Dan Argueta biography: 13 things about UFC fighter born in Chicago, Illinois

Dan Argueta is an American professional mixed martial artist from Illinois, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. His full name is Daniel Argueta and his fight name is The Determined.
2. He is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
3. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Orland Park, Illinois.
4. He went to Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park.
5. He speaks English and Spanish.
6. He is 5’7″ tall and he competes in the bantamweight division.
7. From May 2011 to September 2013, he worked at Riverside Car Care in Chicago as a sales associate and a mechanic.
8. From August 2011 to May 2016, he attended the University of Wisconsin- Parkside in Somers, Wisconsin, USA where he earned his bachelor’s degree in communication with a minor in sociology.
9. In 2013, he was the captain of the University of Wisconsin- Parkside’s wrestling team.
10. From April 2014 to April 2015, he worked at Somers House Bar and Grill in Kenosha, Wisconsin as an assistant manager and a bartender.
11. From April 2015 to September 2015, he worked at Chicago Marketing in Oak Brook Terrace, Illinois as a sales account executive.
12. As an amateur MMA fighter, he defeated Asa Carraway on August 5, 2017 and Richard Jennings on February 2019 but lost to Amir Kazemi on November 11, 2017.
13. In September 2017, he started dating Alejandra Delacruz.

TIMELINE

2019

• On May 3, 2019, he made his professional MMA debut and Legacy Fighting Alliance debut at “LFA 65” in Vail, Colorado, USA where he defeated Max Rojas via technical knockout.
• On August 2, 2019, he submitted Christian Hermosillo at “Combat 41” in Fresno, California, USA.
• On September 1, 2019, he submitted Ronny Davila at “Fight Card Entertainment – Supremacy 2019” in Cicero, Illinois.
• On December 13, 2019, he submitted Roger Serverson at “Combate Americas- Stockton” in Stockton, California.

2020

• On September 4, 2020, he defeated Jackson Filho via unanimous decision at “LFA 90” in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.

2021

• On May 6, 2021, he lost to Ricky Turciois via unanimous decision in the quarterfinals of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 29 in Enterprise, Nevada.
• On October 22, 2021, he submitted Rodney Mondala at “LFA 116” in Vail.

2022

• On February 4, 2022, he defeated Mairon Santos Alves via technical knockout at “LFA 123” in Hammond, Indiana, USA.
• On May 6, 2022, he defeated Diego Silva via split decision at “LFA 131” in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
• On June 4, 2022, he made his UFC debut at “UFC Fight Night 2017” in Enterprise where he lost to Damon Jackson via unanimous decision.

2023

• On January 14, 2013, he defeated Nick Aguirre via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 217” in Enterprise.
• On June 17, 2023, he submitted Ronnie Lawrence at “UFC Vegas 75” in Enterprise but it was later overturned and declared a No Contest.
• On September 23, 2023, he lost to Miles Johns via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 228” in Enterprise.