Michael Santiago (born July 28, 1989) 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, incorpo ...

who competed in the

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division of the

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting his career in 2010, Mark compiled a 20–10 record fighting for a variety of American regional promotions, most notably winning the Ring of Combat Featherweight championship, which he defended twice, and both the Lightweight and Featherweight championships at Hoosier FC, before he was given a chance to earn a UFC contract at

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. Mike fought Mark Cherico on August 22, 2017 at Dana White's Contender Series 7 . He won the fight via TKO in the first round but did not earn a UFC contract. However a week later, he got a chance as an injury replacement.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Santiago made his UFC debut as an injury replacement for

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against

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on September 2, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov. Santiago lost the fight via submission rear-naked choke in the second round. His second fight came on January 14, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi against

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Mike faced

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on June 9, 2018 at

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. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

*Ring of Combat **ROC Featherweight Championship ***Two successful defences *Hoosier FC **Hoosier FC Featherweight Championship **Hoosier FC Lightweight Championship

Mixed martial arts record

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, TKO (punches) , RFA 39 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:27 , Hammond, Indiana, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 17–10 , Lester Caslow , Submission (guillotine choke) , Ring of Combat 54 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:39 , Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 16-10 , Jose Pacheco , Submission (arm-triangle choke) , XFO 56: Outdoor War 11 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:10 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 13–10 , Kenny Foster , KO (punches and elbows) , Ring of Combat 50 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:55 , Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 12–10 , Eric Calderon , Decision (unanimous) , American Predator Fighting Championships 17 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:55 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 10–10 , Frankie Perez , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Ring of Combat 45 , , align=center, 21 , align=center, 1:56 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 10–9 , Mike Medrano , Submission (guillotine choke) , CFFC 26: Sullivan vs. Martinez , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:31 , Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 10–8 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–7 , Terry House Jr. , Decision (unanimous) , Hoosier Fight Club 15 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:54 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–7 , Dustin Phillips , Submission (rear-naked choke) , MMA Xtreme Showdown , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 8–7 , Deividas Taurosevicius , Submission (guillotine choke) , Ring of Combat 42 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:57 , Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–6 , Omar Vega , TKO (punches) , Maxx FC: Raise of Legends 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:51 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–5 , Patrick Murphy , TKO (Punches) , Xtreme Gladiator Challenge: St. Patty's Day Beatdown , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:14 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 5–5 , Josh Shockley , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Chicago Cagefighting Championship 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:28 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 5–4 , Brendan Weafer , TKO (punches) , Cage Wars 8: House of Pain , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:16 , Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–3 , Zach Underwood , Decision (unanimous) , NAFC: Mayhem , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 4–3 , Eric Kriegermeier , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Chicago Cagefighting Championship , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 3: ,

, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–2 , Jeff Green , Submission (rear-naked xhoke) , Hoosier FC 6: New Years Nemesis , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:37 ,

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Santiago, Mike 1989 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters