Daniel Root

Team Ground Control
Age 43
Gender Male
Height 5' 10"
Weight Class Lightweight
Out of Abingdon, MD, MD

Daniel Root is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 9 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 9-4-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 6 years, 8 months, 22 days
Rounds Fought 16.6
Avg. Fights/Year 2.0
Longest Layoff 1 year, 5 months, 23 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 weeks

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
04/16/2016 L
(9-3-0) 		Rob Watley
(4-1-0) 		LW
(154.5 vs. 153.5) 		KO (Kick)
Shogun Fights 14 		2 00:43
04/18/2015 W
(8-3-0) 		Kenny Gaudreau
(4-2-0) 		WW
(169.0 vs. 170.0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Shogun Fights 12 		2 02:26
10/26/2013 W
(7-3-0) 		Vaja Iormaghvili
(2-2-0) 		LW
(156.5* vs. 157.0*) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Shogun Fights 9 		3 05:00
04/13/2013 W
(6-3-0) 		Noe Quintanilla
(11-18-0) 		LW
(155.5 vs. 156.0) 		Submission
Shogun Fights VIII 		1 02:20
10/20/2012 W
(5-3-0) 		Brian VanHoven
(8-6-0) 		WW
(162.5 vs. 162.5) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Shogun Fights VII 		2 04:34
06/30/2012 L
(5-2-0) 		Chris Conner
(4-3-0) 		WW
(165.0 vs. 170.0) 		TKO/RSC (Didn't Answer the Bell for Round)
VFL 38 		3 00:00
04/14/2012 W
(4-2-0) 		Jeremy Boardwine
(0-0-0) 		WW
(170.0 vs. 167.5) 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Shogun Fights VI 		1 02:40
10/08/2011 W
(3-2-0) 		Diego Deabreu Peclat Dessantos
(1-3-0) 		WW
(169.0 vs. 171.0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Shogun Fights V 		3 03:00
04/30/2011 W
(2-2-0) 		Rich Langley
(1-0-0) 		MW
(176.0 vs. 179.0) 		Submission
Shogun Fights 4 		1 03:10
11/13/2010 W
(1-2-0) 		Tony Galeano
(0-0-0) 		MW
(182.0 vs. 185.5) 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Shogun Fights III 		1 03:14
10/24/2009 L
(1-1-0) 		Joey Kirwan
(1-2-0) 		MW
(184.5 vs. 185.5) 		Submission (Choke)
Shogun Fights 		1 01:30
08/22/2009 W
(0-1-0) 		Wade Drake
(0-1-0) 		MW
(183.0 vs. 185.0) 		Submission (Choke)
VFL's Cage Combat at the Capital 		1 03:50
07/24/2009 L
(0-0-0) 		Elijah Garshnick
(0-0-0) 		MW
(184.0 vs. 182.0) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Valley Fight League: Broad Avenue Brawlers 		2 00:31
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

Amateur Record: 3-3-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 1 year, 6 months, 3 days
Rounds Fought 6.6
Avg. Fights/Year 4.0
Longest Layoff 4 months, 24 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 months, 8 days

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 01/24/2009 W
(2-3-0) 		BRYAN DAVENPORT
(0-6-0) 		MW Submission (Guillotine Choke)
BattleFC: Inauguration Day Fights 		1 00:46
NSF 10/04/2008 W
(1-3-0) 		Boris Rakita
(4-2-0) 		MW Submission (Guillotine Choke)
BattleFC 4: Battle of the Champions 		1 02:44
NSF 05/10/2008 W
(0-3-0) 		Kevin Wicks
(1-0-0) 		MW Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Battlefield Fighting Championship - The Battle 2 		2 01:13
NSF 02/23/2008 L
(0-2-0) 		Keith Berish
(1-0-0) 		Submission (Triangle Choke)
Combat Sports Challenge 23 		2 01:05
NSF 12/15/2007 L
(0-1-0) 		Ryan LaFlare
(0-0-0) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Combat in the Cage - 7th Strike 		1 00:49
07/21/2007 L
(0-0-0) 		Troy Maxwell
(1-1-0) 		LHW
(191.4 vs. 187.2) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Cage of Vengeance 		2 02:10
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class