Brett Cooper

Background

Cooper was born in Los Angeles, California, and has lived in Long Beach, California his whole life.

Career

He has also competed in the IFL, Affliction, Shooto, and Jungle Fight. He fights out of Reign Training Center, alongside UFC Middleweight Mark Munoz. Early career

Affliction

On January 24, 2009 Cooper fought Patrick Speight at Affliction: Day of Reckoning who he defeated by knockout.

Bellator Fighting Championships

= Season 2 welterweight tournament Cooper fought Steve Carl as the main event at Bellator XV where is lost by split decision in the quarterfinals of the Bellator Season Two Welterweight Tournament.

= Non-tournament bouts In 2010, Cooper moved up to the Middleweight division. In 2011, Cooper fought three times for Bellator in non-tournament bouts.

He faced Alexander Shlemenko at Bellator XLIV where he lost by unanimous decision. = Season 8 middleweight tournament Cooper fought Norman Paraisy at Bellator LXXXIX in the quarterfinals of the Bellator Season Eight Middleweight Tournament.

Cooper faced Dan Cramer in the semifinals at Bellator 92.

He faced Doug Marshall in the finals and lost via knockout in the first round. Despite losing in the finals, Cooper was chosen as a replacement for Marshall when his former opponent injured his hand. Having earlier lost to Shlemenko in 2011, Cooper had the rematch with him for the Middleweight title on September 7, 2013 at Bellator 98.

He lost the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision.

= Season 10 middleweight tournament In March 2014, Cooper entered the Bellator Season 10 Middleweight tournament. He faced UFC veteran Kendall Grove in the semifinals at Bellator 114.

He faced Brandon Halsey in the tournament final at Bellator 122 and lost via submission. = Non-tournament bouts Stepping in as a replacement for an injured James Irvin, Cooper was set to face Brian Rogers at Bellator 125 on September 19, 2014.

However, a foot injury forced Cooper out of the bout, he was replaced with promotional newcomer Rafael Carvalho.

Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Season 8 Middleweight Tournament Runner-Up.

Achievements

• Cooper made his professional debut in 2005 when he was 17 years old and won via TKO. He held a record of 5-4 with a split decision win over future EliteXC and Strikeforce veteran Conor Heun before facing future UFC and Strikeforce veteran Jason Von Flue. Cooper won the bout via TKO and then made his IFL debut in his next fight against future UFC veteran Rory Markham. Cooper won again via TKO against the Miletich Fighting Systems product and followed this up with another win to bring his record to 8-4 and making his debut in Affliction. He fought Matt Major at Bellator XXIX where he won by second round technical knockout. Cooper fought Valdir Araujo at Bellator L where he won by third round technical knockout. Finally, Cooper fought Jared Hess at Bellator LVIII where he won by unanimous decision. In 2012, Cooper faced Darryl Cobb at Bellator LXXX where he won by unanimous decision. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Despite losing the first two rounds, Cooper rallied to win via TKO in the third round. After losing the first round, Cooper rallied back to win the bout via knockout in the second round.