Ryan McGillivray is a Canadian

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...

 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...

 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. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, McGillivray was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos.

Early life

Ryan McGillivray was born in Duncan, British Columbia, and lived there before his family moved to Edmonton, Alberta when was 12-years-old. He was very involved in sports, and as a teenager participated in hockey, baseball and lacrosse at the highest club levels in Canada while he earned his diploma at Spruce Grove Composite High School.

Early career

At the age of 16, McGillivray broke his back playing lacrosse, and lost two years of athletic competition as a result, ballooning up to 260 lbs. When he had fully recovered, McGillivray wanted to pursue athletics as a full time career. His father, a former amateur boxer, pointed him in the direction of a local gym, where he started to pursue that discipline. McGillivray began training and almost instantly fell in love with the sport of mixed martial arts. Three months later he had his first professional fight and today he sports an 11-5-1 professional record, the nine submissions on his résumé speaking to the progress he has made since starting out as a boxer.

The Ultimate Fighter

McGillivray had signed with the UFC in 2011 to compete on the The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos.

McGillivray was the second pick on Team dos Santos and third overall. Lesnar had selected his number one pick, Len Bentley, to face McGillivray. After a two round war, McGillivray was declared the victor by majority decision, moving him into the quarter-finals.

For his quarterfinal fight, he was selected to face Tony Ferguson

Tony Ferguson (fighter)

Tony Ferguson is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division for the UFC. Ferguson was the winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs...

. Ferguson quickly won the fight via TKO, and McGillivray's loss took him out of the tournament.

Ultimate Fighting Championships

Even though he lost in the quarterfinals, McGillivray remained signed after the show. He made his official UFC debut June 4, 2011 on The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos Finale, , was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 4, 2011 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.-Background:Featured were the finalists from The Ultimate Fighter 13 – Team Lesnar...

 card, fighting against fellow castmate Shamar Bailey

Shamar Bailey

Shamar Bailey is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Bailey has made a name for himself fighting in the Midwest, and his 1-1 stint with Strikeforce. He was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Post UFC

After his loss to Bailey in the finale, McGillivray was released from the UFC. On July 20, 2011, Ryan tweeted a gruesome picture of his broken nose he suffered in training. He is required to get surgery and will be out of competition for up to six months.

Mixed martial arts record

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Shamar Bailey

Shamar Bailey is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Bailey has made a name for himself fighting in the Midwest, and his 1-1 stint with Strikeforce. He was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs...

 
|Decision (unanimous)
|The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos Finale, , was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 4, 2011 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.-Background:Featured were the finalists from The Ultimate Fighter 13 – Team Lesnar...

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Las Vegas, Nevada

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, United States

United States

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|  Markhaile Wedderburn 
|Submission (armbar)
|TFC 11 - Full Force
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|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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|Win
|align=center|10-4-1
|  Andrew Buckland 
|Submission (kimura)
|AMMA 4 - Victory
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|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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| Draw
|align=center|9-4-1
|  Andrew Buckland 
|Draw
|LGIO MMA 1 - MacDonald vs. Horwich
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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|Win
|align=center|9-4
|  Adam Thomas 
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|TFC 8 - Salvation
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|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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|Loss
|align=center|8-4
|  Chad Sherman 
|Decision (unanimous)
|Heat XC 3 - Ruthless
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|align=center|3
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|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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|Win
|align=center|8-3
|  Steve Dubeck 
|TKO (punches)
|Heat XC 1 - Heat XC
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|Edmonton, Canada
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|Win
|align=center|7-3
|  Elliot Duff 
|Submission (heel hook)
|MFC 19

MFC 19

MFC 19: Long Time Coming was a mixed martial arts event held by the Maximum Fighting Championship on December 5th, 2008 in Enoch, Alberta.-Main card:...

 
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|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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|Loss
|align=center|6-3
|  Gavin Neil 
|Decision (split)
|MFC 16 - Anger Management
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|align=center|3
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|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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|Win
|align=center|6-2
|  Jason Zorthian 
|Submission (armbar)
|MFC 15 - Rags to Riches
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|align=center|4:10
|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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|Loss
|align=center|5-2
|  Stjepan Vujnovic 
|Technical Submission (triangle choke)
|MFC 14 - High Rollers
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|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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|Loss
|align=center|5-1
|  Paul Devine 
|Decision (unanimous)
|MFC 13 - Lucky 13
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|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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|Win
|align=center|5-0
|  Graydon Tannas 
|Decision (split)
|MFC 12 - High Stakes
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|align=center|3
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|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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|Win
|align=center|4-0
|  Kyle Ayotte 
|Submission (armbar)
|MFC - Unplugged 3
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|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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|Win
|align=center|3-0
|  Aaron Gallant 
|Submission (armbar)
|MFC 11 - Gridiron
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|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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|Win
|align=center|2-0
|  Jon Kennedy

Jon Kennedy

Jon Kennedy is a drummer and electronic musician who was born in Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, England.He was discovered in 2000 when he passed a demo CD to Ninja Tune artist Mr Scruff. Scruff played tracks from the CD soon after on his "Unfold" radio show on Brighton's Juice 107.2...

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|MFC - Unplugged 2
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|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
|  Dave Pogson 
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|MFC 10 - Unfinished Business
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|Edmonton, Canada
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