Guillermo Torres Cervantes (born August 19, 1986 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican freestyle wrestler, mixed martial artist, and coach.
2011
He won a silver medal for the 60 kg division at the 2011 Pan American Games in his hometown, which qualified him for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
At the Olympics, Torres competed in the men's freestyle 60 kg class, where he was eliminated in the qualifying round after being defeated by Iran's Masoud Esmaeilpour, with a technical score of 1–8, and a classification point system of 1–3.
After the Olympics, Torres retired from wrestling competition due to injuries that required surgeries and decided to focus on coaching children in wrestling and raising a family instead.
He was introduced to submission grappling after being invited to train at Gym 58, where he learned quickly and was encouraged to compete.
2018
He eventually transitioned to MMA and made his debut on March 15, 2018, at CBF MMA - Dana White: Lookin' for a Fight, winning via unanimous decision.
His second fight was for Combate Americas at Combate 27 on October 26, 2018, in his hometown.
Torres won by first round TKO.
2019
He gained two more wins in Combate in 2019 before a hiatus.
Torres made his return on March 25, 2022, at UWC Mexico 32, winning via TKO.
His winning streak ended on September 2, 2022, at Lux Fight League 26, with a loss via knockout.
Torres has been training with Henry Cejudo since preparation for his third fight.
He was Cejudo's training partner for his title fight against Aljamain Sterling at UFC 288.
