, 2007 | 2 | 2:50 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 8–2 | Antonio Banuelos | KO (punch) | WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio | March 24, 2007 | 1 | 3:12 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 7–2 | Cub Swanson | TKO (punches) | KOTC: BOOYAA | October 13, 2006 | 1 | 4:52 | San Jacinto, California, United States | Featherweight bout. |
| Loss | 7–1 | Urijah Faber | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC: Predator | May 13, 2006 | 1 | 3:09 | Globe, Arizona, United States | For the KOTC Bantamweight Championship. |
| Win | 7–0 | Del Hawkins | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC: The Return 2 | March 25, 2006 | 1 | 2:04 | San Jacinto, California, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Bobby Gamboa | Decision | KOTC 33: After Shock | February 20, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | San Jacinto, California, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Greg Mayer | Submission (heel hook) | KOTC 29: Renegades | September 5, 2003 | 2 | 1:43 | San Jacinto, California, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | David Velasquez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC 12: Cold Blood | February 9, 2002 | 1 | 4:43 | San Jacinto, California, United States | Won the vacant KOTC Bantamweight Championship. Later vacated title. |
| Win | 3–0 | Bobby Gamboa | Submission (injury) | KOTC 11: Domination | September 29, 2001 | 1 | 0:41 | San Jacinto, California, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | David Velasquez | Decision (unanimous) | GC 2: Collision at Colusa | February 18, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Colusa, California, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Octavio Moreles | Decision (unanimous) | CFF: Cobra Open | March 11, 2000 | N/A | N/A | Anza, California, United States | |