Mike Malott (born November 7, 1991) is a Canadian mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division. He currently fights for UFC. In the past he has competed for the WSOF,

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and Cage Fury Fighting Championships.

Mixed martial arts career

Early Career

Mike Malott started training at House of Champions in

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with Kru Alin Halmagean when he was 17 years old. Malott went to post-secondary education at

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in Halifax, Nova Scotia and trained at Titans MMA while on the east coast. During his time at university Malott took his first professional MMA fight at ECC 12: Rage against James Saunders winning by submission in the first round. After winning his first four professional fights, Malott suffered his first loss against

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in 2014 and his following match-up went to a majority draw against

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in 2015. Malott took his next bout in 2017 against Craig Shintani for the vacant XFFC Lightweight Championship. He won the bout via knockout in 36 seconds. Malott took an extended hiatus from competing in mixed martial arts at the end of 2017. Instead, he focused on his grappling skills competing in many BJJ super fights and earning his black belt. At this time he also began coaching striking at

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in Sacramento, California. During his time there he cornered many UFC fighters including Urijah Faber and Cody Garbrandt. After a three-year hiatus, Malott returned to MMA in December 2020 for Cage Fury 91 in

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, United States. He won the bout against Solomon Renfro in the first round. After his win over Renfro, Malott earned a spot on season 5 of

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and was scheduled against Shimon Smotritsky. Malott beat Smotritsky with a guillotine choke submission in the first round and was awarded a UFC contract by Dana White.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Malott's promotional debut came against Mickey Gall on April 9, 2022, at

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. Malott won the fight via technical knockout in the first round. Malott next faced fellow Canadian Yohan Lainesse on February 25, 2023 at UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen. He won the fight via submission by arm-triangle choke in the first round. The win earned Malott his first ''

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'' bonus award. Malott faced Adam Fugitt on June 10, 2023 at

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in Vancouver, British Columbia. He won the bout via submission in the second round, knocking Fugitt down and submitting him with a guillotine choke. The win also earned Malott his second ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Malott is scheduled to face Neil Magny on January 20, 2024, at UFC 297.

Personal life

Mike Malott's younger brother Jeff Malott is a professional hockey player who currently plays for the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* Ultimate Fighting Championship **

(Two times) * Xcessive Force Fighting Championship ** XFFC Lightweight Champion (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Win , align=center, , Adam Fugitt , Submission (guillotine choke) ,

, , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:06 , Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 9–1–1 , Yohan Lainesse , Submission (arm-triangle choke) , UFC Fight Night: Muniz vs. Allen , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:15 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1–1 , Mickey Gall , TKO (punches) ,

, , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:41 , Jacksonville, Florida, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1–1 , Shimon Smotritsky , Submission (guillotine choke) , Dana White's Contender Series 42 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:39 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1–1 , Solomon Renfro , Submission (rear-naked choke) , CFFC 91 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:42 ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–1–1 , Craig Shintani , KO (punches) , XFFC 13 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:36 , Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada , , - , Draw , align=center, 4–1–1 ,

, Draw (majority) , Bellator 142: Dynamite , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , San Jose, California, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–1 ,

, TKO (punches and elbows) , WSOF 14 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:13 , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Allan Wilson , KO (knee and punches) , Substance Cage Combat 2.0 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:29 , Toronto, Ontario, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Jon Williams , TKO (knee) , ECC 16: Proving Grounds , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:15 , Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Michael Imperato , Submission (armbar) , East Coast FP: Resurgence , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:00 , Trenton, Nova Scotia, Canada , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , James Saunders , Submission (armbar) , ECC 12: Rage , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:32 , Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada , ''Sources''

References

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