Parker Frederick Porter (born April 22, 1985) 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 of the

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Background

Porter played baseball, lacrosse and football in his youth. After high school Porter begun working out to lose weight, eventually dabbling to mixed martial arts for training variation at the age of 21.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Porter made his professional MMA debut on October 13, 2007, at a

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night club, where he won the fight by KO in the third round. He was paid $300 for the bout and fought in front of 30 people. Afterwards, he compiled a 5–2 record in various regional organizations, with one of those losses being to future UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

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, which occurred in Porter's only Light Heavyweight bout, where he was knocked out in the first minute after a botched weightcut. During this period, he also captured the Reality Fighting Heavyweight Championship by knocking out Mike Dexter. Porter would defend the Reality Fighting Heavyweight Championship against

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, who was returning after a layoff and in between UFC stints. Porter would lose the bout after he was submitted with an arm-triangle choke in the third round, losing the Reality Fighting Heavyweight Championship. Porter would sign with

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and made his Bellator debut against

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on September 7, 2013, at

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, losing via TKO in the first round. After a layoff of almost a year and half, he made his sophomore bout for Bellator on July 17, 2015, at

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against Eric Bedard. He won the bout via second round anaconda submission. He had a layoff off almost 3 years due to personal issues and having to secure his family financially, he returned January 6, 2018 at Reality Fighting where he won by 3rd-round TKO against J.A. Dudley. Porter made his CES MMA debut against Keith Bell on November 2, 2018, at CES MMA 53. Parker Porter was seemingly on his way to a first-round victory via ground-and-pound blows. However, referee Kevin MacDonald warned him several times about punching to the back of the head and eventually called for time at the 2:30 mark of the first round. When Bell was deemed unfit to continue, he was awarded the win via disqualification. Porter faced Kevin Ray Sears on May 31, 2019, at CES MMA 56. In a dominant performance, Porter finished Sears via 2nd round kimura. Porter faced Dirlei Broenstrup on September 7, 2019, at CES MMA 58. He won via 3rd-round TKO.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Porter made his UFC debut on nine days' notice against

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on August 15, 2020, at

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. He lost the fight via TKO in round one. Porter faced

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on November 28, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark. He won the bout by unanimous decision. Porter was scheduled to face

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on April 17, 2021, at

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. However, he was removed from the event for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by

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. Porter faced

on August 21, 2021, at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Porter faced

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on February 19, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Porter faced

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on May 21, 2022, at

UFC Fight Night 206 ''UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 206'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 64'' or ''UFC Vegas 55'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 21, 2022, at the UFC Apex f ...

. He lost the fight via rear-naked choke in round one. Porter was scheduled to face

Hamdy Abdelwahab Hamdy El-Said Abdelwahab ( ar, حمدي عبدالوهاب; born 22 January 1993) is an Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler and mixed martial artist currently competing in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He competed in ...

on October 22, 2022, at

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. However, Abdelwahab was removed from the event for unknown reasons and he was replaced by Slim Trabelsi. In turn, the pairing was cancelled altogether as Trabelsi pulled out due to contractual issues with ARES FC and Porter opted to pursue a later fight, rather than a replacement barring unforeseen circumstances. Porter is scheduled to face

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on February 12, 2023, at

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Personal life

Porter has twin boys born in 2013 and third son, Charlie (born 2020).

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

*Reality Fighting **Reality Fighting Heavyweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Porter, Parker 1985 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Mixed martial artists from Connecticut American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu