1. Enrique Johnatan Barzola Acosta was born on 28 April 1989 and is a Peruvian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of Professional Fighters League.
37 Facts About Enrique Barzola
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Enrique Barzola was the lightweight winner on The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 and he competed in both Bellator MMA and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Enrique Barzola was graphic designer and studied architecture in college briefly prior to fighting professionally in MMA.
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Enrique Barzola has enjoyed mixed martial arts from a young age, watching Cain Velasquez and Fedor Emelianenko on YouTube.
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Enrique Barzola transitioned from wrestling to mixed martial arts when he was 22.
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Enrique Barzola began his professional mixed martial arts career in 2012.
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Enrique Barzola was selected as one of the cast members for The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2, UFC The Ultimate Fighter TV series, under Team Efrain Escudero in April 2015.
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Enrique Barzola next faced Paraguayan Cesar Arzamendia in the semifinals and won by submission in round one.
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Enrique Barzola moved on to face Horacio Gultierrez in the finals at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum.
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Enrique Barzola made his promotional debut on 21 November 2015 at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale.
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Enrique Barzola faced Horacio Gutierrez in the finals for The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2.
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Enrique Barzola defeated Gutierrez via unanimous decision.
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Enrique Barzola next faced Kyle Bochniak on 27 August 2016 at UFC on Fox: Maia vs Condit.
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Enrique Barzola's third fight in UFC was against Chris Avila on 5 November 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale.
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On 13 May 2017, Enrique Barzola took up Gabriel Benitez at UFC 211.
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Enrique Barzola faced Arnold Allen at UFC 220 on 20 January 2018.
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Enrique Barzola faced Brandon Davis on 19 May 2018 at UFC Fight Night 129.
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Enrique Barzola was expected to face Nad Narimani on 17 November 2018 at UFC Fight Night 140.
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However, on 25 October 2018, it was reported that Enrique Barzola pulled out of the fight due to arm injury.
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Enrique Barzola faced Kevin Aguilar on 30 March 2019 at UFC on ESPN 2.
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Enrique Barzola faced Bobby Moffett on 10 August 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 14.
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Enrique Barzola faced Movsar Evloev on 26 October 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 20.
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Enrique Barzola faced Rani Yahya on 14 March 2020 at UFC Fight Night 170.
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On 11 August 2021, it was announced that Enrique Barzola signed a multifight contract with Bellator.
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Enrique Barzola made his promotional debut against Darrion Caldwell on January 29,2022, at Bellator 273.
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Enrique Barzola won the bout via ground and pound TKO in the third round.
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Enrique Barzola was scheduled to face Josh Hill on April 22,2022, at Bellator 278.
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Enrique Barzola won the bout in dominant fashion via unanimous decision.
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Enrique Barzola faced Magomed Magomedov in the quarterfinals of the Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix on June 24,2022, at Bellator 282.
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Enrique Barzola lost the bout via guillotine choke in the fourth round, losing for the first time via stoppage in his career.
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Enrique Barzola faced Juan Archuleta on October 1,2022, at Bellator 286.
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Enrique Barzola faced Erik Perez on March 10,2023, at Bellator 292.
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Enrique Barzola faced Jaylon Bates on August 11,2023, at Bellator 298.
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Enrique Barzola next faced Timur Khizriev at PFL 6 on June 28,2024, losing the fight via unanimous decision.
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Enrique Barzola faced Tyler Diamond on August 23,2024 at PFL 9.
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Enrique Barzola appeared in the Reebok "Be More Human" Latin America advertising campaign.
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Enrique Barzola is a Christian, and nicknames himself "Guerrero de Cristo", as this nickname is written on a Peruvian flag that is usually shown in the cage.