Timoteo Tobias "Toby" Imada was born on April 20,1978 and is a retired American mixed martial artist, grappler and kickboxer of Japanese and Mexican descent.
10 Facts About Toby Imada
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Toby Imada won the 2009 Submission of the Year award for an inverted triangle choke, defeating Jorge Masvidal.
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Toby Imada was awarded a Bazzie award from Inside MMA on HDNet for the unorthodox submission victory and Submission of the Year Honors at the World MMA Awards.
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At Bellator 12, Toby Imada fought top five ranked Eddie Alvarez for the chance to become the first Bellator Lightweight Champion.
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Toby Imada's first fight was originally to be a rematch against Jorge Masvidal.
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Toby Imada was then scheduled to fight against Ferrid Kheder at Bellator 15, but an injury forced Kheder out of the bout.
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Toby Imada then moved on to the finals taking place at Bellator 22.
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Toby Imada was originally set to fight Ferrid Kheder who was overweight and decided to leave the arena and not weigh-in.
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Toby Imada won the fight in the first round after Shockley verbally submitted from Toby Imada's reverse omaplata.
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Toby Imada was knocked out at 2:53 of the first round with a flying knee followed by a left hook.