"The Predator" has seen his last hunt.
Following a unanimous decision loss to Thiago Alves at UFC 210 on Saturday, 15-year MMA veteran Patrick Cote left his gloves in the Octagon and announced his retirement.
"That was the plan since the beginning, win or lose that would be my last fight," Cote said in his post-match interview.
The 37-year-old French-Canadian first fought for the UFC on Oct. 22, 2004 against light heavyweight star Tito Ortiz.
A replacement fighter, Cote accepted the bout on just four days' notice and he lost a unanimous decision after going three rounds with the former champion.
After being released in 2005, Cote found new life as a cast member of the 4th season of "The Ultimate Fighter." While he was defeated in that season's tournament final by Travis Lutter, he stuck around with the promotion due to his entertaining stand-up style.
A world championship opportunity knocked at UFC 90 when Cote was pegged to fight middleweight king Anderson Silva. Unfortunately for Cote, he suffered an injury in the third round and would not challenge for a UFC title again.
The Predator would be released again two fights later, but he made one last run in the Octagon from 2012-2017, competing primarily as a welterweight.
Cote closes his MMA career with a 10-11 record in the UFC and a 23-11 professional record overall.
