Eric Wisely (born July 25, 1984) is an American professional

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who formerly competed in the

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division of the

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. A professional competitor since 2006, Wisely has also fought for the

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and

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Wisely compiled an amateur record of 6-1 before making his professional mixed martial arts debut on December 21, 2006, against Chriss Woodruff at Midwest King of the Cage 40. Wisely won his debut in the first round. Following this win, Wisely compiled a record of 18–5 before signing with

in mid-2011.

Strikeforce

In mid-2011, Wisely signed with now-defunct promotion

. He made his debut against Pat Healy at Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Duarte on August 12, 2011. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Wisely made his UFC debut against

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in a Featherweight bout on January 28, 2012, at UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis. He lost the bout via submission in the first round. Wisely replacing an injured

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and faced Jason Young on April 14, 2012, at

UFC on Fuel TV 2 ''UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva'' (also known as ''UFC on Fuel TV 2'' or ''UFC: Sweden'') was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 14, 2012, at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Back ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Bellator MMA

Wisely faced

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on the

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card on May 9, 2014, in Ontario, Canada. Wisely lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Return to UFC

Wisely was expected to face

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on April 27, 2019 at

UFC on ESPN 3 ''UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 3'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 29, 2019, at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Background Th ...

. However, it was reported on April 18, 2019 that Wisely pulled out of the bout due to a failed physical caused by heart problems. He was replaced by newcomer Mike Davis.

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , Defended Caged Aggression Lightweight Championship. , - , Win , align=center, 28–9–1 ,

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, United States , Return to

; defended Pinnacle Combat Lightweight Championship. , - , Win , align=center, 26–9–1 , Sean Huffman , Decision (unanimous) , Battle at the Ball Park , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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debut. , - , Win , align=center, 25–9–1 , Demian Papagni , TKO (punches) , Extreme Challenge 233 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:10 ,

, United States , Catchweight (160 lbs) bout. , - , Draw , align=center, 24–9–1 , Dustin Parrish , Draw (split) , PC MMA: Pinnacle Combat 22 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 24–9 , Cliff Wright , Decision (unanimous) , PC MMA: Pinnacle Combat 21 , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , Defended Pinnacle Combat Lightweight Championship. , - , Win , align=center, 23–9 ,

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, Canada , Catchweight (160 lbs) bout. , - , Win , align=center, 22–8 , Donnie Bell , Decision (split) , Bellator CXIII , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 21–8 , Jeremy Castro , KO (punch) , Pinnacle Combat MMA 13 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:29 ,

, United States , Defended Pinnacle Combat Lightweight Championship. , - , Win , align=center, 20–8 , Brian Geraghty , Decision (unanimous) , Pinnacle Combat MMA 11 , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , Won Pinnacle Combat Lightweight Championship. , - , Loss , align=center, 19–8 , Jason Young , Decision (unanimous) , UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Submission (armbar) , Gladiator Cage Fights: Knockout Night 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:49 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–3 , Cole Williams , Submission (armbar) , Pinnacle Combat MMA 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:34 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 11–3 , Ramiro Hernandez , Decision (unanimous) , WhiteApe MMA: Gorilla Warfare , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–2 , Tristian Hansburger , TKO (punches) , Extreme Cage Challenge , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:30 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–2 , Danny Rodriguez , Submission , Spring Breakage , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–2 , Micah Washington , TKO (punches) , Mainstream MMA 8: Cold War , , align=center, 2 , align=center, N/A ,

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, Decision (unanimous) , Mainstream MMA 7: Vengeance , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 , Jason Medina , TKO (punches) , Iron Horse: Bike and Music Festival 2007 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, N/A ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Willie Dale , KO (punches) , Ring Style: Bad Blood 2 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, N/A ,

United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Brady Wakeland , N/A , Midwest King of the Ring 44 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:23 , , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Alex Wakeland , N/A , Midwest King of the Ring 42 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:21 , , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Cody Clayes , N/A , Midwest King of the Ring 41 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:16 , , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Nathan Aber , N/A , Midwest King of the Ring 40 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:23 , , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Chriss Woodruff , N/A , Midwest King of the Ring 40 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:41 , ,

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