Christos GiagosMixed martial arts show results Date: December 19, 2020
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who competes in the

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division in the

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(UFC).

Background

Giagos was born and raised in

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. Giagos competed in

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in high school, and began training in mixed martial arts at the age 19 in 2009. He is a

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Giagos made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2009 competing as a

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primarily in regional promotions across

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. He was able to compile a record of 10–2, including winning the RFA Lightweight Championship on August 22, 2014 with a TKO stoppage of

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. On the heels of that victory, Giagos signed with the

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in the fall of 2014.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Giagos made his promotional debut against

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on October 25, 2014 at

UFC 179 ''UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held on October 25, 2014, at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Background The event was headlined by a UFC Featherweight Championship, Featherweight Championship re ...

. He lost the bout via submission in the first round. Giagos faced Jorge de Oliveira on March 21, 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 62 ''UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 62'') was a mixed martial arts event held on March 21, 2015, at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Background After hosting a PPV event at the venue a ...

. Giagos won the fight via submission in the first round. Giagos faced Chris Wade on June 6, 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 68 ''UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 68'') was a mixed martial arts event held on June 6, 2015, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Background The event was expected to be headlined by a l ...

. He lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Absolute Championship Berkut

He made his debut in Russia promotion against Alexandre Pimentel of Brazil at ACB 51: Silva vs. Torgeson on January 13, 2017. He won the fight unanimous decision. In the second match he will make fight against Shamil Nikaev at ACB 71: Yan vs. Mattos on September 30, 2017. He lost the back-and-forth fight by split decision.

Return to UFC

On the heels of a 4–2 run on the regional circuit, Giagos made his return to the promotion against

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on September 22, 2018 at

UFC Fight Night 137 ''UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 137'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 22, 2018 at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo, Brazil. Background A ...

. He lost the fight via a submission in the second round. “I felt like when I came in the Oliveira fight, I was actually performing very well. I was actually really excited with my performance. I wish I opened up a little more. But, I was a little nervous of the takedown. This guy’s jiu jitsu is just next level, he holds the most submissions. I felt like I was doing really well. Everyone had me winning the first round." Giagos said of his performance after the fight. Giagos faced

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on December 2, 2018 at

UFC Fight Night 142 ''UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 142'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on 2 December 2018 at Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Adelaide, Sou ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Giagos faced

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on June 1, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 153. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Giagos faced

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on August 17, 2019 at

UFC 241 ''UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 17, 2019 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Background A UFC Heavyweight Championship rematch betw ...

. He lost the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. Giagos was expected to face Alan Patrick on April 25, 2020. However, he was pulled from the fight citing injury and he was replaced by

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. Giagos replaced Rick Glenn and faced Carlton Minus at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal on December 19, 2020. Giagos won the fight via unanimous decision. Giagos was scheduled to face

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on May 15, 2021 at

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. However, Álvarez was removed from the bout in early May due to alleged

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issues that restricted his travel. Giagos faced returning veteran

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. He won the bout via D'arce choke in the second round. This win earned Giagos the ''

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'' bonus award. Giagos faced

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on September 18, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 192 ''UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Spann'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 192'', ''UFC Vegas 37'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 50'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 18, 2021 at the UFC ...

. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one. Giagos faced

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UFC on ESPN 38 ''UFC on ESPN: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 38'' and ''UFC Vegas 57'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 25, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise ...

on June 25, 2022. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Giagos was scheduled to face

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on September 3, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 209 ''UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 209'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 67'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 3, 2022, at Accor Arena in Paris, Fra ...

. However, Giagos pulled out in early August after severing a tendon of his little finger during a domestic accident. Giagos is scheduled to face

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on April 22, 2023, at

UFC Fight Night 222 ''UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 222'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 80'') is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on April 15, 2023, at the T-Mobile ...

Personal life

Besides training at Systems Training Center, Giagos coaches CrossFit and kickboxing there. Giagos also teaches strength and conditioning at Systems Training Center. He is also an avid ten-pin bowler.

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

(One time) vs.

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** Tachi Palace Fights Lightweight Championship (one time; former) *Resurrection Fighting Alliance **Resurrection Fighting Alliance Lightweight Championship (one time; former)

Mixed martial arts record

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