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Paul Anthony Daley (born 21 February 1983) is a British former
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and
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. A professional competitor from 2003 to 2022, Daley competed for the
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,
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, ShoXC,
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, Cage Contender,
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, and
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. Daley is a former Cage Rage World Welterweight Champion and Cage Rage British Welterweight Champion and a
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title challenger.


Background

Born in London, England to parents from the Caribbean, Daley moved to Nottingham at a young age, where he played junior football for Nottingham Forest FC alongside future England international, Jermaine Jenas. Daley began training in
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at the age of eight, before transitioning into
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. Daley is also a former member of the
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, having served as a reconnaissance driver for the Household Cavalry. At the age of 18, Daley began training in
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after graduation from Carlton-Le-Willows Academy. Daley has two children, Tai and Ayana, with his long-term partner Elizabeth Houston. They live in
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, England.


Mixed martial arts career


Early career

Daley made his professional debut in 2003 and compiled a record of 2-2 before signing with startup promotion
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.


Cage Rage

Following a TKO win over
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, Daley fought for the Cage Warriors Welterweight Championship against Abdul Mohamed. The fight ended in a draw after five rounds. Daley next fought veteran Paul Jenkins at Cage Rage 11 for the Cage Rage British Welterweight Championship, a rematch of their fight at Cage Warriors 8, which ended in a knockout win for Daley. The two fought to a draw in the rematch. Daley had compiled a record of 10-4-2 and was coming off of a win over UFC veteran
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before being offered another shot at the Cage Rage British Welterweight Championship, against Ross Mason. Daley won via majority decision, becoming the new Cage Rage British Welterweight Champion. After defending his title twice and picking up a knockout win over
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in
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, Daley was scheduled to make his third title defence in a title unification against Cage Rage World Welterweight Champion Mark Weir at Cage Rage 23. Daley won via second-round knockout, therefore holding both titles. After two more knockout wins in the ShoXC and Cage Warriors promotions, Daley fought
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at EliteXC: Heat for the EliteXC Welterweight Championship. Daley lost via armbar submission in the second round, snapping a six-fight winning streak. Daley then compiled a record of 3–1 in his next four fights with two appearances for the MFC in Canada. Daley was scheduled to fight
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at Affliction: Trilogy, but the bout was cancelled due to
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folding.


Ultimate Fighting Championship

Following Affliction's collapse, Daley signed a four-fight contract with the UFC. Daley's first fight was scheduled to be on the preliminary card of
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against Brian Foster, which was due to air on
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, prior to the main card. However, on 4 September, it was announced that Daley had agreed to step in for
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, who had suffered an injury during training and was unable to fight top contender
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at
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. In his UFC debut, Daley put in an aggressive performance, defeating Kampmann via technical knockout due to a barrage of punches. Daley was expected to face
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on 2 January 2010 at
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. However, Condit withdrew from the card after suffering a severe cut to his hand. He was replaced by
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. After failing to make the stipulated 170 lb for the Hazelett fight, Daley was fined 10% of his fight purse. The bout was fought at a
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of 172 lbs. Early in the fight Daley dropped Hazelett with a left hook, then followed up with additional punches, winning by knockout.


Welterweight contendership

At
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, on 8 May 2010, Daley fought
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, with the winner destined to become the next challenger against
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for the UFC Welterweight Championship and the opportunity to coach against St-Pierre on the twelfth season of ''The Ultimate Fighter''. In the first round, Koscheck appeared to simulate being hit with an illegal knee, which resulted in a point deduction for Daley. Koscheck went on to control Daley with his wrestling for most of the fight, and was declared the winner by unanimous decision. After the end of the third and final round, Daley approached Koscheck from behind and attempted to hit him in the face with a left hook. Referee Dan Miragliotta pinned Daley against the fence to subdue him. In an interview at the conclusion of the event, UFC president
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announced that he was banishing Daley from the UFC for life. White said, "There's no excuse for that. These guys are professional athletes. You don't ever hit a guy blatantly after the bell like that, whether you're frustrated or not." He added, "I don't care if he fights in every show all over the world and becomes the best and everybody thinks he's the pound-for-pound best in the world, he will never fight in the UFC ever again." White also said that when he spoke to Daley after the fight, he claimed he had not heard the bell. Daley apologised for his actions after returning to the United Kingdom, saying that Koscheck's trash-talking pushed him over the edge, but that there was "no excuse" for his "rash decision." He was suspended 30 days by the Quebec Athletic Commission.


BAMMA

Daley's fight against
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was supposed to be for the
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welterweight belt, but Daley came in over the 170-pound limit for a title bout. The two still headlined the card, but it became a non-title fight. Daley dropped Shirai immediately with a jab, which was his first strike in the fight, and later he dropped him again with an uppercut and left hook before finishing the fight with ground and pound.


Strikeforce

Following a win over
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in the Shark Fights promotion, Daley signed a multi-fight deal with
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and made his promotional debut against Scott Smith on 4 December 2010 at Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II. Daley won by KO at 2:09 of round 1. In the post-fight interview, he called out lightweight K. J. Noons. After his victory over Scott Smith, Daley received the title shot against
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. Daley fought
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on 9 April 2011 at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley. Diaz won by TKO three seconds from the end of the first round, marking the first time Daley had been stopped by strikes. After a 3-month hiatus, Daley was expected to face
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at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson, but Santos withdrew due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by
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. The winner of this fight was expected to fight for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship against a fighter yet to be named. He lost the bout via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 29–28 in favour of Woodley. Daley fought against
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at Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey. He lost the bout via split decision. After some months, Daley requested to be released from his Strikeforce contract, citing a lack of frequent fights as the reason for his wanting to leave.


Independent promotions

Daley defeated Daniel Acacio at an Impact Fighting Championships event in Sydney, Australia. Speaking after his victory, Daley revealed that he expected to sign with Strikeforce or
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"real soon." Daley faced
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at '' Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley'' in September 2010, and won via unanimous decision. Before the fight, he weighed in three-quarters of a pound overweight and was forced to give up 15% of his "show purse". Daley was next scheduled to fight twice in just over five weeks. The first bout was against
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veteran Jordan Radev at BAMMA 7, and the second bout was against
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and MFC veteran
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at Ringside MMA 12 - Daley vs. Fioravanti. Daley won both via unanimous decision. Daley was expected to fight in a kickboxing bout at
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26 against Luke Sines for his 'UK1' Welterweight Championship, however, Daley had to pull out of the fight due to contract problems with
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.


Bellator MMA

On 15 June, a week after being released from his Strikeforce contract, Daley signed with
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. Daley had a successful debut at
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against
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in a welterweight fight, defeating him by first-round TKO due to strikes. Daley was next scheduled to fight at Bellator 79 in
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, Canada on 2 November against Kyle Baker, but the fight never took place. Daley was selected in a fan vote to fight
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in the first Bellator fight to be shown on Spike TV, however injury forced his opponent out of the upcoming Welterweight tournament. Daley himself was then removed from the tournament after being barred from entering the United States after being arrested in December in relation to an alleged bar fight in England. He faced up to two years in prison if convicted. Daley later claimed the charges had been thrown out for lack of evidence, clearing him to apply for a visa to compete within Bellator's ninth season. On 25 July, Bellator announced that Daley had been released from the organisation due to ongoing legal troubles. Bellator officials had learned that the charges in the bar fight had not been dropped after all. In fact, Daley had pleaded guilty to one count of assault and two counts of obstructing an officer. The violent nature of the incident, combined with the prospect of continued visa problems due to the fact he was now a convicted felon, made Bellator officials decide to cut ties with Daley.


Return to BAMMA

On 6 August 2013, it was reported that Daley had signed a 3-fight, 12-month contract with
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. His first fight back in the British promotion was against Romario Manoel da Silva at BAMMA 14 on 14 December. He defeated da Silva by KO at 1:42 of the 2nd round, after dominating the 1st round. Daley won via TKO in a fight against Alexander Surjko at ''Legend 3: Pour Homme'' in Milan, Italy on 5 April 2014, dropping the Russian three times in the third round and forcing referee Joop Ubeda to stop the fight. At BAMMA 16, Daley defeated Marinho Moreira da Rocha by knockout on 13 September 2014.


Return to Bellator MMA

On 21 July 2014, Bellator MMA announced that they had signed Paul Daley along with
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. Daley was expected to challenge Douglas Lima for the Bellator Welterweight Championship on 27 February 2015 at Bellator 134. However, Lima pulled out of the fight due to injury. Daley instead faced André Santos. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Daley faced Dennis Olson at Bellator 140 on 17 July 2015. He won the fight via TKO in the second round. In his third fight for Bellator in less than a year, Daley faced Andy Uhrich in the main event at Bellator 148 on 29 January 2016. He won the fight via knockout due to a right uppercut two minutes into the first round. Daley's next fight was scheduled to be a rematch against
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at Bellator London, as the co-main event, on 16 July 2016. On 6 June Koscheck withdrew from the fight for undisclosed reasons and he was replaced by former Bellator Welterweight Champion Douglas Lima. A welterweight bout between Daley and Derek Anderson at Bellator 163 was scrapped on the day of the event after Daley fell ill from effects of his weight cut. Daley next faced Brennan Ward in the co-main event at Bellator 170 on 21 January 2017. He won the fight via flying knee in the first round. Daley faced Rory MacDonald in the main event at Bellator 179 on 19 May 2017. He lost via rear-naked choke in the second round. Daley faced Lorenz Larkin at Bellator 183 on 23 September 2017. Daley won the fight via knockout in the second round. In January 2018, Daley publicly criticised Bellator MMA, stating he would leave the company after his contract expired because he felt the company was not properly utilising him. A week later on 25 January, Daley claimed to have been granted his release from the organisation, which Bellator denied. On 2 March 2018 Bellator MMA announced that Daley would fight
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at Bellator 199 in San Jose, CA. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Despite publicly demanding release from Bellator, Daley announced that he had signed a new contract with Bellator on late June 2018. Daley faced
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as part of the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix Tournament on 16 February 2019 at Bellator 216. The fight was largely uneventful, with neither fighter able to deliver any significant offence. Daley lost by unanimous decision. Daley faced
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at Bellator 223 on 22 June 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Daley was expected to face Sabah Homasi at Bellator 232 on 26 October 2019. However, Homasi withdrew from the bout due to injury and was replaced by Saad Awad. Daley won the fight via TKO in the second round. Daley was rescheduled to face Sabah Homasi at Bellator 241 on 13 March 2020. However, the whole event was eventually cancelled due to the prevailing
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. Daley was then scheduled again to face Derek Anderson at Bellator 247 on 1 October 2020. However, he was not unable to make weight and was hospitalised, leading to the bout being scrapped. After the incident, Daley announced that he will retire after his next bout. Daley was rescheduled for the third time to face Sabah Homasi on 16 April 2021 at Bellator 257. Despite being dropped and nearly finished in the first round, Daley made a comeback and won the bout via second round technical knockout. Daley faced Jason Jackson on June 11, 2021, at
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. He lost the fight by unanimous decision after getting controlled on the ground for the majority of the contest. Daley was scheduled to face Andrey Koreshkov in his retirement fight, on May 13, 2022, at
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. However, due to undisclosed reasons, Koreshkov pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Wendell Giácomo. Prior to the bout, Daley announced this would be his final MMA fight. He won the fight via knockout in the second round.


Kickboxing career

After a record of 21-3 as an amateur he started his Pro Career going 11-0 winning 2 English Titles, then he left Kickboxing and continued with MMA instead. Daley has had five kickboxing wins since returning to the sport in August 2014, when he defeated Latvian champion Artem Mironcev on 16 August in Bournemouth, England at the Phoenix Fight Night 3 event. Daley won the fight by TKO in round 3.


Boxing career

Daley was said to make his boxing debut on April 1, 2022, against Anthony Taylor, however due to medical issues Taylor withdrew and was would be replaced by
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. However a few weeks before the fight was about to take place Daley pulled out after having issues with his visa.


Weight issues

Daley has had a history of missing weight in fights, with the BAMMA 7 weigh-in marking the 6th time in the previous 14 fights that Daley had missed weight for a fight. Two separate bouts with Derek Anderson at Bellator 163 and Bellator 247 were cancelled due to weight-cutting related issues of Daley.


Championships and accomplishments


Mixed martial arts

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** Cage Rage World Welterweight Championship (One time; Last) ** Cage Rage British Welterweight Championship (One time) *
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**2010 Knockout of the Year vs. Scott Smith on 4 December *
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 ( ...
** Knockout of the Night (One time) **UFC.com Awards ***2009: Newcomer of the Year *FX3 **FX3 Welterweight Championship (One time) *
Sherdog Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). It also has many forums and discussion pages on the many topics of MMA like records, promotions, etc. The site is a member of the CraveOnline network and provides MM ...
**2010 All-Violence Third Team * MMAjunkie.com **2021 April Fight of the Month vs. Sabah Homasi


Kickboxing

*2014 Contender Promotions Kickboxing World Welterweight Champion *2008 King of The Ring World Muay Thai Welterweight Champion *King of The Ring European Muay Thai Champion


Mixed martial arts record

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Bellator 281 ''Bellator 281: MVP vs. Storley'' (also known as '' Bellator London'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on May 13, 2022, at SSE Arena in London, England. Background Yaroslav Amosov was to make his firs ...
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London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
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Bellator 260 Bellator 260: Lima vs. Amosov was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on June 11, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was the first Bellator event with fans in attendance since Bellato ...
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Uncasville, Connecticut Uncasville is a village in the town of Montville, Connecticut, United States. It is located in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River where it flows into the Thames River. The name is now applied more generally to all of the ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 43–17–2 , Sabah Homasi , TKO (punches) , Bellator 257 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:44 ,
Uncasville, Connecticut Uncasville is a village in the town of Montville, Connecticut, United States. It is located in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River where it flows into the Thames River. The name is now applied more generally to all of the ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 42–17–2 , Saad Awad , TKO (punches) , Bellator 232 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:30 ,
Uncasville, Connecticut Uncasville is a village in the town of Montville, Connecticut, United States. It is located in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River where it flows into the Thames River. The name is now applied more generally to all of the ...
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Erick Silva Erick Silva (born June 21, 1984) is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division. A professional from 2005 till 2019, he competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bellator MMA, and Jungle Fight, where he ...
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London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
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Michael Page Michael Jerome Reece-Pagewkaassociation.com, Retrieved 28 August 2017. (born 7 April 1987), known as Michael "Venom" Page or MVP, is an English professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight and Middleweight divi ...
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Uncasville, Connecticut Uncasville is a village in the town of Montville, Connecticut, United States. It is located in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River where it flows into the Thames River. The name is now applied more generally to all of the ...
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Jon Fitch Jon Fitch (born February 24, 1978) is an American retired mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He has competed in the Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the Professional Fighters League ...
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San Jose, California San Jose, officially the City of San José ( ; ), is a cultural, commercial, and political center within Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. With a city population of 997,368 and a metropolitan area population of 1.95 million, it is ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 40–15–2 , Lorenz Larkin , KO (punches) , Bellator 183 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:40 ,
San Jose, California San Jose, officially the City of San José ( ; ), is a cultural, commercial, and political center within Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. With a city population of 997,368 and a metropolitan area population of 1.95 million, it is ...
, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 39–15–2 , Rory MacDonald , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Bellator 179 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:45 ,
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
, England , , - , Win , align=center, 39–14–2 , Brennan Ward , KO (flying knee) , Bellator 170 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:27 ,
Inglewood, California Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the Greater Los Angeles, Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the city had a population of 107,762. ...
, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 38–14–2 , Douglas Lima , Decision (unanimous) , Bellator 158 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
London, England London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
, United Kingdom , , - , Win , align=center, 38–13–2 , Andy Uhrich , KO (punch) , Bellator 148 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:00 ,
Fresno Fresno (; ) is a city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County, California, Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley (California), Central Valley region. It covers a ...
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California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 37–13–2 , Dennis Olson , TKO (punches) , Bellator 140 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:12 ,
Uncasville Uncasville is a village in the town of Montville, Connecticut, United States. It is located in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River where it flows into the Thames River. The name is now applied more generally to all of the e ...
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Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 36–13–2 , André Santos , Decision (unanimous) , Bellator 134 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Uncasville Uncasville is a village in the town of Montville, Connecticut, United States. It is located in southeastern Montville, at the mouth of the Oxoboxo River where it flows into the Thames River. The name is now applied more generally to all of the e ...
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Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 35–13–2 , Marinho Moreira da Rocha , KO (punch to the body) , BAMMA 16: Daley vs. da Rocha , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:40 ,
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 ...
, England , , - , Win , align=center, 34–13–2 , Romario Manoel da Silva , KO (punch) , BAMMA 14: Daley vs. da Silva , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:42 ,
Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis ...
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Alexander Yakovlev Alexander Nikolayevich Yakovlev (; 2 December 1923 – 18 October 2005) was a Soviet and Russian politician, diplomat, and historian. A member of the Politburo and Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union throughout the 1980s ...
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Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
, Russia , , - , Win , align=center, 33–12–2 , Lukasz Chlewicki , TKO (doctor stoppage) , CWFC 57 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Liverpool, England Liverpool is a port city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population of (in ), Liverpool is the administrative, c ...
, United Kingdom , , - , Win , align=center, 32–12–2 , Rodrigo Ribeiro , KO (punches) , Dubai Fighting Championship 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:03 ,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
, , - , Win , align=center, 31–12–2 , Patrick Vallee , KO (flying knee) , Cage Contender 16: Daley vs. Vallee , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:12 ,
Dublin, Ireland Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
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Rudy Bears Rudy Bears (born November 12, 1978) is an American former professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, who competed in the Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight division. A professional competitor who started his career in 2007, Bears has fo ...
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Bellator 72 2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, which began on March 9, 2012. The sixth season of Bellator was originally scheduled to begin on March 2, 2012. However, the debut was pushed back a week so ...
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Tampa, Florida Tampa ( ) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and t ...
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Kazuo Misaki Kazuo Misaki (, born April 25, 1976) is a retired Japanese professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2001 until 2013, he was the 2006 PRIDE Welterweight (183 lbs) Grand Prix Champion, and also competed in Sengoku, Pancr ...
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Columbus, Ohio Columbus (, ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Ohio, most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the List of United States ...
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Luigi Fioravanti Luigi Fioravanti (born January 22, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who last competed in 2016. A professional since 2004, he is perhaps best known for competing in the UFC, but has also fought for M-1 Global and the Maximum Fighting Cham ...
, Decision (unanimous) , Ringside MMA 12: Daley vs. Fioravanti , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
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Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 28–11–2 , Jordan Radev , Decision (unanimous) , BAMMA 7: Trigg vs. Wallhead , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the Lis ...
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Tyron Woodley Tyron Lakent Woodley (born April 7, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer. He is a former UFC Welterweight Champion who defended his title four times. A professional since 2009, Woodley also competed at St ...
, Decision (unanimous) , Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Hoffman Estates, Illinois Hoffman Estates is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 52,530. The village previously served as the headquarters for Transform Holdco L ...
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Nick Diaz Nicholas Robert Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Diaz is a former Strikeforce, WEC and ...
, TKO (punches) , Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:57 ,
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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Yuya Shirai Yuya Shirai (born April 2, 1980) is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2003, Shirai has fought for ONE FC, DEEP, BAMMA, Glory World Series, M-1 Global, ...
, KO (punches) , BAMMA 5: Daley vs. Shirai , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:46 ,
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 ...
, United Kingdom , , - , Win , align=center, 26–9–2 , Scott Smith , KO (punch) , Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:09 ,
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 ...
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Jorge Masvidal Jorge Luis Masvidal (born November 12, 1984) is an American professional boxer and former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight and Lightweight divisions. Masvidal competed professionally for 20 years from 2003 unti ...
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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 , , - , Win , align=center, 24–9–2 , Daniel Acacio , TKO (submission to elbow) ,
Impact FC 2 Impact Fighting Championships (Impact FC) was an Australian mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. The promotion held two of three planned events in July 2010 featuring veteran fighters of Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting Champio ...
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Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...
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Josh Koscheck Josh Koscheck (born November 30, 1977) is an American retired mixed martial artist who fought at Welterweight for the UFC and Bellator MMA. Koscheck made his debut with the UFC on the first season of the reality television show, ''The Ultimate ...
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UFC 113 ''UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 8, 2010, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Background UFC 113 featured the rematch between Lyoto Machida and Mauríci ...
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Dustin Hazelett Dustin Tyler Hazelett (born April 29, 1986) is a retired American mixed martial artist who had fought as a Welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Hazelett was born in Louisa, Kentucky, USA. Hazelett began training in mar ...
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UFC 108 ''UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 2, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Background The card for UFC 108 was plagued with numerous injuries, ...
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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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Martin Kampmann Martin Kampmann (born April 17, 1982) is a retired Danish professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former Cage Warriors World Middleweight Champion. Background Originally from Aarhus, Denmark ...
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UFC 103 ''UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on September 19, 2009, in Dallas, Texas, at the American Airlines Center. The event was broadcast on pay-per-view. Background This ...
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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, 21–8–2 , Porfirio Alves Jr. , TKO (punches) , WFC 8: D-Day , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:29 ,
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, Slovenia , , - , Win , align=center, 20–8–2 , Aurelijus Kerpe , KO (knee and punches) , Ultimate Gladiators , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:35 ,
Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...
, United Kingdom , , - , Loss , align=center, 19–8–2 , Nick Thompson , Decision (unanimous) , MFC 20 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...
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John Alessio John Paul Alessio (born July 5, 1979) is a Canadian retired professional mixed martial artist. A former competitor in Bellator's Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1998, Alessio has also formerly competed for the UFC where h ...
, TKO (punches) , MFC 19: Long Time Coming , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:18 ,
Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...
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Jake Shields Jake Shields (born January 9, 1979) is an American former mixed martial artist and podcaster. As a mixed martial artist, he was the last Rumble on the Rock Welterweight Champion, the only Elite XC Welterweight Champion, a former Shooto Welte ...
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Sunrise, Florida Sunrise is a city in central-western Broward County, Florida, Broward County, Florida, United States, and is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area. The population was 97,335 at the time of the 2020 census. History Early history In ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 18–6–2 , Bojan Kosednar , KO (punch) , KOTC: Badlands , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:53 ,
Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...
, United Kingdom , , - , Win , align=center, 17–6–2 , Sam Morgan , KO (elbow) , ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:12 ,
Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City, sometimes referred to by its initials A.C., is a Jersey Shore seaside resort city (New Jersey), city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Atlantic City comprises the second half of ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 16–6–2 , Mark Weir , TKO (punches) , Cage Rage 23 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:14 ,
London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
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Duane Ludwig Duane Paul Ludwig (born August 4, 1978) is an American mixed martial arts coach, retired professional kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Ludwig formerly held the unofficial fastest knockout record in the UFC after his win against Jonathan Go ...
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San Jose, California San Jose, officially the City of San José ( ; ), is a cultural, commercial, and political center within Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. With a city population of 997,368 and a metropolitan area population of 1.95 million, it is ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 14–6–2 , Paul Jenkins , TKO (submission to punch to the body) , Cage Rage 21 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:41 ,
Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...
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Daniel Weichel Daniel Weichel (born November 22, 1984) is a German former professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Featherweight division for Bellator MMA. He has also competed in M-1 Global and Shooto. Background Born and raised in Germany, ...
, KO (knee) , FX3: Fight Night 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:53 , London, United Kingdom , , - , Loss , align=center, 12–6–2 ,
Luiz Azeredo Luiz Azeredo (born 10 June 1976) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He fought in the PRIDE Fighting Championships and Cage Rage. Mixed martial arts career On 22 November 2008 he participated in Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008, wh ...
, Decision (unanimous) , Cage Rage 19 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , London, United Kingdom , , - , Win , align=center, 12–5–2 , Sol Gilbert , KO (punches) , Cage Rage 18 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:59 , London, United Kingdom , , - , Loss , align=center, 11–5–2 ,
Satoru Kitaoka , is a Japanese shoot wrestler and mixed martial artist who most recently competed for RIZIN. A professional competitor since 2000, he has also competed for DREAM, Pancrase, DEEP, and World Victory Road. Kitaoka is renowned for his catch wrestl ...
, Submission (guillotine choke) , Pancrase: Blow 6 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:54 ,
Yokohama is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous Municipalities of Japan, municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a popu ...
, Japan , , - , Win , align=center, 11–4–2 , Ross Mason , Decision (majority) , Cage Rage 17 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , London, United Kingdom , , - , Win , align=center, 10–4–2 ,
Dave Strasser Dave Strasser (born July 13, 1969) is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter who competed in the Welterweight division for the UFC, Shooto, M-1 Global, and Cage Rage. 14 of his 25 career wins came by way of submission. Background Strass ...
, Decision (unanimous) , Cage Rage 16 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , London, United Kingdom , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–4–2 , Jean Silva , TKO (dislocated thumb) , Cage Rage 15 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:40 , London, United Kingdom , , - , Win , align=center, 8–3–2 , Joey Van Wanrooij , Decision (unanimous) , Cage Rage 14 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , London, United Kingdom , , - , Win , align=center, 7–3–2 , Peter Angerer , TKO (punches) , FX3: Battle of Britain , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:28 , London, United Kingdom , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–3–2 , Pat Healy , Submission (guillotine choke) , SF 11: Rumble at the Rose Garden , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3:15 ,
Portland, Oregon Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...
, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–2–2 , Sami Berik , TKO (punches) , FX3: Xplosion , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:03 ,
Berkshire Berkshire ( ; abbreviated ), officially the Royal County of Berkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Oxfordshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the north-east, Greater London ...
, United Kingdom , , - , Draw , align=center, 5–2–2 , Paul Jenkins , Draw , Cage Rage 11 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , London, United Kingdom , , - , Draw , align=center, 5–2–1 , Abdul Mohamed , Draw , Cage Warriors 9 , , align=center, 5 , align=center, 5:00 ,
Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...
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Jess Liaudin Jess Liaudin (born 21 December 1973) is a French mixed martial artist, kickboxer and film actor. A professional MMA competitor from 1990 until 2014, he competed for UFC, Pancrase, Cage Rage, and King of the Cage. Background Liaudin trained ...
, TKO (doctor stoppage) , Cage Warriors 9: Xtreme Xmas , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 5:00 , London, United Kingdom , , - , Win , align=center, 4–2 , Paul Jenkins , TKO (punches) , Cage Warriors 8: Brutal Force , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:56 ,
Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...
, United Kingdom , , - , Win , align=center, 3–2 , Xavier Foupa-Pokam , KO (punch) , Cage Warriors 7: Showdown , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A , London, United Kingdom , , - , Win , align=center, 2–2 , Lee Doski , TKO (punches and elbows) , UKMMAC 6: Extreme Warriors , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:41 ,
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, - style="background:#cfc;" , 2015-09-19 , , Win , , align=left, Fernando Gonzalez , , Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 , , San Jose, California, USA , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-10-11 , , Win , , align=left, Mohammad Ghaedibardeh , ,
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, , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-08-16 , , Win, , align=left, Artem Mironcev , , Phoenix Fight Night 3 , ,
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, , TKO (referee stoppage) , , 3 , , 1:13 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-04-25 , , Win , , align=left, Miran Fabjan , , FFC12: Fabjan vs. Daley , ,
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, , KO (left hook) , , 2 , , 2:41 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-04-05 , , Win , , align=left, Alexander Surzhko , , Legend 3: Pour Homme , ,
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, , TKO (left hook) , , 3 , , 2:23 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-03-01 , , Win , , align=left, Alexander Stetsurenko , , Siam Warriors: Revolution on Leeside , , Cork, Ireland , , TKO (left cross) , , 1 , , 0:40 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2014-02-15 , , Win , , align=left, Shaun Lomas , , Contender Promotions , ,
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, , TKO (3 knockdowns) , , 3 , , N/A , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2008-02-24 , , Win , , align=left, Mariusz Buzinskas , , King of the Ring , ,
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, , TKO (knees) , , 1 , , , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2006-07-15 , , Win , , align=left, Nigel Yarde , , FX3: Full Contact Fight Night 3 , , Bracknell, England , , RTD , , 1 , , 3:00 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2004-06-06 , , Win , , align=left, Zydrunas Jasiunas , , Extreme Brawl 7 , , Bracknell, England , , KO (punches) , , 1 , , 1:27 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2004-08-14 , , Win , , align=left, Jason Howell , , Full Contact Fight Night 2 , ,
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, , TKO (injury) , , 2 , , 0:40 , , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2004-05-09 , , Win , , align=left, Resa Moradi , , Cage Warriors 7: Showdown , ,
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, , TKO (3 knockdowns) , , 2 , , , , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2004-04-11 , , Win , , align=left, Paul Clarke , , Full Contact Fight Night 1 , ,
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, , TKO , , 2 , , , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2004-03-21 , , Win , , align=left, Aurimas Grumoda , , Extreme Brawl 6 , , Bracknell, England , , TKO , , 1 , , , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2003-12-21 , , Win , , align=left, Hayden Scott , , Extreme Brawl 5 , , Bracknell, England , , KO , , 1 , , , , , , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2003-11-21 , , Win , , align=left, Hayden Smith , , Extreme Rage 3 , , Bracknell, England , , KO , , 1 , , , , ,


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