Alex Cook (fighter)

Alex Cook (born 2 May 1973) is a retired Australian^[1] mixed martial artist.

Alex Cook
Born	(1973-05-02) 2 May 1973 (age 52) Australia
Nationality	Australian
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	162 lb (73 kg; 11.6 st)
Division	Welterweight
Years active	1994 - 2004
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Cook is a veteran of the Shooto and Pancrase organizations, making his debut in 1994 to a loss to Manabu Yamada at Pancrase: Road To The Championship 5. After frequent losses to Ken Shamrock and Masakatsu Funaki, Cook would later jump to Shooto with fellow Australian fighter and trainer Larry Papadopoulos with better success such as a win over Jutaro Nakao. He compiled a 4-2 record during his time in Shooto and would later depart the organization in 2000.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

11 matches	6 wins	5 losses
By knockout	2	0
By submission	4	4
By decision	0	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	6-5	Alessandro Custodio	TKO (submission to punches)	SRF 12: Spartan Reality Fight 12	27 November 2004	2	1:00	Gold Coast, Australia
Win	5-5	Ray Cooper	Submission (neck crank)	Shooto: R.E.A.D. Final	17 December 2000	1	1:44	Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Win	4-5	Isao Tanimura	KO (punches)	Shooto: R.E.A.D. 5	22 May 2000	1	1:27	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	3-5	Tetsuji Kato	Decision (unanimous)	Shooto: Las Grandes Viajes 5	29 August 1998	3	5:00	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	3-4	Hayato Sakurai	Submission (rear naked choke)	Shooto: Reconquista 4	12 October 1997	1	1:09	Tokyo, Japan
Win	3-3	Jutaro Nakao	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Shooto: Let's Get Lost	4 October 1996	2	1:50	Tokyo, Japan
Win	2-3	Tomoaki Hayama	Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke)	VTJ 1996: Vale Tudo Japan 1996	7 July 1996	2	6:23	Tokyo, Japan	Welterweight.
Loss	1-3	Masakatsu Funaki	Submission (heel hook)	Pancrase: Eyes Of Beast 4	13 May 1995	1	7:14	Tokyo, Japan
Win	1-2	Katsuomi Inagaki	Submission (heel hook)	Pancrase: Eyes Of Beast 2	10 March 1995	1	9:23	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Loss	0-2	Ken Shamrock	Submission (heel hook)	King of Pancrase tournament opening round	16 December 1994	1	1:31	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	0-1	Manabu Yamada	Submission (armbar)	Pancrase: Road To The Championship 5	15 October 1994	1	2:27	Tokyo, Japan

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists