John Gotti III – MMA Stats and History
John Gotti III
- Age: 26
- Date of birth: 02 November 1992
- Born: Oyster Bay, New York
- Fighting out of: Oyster Bay, New York
- Height: 6 ft 0 (182.88 cm)
- Weight: 170 lb (77.11 kg)
- Gym / Teams: Bellmore Kickboxing MMA, Long Island MMA
- Pro MMA record: 5-0
- Winning %: 100%
- Losing %: 0%
- Wins by KO/TKO: 4 (100%)
- Wins by submission: 0
- Wins by decision: 1
Stand out Stats
- Gotti III recorded first round, TKO wins in his first four, professional MMA bouts
- Only one of Gotti’s first four bouts lasted longer than three minutes and that was in his 2017, pro-MMA debut
- Before turning pro, Gotti III went 5-1 as an amateur (1)
Pro MMA Record (2)
Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time |
Win | David Espino | CES MMA 56 – Boyington vs. Dubuque May / 31 / 2019 | TKO (Slam and Punches) | 1 | 1:36 |
Win | Josh Zuckerman | CES MMA 53 – Gravely vs. Nordby Nov / 02 / 2018 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:28 |
Win | Eddie Haws | CES MMA – CES MMA NY 1 May / 04 / 2018 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:32 |
Win | Johnny Adams | CES MMA 46 Oct / 27 / 2017 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 1 | 3:50 |
Biography / Interesting Facts
The grandson of “The Dapper Don”
Gotti III is the grandson of infamous, mob boss John Gotti, who ran the Gambino crime family from the mid-80’s until his imprisonment in 1992. After being convicted on multiple charges and receiving a lifetime sentence without parole, Gotti passed away in 2002.
In 2018, the rising fighter Gotti III had this to say about his grandfather and the attention his family’s last name draws (3):
“I’m adjusted to it by now. You get these same questions over and over, over the course of your whole life. Since a kid, I’m just kind of used to it at this point. At the same time, I’m just trying to take my own path…”
John Gotti III
Gotti III’s transition into MMA
The New York fighter grew up playing football, and due to extensive weight training, Gotti III reportedly weighed as much as 260 pounds at one juncture (4).
In 2014, however, the future welterweight decided to start training at Bellmore Kickboxing MMA in Bellmore, New York. The gym has been a training home for UFC veterans like Gregor Gillespie, Costas Philippou and Gian Villante, and is led by coaches Keith Trimble, Spiro Vlantis and Matt Berman.
After just two months of training, Gotti III took his first amateur fight competing at light-heavyweight. The heavy-handed fighter proceeded to work his way to a split decision victory over Henry Mills, at an MMA Platinum Gloves event in September, 2016.
In a 2019 interview, Gotti’s father John, had this to say about his son’s amater debut (5):
“It was really something as a father watching. To watch when John was completely out of gas in the second round to rally up and win that fight, he showed me something you can’t teach in this business. You can’t teach heart and my sons got a ton of heart.”
John Gotti II
Gotti’s pro-MMA debut
Following a 5-1 run in amateur bouts, Gotti III was signed for his first pro-MMA bout in October, 2017, under the CES MMA banner. At a card in Lincoln, Rhode Island, Gotti III proceeded to win his pro-debut by tapping out Johnny Adams with strikes at the 3:50 mark of the first round.
Continued success with CES MMA
After Gotti’s victorious pro-debut, the welterweight continued to fight under the CES MMA banner. In his next three fights, Gotti III recorded first round stoppage wins in all of them. Two of the bouts did not make it past the 60 second mark. The two guys that he smashed could do using a inversion table to help recover.
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References
- John Gotti III, Tapology. Retrieved from https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/78999-john-gotti
- John Gotti III, Sherdog. Retrieved from https://www.sherdog.com/fighter/John-Gotti-III-264785
- Raimondi, Marc, (2018, May 4) John Gotti III embraces family name while forging own path as MMA fighter. Retrieved from https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/5/4/17310302/john-gotti-iii-embraces-family-name-while-forging-own-path-as-mma-fighter
- Van Wey, Walker , (2019, May 31) John Gotti III Fighting For Legacy. Retrieved from https://www.ufc.com/news/john-gotti-iii-fighting-legacy
- Van Wey, Walker , (2019, May 31) John Gotti III Fighting For Legacy. Retrieved from https://www.ufc.com/news/john-gotti-iii-fighting-legacy
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