Rashad Coulter
Orlando Rashad Coulter (born November 27, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2011, he has also competed for Bellator MMA and Legacy Fighting Championship. Background. Prior to beginning MMA, Coulter played American football for 17 years. He was introduced to MMA by his childhood friend Muhammed Lawal and began training in Muay Thai in early 2010.< Lawal also gave Coulter the nickname "The Daywalker." Mixed martial arts career. Early career. Coulter made his professional MMA debut in June  2011. Over the next five-and-a-half years, he amassed a record of 8 wins against 1 loss with all of his wins coming via knockout. Ultimate Fighting Championship. For his UFC debut, Coulter stepped in to replace Dmitry Poberezhets on short notice against Chase Sherman at UFC 211 on May 13, 2017. Coulter lost the fight by knockout in the second round. However, the back-and-forth action earned both participants "Fight of the Night" honors. For his second fight in the promotion, Coulter faced debuting Tai Tuivasa on November 19, 2017 at . He lost the fight via  knockout due to a flying knee in the first round. In his third fight for the promotion, Coulter was scheduled to face Allen Crowder on June 19, 2018 at UFC 225. However, on May 12, it was announced that Chris de la Rocha has replaced Crowder for undisclosed reasons. Coulter lost the fight via TKO in the second round. In his fourth fight for the promotion, Coulter moved to Light heavyweight to face Hu Yaozong on November 24, 2018 at . At the weigh-ins, Coulter weighed in at 208 pounds, 2 pounds over the light heavyweight non-title fight limit  of 206. He was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to his opponent. Coulter won the fight by unanimous decision, marking his first decision win in his career and UFC win in his year with the company. Post-UFC career. After departing with the UFC, Coulter challenged Ike Villanueva for the Fury FC Light Heavyweight Championship at Fury FC 40 on December 13, 2019. After being knocked down early in the fight, he was eventually finished by technical knockout later in the round. Coulter was scheduled to face Ty Flores at Fury FC 48 on July 25, 2021 . This was later changed to Fury FC 51 on September 12, 2021 and was subsequently cancelled.