bout, Vedepo lost via unanimous decision. Vedepo faced Ben Crowder at Bellator 117 on April 18, 2014. He defeated Crowder via a verbal submission, as Crowder sustained a leg injury. Vedepo then faced Cortez Coleman at Bellator 121 on June 6, 2014 and won via decision in a closely contested battle. Vedepo faced Davin Clark at Bellator 129 on October 17, 2014. He won via TKO in the third round. Vedepo will make a quick return to the Bellator cage as he steps in as a replacement for an injured Tom DeBlass against Muhammed Lawal on November 15, 2014 at Bellator 131. He lost the fight via TKO in the third round. On December 4, 2014 Bellator MMA announced they released Vedepo from the promotion after he allegedly assaulted a police officer in Iowa. The incident came less than two weeks after his loss at Bellator 131, involving a reportedly-intoxicated Vedepo head butting a police officer in the chest and being tasered ineffectively, as it reportedly took several officers to subdue him. The officer Vedepo head butted was hospitalized with a back injury. Independent promotions Vedepo made his return on June 11, 2016, in a rematch with Eddie Larrea. Vedepo avenged his prior loss, winning via rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Vedepo most recently fought on December 29, 2017, losing via technical submission in the first round. Personal life Vedepo has daughters and twin sons. Mixed martial arts record |- | Win |align=center| 20-10 |Virgil Knight |Submission (rear-naked choke) |Elite Fight League 7 | |align=center|2 |align=center|0:48 |Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States |Middleweight bout. |- | Win |align=center| 19–10 |Darrius Flowers |Submission (keylock) |Elite Fight League 6 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:55 |Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States |Catchweight (195 lb) bout. |- | Loss |align=center| 18–10 |Daniel Vizcaya |Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) |RCC 14: Revolution Combat Championships 14 | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:49 |Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States |For the RCC Light Heavyweight Championship. |- | Win |align=center| 18–9 |Eddie Larrea |Submission (rear-naked choke) |RCC: Revolution Cage Combat | |align=center|1 |align=center|3:33 |Iowa City, Iowa, United States | |- | Loss |align=center| 17–9 |Muhammed Lawal |TKO (punches) |Bellator 131 | |align=center|3 |align=center|0:39 |San Diego, California, United States | |- | Win |align=center| 17–8 |Davin Clark |TKO (punches) |Bellator 129 | |align=center|3 |align=center|2:27 |Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | |- |Win |align=center| 16–8 |Cortez Coleman |Decision (majority) |Bellator 121 | |align=center|3 |align=center|5:00 |Thackerville, Oklahoma, United