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Ovince Saint Preux (born April 8, 1983) is an American professional
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who most notably competed in the
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and
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divisions of the
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, challenging once for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. A professional competitor since 2008, Saint Preux has also formerly competed for
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, the XFC, and
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. He is known for his unorthodox fighting style and has gained notability and notoriety for having won four fights using the rare
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submission out of eight finishes in UFC history, leading to fans renaming it to the "Von Preux choke".


Background

Saint Preux was born in Immokalee, Florida, to
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an immigrant parents. He attended Immokalee High School in
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, where he wrestled, played defensive end for the football team, and ran track. As a wrestler, he compiled a record of 26–1, and was the state's 1A runner-up in his weight class. During his senior year in football, he registered 75 tackles, including a school-record 18 sacks, and was named All-State. In track, he competed in the 110-meter hurdles, the 300-meter hurdles, the discus throw, and the 4x400 relay. Saint Preux played college football for the
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from 2001 to 2004. After redshirting in 2001, he played primarily as a reserve at both defensive end and
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. He earned varsity letters in 2002 and 2004, appearing in seventeen games during his college career. He graduated in 2004 with a degree in sociology, and began to train in
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and
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at the age of 21. After two unsuccessful attempts at professional football, Saint Preux gave up the sport and began to take an interest in
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as a form of training. Saint Preux, who currently trains at Knoxville Martial Arts Academy in
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, began to fight professionally at the suggestion of his coach. Saint Preux attributes his confidence in the ring to his membership in
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fraternity.


Mixed martial arts career


Early career

Saint Preux compiled an undefeated amateur MMA record of 5–0 before making his professional MMA debut at VFC 1 against Rodney Wallace, which he lost by decision. In his second MMA match, he suffered another decision loss. His next match came against Robert Turner which he won by a brutal head kick at XFC 7: School of Hard Knox. Saint Preux was a runner-up for Inside MMA's Submission of The Year for 2009 with a calf slicer against Ombey Mobley, but was beaten by
Toby Imada Timoteo Tobias "Toby" Imada (born April 20, 1978) is a retired American mixed martial artist, grappler and kickboxer of Japanese and Mexican descent. A professional from 1998 until 2013, Imada competed for Bellator, King of the Cage, and the R ...
's reverse triangle.


Strikeforce

In June 2010, Saint Preux signed a multi-fight deal with Strikeforce. His debut match came against Chris Hawk at Strikeforce: Nashville, which he won due to
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(punches) in the first round. After knocking out UFC veteran
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in eight seconds outside the Strikeforce organization, he returned to fight Antwain Britt in his second Strikeforce fight on a ShoMMA Strikeforce Challengers event. He won by unanimous decision. Saint Preux returned to action less than a month after his win over Britt to fight UFC and Strikeforce veteran Benji Radach on the main card of Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II. Saint Preux defeated Radach via unanimous decision. Saint Preux competed in his third Strikeforce fight in less than seven weeks and faced Abongo Humphrey on January 7, 2011, at Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine. He won the fight via unanimous decision. This three-fight series over a seven-week period marked the only time a Strikeforce fighter competed on three successive shows. Saint Preux faced Joe Cason on July 22, 2011, at Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III. He won the fight via submission to strikes in the first round. In his post-fight interview, Saint Preux asked for either
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or
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as his next opponent. Saint Preux next fought Gegard Mousasi on December 17, 2011, at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Saint Preux fought T. J. Cook on August 18, 2012, at Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman. He won the fight via third-round knockout with a punch. Saint Preux compiled a record of 5–1 within the promotion.


Ultimate Fighting Championship


2013

In January 2013, the Strikeforce organization was closed by its parent company
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with a majority of the Strikeforce fighters being brought over to the
Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor ( ...
. For his UFC debut, Saint Preux faced fellow promotional newcomer Gian Villante on April 27, 2013, at UFC 159. The fight ended in unusual fashion as Saint Preux accidentally poked Villante in the right eye with his thumb and referee Kevin Mulhall immediately called an end to the fight after asking Villante if he could see. As a result of the injury, the fight went to the judges' scorecards and Saint Preux won a majority technical decision. For his second bout with the promotion, Saint Preux faced Cody Donovan on August 17, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 26. He won the fight via knockout at 2:07 in the first round.


2014

Saint Preux was briefly linked to a bout against
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on January 15, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 35. However, Silva pulled out of the bout less than 24 hours after the announcement. The match against Silva was rescheduled for March 15, 2014 at UFC 171. However, the rescheduled bout was cancelled on February 7, 2014, after Silva was arrested by Florida police on attempted murder charges. Saint Preux instead fought Nikita Krylov at the event, winning in the first round with a Von Flue choke. The rare submission win also earned Saint Preux his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. For his fourth fight, Saint Preux faced
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on June 14, 2014, at UFC 174. He won the fight in the second round when Jimmo verbally submitted due to a broken arm as a result of blocking one of Saint Preux's kicks. Saint Preux faced
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on August 16, 2014, in the main event at UFC Fight Night 47. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Saint Preux was expected to face
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on November 8, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 56. However, Cavalcante pulled out of the bout citing injury and was replaced by Francimar Barroso. However, on October 29, it was announced that Saint Preux would step up to replace an injured
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in the main event against
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. Despite being the underdog and fighting in Rua's home country of Brazil, Saint Preux won the fight via knockout just 34 seconds into the first round. Shogun's loss to Saint Preux was the fastest defeat of his professional career. The win also earned Saint Preux his second ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award.


2015

Saint Preux faced Patrick Cummins on April 18, 2015, at UFC on Fox 15. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. Saint Preux faced
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on August 8, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 73. He lost the back-and-forth fight by submission in the third round. Both participants were awarded ''Fight of the Night'' honors.


2016

Saint Preux next faced
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on February 6, 2016, at
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. Despite Preux injuring his ankle in the first round, he won the fight by unanimous decision. Saint Preux was tabbed as a short notice injury replacement to face
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for the interim light heavyweight title on April 23, 2016, at UFC 197 filling in for
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. Saint Preux lost via unanimous decision. Saint Preux's coach revealed that Saint Preux's arm was broken in the second round. Saint Preux faced
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on October 8, 2016, at UFC 204. He lost the fight via knockout in the second round.


2017

Saint Preux was expected to face
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on February 4, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 104. However, Błachowicz was pulled from the fight in mid-January and replaced by promotional newcomer
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. Saint Preux lost the fight via split decision. 14 of 16 MMA media outlets scored the fight for Saint Preux. Saint Preux faced Marcos Rogério de Lima on April 22, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 108. He defeated Lima due to a Von Flue choke submission in the second round. With this win, Saint Preux is the only fighter to successfully win via Von Flue choke twice in the UFC. A rematch with
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was expected to take place on September 23, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 117. The bout was changed after Rua suffered an injury and was promptly replaced with
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. Saint Preux won the fight via Von Flue choke in the first round, marking his third win via this submission. This win earned him the ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Saint Preux stepped in to replace Patrick Cummins in a fight against Corey Anderson on November 4, 2017, at UFC 217. After winning the first round by landing the more effective strikes and rocking Anderson in the final seconds and losing the second round due to Anderson's wrestling, Saint Preux won the fight via a head kick knockout in the opening minute of the third round. This win earned him a $25,000 ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award.


2018

Saint Preux was expected to face
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on January 27, 2018, at UFC on Fox 27. However, Latifi was injured during a training session and he was forced to pull out from the bout. As a result, the bout was cancelled. The pair was rebooked and the bout took place on February 24, 2018, at UFC on Fox 28. Saint Preux lost the fight via technical submission in the first round. Saint Preux faced
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on June 23, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 132. He won the fight via submission in the first round. This win earned him the ''Performance of the Night'' award. Saint Preux faced Dominick Reyes on October 6, 2018, at
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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.


2019

Saint Preux was expected to face Misha Cirkunov on March 2, 2019, at
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. However, on February 11, it was announced that Saint Preux suffered an injury and was pulled from the fight. He was replaced by Johnny Walker. Saint Preux faced Nikita Krylov in a rematch on April 13, 2019, at UFC 236. He lost the fight via a submission due to a rear-naked choke in round two. Saint Preux faced
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on September 28, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 160. He won the fight via submission due to a Von Flue choke in the second round; thereby extended his ending with this submission to a record four wins. The win also earned Saint Preux his sixth ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Saint Preux was briefly liked to face Ryan Spann on February 8, 2020, at
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. However, promotion matchmakers elected to go in another direction and the pairing was scrapped from the event. Saint Preux was suspended for three months by
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for tested positive for
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and S-23, the family of
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(SARMs), where the prohibited subsistence was found from a tainted supplement. The suspension retroactive from October 25, 2019, and he was eligible to fight again on January 25, 2020.


2020

Saint Preux was expected to face Shamil Gamzatov on April 25, 2020. However, Gamzatov was forced to pull from the event due to
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travel restriction, and Saint Preux was pulled from the event and was scheduled to meet Ion Cuțelaba at the event. However, on April 9,
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, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed to a future date. On April 24, 2020, it was revealed that the fight against Cuțelaba was cancelled due to Cuțelaba not being allowed to leave his home country of
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due to a pandemic travel ban. Saint Preux moved up to the
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division and faced Ben Rothwell at the UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira on May 13, 2020. He lost the fight via split decision. Saint Preux was scheduled to face Shamil Gamzatov on April 25, 2020. However, Gamzatov was forced to pull from the event due to
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travel restriction The match was rescheduled on August 22, 2020, at UFC on ESPN 15. However, for unknown reason, Gamzatov was pulled from the bout and he was replaced by
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. Just hours before the event was scheduled to begin, it was announced that the bout was canceled due to Saint Preux testing positive for COVID-19. The bout eventually took place on September 5, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 176. Saint Preux won the fight via knockout in the second round. This win earned him a Performance of the Night award. Saint Preux faced Jamahal Hill on December 5, 2020, at UFC on ESPN 19. At the weigh-ins, he weighed in at 207.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the light heavyweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at a catchweight and Saint Preux was fined 20% of his individual purse, which went to his opponent Hill. He lost the fight via second-round TKO.


2021

Saint Preux was scheduled to face
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on June 26, 2021, at
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. However, Grishin withdrew from the bout due to visa issues and was replaced by Tanner Boser in a heavyweight bout. In the second round, Saint Preux secured a takedown, but Boser appeared to use the fence in order to assist himself back to his feet, with the referee giving him a warning. However, Saint Preux lost the fight by knockout moments later. Saint Preux later announced that he would be appealing the loss in hopes of overturning it to a no contest. Saint Preux was scheduled to face Philipe Lins on November 13, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 197. However Saint Preux withdrew from the fight for undisclosed reasons and the bout was cancelled.


2022

Saint Preux had a rematch against
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on May 7, 2022, at UFC 274. He won the fight via split decision. Saint Preux was scheduled to face
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on December 10, 2022, at UFC 282. However, Gustafsson withdrew due to undisclosed reason and was briefly replaced by Philipe Lins. In turn, Lins withdrew from the bout due to an undisclosed reason and was replaced by UFC newcomer Antonio Trocoli. However, Trocoli withdrew due to visa issues. As a result, Saint Preux was pulled from the card as well due to the promotion being unable to find another replacement.


2023

The match between Saint Preux and Philipe Lins was rescheduled on February 18, 2023 at UFC Fight Night 219. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Saint Preux was scheduled to face Ion Cuțelaba on August 5, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 50. However, the bout was cancelled on July 20 for unknown reasons. In June 2023, Saint Preux was suspended for six months by
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after testing positive for Dehydroandrosterone resulting from tainted supplements. He was eligible to fight again on December 17, 2023.


2024

Saint Preux faced Kennedy Nzechukwu on March 16, 2024 at, UFC Fight Night 239. He won the bout by split decision. Saint Preux was scheduled to face Ryan Spann on September 7, 2024 at
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. However, Saint Preux withdrew from the fight due to an illness and the bout was moved to UFC 307 on October 5, 2024 as a result. Saint Preux lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the first round. On October 7, 2024, following his most recent loss, it was reported that Saint Preux was removed from the UFC roster.


Post UFC

On December 27, 2024, it was reported that Saint Preux had signed with Global Fight League. Saint Preux was scheduled to face former
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challenger
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on May 25, 2025 at GFL 2. However, all GFL events were cancelled indefinitely.


Championships and achievements


Mixed martial arts

* Ultimate Fighting Championship ** Performance of the Night (Seven times) *** Tied (
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,
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& Tom Aspinall) for fourth most Performance of the Night bonuses in UFC history (7) ** Fight of the Night (One time) ***Tied ( Mauricio Rua &
Jon Jones Jonathan Dwight Jones (born July 19, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight (MMA), Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the ...
) for second most Post-Fight bonuses in UFC Light Heavyweight division history (8) ** Most Von Flue choke submissions in UFC history (4) ** Tied (
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& Misha Cirkunov) for third most submissions in UFC Light Heavyweight division history (5) ** Second most finishes in UFC Light Heavyweight division history (11) ** Most bouts in modern UFC Light Heavyweight division history (26) ** Tied (
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) for third most wins in UFC Light Heavyweight division history (15) **UFC.com Awards ***2017: Ranked #7 Submission of the Year ***2019: Ranked #5 Submission of the Year * MMAJunkie.com ** 2015 April Knockout of the Month ** 2019 September Submission of the Month *
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** KOTC Amateur Light Heavyweight Tournament Champion


Mixed martial arts record

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Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
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Maurício Rua Maurício Milani Rua (; born 25 November 1981), also known as Shogun, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light H ...
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Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Arizona#List of cities and towns, most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, it is the ...
, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 25–16 , Tanner Boser , KO (punches) , UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:31 ,
Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 25–15 , Jamahal Hill , TKO (punches) , UFC on ESPN: Hermansson vs. Vettori , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:37 ,
Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
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Alonzo Menifield Alonzo Theodoro Menifield (born October 18, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2015, he has formerly fought in Bellato ...
, KO (punch) , UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:07 ,
Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 24–14 , Ben Rothwell , Decision (split) , UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonv ...
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Michał Oleksiejczuk Michał Oleksiejczuk (born February 22, 1995) is a Polish mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. A professional since 2014, he was the former Thunderstrike Fight League Light heavyweight champion in Poland. He currently competes in the middle ...
, Submission (Von Flue choke) , UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:46 ,
Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
, Denmark , , - , Loss , align=center, 23–13 , Nikita Krylov , Submission (rear-naked choke) , UFC 236 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:31 ,
Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...
, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 23–12 , Dominick Reyes , Decision (unanimous) ,
UFC 229 ''UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor ''was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) that was held on October 6, 2018, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United Stat ...
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Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
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Tyson Pedro Tyson Pedro (born 17 September 1991) is an Australian former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Pedro is an Australian of American Samoan h ...
, Submission (straight armbar) , UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:54 ,
Kallang Kallang ( ) is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, residential zone located in the Central Region, Singapore, Central Region of Singapore. Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the l ...
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Ilir Latifi Ilir Latifi (born July 28, 1983) is a Swedish mixed martial artist who fights in the Heavyweight division, most recently in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A two-time national wrestling champion and a professional MMA competitor since 2008, ...
, Submission (guillotine choke) , UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:48 ,
Orlando, Florida Orlando ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States. The city proper had a population of 307,573 at the 2020 census, making it the fourth-most populous city in Florida behind Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 22–10 , Corey Anderson , KO (head kick) , UFC 217 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:25 ,
New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
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New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...
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Yushin Okami is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2002, Okami has competed for the UFC, PRIDE, Pancrase, M-1 Global, World Series of Fighting, DEEP, Professional Fighters League, and ONE Championship. He is regarded as one o ...
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Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...
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Volkan Oezdemir Volkan Oezdemir (born 19 September 1989) is a Swiss professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He currently competes in the Light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2010, Oezdemir ...
, Decision (split) , UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Houston, Texas Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...
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Jimi Manuwa Babajimi Abiola "Jimi" Manuwa (born 18 February 1980) is an American-born English retired mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competed in the Light heavyweight (MMA), light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. E ...
, KO (punches) , UFC 204 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:38 ,
Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...
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Jon Jones Jonathan Dwight Jones (born July 19, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight (MMA), Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the ...
, Decision (unanimous) , UFC 197 , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
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Rafael Cavalcante Rafael Cavalcante (born 5 April 1980), often known by his nickname of Feijão, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who fights in the light heavyweight division. He is currently competing for Bellator MMA. He trains with Anderson Silva and Antôn ...
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Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
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Glover Teixeira Glover Lucas Teixeira (; born 28 October 1979) is a Brazilian-American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweig ...
, Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) , UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:10 ,
Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 18–6 , Patrick Cummins , KO (punches) , UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:54 ,
Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, most populous City (New Jersey), city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area. ...
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Maurício Rua Maurício Milani Rua (; born 25 November 1981), also known as Shogun, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light H ...
, KO (punches) , UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:34 ,
Uberlândia Uberlândia () is a city and municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It is the second largest city in the state of Minas Gerais after the state capital Belo Horizonte. Its population in 2020 was 699,097, making it the si ...
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Ryan Bader Ryan Bader ( ; born June 7, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of RIZIN. He previously competed for Bellator MMA where he was the Bellator Heavyweight Champion, and still holds the record for th ...
, Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Bangor, Maine Bangor ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The city proper has a population of 31,753, making it the state's List of municipalities in Maine, third-most populous city, behind Portland, Maine, Portland ...
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Ryan Jimmo Ryan Jimmo (November 27, 1981 – June 26, 2016) was a Canadian mixed martial artist who competed in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He mostly fought in Canada and competed on the eighth season of ''The Ulti ...
, Submission (kimura) , UFC 174 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:10 ,
Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 15–5 , Nikita Krylov , Technical Submission (Von Flue choke) , UFC 171 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:29 ,
Dallas, Texas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 14–5 , Cody Donovan , KO (punches) , UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:07 ,
Boston, Massachusetts Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 13–5 , Gian Villante , Technical Decision (majority) , UFC 159 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:33 ,
Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, most populous City (New Jersey), city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area. ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–5 , T.J. Cook , KO (punch) , Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:20 ,
San Diego, California San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
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Gegard Mousasi Gegard Mousasi (born 1 August 1985) is a Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. Mousasi most recently competed in Bellator MMA, where he is the former two-time Bellator Middleweight Champion. He is also the former DREAM Light Heavywe ...
, Decision (unanimous) , Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
San Diego, California San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–4 , Joe Cason , TKO (submission to punches) , Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:12 ,
Las Vegas Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–4 , Ron Humphrey , Decision (unanimous) , Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–4 , Benji Radach , Decision (unanimous) , Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an Independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Miss ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–4 , Antwain Britt , Decision (unanimous) , Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Jackson, Mississippi Jackson is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city sits on the Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana), Pearl River and is locate ...
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Jason Day Jason Anthony Day (born 12 November 1987) is an Australian professional golfer. Day had early success as a professional, earning PGA Tour membership in his teens and winning an event in his third season, the HP Byron Nelson Championship. In 20 ...
, KO (punch) , EFC 5: Summer Rumble , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:08 ,
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan Lloydminster is a city in Canada which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administra ...
, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 6–4 , Claudio Cunha Godoy , TKO (arm injury) , Washington Combat: Battle of the Legends , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–4 , Chris Hawk , TKO (punches) , Strikeforce: Nashville , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:47 ,
Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–4 , Brett Chism , TKO (punches) , GTO Cage Fights , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:15 ,
Griffin, Georgia Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County, Georgia, Spalding County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a po ...
, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–4 , Virgil Zwicker , TKO (punches) , Top Combat Championship 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:46 ,
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (disambiguation), Saint John, most commonly refers to: * San Juan, Puerto Rico * San Juan, Argentina * San Juan, Metro Manila, a highly urbanized city in the Philippines San Juan may also refer to: Places Arge ...
, Puerto Rico , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–3 , Nik Fekete , Decision (unanimous) , VFC: A Night of Vengeance , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Oranjestad, Aruba , , - , Win , align=center, 3–2 , Jonathan Smith , Submission (rear-naked choke) , VFC: A Night of Vengeance , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:46 , Oranjestad, Aruba , , - , Win , align=center, 2–2 , Ombey Mobley , Submission (calf slicer) , XFC 8 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:36 ,
Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the Tennessee River and had a population of 190,740 at the 2020 United States census. It is the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–2 , Robert Turner , KO (head kick) , XFC 7 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:36 ,
Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. It is located on the Tennessee River and had a population of 190,740 at the 2020 United States census. It is the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division ...
, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–2 , Ray Lizama , Decision (unanimous) , Shark Fights 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 ,
Amarillo, Texas Amarillo ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Potter County, Texas, Potter County, though most of the southern half of the city extends into Randall County, Texas, Randall County ...
, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–1 , Rodney Wallace , Decision (unanimous) , VFC 1 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Concord, North Carolina Concord ( ) is the most populous city in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. The city had a population of 105,240 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Concord is the second-most populous city in the Cha ...
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Greenville, Mississippi Greenville is the List of municipalities in Mississippi, ninth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, and the largest city by population in the Mississippi Delta region. It is the county seat of Washington County, Mississippi, Was ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Mike Cormier , Submission (rear-naked choke) , KOTC: Reckless , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:59 ,
Greenville, Mississippi Greenville is the List of municipalities in Mississippi, ninth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, and the largest city by population in the Mississippi Delta region. It is the county seat of Washington County, Mississippi, Was ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Joe Miller , KO (punches) , Warrior FC 77 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:03 ,
Monticello, Kentucky Monticello is a city in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States. It is the county seat, seat of its county. Its population was 5,753 at the time of the 2020 United States census. Monticello claims to be "the Houseboat Capital of the World", as nu ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Chris Stanton , TKO (punches) , VFL 8 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:07 ,
Cherokee, North Carolina Cherokee () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Swain and Jackson counties in Western North Carolina, United States, within the Qualla Boundary land trust. Cherokee is located in the Oconaluftee River Valley around the intersection of U.S. ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Daniel Crockett , Decision (unanimous) , Stateline MMA: Crossing the Line 5 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 ,
Bristol, Virginia Bristol is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 17,219. It is the Twin cities (geographical proxi ...
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List of male mixed martial artists This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. __NOTOC__ A * Tank Abbott - ( UFC, Pride, Strikeforce) * Hamdy Abdelwahab - ( UFC) * Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov - ( ACB) * Shamil Abdurakhimov - ...


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