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John Hathaway is an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

mixed martial arts

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...

(MMA) fighter who competes in the welterweight

Welterweight (MMA)

The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...

division. He made his 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...

debut by defeating Tom Egan

Thomas Egan (fighter)

Thomas "The Tank" Egan is an Irish mixed martial artist. He competes in the Welterweight division. He made his UFC debut in a losing effort against John Hathaway at UFC 93 in Dublin Ireland. Egan is known for being a good stand up fighter with good hands and holds a blue belt in BJJ...

at UFC 93

UFC 93

UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 17, 2009 at The O2, Dublin in Dublin, Ireland....

and holds notable Octagon victories over Rick Story

Rick Story

Rick Story is an American mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he fights as a welterweight. He holds notable victories over Thiago Alves, Johny Hendricks and Jake Ellenberger.-Background:...

, Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor (fighter)

Paul Simon Taylor is an English mixed martial artist from Walsall. He stands 6'0" and weighs . He has fought regularly for Ultimate Fighting Championship. He holds notable wins over Jess Liaudin and Gabe Ruediger....

and Diego Sanchez

Diego Sánchez

Diego J. Sanchez is an American mixed martial artist of Mexican descent, with a background in wrestling and Gaidojutsu, system of submission wrestling developed by his longtime trainer Greg Jackson...

. His first and only MMA loss was to Mike Pyle

Mike Pyle (fighter)

Michael Wayne Pyle is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He held the WEC Welterweight Championship in 2005/6 before joining the IFL and UFC competitions. He holds notable victories over Jon Fitch, John Hathaway and Ricardo Almeida-Early life:Mike Pyle grew up in Dresden, Tennessee. At age...

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...

Background and early career

Formerly an open-side flanker for local rugby team Hove RFC, Hathaway decided to make the transition to mixed martial arts after watching the Ultimate Fighting championship on television. He made his professional MMA debut on the 25th June 2006, defeating his opponent via rear naked choke in the first round.

John Hathaway currently trains at London Shootfighters

London Shootfighters

London Shootfighters is a mixed martial arts gym and fight team based in London. Founded in 1997 by Alexis Demetriades and Paul Ivens, they are widely considered as one of the top MMA gyms in the UK and is highly ranked on the world stage...

in London Hathaway also trained in the US with American Top Team and 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu with Eddie Bravo.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After signing a four fight deal, Hathaway was scheduled to fight undefeated Tom Egan at UFC 93

UFC 93

UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 17, 2009 at The O2, Dublin in Dublin, Ireland....

. He made an impressive UFC debut, scoring a dominant TKO win over Egan via elbows.

Hathaway defeated the debuting Rick Story

Rick Story

at UFC 99

UFC 99

UFC 99: The Comeback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany. It was the first UFC event held in Germany, as well as the first in mainland Europe .-Background:On Monday, June 1, the...

in Cologne

Cologne

Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

.

Hathaway's next fight was against English striker Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor (fighter)

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...

, in 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...

. Hathaway won a comfortable unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).

Hathaway then faced the biggest fight of his career as he fought Diego Sanchez

Diego Sánchez

on May 29, 2010 at UFC 114

UFC 114

UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 29, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The UFC Fan Expo took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center....

, in Sanchez' return to welterweight.

In the first round, Hathaway dropped Sanchez with a knee to the head, as Sanchez attempted a takedown. Hathaway then dominated with ground and pound. The rest of the fight saw Hathaway utilize his reach advantage to dominate the striking, which gave him the unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).

Hathaway was expected to face Dong Hyun Kim

Dong Hyun Kim

Kim Dong-hyun , often anglicised to Dong-hyun Kim, is a South Korean mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's welterweight division. He was signed by the UFC after fighting in the Japanese promotion DEEP and in the Korean promotion Spirit MC...

at UFC 120

UFC 120

, but Kim was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Mike Pyle

Mike Pyle (fighter)

. Hathaway lost to Mike Pyle via unanimous decision after being overmatched by the expected underdog. This loss was also the first of his career.

Hathaway fought Kris McCray

Kris McCray

Kris Eric Johannes McCray is an American mixed martial artist. He was the runner-up of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz.-Early life:...

on March 26, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 24. The fight was closely contested throughout. However, Hathaway walked away the winner via split decision.

Hathaway was expected to face Pascal Krauss

Pascal Krauss

Pascal "Panzer" Krauss is a German mixed martial artist who currently competes in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship . His German nickname translates to 'tank' in English. He is undefeated in his MMA career and has stopped all but one of his opponents within the first...

on November 5, 2011 at UFC 138

UFC 138

UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 5, 2011 at LG Arena in Birmingham, England. The event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S. and live on Sportsnet in Canada...

. However, on August 30 Krauss pulled out of the bout citing a shoulder injury, and was replaced by 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...

. On October 17, Hathaway himself was forced to pull out of the bout due to an undisclosed injury. As a result, Brown was pulled from the card and shifted to UFC 139

UFC 139

UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 19, 2011 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, USA...

Mixed martial arts record

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|Win
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Kris McCray

Kris Eric Johannes McCray is an American mixed martial artist. He was the runner-up of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz.-Early life:...

|Decision (split)
|UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis

UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis

UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 26, 2011 at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington.-Background:...

Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|Loss
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Mike Pyle

Mike Pyle (fighter)

|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 120

UFC 120

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|London, England
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|Win
|align=center|14-0
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Diego Sanchez

Diego Sánchez

|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 114

UFC 114

Las Vegas, Nevada

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, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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|Win
|align=center|13-0
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Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor (fighter)

|Decision (unanimous)
|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...

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Manchester, England
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|Win
|align=center|12-0
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Rick Story

|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 99

UFC 99

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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Cologne, Germany
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|-
|Win
|align=center|11-0
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Thomas Egan

Thomas Egan (fighter)

|TKO (elbows)
|UFC 93

UFC 93

UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 17, 2009 at The O2, Dublin in Dublin, Ireland....

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|align=center|1
|align=center|4:36
|Dublin, Ireland
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|Win
|align=center|10-0
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Jack Mason
|Submission (punches)
|Cage Rage 28

Cage Rage 28

Cage Rage 28: VIP was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on September 20, 2008 at The Troxy in London, England. It was televised on Nuts TV in the United Kingdom, and would be the last event promoted by Cage Rage before the company went bankrupt.It featured Leigh...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:41
|London, England
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|Win
|align=center|9-0
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Richard Griffin
|TKO
|ZT Fight Night 12
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:41
|Brighton, England
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|Win
|align=center|8-0
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Marvin Arnold Bleau
|TKO (punches)
|Cage Rage 25

Cage Rage 25

EliteXC Presents Cage Rage 25: Bring it On was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by England's Cage Rage Championships and the United States' Elite Xtreme Combat that took place on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at the Wembley Arena in London, England...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:32
|London, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|7-0
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Tommy McGuire
|TKO (punches)
|Cage Rage: Contenders 7
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|align=center|2
|align=center|3:17
|London, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|6-0
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Charles Barbosa
|Decision (unanimous)
|Cage Rage: Contenders 6
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|London, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|5-0
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Tarcio Santana
|Decision (unanimous)
|Cage Rage: Contenders 5
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|London, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|4-0
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Sergei Ussanov
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Cage Rage - Contenders 4
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:08
|London, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0
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Ludovic Perez
|Submission (strikes)
|ZT Fight Night 4
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|London, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
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Wesley Felix
|TKO (referee stoppage)
|Full Contact Fight Night 3
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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:33
|Bracknell, England
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
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Jim Morris
|Submission (rear naked choke

Rear naked choke

The Rear naked choke is a chokehold in martial arts applied from an opponent's back. Depending on the context, the term may refer to one of two variations of the technique, either arm can be used to apply the choke in both cases...

)
|ZT Fight Night 2
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Sussex, England
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