Ismael Gonzalez Biography

Ismael Gonzalez is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. While perhaps best known for being a contestant on Fight Master: Bellator MMA, Gonzalez has also made appearances for King of the Cage and BAMMA. He received his nickname due to his other occupation as a member of the LAPD.

Mixed martial arts

Early career

Gonzalez made his professional debut in 2006 and won via TKO in the second round but then went 0-4-1 in his next five fights before picking up two consecutive wins.

With a professional record of 4-9-1, Gonzalez faced Bellator and Strikeforce veteran, Waachiim Spiritwolf on February 25, 2010 at KOTC: Arrival. The two fought to a draw. Gonzalez then went 2-2 in his next four fights before being invited to compete on the first season of the MMA reality show, Fight Master: Bellator MMA.

Fight Master

With a professional record of 6-10-2, Gonzalez was an underdog heading into the show but in the entry round, was able to defeat Marcus Aurelio via TKO in round one.

Coached by Joe Warren, Gonzalez faced Joe Williams in his first fight while in the house. Williams had been defeated in the entry round, before later being brought back by coach Frank Shamrock. Gonzalez lost via submission in the second round and was therefore eliminated.

Mixed martial arts record

|- | Loss | align=center| 6-11-2 | Ozzy Avalos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | BAMMA USA: Bad Beat 11 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:02 | Commerce, California, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 6-10-2 | Joe Condon | Decision (split) | BAMMA USA: Bad Beat 5 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Commerce, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 6-9-2 | Nick Christy | Decision (split) | Caged in Promotions: Cage vs. Cons 2 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Pico Rivera, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 5-9-2 | Rick Slaton | KO (punch) | Caged in Promotions: Cage vs. Cons | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:36 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 4-9-2 | Joshua Aveles | KO (punches) | LBFN 10: Long Beach Fight Night 10 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 2:25 | Long Beach, California, United States | |- | Draw | align=center| 4-8-2 | Waachiim Spiritwolf | Draw | KOTC: Arrival | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:00 | Highland, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 4-8-1 | Erik Meaders | Decision (unanimous) | LBFN 1: Long Beach Fight Night 1 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 5:00 | Long Beach, California, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 3-8-1 | Mike Aina | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | ROTR: Beatdown 8 | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:40 | Hawaii, United States, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 3-7-1 | Marcus LeVesseur | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WG: War Gods | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:46 | Fresno, California, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 3-6-1 | Gregg Dalton | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CCC: California Cage Championships | | align=center| 2 | align=center| N/A | Maywood, California, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 3-5-1 | Patrick Speight | TKO (retirement) | Unleashed Fight 2: Showdown in Cali | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 3:00 | San Diego, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 3-4-1 | Ben Gonzalez | KO | Invincible: MMA | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:21 | Ontario, Canada, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 2-4-1 | Daniel McWilliams | Submission (triangle choke) | CITC 4: Chaos in the Cage 4 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 2:11 | Lancaster, California, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 1-4-1 | Lee Chapman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bring it On: Under Construction | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:21 | Oxnard, California, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 1-3-1 | David MacMilian | Decision | CITC 2: Chaos in the Cage 2 | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 3:00 | San Bernardino, California, United States | |- | Draw | align=center| 1-2-1 | Aric Nelson | Draw | Invincible: Fighting Championships | | align=center| 3 | align=center| N/A | Ontario, Canada, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 1-2 | Rick Screeton | Submission (armbar) | Valor Fighting Championships: San Manuel | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 0:24 | India | |- | Loss | align=center| 1-1 | Gabe Rivas | Submission (kimura) | KOTC: BOOYAA | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 4:34 | San Jacinto, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 1-0 | Rudy Duran | TKO (strikes) | CXF 4: California Extreme Fighting 4 | | align=center| 2 | align=center| 1:44 | Upland, California, United States |