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Orlando Rashad Coulter (born November 27, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2011, he has also competed for Bellator MMA and Legacy Fighting Championship.

Background

Coulter was born in North Carolina but eventually moved to Texas with his single parent father. Prior to beginning MMA, Coulter played American football for 17 years. He graduated from Plano East Senior High School and continued to Texas A&M University–Commerce from where he dropped out after complete quadriceps tear shattered his NFL dream. He was introduced to mixed martial arts by his childhood friend Muhammed Lawal and began training in Muay Thai in early 2010. Lawal also gave Coulter the nickname "The Daywalker."

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Coulter made his professional MMA debut in June 2011. Over the next five-and-a-half years, he amassed a record of 8 wins against 1 loss with all of his wins coming via knockout.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

For his UFC debut, Coulter stepped in to replace Dmitry Poberezhets on short notice against Chase Sherman at UFC 211 on May 13, 2017. Coulter lost the fight by knockout in the second round. However, the back-and-forth action earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.

For his second fight in the promotion, Coulter faced debuting Tai Tuivasa on November 19, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura. He lost the fight via knockout due to a flying knee in the first round.

In his third fight for the promotion, Coulter was scheduled to face Allen Crowder on June 19, 2018, at UFC 225. However, on May 12, it was announced that Chris de la Rocha has replaced Crowder for undisclosed reasons. Coulter lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

In his fourth fight for the promotion, Coulter moved to Light heavyweight to face Hu Yaozong on November 24, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Ngannou 2. At the weigh-ins, Coulter weighed in at 208 pounds, 2 pounds over the light heavyweight non-title fight limit of 206. He was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to his opponent. Coulter won the fight by unanimous decision, marking his first decision win in his career and UFC win in his year with the company.

Post-UFC career

After departing with the UFC, Coulter challenged Ike Villanueva for the Fury FC Light Heavyweight Championship at Fury FC 40 on December 13, 2019. After being knocked down early in the fight, he was eventually finished by technical knockout later in the round.

Coulter was scheduled to face Ty Flores at Fury FC 48 on July 25, 2021. This was later changed to Fury FC 51 on September 12, 2021, and was subsequently cancelled.

Coulter was then scheduled to face Christian Larsen for the Unified MMA Heavyweight Championship at Unified MMA 45 on May 27, 2022. However, Coulter withdrew from the fight and was replaced by Grayson Wells.

Bare-knuckle boxing career

Coulter made his bare knuckle debut at BYB Extreme's BYB 16 Dubai Brawl in Dubai, UAE winning by first round TKO over Quentin Domingoes.

Boxing career

Before signing with the UFC, Coulter competed in professional boxing and amassed a record of 4–0 with three knockouts.

Personal life

Coulter is a married with two sons.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Chase Sherman

Mixed martial arts record

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
7	Loss	5–2	John Shipman	SD	6	29 Jul 2023	Riders Field, Frisco, Texas, U.S.
6	Loss	5–1	Edgar Ramirez	UD	6	11 Feb 2023	Southern Junction Nightclub, Irving, Texas, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Luis Pascual	UD	6	24 Sep 2022	Indoor Soccer World, Mesquite, Texas, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Greg Dismukes	KO	1 (4), 2:00	20 Aug 2016	Omni Dallas Hotel, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	James Hall	KO	1 (6), 2:16	15 Aug 2015	Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Armando Herrera Jr.	KO	1 (4), 2:27	5 Jun 2015	Forest Hill Convention, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Edgar Verdin	UD	6	16 Aug 2014	Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Bare-knuckle boxing record

See also

• List of male mixed martial artists
• List of current UFC fighters