Terrion Jamar Ware (born March 31, 1986) is an American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

who competed in the

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division of the

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Background

Growing up in Los Angeles, Terrion's original dream was to play for the

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brookly ...

. Ware was signed by the

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out of college and played in their minor league system. He made it all the way to their Single A team,

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, as a centerfielder but he had to give up on baseball due to an arm injury he originally suffered in college.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting his MMA career in 2012, Ware fought for various regional American promotions, compiling a 17–5 record while winning the BAMMA USA Bantamweight Championship against Eric Winston, and defending it once against Jeff Martin, as well as the California Xtreme Fighting Bantamweight Championship against Jared Papazian. Other memorable fights during this time were his fight against

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at RFA 29 on August 21, 2015, which he lost via last second rear-naked choke at the end of round 3. He also fought for the

Absolute Championship Berkut Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA), formerly known as Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB), is a Russian mixed martial arts, kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been ...

promotion at ACB 51: Silva vs. Torgeson. At this event he won against

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via unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In his UFC debut, Ware faced

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on July 8, 2017, at

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in Las Vegas. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Terrion faced promotional newcomer Sean O'Malley on December 1, 2017, at The Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Ware faced Tom Duquesnoy on March 17, 2018, at

UFC Fight Night 127 ''UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 127'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on March 17, 2018, at The O2 Arena in London, England. Background A heavy ...

. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Terrion Ware faced

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on September 15, 2018, at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Following his fourth straight loss, Ware was released from the UFC.

Post UFC

Following his release, Terrion's first fight outside of the UFC was against Jordan Winski at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 75 on May 25, 2019. He lost the fight via split decision. Terrion's next fight was against Denis Purić at Fight Night 11: Lethbridge on September 28, 2019, for the ZF Bantamweight Championship. He lost the fight via split decision. After almost a 3 year lay off, Ware faced Anthony Jimenez on May 21, 2022, at UNF 1. He won the bout via rear-naked choke in the third round. Ware faced

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for the UNF Featherweight Championship on August 20, 2022, at UNF 2. He lost the bout via arm-triangle choke in the third round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

*BAMMA USA ** BU Bantamweight Championship. (one time) ***One successful title defense *California Xtreme Fighting **CXF Bantamweight Championship (one time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ware, Terrion 1986 births Living people People from Los Angeles American male karateka Mixed martial artists utilizing Kyokushin kaikan American male mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters