About
Although his first professional bout was in 1998, in June 2006 Savant decided he wanted to begin training mixed martial arts full-time. In February 2007 Savant won his first fight in the International Fight League by defeating Ed West in a unanimous decision. Savant had an OK run with the IFL, and that gave him an oppurtunity to fight Takeshi Inoue at Shooto. Despite Inoue being heavily favored, Young pulled off the upset and beat him by Unanimous decision. Young has stated that this win is the reason he was offered a fight contract with the new Affliction Clothing Promotion. Savant will be fighting at their first event (Affliction Banned) against Mark Hominick.
MMA Record
| 9-6-0 (wins-losses-draws) | |||||||
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event Title | Date | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Takeshi Inoue | Decision (Unanimous) | Shooto- Tradition 1 | 5/3/2008 | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | Deividas Taurosevicius | Decision (Unanimous) | IFL- 2007 Semifinals | 8/2/2007 | 3 | 4:00 | |
| Loss | Ryan Schultz | Decision (Unanimous) | IFL-Everett | 6/1/2007 | 3 | 4:00 | |
| Win | Adam Lynn | KO (Punch) | IFL-Los Angeles | 3/17/2007 | 2 | 0:21 | |
| Win | Ed West | Decision (Unanimous) | IFL-Houston | 2/2/2007 | 3 | 4:00 | |
| Win | Danny Suarez | KO | BIB-Beatdown in Bakersfield | 11/17/2006 | 1 | 2:32 | |
| Loss | Gabe Ruediger | Submission (Armbar) | PF 1-The Beginning | 5/12/2006 | 3 | 1:29 | |
| Loss | Chris Lytle | Submission (Strikes) | WEC 18-Unfinished Business | 1/13/2006 | 1 | 3:50 | |
| Loss | John Alessio | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | KOTC-Shock and Awe | 10/1/2005 | 3 | 2:09 | |
| Win | Kendall Grove | Technical Submission (Choke) | LIP 1-Lockdown in Paradise 1 | 3/19/2005 | 1 | 2:00 | |
| Win | Marcus Vinicios | Decision | XP 2-Xtreme Pankration 2 | 4/12/2002 | N/A | N/A | |
| Loss | Jason Von Flue | N/A | IFC WC 5-Warriors Challenge 5 | 9/18/1999 | N/A | N/A | |
| Win | Victor Hunsaker | Submission (Heel Hook) | NG 9-Neutral Grounds 9 | 1/10/1999 | 1 | 1:55 | |
| Win | Ronnie Barnwell | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | NG 9-Neutral Grounds 9 | 1/10/1999 | 1 | 1:50 | |
| Win | Thomas Kenny | Submission (Armbar) | ES 2-Extreme Shoot 2 | 6/6/1998 | 2 | ||