Ed Ruth

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Edward Lee Ruth
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Born (1990-10-21) October 21, 1990 (age 35)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other namesEasy
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
DivisionWelterweight (170) (2018–present)
Middleweight (185) (2016–2018, 2020–present)
Reach79 in (201 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofSan Jose, California, U.S.
TeamDethrone Mixed Martial Arts (2016–2018)
Alliance MMA (2018–2019)
American Kickboxing Academy (2019–present)
RankPurple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
WrestlingNCAA Division I Wrestling[3]
Freestyle Wrestling[4]
Years active2016–2020
Mixed martial arts record
Total11
Wins8
By knockout6
By decision2
Losses3
By submission2
By decision1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 St. Louis 174 lb
Gold medal – first place 2013 Des Moines 184 lb
Gold medal – first place 2014 Oklahoma City 184 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Philadelphia 174 lb
Big Ten Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Evanston 174 lb
Gold medal – first place 2012 West Lafayette 174 lb
Gold medal – first place 2013 Illinois 184 lb
Gold medal – first place 2014 Madison 184 lb
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Irvine   Heavyweight (207.5 lb)
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Irvine   Medium Heavyweight (194.5 lb)

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Edward Lee Ruth (born October 21, 1990) is an American former professional mixed martial artist and freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. He competed in the Middleweight division of Bellator MMA. As a folkstyle wrestler, he was a three-time NCAA Division I national champion.[5]

Early life and education

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Ruth was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He wrestled at Susquehanna Township High School prior to transferring to Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey for his senior year, graduating in 2009.[6][7][8]

Wrestling

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As a collegiate wrestler, Ruth competed for Pennsylvania State University from 2010 to 2014. While there, Ruth was a three-time NCAA Division I national champion.

In freestyle wrestling, Ruth represented the United States at the 2014 World Championships and the 2015 World Cup.[9][10]

In July 2021, Ruth joined the University of Illinois wrestling program as an assistant coach.[11]

Mixed martial arts career

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In December 2014, Ruth trained with mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Jon Jones.[12] While living in State College, Pennsylvania, Ruth trained at Central PA Mixed Martial Arts with head instructor Ryan Gruhn.[13][14][15]

Bellator MMA

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He signed with Bellator MMA in May 2015. Due to his focus on competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics, Ruth declared that it would "be a little while" before his MMA debut.[16]

Ruth made his professional MMA debut in November 2016 on the undercard of Bellator 163 against Dustin Collins-Miles, fighting in the middleweight division.[17] He won the fight via TKO in the first round.'[18]

In his second professional MMA bout, Ruth faced Emanuele Palombi at Bellator 168 on December 10, 2016. He again won via TKO in the first round.[19]

Ruth was expected to face Aaron Goodwine at Bellator 178 on April 21, 2017 but the bout did not materialize. Ruth instead fought and defeated David Mundell.[20]

Ruth faced UFC veteran Chris Dempsey on November 3, 2017 at Bellator 186.[21] He won the fight via knockout in the second round.

Ruth was originally scheduled to make his welterweight debut and face Lazslo Furko of Hungary, but Furko pulled out due to injury. Ruth then faced Ion Pascu of Romania, who took the fight on two weeks notice at Bellator 196 held in Budapest, Hungary. This fight was agreed at a catchweight of 175 lbs.[22] He won the fight by unanimous decision after taking Pascu down numerous times and landing heavy ground and pound.

Ruth made his welterweight debut against Andy Murad at Bellator 201 in Temecula, California.[23] He won the fight by TKO in round two.

Ruth next entered the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. He faced Neiman Gracie in the quarterfinals at Bellator 213 on December 15, 2018. He lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the fourth round.[24] After the loss, Ruth decided to leave Alliance MMA and join American Kickboxing Academy.[25]

Ruth faced Kiichi Kunimoto at Bellator 224 on July 12, 2019 and won the fight via TKO in the second round.[26]

On August 15, 2019, it was announced that Ruth had signed an exclusive multi-fight, multi-year contract extension with Bellator.[27] As the first fight of his new contract, Ruth faced Jason Jackson at Bellator 231 on October 25, 2019.[28] He won the back-and-forth fight by split decision.[29] 4 out of 6 media scores gave it to Jackson.[30]

Ruth faced Yaroslav Amosov in the main event of Bellator 239, on February 21, 2020.[31] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[32]

Ruth faced Taylor Johnson at Bellator 245 on September 11, 2020.[33] He lost the bout due to an inverted heel hook submission early in the first round.[34]

In July 2021, Ruth retired from MMA and took a job as assistant coach with the University of Illinois wrestling program, joining head coach Mike Poeta in his first year at the helm of the program.[35][36]

Championships and accomplishments

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Freestyle wrestling

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  • United World Wrestling
    • 2015 Henri Deglane Challenge Silver Medalist
    • 2015 Bill Farrell International Open Gold Medalist
    • 2014 Heydar Aliyev Memorial Golden Grand Prix Bronze Medalist
  • USA Wrestling
    • 2015 U.S World Team Trials Silver Medalist
    • 2015 U.S ASICS National Championships Bronze Medalist
    • 2014 U.S World Team Member
    • 2014 U.S Open Bronze Medalist
    • 2013 U.S University National Championships Gold Medalist

Folkstyle wrestling

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Mixed martial arts record

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Professional record breakdown
11 matches 8 wins 3 losses
By knockout 6 0
By submission 0 2
By decision 2 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 8–3 Taylor Johnson Submission (inverted heel hook) Bellator 245 September 11, 2020 1 0:59 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Return to Middleweight.
Loss 8–2 Yaroslav Amosov Decision (unanimous) Bellator 239 February 21, 2020 3 5:00 Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
Win 8–1 Jason Jackson Decision (split) Bellator 231 October 25, 2019 3 5:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win 7–1 Kiichi Kunimoto TKO (punches) Bellator 224 July 12, 2019 2 3:49 Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
Loss 6–1 Neiman Gracie Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 213 December 15, 2018 4 2:17 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal.
Win 6–0 Andy Murad TKO (punches) Bellator 201 June 29, 2018 2 4:59 Temecula, California, United States Welterweight debut.
Win 5–0 Ion Pascu Decision (unanimous) Bellator 196 April 6, 2018 3 5:00 Budapest, Hungary Catchweight (175 lb) bout.[37]
Win 4–0 Chris Dempsey KO (punch) Bellator 186 November 3, 2017 2 0:27 University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Win 3–0 David Mundell TKO (knee to the body) Bellator 178 April 21, 2017 2 3:13 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Win 2–0 Emanuele Palombi TKO (punches) Bellator 168 December 10, 2016 1 1:33 Florence, Italy Catchweight (189 lb) bout.[38]
Win 1–0 Dustin Collins-Miles TKO (punches) Bellator 163 November 4, 2016 1 3:19 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Catchweight (192 lb) bout.[39]

NCAA record

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Freestyle record

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Submission grappling record

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12 Matches, 9 Wins (4 Submissions), 3 Losses (1 Submission)
Result Rec. Opponent Method Event Division Type Year Location
Loss 9–3 Australia Louis Edward Kelly Ryan Points (7-8) 2019 IBJJF World No-Gi Championships 91.5 kg Nogi December 14, 2019 United States Anaheim, CA
Win 9–2 Brazil Christopher Diaz Jr Points (2-0)
Win 8–2 United States Vincent M. Valenzuela Submission (anaconda choke)
Loss 7–2 Brazil Mateus Rodrigues Submission (armbar) 2018 IBJJF Pan American Jiu-jitsu Championships 74 kg Gi (blue) March 11, 2018 United States Irvine, CA
Win 7–1 Brazil Felipe Porto Shiavon Submission (arm-triangle choke)
Win 6–1 United States Logan Ross Points (6-0)
Win 5–1 United States Derek Young Points (14-0)
Loss 4–1 United States Conner DeAngelis Points (0-2) 2017 IBJJF Pan American Jiu-jitsu Championships 94 kg Gi (blue) March 16, 2017 United States Irvine, CA
Win 4–0 United States Alex Sterner Points (16-0)
Win 3–0 United States Jerome Harris Jr Points (13-0)
Win 2–0 United States Kevin Fusiler Submission (kimura)
Win 1–0 United States Kristien Ruffin Submission (armbar)

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