Dustin William Pague was born on August 5,1987 and is a former American mixed martial artist who most recently fought in the Bantamweight division of the UFC.
23 Facts About Dustin Pague
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Dustin Pague was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller, and has formerly competed as a Lightweight and Featherweight.
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Dustin Pague currently competes as a bare-knuckle boxer in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.
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Dustin Pague began boxing when he was 15 years old and graduated from Central Dauphin East High School, then attended Harrisburg Area Community College but transferred before eventually earning a degree.
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Six months after viewing a video of a UFC event, Dustin Pague began his amateur career.
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Dustin Pague won his professional boxing debut on April 19,2016, by unanimous decision over Rafael Davis.
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Two months after the loss, Dustin Pague returned against John Myers.
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Dustin Pague won the fight via kimura submission in round one.
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Dustin Pague built up a five-fight win streak before losing three straight fights to future TUF contestant Jeff Lentz, WEC veteran Anthony Leone, and longtime UFC veteran Din Thomas.
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Dustin Pague built up another winning streak that earned him a title shot for the vacant Ring of Combat Bantamweight Championship.
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Dustin Pague fought Steve De Angelis, defeating him via knockout in the second round.
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In 2011, Dustin Pague had signed with the UFC to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller.
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Dustin Pague next fought against Team Bisping's top Bantamweight pick, Louis Gaudinot.
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Dustin Pague won the fight in the second round via submission to get into the semi-finals.
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Dustin Pague officially made his UFC debut on December 3,2011 at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale losing to John Albert via TKO in the first round.
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Dustin Pague was dropped by a combination from Albert in the opening moments, and then was put in the giftwrap position while getting hit with heavy ground and pound causing the referee to intervene.
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Dustin Pague captured his first UFC win after defeating Jared Papazian on June 8,2012 at UFC on FX 3.
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Dustin Pague won the fight via submission in the first round.
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Two weeks after his win over Papazian and with six days notice, Dustin Pague fought Ken Stone at UFC on FX 4 on June 22,2012, replacing an injured Francisco Rivera.
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Dustin Pague faced promotional newcomer Chico Camus on August 11,2012, at UFC 150.
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Dustin Pague faced Yves Jabouin on June 15,2013, at UFC 161.
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Dustin Pague faced promotional newcomer Kyoji Horiguchi on October 19,2013 at UFC 166.
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Dustin Pague is a devoted Christian and has the word "Forgiven" tattooed across his chest.