James Wilks
Encyclopedia
James Brett Wilks is an English
professional
mixed martial artist
. He was the winner of Spike TV
's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom
. Wilks currently fights for Ultimate Fighting Championship
in the welterweight
division.
. After leaving Uppingham in 1996, Wilks went to Bournemouth University
, obtaining a degree
in Business
and Land Management
. He moved to the United States in June 2000.
and Bruce Lee
's martial
art style, Jeet Kune Do
while living in the United Kingdom. He moved to the United States and began training under Erik Paulson with Combat Submission Wrestling. Wilks moved so he could get better at his jiu-jitsu
and other ground skills. Wilks holds a black belt
in TaeKwonDo and a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
.
He had his first professional fight against The Ultimate Fighter 5
competitor, Roman Mitichyan
. Wilks won the fight via armbar submission in the second round. After the fight he took around a year break from fighting so he could focus on training his students. He came back to have his second fight and lost to Jimmy Smith
. Before going to tape the The Ultimate Fighter 9, Wilks won the Gladiator Challenge welterweight title.
After filming of the Ultimate Fighter ended, Wilks opened up his own gym, Lightning MMA in Laguna Hills, California
.
. He defeated the highly-regarded Che Mills
by submission in an elimination match earning him a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada
to compete on the show. Wilks had his second fight against Team United States fighter Frank Lester
. Wilks won the fight by submission in the second round. In the semi-finals, Wilks faced Lester in a for a second straight time, after Lester returned to the tournament to defeat David Faulkner
while substituting for Jason Pierce, who was removed from the competition by Dana White
. In the rematch, Wilks defeated Lester by TKO via knees in the third round, earning a spot in the live finale.
at the TUF 9 Finale on June 20, 2009. The fight crowned Wilks as the TUF 9 welterweight champion. Wilks dominated the fight against Johnson showing off strong striking and good submission attempts. Wilks finished the fight with Johnson via a rear naked choke submission in the closing seconds of the first round.
Wilks lost to Matt Brown
via 3rd round TKO, on November 14, 2009 at UFC 105
. After being knocked down in the second and being saved by the bell from a submission attempt, Wilks came back early in the third round, attempting a kimura, before losing top position. Brown then, from top position, secured the TKO victory. Prior to UFC 115
, Wilks revealed that Brown had broken his orbital bone with an elbow strike after just 30 seconds of the first round.
Wilks then faced Peter Sobotta
at UFC 115
. After three rounds, the fight went to the judges scorecards, which Wilks took 30-27, 30-28, 30-27.
Wilks next fought Canadian prospect Claude Patrick
at UFC 120
in London. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Wilks was expected to face Rory MacDonald
on April 30, 2011 at UFC 129
. However, Wilks was replaced on the card by Nate Diaz.
Wilks was expected to replace Duane Ludwig
, and face Amir Sadollah
at UFC Fight Night 24. However, Wilks was also injured and replaced by DaMarques Johnson
.
| Loss
|align=center| 7–4
|
Claude Patrick
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 120
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|London, England
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–3
|
Peter Sobotta
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 115
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 6–3
|
Matt Brown
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 105
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 2:26
|Manchester
, England
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–2
| DaMarques Johnson
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| TUF 9 Finale
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:54
|Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–2
| Mike Robles
| Submission (armbar)
| GC 85: Cross Fire
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:27
|San Diego, California
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–2
| John Cole
| TKO (knees)
| Apocalypse Fights 1: The First Sign
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:26
|Coachella, California
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–2
| Shawn Nagano
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| UAGF 4: Kaos on the Kampus
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:22
|Los Angeles, California
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 2–2
| Patrick Speight
| Decision (unanimous)
| Total Combat 13: Anarchy
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:00
|Del Mar, California
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–1
| Ray Lizama
| TKO (cut)
| KOTC 41: Relentless
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:14
|San Jacinto, California
, United States
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 1–1
| Jimmy Smith
| Submission (kneebar)
| KOTC 37: Hitmaster
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:40
|San Jacinto, California
, United States
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
|
Roman Mitichyan
| Submission (armbar)
| UAGF Ultimate Cage Fighting 4
|
|align=center| 2
|
|Upland, California
, United States
|
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
. He was the winner of Spike TV
Spike TV
Spike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...
's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom
The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom
The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom is the ninth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It began production in January 2009, and began airing on Spike on April 1, 2009. The season featured Lightweight fighters ...
. Wilks currently fights for Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
in the welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
division.
Biography
Wilks was born and raised in Leicestershire, England. He attended Uppingham SchoolUppingham School
Uppingham School is a co-educational independent school of the English public school tradition, situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England...
. After leaving Uppingham in 1996, Wilks went to Bournemouth University
Bournemouth University
Bournemouth University is a university in and around the large south coast town of Bournemouth, UK...
, obtaining a degree
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
in Business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
and Land Management
Land management
Land management is the process of managing the use and development of land resources. Land resources are used for a variety of purposes which may include organic agriculture, reforestation, water resource management and eco-tourism projects.-See also:*Sustainable land management*Acreage...
. He moved to the United States in June 2000.
Mixed martial arts career
Wilks began training TaeKwonDoTaekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
and Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...
's martial
Martial
Marcus Valerius Martialis , was a Latin poet from Hispania best known for his twelve books of Epigrams, published in Rome between AD 86 and 103, during the reigns of the emperors Domitian, Nerva and Trajan...
art style, Jeet Kune Do
Jeet Kune Do
Jeet Kune Do is a hybrid martial arts system and life philosophy founded by martial artist Bruce Lee with direct, non classical and straightforward movements. Due to the way his style works they believe in minimal movement with maximum effect and extreme speed. The system works on the use of...
while living in the United Kingdom. He moved to the United States and began training under Erik Paulson with Combat Submission Wrestling. Wilks moved so he could get better at his jiu-jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
and other ground skills. Wilks holds a black belt
Black belt (martial arts)
In martial arts, the black belt is a way to describe a graduate of a field where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is commonly the highest belt color used and denotes a degree of competence. It is often associated with a teaching grade though...
in TaeKwonDo and a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...
.
He had his first professional fight against The Ultimate Fighter 5
The Ultimate Fighter 5
The Ultimate Fighter 5 was the fifth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter...
competitor, Roman Mitichyan
Roman Mitichyan
Roman Mitichyan is an Armenian-American professional mixed martial artist HyeFighter, actor and stuntman. He briefly appeared on Spike TV's reality show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs...
. Wilks won the fight via armbar submission in the second round. After the fight he took around a year break from fighting so he could focus on training his students. He came back to have his second fight and lost to Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith (fighter)
Jimmy Smith is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He is the co-host of the television show Fight Quest, with Doug Anderson, on the Discovery Channel. He was primarily trained in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.- Early life :...
. Before going to tape the The Ultimate Fighter 9, Wilks won the Gladiator Challenge welterweight title.
After filming of the Ultimate Fighter ended, Wilks opened up his own gym, Lightning MMA in Laguna Hills, California
Laguna Hills, California
Laguna Hills is a city located in southern Orange County, California, United States. Its name refers to its proximity to Laguna Canyon and the much older Laguna Beach. Other newer cities nearby—Laguna Niguel and Laguna Woods—are similarly named.-Geography:...
.
The Ultimate Fighter
After starting his pro career with a 5-2 mark in local shows in California, Wilks was chosen to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom. Representing Team UK under coach Michael BispingMichael Bisping
Michael Gavin Joseph Bisping is an English mixed martial artist born in Cyprus but living in Clitheroe, Lancashire. He currently fights as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the former Cage Warriors Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion, former Cage Rage light...
. He defeated the highly-regarded Che Mills
Che Mills
Che Mills is an English mixed martial artist. He is a former Cage Rage British welterweight champ, and holds 2 notable KO wins over DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius Zaromskis.-Early career:...
by submission in an elimination match earning him a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
to compete on the show. Wilks had his second fight against Team United States fighter Frank Lester
Frank Lester (fighter)
Frank Gibson Lester is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.-Biography:...
. Wilks won the fight by submission in the second round. In the semi-finals, Wilks faced Lester in a for a second straight time, after Lester returned to the tournament to defeat David Faulkner
David Faulkner
David Andrew Vincent Faulkner is a former field hockey player, who won the gold medal with the British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. As of 2009, he is the sport's performance director, working with the English Hockey Federation.-References:*...
while substituting for Jason Pierce, who was removed from the competition by Dana White
Dana White
Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
. In the rematch, Wilks defeated Lester by TKO via knees in the third round, earning a spot in the live finale.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Wilks made his debut for the UFC winning against DaMarques JohnsonDaMarques Johnson
DaMarques Johnson is an American mixed martial artist. He was the runner up for the welterweights on The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.-Background:...
at the TUF 9 Finale on June 20, 2009. The fight crowned Wilks as the TUF 9 welterweight champion. Wilks dominated the fight against Johnson showing off strong striking and good submission attempts. Wilks finished the fight with Johnson via a rear naked choke submission in the closing seconds of the first round.
Wilks lost to Matt Brown
Matt Brown (fighter)
Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...
via 3rd round TKO, on November 14, 2009 at UFC 105
UFC 105
UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 14, 2009 in Manchester, England at the Manchester Evening News Arena...
. After being knocked down in the second and being saved by the bell from a submission attempt, Wilks came back early in the third round, attempting a kimura, before losing top position. Brown then, from top position, secured the TKO victory. Prior to UFC 115
UFC 115
UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 12, 2010 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Background:...
, Wilks revealed that Brown had broken his orbital bone with an elbow strike after just 30 seconds of the first round.
Wilks then faced Peter Sobotta
Peter Sobotta
Peter Sobotta is a Polish-German mixed martial artist who currently competes in the welterweight division.-Early career:...
at UFC 115
UFC 115
UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 12, 2010 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Background:...
. After three rounds, the fight went to the judges scorecards, which Wilks took 30-27, 30-28, 30-27.
Wilks next fought Canadian prospect Claude Patrick
Claude Patrick
Claude Patrick is a Canadian mixed martial arts fighter. Patrick is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in their welterweight division.-Biography:...
at UFC 120
UFC 120
UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 16, 2010 at the O2 Arena in London, England. The first ever UK UFC Fan Expo coincided with this event. This event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S. and Canada...
in London. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Wilks was expected to face Rory MacDonald
Rory MacDonald (fighter)
Rory MacDonald is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist. He holds MMA lightweight titles with King of the Cage and King of the Cage Canada. MacDonald has signed a four-fight deal with UFC and debuted in January 2010....
on April 30, 2011 at UFC 129
UFC 129
UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario.-Background:...
. However, Wilks was replaced on the card by Nate Diaz.
Wilks was expected to replace Duane Ludwig
Duane Ludwig
Duane Paul Ludwig is an American Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is the former Middleweight Muay Thai world champion, and currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championships in their welterweight and lightweight divisions...
, and face Amir Sadollah
Amir Sadollah
Amir Sadollah is an American professional mixed martial artist of Iranian and Irish descent. He was the winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7....
at UFC Fight Night 24. However, Wilks was also injured and replaced by DaMarques Johnson
DaMarques Johnson
DaMarques Johnson is an American mixed martial artist. He was the runner up for the welterweights on The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.-Background:...
.
Mixed martial arts record
|-| Loss
|align=center| 7–4
|
Claude PatrickClaude Patrick
Claude Patrick is a Canadian mixed martial arts fighter. Patrick is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in their welterweight division.-Biography:...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 120
UFC 120
UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 16, 2010 at the O2 Arena in London, England. The first ever UK UFC Fan Expo coincided with this event. This event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S. and Canada...
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|London, England
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 7–3
|
Peter SobottaPeter Sobotta
Peter Sobotta is a Polish-German mixed martial artist who currently competes in the welterweight division.-Early career:...
| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 115
UFC 115
UFC 115: Liddell vs. Franklin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 12, 2010 at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.-Background:...
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 5:00
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 6–3
|
Matt BrownMatt Brown (fighter)
Matthew Burton Brown is an American professional mixed martial artist.Brown starred in the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter television series and was eliminated from the show in the ninth episode due to a loss to Amir Sadollah by Triangle Choke...
| TKO (punches)
| UFC 105
UFC 105
UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 14, 2009 in Manchester, England at the Manchester Evening News Arena...
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 2:26
|Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 6–2
|
DaMarques JohnsonDaMarques Johnson
DaMarques Johnson is an American mixed martial artist. He was the runner up for the welterweights on The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.-Background:...
| Submission (rear naked choke)
| TUF 9 Finale
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4:54
|Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 5–2
|
Mike Robles| Submission (armbar)
| GC 85: Cross Fire
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:27
|San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 4–2
|
John Cole| TKO (knees)
| Apocalypse Fights 1: The First Sign
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0:26
|Coachella, California
Coachella, California
Coachella is a city in Riverside County, California; it is the easternmost city in the region collectively known as the Coachella Valley...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 3–2
|
Shawn Nagano| Submission (rear naked choke)
| UAGF 4: Kaos on the Kampus
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 4:22
|Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 2–2
|
Patrick Speight| Decision (unanimous)
| Total Combat 13: Anarchy
|
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 3:00
|Del Mar, California
Del Mar, California
Del Mar is an upscale beach town in San Diego County, California. The population was 4,161 at the 2010 census, down from 4,389 at the 2000 census. The San Diego County Fair is hosted on the Del Mar Fairgrounds every summer. Del Mar is Spanish for "of the sea" or "by the sea", because it is located...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 2–1
|
Ray Lizama| TKO (cut)
| KOTC 41: Relentless
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:14
|San Jacinto, California
San Jacinto, California
San Jacinto is a city in Riverside County, California, U.S.A. It was named after Saint Hyacinth and is located at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet to its south. The mountains associated with the valley are the San Jacinto Mountains. The population was 44,199 at the 2010...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
| Loss
|align=center| 1–1
|
Jimmy SmithJimmy Smith (fighter)
Jimmy Smith is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He is the co-host of the television show Fight Quest, with Doug Anderson, on the Discovery Channel. He was primarily trained in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.- Early life :...
| Submission (kneebar)
| KOTC 37: Hitmaster
|
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 1:40
|San Jacinto, California
San Jacinto, California
San Jacinto is a city in Riverside County, California, U.S.A. It was named after Saint Hyacinth and is located at the north end of the San Jacinto Valley, with Hemet to its south. The mountains associated with the valley are the San Jacinto Mountains. The population was 44,199 at the 2010...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
|-
| Win
|align=center| 1–0
|
Roman MitichyanRoman Mitichyan
Roman Mitichyan is an Armenian-American professional mixed martial artist HyeFighter, actor and stuntman. He briefly appeared on Spike TV's reality show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs...
| Submission (armbar)
| UAGF Ultimate Cage Fighting 4
|
|align=center| 2
|
|Upland, California
Upland, California
Upland is a city in San Bernardino County, California, located at an elevation of 1,242 feet . As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 73,732, up from 68,393 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated on May 15, 1906, after previously being named North Ontario.-History and culture:Upland...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
Mixed martial arts exhibition record
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 3–0 | Frank Lester Frank Lester (fighter) Frank Gibson Lester is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.-Biography:... |
TKO (knees) | The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom is the ninth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It began production in January 2009, and began airing on Spike on April 1, 2009. The season featured Lightweight fighters ... |
3 | Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
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| Win | 2–0 | Frank Lester Frank Lester (fighter) Frank Gibson Lester is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.-Biography:... |
Submission (armbar) | The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom is the ninth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It began production in January 2009, and began airing on Spike on April 1, 2009. The season featured Lightweight fighters ... |
2 | 3:06 | Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
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| Win | 1–0 |  Che MillsChe Mills Che Mills is an English mixed martial artist. He is a former Cage Rage British welterweight champ, and holds 2 notable KO wins over DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius Zaromskis.-Early career:... |
Submission (heel hook) | The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom is the ninth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It began production in January 2009, and began airing on Spike on April 1, 2009. The season featured Lightweight fighters ... |
1 | 0:30 | Cheshire, England |
||
Titles and accomplishments
- Mixed Martial Arts
- Winner of The Ultimate Fighter 9 (Welterweight)