Name Patrick Cote
Nickname The Predator
Association Brazilian Top Team, Team Sityodtong
Weight Class Middleweight (185 lbs.)
Height 5′ 11″ (180 cm)
Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Birth Date February 29, 1980
Fighting Out Of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Country Canada
Patrick Cote Pictures Official Website

”’Patrick Côté”’ is a French-Canadian mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and is the TKO Major League MMA middleweight champion. He is renowned for his KO power and his extremely tough chin.

He holds notable wins over Jason MacDonald, Scott Smith, Jason Day, Kendall Grove, Drew McFedries and Ricardo Almeida.

== Professional Record ==

Record 19 – 8 – 0 (Win â€Â“ Loss â€Â“ Draw)
Wins 8 (T)KOs
3 Submissions
7 Decisions
1 Other
Losses 1 (T)KOs
3 Submissions
4 Decisions
Result Opponent Method Event Title Date Round Time Notes
Win Bobby Voelker Decision (Unanimous) [[UFC 158 St. Pierre vs Diaz]] 3/16/2013 3 5:00 Welterweight
Win Alessio Sakara DQ (Punches to Back of Head) [[UFC 154 St. Pierre vs Condit]] 11/17/2012 1 1:26
Loss Cung Le Decision (Unanimous) UFC 148 Silva vs Sonnen 2 7/7/2012 3 5:00
Win Gustavo Machado KO (Punches) AFC Amazon Forest Combat 2 3/31/2012 1 2:44
Win Crafton Wallace TKO (Leg Injury) Instinct MMA: Instinct Fighting 1 10/07/2011 1 1:36
Win Todd Brown Decision (Unanimous) Ringside MMA 11: Quebec City 6/04/2011 3 5:00
Win Kalib Starnes Decision (Unanimous) Ringside MMA 10 Cote vs Starnes 4/09/2011 3 5:00
Loss Tom Lawlor Decision (Unanimous) UFC 121 Lesnar vs Velasquez 10/23/2010 3 5:00
Loss Alan Belcher Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 113 Machida vs Shogun 2 5/08/2010 2 3:25
Loss Anderson Silva TKO (Knee Injury) UFC 90 Silva vs Cote 10/25/2008 3 0:39 For UFC Middleweight Championship
Win Ricardo Almeida Decision (Split) UFC 86 Jackson vs Griffin 7/05/2008 3 5:00
Win Drew McFedries TKO (Punches) UFC Fight Night 12 Swick vs Burkman 1/23/2008 1 1:33
Win Kendall Grove TKO (Punches) UFC 74 Respect 8/25/2007 1 4:45 Won Knockout of the Night Honors
Win Jason Day TKO (Punches) TKO 29: Repercussion 6/01/2007 1 4:05 Won TKO Middleweight Championship
Win Scott Smith Decision (Unanimous) UFC 67 All or Nothing 2/03/2007 3 5:00
Loss Travis Lutter Submission (Armbar) The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale 11/11/2006 1 2:18 TUF 4 Middleweight Tournament Final
Win Jason MacDonald Submission (Rear Naked Choke) MFC 9 No Excuses 3/10/2006 5 1:55 Won first-ever [[MFC Middleweight Champion | MFC Middleweight Championship]]
Win Bill Mahood Submission (Choke) KOTC Anarchy 2/11/2006 2 2:42 Won KOTC Light Heavyweight Championship
Loss Chris Leben Decision (Split) UFC Fight Night 1 Ultimate Fight Night 8/6/2005 3 5:00
Loss Joe Doerksen Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 52 Couture vs Liddell 2 4/16/2005 3 2:35
Win Ricardeau Francois Decision (Split) TKO 19: Rage 1/29/2005 3 5:00 Defended TKO Light Heavyweight Championship
Loss Tito Ortiz Decision (Unanimous) [[UFC 50 The War of ’04]] 10/22/2004 3 5:00
Win Bill Mahood KO (Punches) TKO 16: Infernal 5/22/2004 1 0:21 Defended TKO Light Heavyweight Championshiop
Win Steve Vigneault KO (Punches) TKO 14: Road Warriors 11/29/2003 1 1:08 Won TKO Light Heavyweight Championship
Win Yan Pellerin Decision (Unanimous) TKO 13: Ultimate Rush 9/06/2003 3 5:00
Win Glenn Murdoch TKO (Corner Stoppage) UCC PG 9: UCC Proving Ground 9 3/22/2003 1 5:00
Win Pascal Gosselin Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UCC PG 8: UCC Proving Ground 8 11/03/2002 1 1:18

== Martial Arts Background ==
Patrick Côté started his martial arts training in the Canadian Army, where he took up boxing and subsequently added Kickboxing and Wrestling to his repertoire. He currently studies Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Fabio Holanda at BTT Canada.

Côté served in the army until 2004, when he started training full time. He is currently training at Brazilian Top Team Canada based in Montreal where fellow Brazilian Top Team Canada member and friend, Georges.St. Pierre, also trains. The two met while competing in TKO Major League MMA. He also trains Muay Thai with renowned coach Mark DellaGrotte who was a coach on The UFC’s reality TV show The Ultimate Fighter 4. He also maintains ties with Team Legion.

== Mixed Martial Arts Career ==
Côté began his career in TKO, where he went undefeated with five wins and captured the TKO Light Heavyweight Championship. His big break came after [[Lion’s Den]] veteran Guy Mezger pulled out of the main event fight with Tito Ortiz at UFC 50 due to injury. Côté, with just four days notice, was set to face Ortiz. Côté lost by unanimous decision but still impressed by not being submitted or knocked out by Ortiz and displaying a toughness and willingness to take the fight on short notice. He did not win at a UFC pay-per-view until UFC 67.

In 2006, Côté joined the competition at The Ultimate Fighter 4 in the Middleweight tournament, and finally won his first UFC match (albeit an exhibition match) over Jorge Rivera. He advanced to the semifinals â€Â“ where he defeated Edwin Dewees â€Â“ and proceeded to the finale, where he lost by first round submission to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter Travis Lutter. With the loss to Lutter factored in and none of The Ultimate Fighter exhibition bouts included, Côté’s official UFC record fell to 0-4. Côté earned his first win in the UFC at UFC 67, defeating TUF4 teammate Scott Smith by unanimous decision. Côté made a return to TKO during the summer of 2007 to defeat Jason Day for the TKO Middleweight title. He returned to the UFC and defeated up and comer and TUF season 3 winner Kendall Grove at UFC 74 by KO (punches) in the first round. Following his UFC 74 victory Côté fought Drew McFedries at UFC Fight Night 12 Swick vs Burkman on January 23rd and won again via a first round TKO after catching McFedries with a counter punch.Côté extended his UFC win streak to Four fights at UFC 86 by defeating Ricardo Almeida via split decision, also earning him an upcoming title shot.

Côté is a former TKO Light Heavyweight Champion, and now owns their Middleweight Championship having beaten Jason Day for the title. He is a King of the Cage Canadian Light Heavyweight Champion (victory over Bill Mahood at KOTC Anarchy), and the Maximum Fighting Championships World Middleweight Champion (victory over Jason MacDonald at MFC 9 in March 2006).

Côté next fought Anderson Silva at UFC 90 for the Middleweight Championship, on October 25th, 2008, the UFC’s first event in Illinois. In the third round, Côté landed awkwardly on his right leg while throwing a kick and fell to the mat grasping his right knee and in obvious pain. Referee Herb Dean declared the fight over when Côté could not continue, ruling the bout a TKO victory for Silva. Côté, however, became the first of Silva’s UFC opponents to make it into the third round.

On January 25th 2009, Patrick Cote said in an interview with MMA Mania that if he gets a rematch with Anderson Silva he is confident that he will beat him.

In a July 2009 interview with MMA Connected (SportsNet) in the run-up to Michael Bisping‘s fight with Dan Henderson, Coté indicated that he would like to fight Bisping, assuming that he lost to Dan Henderson.

Unfortunately for Cote, his injury that he suffered during the Silva fight is much worse than first though, and it is taking much longer to heal. “My ACL is good, but my MCL is busted,” he stated. “So I have to go under surgery again.” If the surgery goes well Cote could be back in action around October of 2009.

Cote finally returned after an 18-month layoff at UFC 113 Machida vs Shogun 2, where he faced off against Alan Belcher. Cote looked good in the beginning, almost ending the fight with a Kimura that had his opponent grimacing in pain. Belcher survived the submission, took top position and fought back for a close first round. However, in the second round, Cote found his range and took the edge after some spirited exchanges. Belcher was wobbled on a few occasions but continually fought back with his always-effective body kicks. Those blows may have prompted Cote to attempt a takedown, but when the submission specialist dipped for a double-leg takedown, Belcher picked him up and dropped him face first into the mat. Belcher then quickly transitioned to his opponent’s back, secured a body lock, and torqued a Rear Naked Choke. Unable to escape, Cote was forced to tap out at the 3:25 mark of the round.

== Ranks and Titles ==
* TKO Light Heavyweight Champion
* KOTC Canadian Light Heavyweight Champion
* World Middleweight MFC Champion
* Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu