Andrew Robert Fickett (born December 14, 1979) 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, incorp ...

who competes in the

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division. A professional competitor since 1999, Fickett has also formerly competed for the

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

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Cage Rage Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went into liquidation and is now no longer trading. Cage Rage had been owned and ma ...

, the

XFC Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC) is a premier international mixed martial arts (MMA) organization based in Spring Lake, Michigan, with offices throughout the United States and South America. The XFC showcases both male and female fighters, ad ...

, MFC, and

King of the Cage King of the Cage (KOTC) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Southern California, United States. History KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features mostly amateur as well as up and coming MMA stars and former mainstr ...

Background

Fickett is from

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and began training in

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when he was 10 years old. When Fickett was in high school he was a wrestler and practiced

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, with

MMA 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 strike (attack), striking, grappling and ground f ...

legend

Don Frye Donald Frye (born November 23, 1965) is an American former mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, and actor. In MMA, he was one of the sport's earliest well-rounded fighters and won the ''UFC 8'' and ''Ultimate Ultimate 96'' tournaments an ...

's original trainer. He was the second best wrestler in the state of

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

during his junior year and began his career in

shortly after graduating from high school. After his college wrestling career at

Pima Community College Pima Community College (PCC) is a public community college in Pima County, Arizona. It serves the Tucson metropolitan area with a community college district consisting of five campuses, four education centers, and several adult education learnin ...

was ended prematurely due to a serious

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accident, Fickett dropped out of college and moved to live in

Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Arizona#List of cities and towns, most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1 ...

for two years to become trained as a

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Fickett began his professional MMA career in 1999 and quickly amassed an undefeated record of 12–0 in the first 20 months of his career. Before entering the

, Fickett had a record of 24–2 with notable wins over

Dennis Hallman Dennis Lloyd Hallman (born December 2, 1975) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed from 1996 to 2015. A veteran of 75 fights, he competed in various promotions including the UFC, Strikeforce, IFL, the World Series o ...

Carlo Prater Carlo Ricardo Prater (born June 25, 1981) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Prater has also formerly competed for the UFC, WEC, Strikeforc ...

and

Kenny Florian Kenneth Alan Florian (born May 26, 1976) is an American retired mixed martial artist and commentator who formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He formerly served as an analyst for UFC on Fox from 2011–2018, and he also ...

Ultimate Fighting championship

President,

Dana White Dana Frederick White Jr. (born July 28, 1969) is an American businessman who serves as president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a global mixed martial arts organization. In August 2019, White's net worth was estimated at $500 milli ...

stated that Fickett was originally supposed to be a contestant on the first season of

The Ultimate Fighter ''The Ultimate Fighter'' is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen s ...

, but upon watching his bout with Kenny Florian at a small

mixed martial arts 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, inc ...

event, he had decided to sign Florian onto the show in his place. Fickett defeated Florian, but shortly after was

incarcerated A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correcti ...

. White then went with Florian. Fickett made his

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

debut in February 2005 at

UFC 51 The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MM ...

, losing to

Nick Diaz Nickolas Robert Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Diaz is a former Strikeforce, WEC and IFC welterweight champion ...

via TKO. He went 4–3 in his tenure with the organization, with notable victories over

Kurt Pellegrino Kurt Joseph Pellegrino (born May 7, 1979) is an American retired mixed martial artist. He competed in the lightweight division for Bellator Fighting Championships and Ultimate Fighting Championship. Early life Pellegrino wrestled for Point Pleasa ...

Josh Neer Joshua Martin Neer (born March 24, 1983) is an American bare-knuckle boxer and former mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2003, he has competed for the UFC, Bellator, the Quad Cities Silverbacks of the IFL, and Shark Fights. Ne ...

and a come-from-behind win over

Josh Koscheck Edinboro Fighting Scots Josh D. Koscheck (born November 30, 1977) is an American retired mixed martial artist who fought at Welterweight for the UFC and Bellator MMA. Koscheck made his debut with the UFC on the first season of the realit ...

Post-UFC

Following his release from the UFC in 2007, Fickett stayed busy fighting for a number of smaller tier promotions including

HDNet Fights HDNet Fights was a US based television outlet for various MMA and combat sports promotions. Its broadcast lineup included DREAM, Sengoku, K-1, Strikeforce, Adrenaline MMA, M-1 Global, Ring of Honor, Maximum Fighting Championship, Affliction E ...

and

. Fickett had been scheduled to fight Ryan Ford for the

Maximum Fighting Championship Maximum Fighting Championship is a Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion based in Edmonton, Alberta. MFC’s former home, in Canada, is the River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch, Alberta, located just outside Edmonton, Alberta, but has also ...

welterweight title at MFC 17: Hostile Takeover on July 25, 2008.Fickett out of fight vs. Ford
, Sportsnet.ca, June 30, 2008. However, after signing an agreement for the MFC fight, he signed another agreement to fight

Luke Stewart Luke Stewart is a retired American people, American mixed martial artist. Holding a professional record of 6–3, Stewart competed in the now-defunct promotion Strikeforce (mixed martial arts), Strikeforce for his entire career. Background Luke ...

at the Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson event on June 27, 2008, as a replacement for an injured

Joe Riggs Joseph Jonathan Riggs (born September 23, 1982) is an American professional bare-knuckle boxer and former mixed martial artist who is currently signed to Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2001, Riggs formerly com ...

. This placed him in breach of his agreement with MFC, which stated that he would not fight for five weeks prior to his MFC date. As a result, he ended up being removed from both fight cards, and MFC president/owner

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declared that Fickett would never again fight in the MFC. From August 2008 to August 2009, Fickett suffered the worst year of his professional career, with only 2 wins versus 8 losses. Fickett later revealed in interviews that he had not even trained for these fights. Fickett returned in 2010 with a renewed focus. He defeated fellow

veteran Derrick Noble by

submission Deference (also called submission or passivity) is the condition of submitting to the espoused, legitimate influence of one's superior or superiors. Deference implies a yielding or submitting to the judgment of a recognized superior, out of re ...

, ending his 5 fight losing streak. In September 2010, he won the one night Shine: Lightweight Grand Prix which saw him fight three times over the course of the evening. He ended all of the fights in the first round via

and declared, "I'm back" in his post-fight interview.

Maximum Fighting Championship

Fickett then signed a multi-fight contract with the

. His first fight was against

Matt Veach Matt Alan Veach (born May 31, 1981) is a retired American mixed martial arts fighter who most recently competed in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he has competed for the UFC, BAMMA, the MFC, and Cage Warriors. ...

MFC 28 ''MFC 28: Supremacy'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC) on February 25, 2011 at the River Cree Casino in Enoch, Alberta. Background Antonio McKee was originally scheduled to defend his lightweight tit ...

on February 25, 2011. He won via

in the first round. MFC announced his release from the organization following his loss to

Tatsuya Kawajiri is a Japanese mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. He is a former Shooto Lightweight Champion, and has also competed in the UFC, PRIDE, DREAM, Strikeforce, ONE FC, and Rizin Fighting Federation. Kawajiri also partici ...

Independent Circuit

Fickett faced Luis Felix at CES MMA 22 on March 14, 2014. He lost by KO (head kick) in the second round.

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Loss , align=center, 42–21 , Luis Felix , KO (head kick) , Classic Entertainment and Sports MMA 22 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:29 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 42–20 ,

Andre Winner Andre Badi Winner (born 9 November 1981) is a Grenadian-born English mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's '' The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom'', reaching the final. Winner is also a member of Team Rough ...

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 42–19 ,

Justin Gaethje Justin Ray Gaethje (; born November 14, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. As o ...

, KO (punches) , Rage in the Cage 163 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:12 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 42–18 , Jonatas Novaes , TKO (head kick and punches) , ShoFight 20 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:51 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 42–17 ,

Kevin Knabjian Kevin Knabjian (born July 5, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist of Armenian descent. A professional from 2003 until 2012, he competed for the UFC and the WEC. Mixed martial arts career Knabjian went to Eastern Illinois University ...

, Submission (guillotine choke) , Worldwide MMA 1: McCorkle vs. Heden , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:38 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 41–17 ,

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, TKO (Submission to punches) , Xtreme FC 16: High Stakes , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:40 ,

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, Brazil , , - , Loss , align=center, 41–15 ,

, TKO (punches) , Dream: Japan GP Final , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:41 ,

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, Japan , , - , Loss , align=center, 41–14 , Brian Cobb , TKO (punches) ,

MFC 30 ''MFC 30: Up Close and Personal'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC) on June 10, 2011 at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. The event was broadcast live on HDNet. Backgr ...

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:44 ,

Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city anchor ...

, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 41–13 ,

, Submission (armbar) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:36 ,

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

, Alberta, Canada , Catchweight bout (160 lbs) , - , Win , align=center, 40–13 ,

, Submission (rear-naked choke) , Shine Fights 3: Lightweight Grand Prix , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:02 ,

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, United States , Tournament Final , - , Win , align=center, 39–13 ,

Dennis Bermudez Dennis Ross Bermudez (born December 13, 1986) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the UFC. Bermudez has been a professional MMA competitor since 2009. He has made a name for himself mainly fig ...

, Submission (rear-naked choke) , Shine Fights 3: Lightweight Grand Prix , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:02 , Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States , Semi Final , - , Win , align=center, 38–13 , Charles Bennett , Submission (guillotine choke) , Shine Fights 3: Lightweight Grand Prix , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:25 , Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States , Quarter Final , - , Win , align=center, 37–13 , Derrick Noble , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Cage Fighting Extreme/XKL: Mayhem in Minneapolis , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:09 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 36–13 , Freddy Sandoval , KO (knee) , Rage In The Cage 133 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:28 ,

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 36–12 , Kyle Baker , TKO (punches) , Cagefest Xtreme: All In , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:47 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 36–11 ,

Nik Lentz Nik Lentz (born August 13, 1984) is an American retired mixed martial artist. He most notably fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighting in the lightweight division. Background Lentz was born in El Paso, Texas but grew up in Twin C ...

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, United States , Lightweight debut , - , Loss , align=center, 36–10 ,

Tyler Stinson Tyler Stinson (born January 17, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, who most recently competed in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, Stinson has also formerly competed for Bellator MM ...

, TKO (punches) , C3 Fights , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:04 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 36–9 ,

Ferrid Kheder Ferrid Kheder (born 3 March 1975) is a retired French judo Olympian who placed seventh at the Olympic Games in Sydney(2000) and a former professional mixed martial artist who fought from 2004 to 2013. Judo career Kheder began training judo ...

, KO (punches) , C3 Fights: Knock Out Rock Out Weekend 1 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:02 , Oklahoma, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 36–8 , Jason MacKay , Submission (triangle choke) , Phoenix Fight Promotions: Wanted , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:25 ,

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, Canada , Catchweight bout (160 lbs) , - , Loss , align=center, 35–8 , Jose Cortez , Decision (split) , Rage in the Cage 117 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , Catchweight bout (175 lbs) , - , Loss , align=center, 35–7 ,

Jesse Taylor Jesse Marcus Taylor (born January 2, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) and 10th Planet Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt fighter currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he was ...

, TKO (punches) , Total Combat 32 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:42 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 35–6 , Joe Manzello , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Silver Crown Fights , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:42 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 34–6 , Richard Villes , TKO (punch to the body) , Rage in the Cage 113 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:34 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 34–5 , Jeff Horlacher , Submission (guillotine choke) , Rage in the Cage 111 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:13 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 33–5 , Lim Jae-Suk , Submission (guillotine choke) , Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:14 , California, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 32–5 ,

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, England, U.K. , , - , Win , align=center, 31–5 , Anthony Lapsley , Submission (rear-naked choke) , HDNet Fights 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:55 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 30–5 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 29–5 ,

Karo Parisyan Karapet "Karo" Parisyan ( hy, Կարապետ Փարիզյան; born August 28, 1982) is an Armenian-American mixed martial artist, who last competed in the welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 1999, Parisyan is a ...

, Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , California, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 29–4 ,

, Submission (rear-naked choke) , UFC 61: Bitter Rivals , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:20 , Nevada, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 28–4 ,

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, Submission (guillotine choke) ,

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, Submission (rear-naked choke) ,

UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2 ''Ultimate Fight Night 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 3, 2005. The event took place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the Un ...

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:28 , Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 27–3 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 25–3 , Robert Briggs , TKO (corner stoppage) , Night of Champions , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:00 , Arizona, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 24–3 ,

, TKO (punches) ,

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, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 20–2 , Shaun Beckett , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Rage on the River , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:10 , California, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 19–2 ,

, Submission (guillotine choke) , Rage on the River , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:25 , California, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 18–2 , Greg Bell , Submission (choke) , Rage in the Cage 56 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:43 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 17–2 ,

, Decision (split) , KOTC 28: More Punishment , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Nevada, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 16–2 , Landon Showalter , Submission (triangle choke) , United Full Contact Federation: Summer Slam , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 16–1 , Shaun Beckett , Submission (choke) , Rage in the Cage 49: Stare Down , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:55 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 15–1 , John Lansing , Decision (unanimous) , Rage in the Cage 43: The Match , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 14–1 ,

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, Decision , Rage in the Cage 36: The Rematch , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 13–1 , John Lansing , Submission (armbar) , Rage in the Cage 35: This Time It's Personal , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:34 , Arizona, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 12–1 ,

, Decision (split) , Rage in the Cage 34 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–0 , Kimo Stant , Submission (armbar) , Rage in the Cage 23 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:07 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–0 , Maurice Wilson , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Cajan Fights , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:59 , , , - , Win , align=center, 10–0 , Rock Lima , Submission (choke) , Rage in the Cage: Tucson 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:28 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–0 , Jerry Parsons , Submission (choke) , Rage in the Cage 22 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:05 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–0 , Cedric Marks , Decision (unanimous) , Absolute Fighter Challenge , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–0 , Michael Chavez , TKO (submission to punches) , Rage in the Cage 21 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:57 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Ryan Brown , KO , Rage in the Cage: Tucson 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:16 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Bill Cameron , Decision , Rage in the Cage 19 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Jeff Horlacher , Submission (choke) , Rage in the Cage 18 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:58 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Owen Phelps , Submission (choke) , Rage in the Cage: Tucson 1 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:30 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Jamie Clark , Submission (choke) , Rage in the Cage 16 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:30 , Arizona, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Shawn Polso , Decision , Rage in the Cage 4 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 , Arizona, United States ,

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