63 Facts About Efrain Escudero

Efrain Escudero was born on January 15,1986 and is a Mexican mixed martial artist.

Efrain Escudero began his career in the summer of 2006 by putting together two back to back wins in Roland Sarria's Phoenix based Rage in the Cage mixed martial arts organization.

Efrain Escudero followed up his two fight win streak the following summer by recording 7 straight wins, all by submission.

Efrain Escudero only fought during the summer months because he was a full-time collegiate wrestler.

Efrain Escudero competed for Pima Community College for the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

In 2007 Efrain Escudero stepped out of his summer fight schedule to compete in Full Moon Fighting's inaugural event held in Puerto Penasco, Mexico.

Efrain Escudero was a contestant on the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir on Spike TV as a lightweight.

Efrain Escudero won his first fight against Ido Pariente with a rear naked choke in the first round to make it into the house.

Efrain Escudero then beat Shane Nelson in the second round with a mounted triangle to earn a spot in the semi-finals.

Efrain Escudero then beat Junie Browning with a D'Arce choke in the second round to advance to the finals.

Efrain Escudero further dedicated his win to anybody who had ever lost anybody they loved.

Efrain Escudero earned his first official win in the UFC on December 13,2008, by defeating Phillipe Nover by unanimous decision during the main event of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir.

Efrain Escudero was set to fight Jeremy Stephens at UFC Fight Night 18.

Efrain Escudero came down with a rib injury that forced him to withdraw from the bout.

At UFC 103, in his first post-TUF fight, Efrain Escudero eventually earned an impressive KO win over Miller at 3:36 of the first round.

Efrain Escudero was aggressive throughout, once executing a powerful takedown in lifting and slamming Miller to the canvas.

Efrain Escudero suffered his first professional defeat against Evan Dunham at UFC Fight Night 20 via submission in the third round.

Efrain Escudero refused to tap until the armbar was at an extreme angle and left the ring under medical supervision before the victory presentation, leading to speculation that the arm was broken.

Efrain Escudero reassured fans via Twitter that the arm only suffered tendon damage.

Efrain Escudero then defeated Lauzon via unanimous decision after being deducted a point late in the third round for accidentally striking Lauzon in the groin.

Efrain Escudero was expected to face John Gunderson on September 15,2010, at UFC Fight Night 22.

Efrain Escudero was then set to face Matt Wiman after Wiman's original opponent, Mac Danzig was forced from the card with an injury.

Efrain Escudero weighed in at 159 pounds, three pounds over the limit, resulting in the fight becoming a catchweight bout.

Efrain Escudero lost the bout via submission due to a standing rear-naked choke in the third round.

On September 20,2010, Efrain Escudero was released from his UFC contract, making him the second TUF winner to be released by the UFC.

Efrain Escudero lost via unanimous decision after being controlled by Camoes for the first two rounds.

Efrain Escudero was then scheduled to fight submission wizard Tim Radcliffe at BAMMA 7.

Efrain Escudero was signed to fight Jeff Rexroad on Dec 16th, 2011.

However, Efrain Escudero was re-signed to the UFC, causing him to withdraw from the bout.

Efrain Escudero faced Tyson Griffin at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 4 on November 2,2012.

Efrain Escudero faced Bellator vet Luis Palomino at CFA 12 on October 12,2013 Efrain Escudero won via unanimous decision.

Efrain Escudero lost the fight via unanimous decision, but was very close to submitting Volkmann in the closing minutes.

Efrain Escudero then faced Mac Danzig on April 21,2012, at UFC 145.

Efrain Escudero lost the fight by unanimous decision and was released from the promotion for a second time.

Efrain Escudero signed a one-fight deal with Bellator Fighting Championships and fought Cesar Avila at Bellator 55.

Efrain Escudero won the fight by guillotine choke submission in the first round.

Efrain Escudero faced Zack Surdyka on September 20,2013, at Bellator 100.

Efrain Escudero was originally expected to face Francisco Trinaldo on September 13,2014, at UFC Fight Night 51.

Efrain Escudero faced Rodrigo de Lima on February 14,2015, at UFC Fight Night 60.

Efrain Escudero then faced Drew Dober at UFC 188 on June 13,2015.

Efrain Escudero won the fight by guillotine choke submission in the first round.

Efrain Escudero faced Leandro Silva on November 21,2015, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale.

Efrain Escudero next faced Kevin Lee on April 23,2016, at UFC 197.

Efrain Escudero was released from the promotion for a third time.

Efrain Escudero was scheduled to compete at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic against Mansour Barnaoui on February, 7th 2017 for EuroFC's inaugural event but the event was cancelled.

Efrain Escudero instead fought against Akhmet Aliev for Fight Nights Global 59 on February 23,2017, in Khimki, Russia.

When Efrain Escudero returned to the United States he quickly accepted a short notice fight against former Bellator title challenger and fellow Ultimate Fighter alumnus Fabricio Guerreiro.

Efrain Escudero won the fight via unanimous decision on March 18,2017.

Efrain Escudero was scheduled to face Bellator veteran Murad Machaev in Yekaterinburg, Russia on May 25,2017, for Fight Nights Global 66 Machaev pulled out of the bout for unknown reasons.

Efrain Escudero faced Akhmed Aliev on February 23,2017, at Fight Nights Global 59 and lost that fight by split decision.

Efrain Escudero decided to give himself a quick turnaround by helping fund, and run an upstart MMA promotion based out of Mexico called Lux Fight League.

On July 21,2017, Efrain Escudero competed in the main event of the inaugural event, defeating Ultimate Fighter Brazil veteran Bruno Murata by unanimous decision, handing Murata his first professional loss in the process.

Efrain Escudero faced Musa Khamanaev on November 18,2017, at ACB 74.

Efrain Escudero was scheduled to fight Rasul Shovhalov on January 27,2018, at ACB 79, but the fight was cancelled.

Efrain Escudero was scheduled to face Khamzat Aushev on March 24,2018, at ACB 83, but yet again his bout was cancelled.

Efrain Escudero returned to fight in his own Mexican MMA promotion, Lux Fight, League on February 17,2018, scoring a first-round submission victory by choke over Jorge Lopez Bustamante.

Efrain Escudero faced Jason High in a lightweight tournament bout at PFL 2 in Chicago on June 21,2018.

Efrain Escudero won the fight via technical submission in the third round.

The win was controversial as the referee stopped the bout when High quickly moved his hand under Efrain Escudero's body, resulting in the referee believing it was a tap.

Efrain Escudero was set to face Islam Mamedov in the next round of the Lightweight tournament.

However, Efrain Escudero missed the 156-pound weight limit by over seven pounds, and the bout set for the PFL 5 show on August 2,2018, was cancelled.

Efrain Escudero faced Gleison Tibau in a 160lbs catchweight bout at Golden Boy Promotions inaugural MMA event on November 24,2018.

Efrain Escudero is father of two children; a daughter born in 2012, and a son born in 2016.