Salvador Augusto Montaño (born October 25, 1984) is a Mexican former mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career Montaño started training at age 15 in Kung Fu for sport and to know how to respond to the physical aggression and violence embedded in what he grew up in coming from a hard and dangerous neighborhood in Mexico.
Montaño made his professional mixed martial arts debut in November 2008. He won and defended middleweight titles in Xtreme Fighter Society, Xtreme Fighters Latino and Xtreme Kombat several times.
Montaño fought extensively in his native Mexico and amassed a record of 14–1 before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Ultimate Fighting Championship Montaño made his promotional debut against Chris Heatherly on November 15, 2014 at UFC 180. Montaño won the fight via TKO in the first round.
Montaño faced Cathal Pendred on June 13, 2015 at UFC 188. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Montaño tested positive for testosterone metabolites in the post-fight drug test and was given a one-year suspension.
Montaño next faced future UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad on September 17, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 94. He lost the fight via TKO in the third round.
Championships and accomplishments Xtreme Fighter Society XFS Middleweight Championship (One time) Xtreme Fighters Latino XFL Middleweight Championship (One time) Xtreme Kombat XK Middleweight Championship (One time) Two successful title defenses ELLA Lucha Libre Vs. MMA One Night Tournament
Mixed martial arts record
|Loss |align=center| 15–3 |Belal Muhammad |TKO (punches) |UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson | |align=center|3 |align=center|4:19 |Hidalgo, Texas, United States
|Loss |align=center| 15–2 |Cathal Pendred |Decision (unanimous) |UFC 188 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Mexico City, Mexico
|Win |align=center| 15–1 |Chris Heatherly | TKO (knees) | UFC 180 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:50 |Mexico City, Mexico
|Win |align=center| 14–1 |Santana-Sol Martinez | KO (punches) | Jackson's MMA Series 12 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:38 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States
|Win |align=center| 13–1 |Jason Clayton | Submission (punches) | Jackson's MMA Series 11 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:24 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
| Win |align=center| 12–1 |Edwin Aguilar | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Kombat 17 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:20 | Mexico City, Mexico
| Win |align=center| 11–1 |Rafael Arias | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Kombat 13 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:09 | Mexico City, Mexico
| Win |align=center| 10–1 | Julio Cesar Cruz | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Kombat 9 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:16 | Mexico City, Mexico
| Loss |align=center| 9–1 |Sam Alvey | Decision (unanimous) | Chihuahua Extremo | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 5:00 | Chihuahua, Mexico
| Win |align=center| 9–0 |Edvaldo de Oliveira | Submission (guillotine choke) | Jungle Fight 22 | |align=center| 2 |align=center| 0:41 | São Paulo, Brazil
| Win |align=center| 8–0 |Jorge Enrique Macias | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Fighters Latino 4 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:53 | Mexico City, Mexico
| Win |align=center| 7–0 |Lucio Hernandez | KO (punches) | Xtreme Fighters Latino 3 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 2:06 | Mexico City, Mexico
| Win |align=center| 6–0 |Daniel Aragon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Xtreme Fighters Latino 1 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:46 | Mexico City, Mexico
| Win |align=center| 5–0 |Mike Lemaire | Submission (armbar) | MMA Xtreme 23 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:41 | Cancun, Mexico
| Win |align=center| 4–0 |João Assis | TKO (punches) | Total Combat 33 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 4:43 | Mexico City, Mexico
| Win |align=center| 3–0 |Alberto Lopez | Submission (armbar) | Xtreme Fighter Society 1 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 0:57 | Mexico City, Mexico
| Win |align=center| 2–0 |Miguel Carrasco | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Fighter Society 1 | |align=center| 3 |align=center| 2:25 | Mexico City, Mexico
| Win |align=center| 1–0 |Jorge Serratos | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Fighter Society 1 | |align=center| 1 |align=center| 1:11 | Mexico City, Mexico |
See also List of current UFC fighters List of Mexican UFC fighters List of male mixed martial artists
References
External links
Official UFC Profile