Russell Allan Doane is an American professional

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currently competing in the

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division of the

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 ...

. He is the former Tachi Palace Fights Bantamweight Champion and King of the Cage Flyweight (135 lb) Champion.

Mixed martial arts career

Amateur career

Doane made his MMA debut as an amateur in April 2007, when he faced Chris Williams at Hawaii Fighting Championship: Stand Your Ground 3. He lost the via guillotine choke submission.

Early career

Doane made his professional MMA debut on March 15, 2008, when he faced Tyson Nam at Icon Sport: Baroni vs. Hose. He won his debut via TKO. Doane faced Frank Baca at KOTC: Ali'is on July 14, 2012 for the KOTC Flyweight Championship. He won the fight via unanimous decision. He faced former UFC fighter Jared Papazian at Tachi Palace Fights 17 on November 14, 2013, for the TPF Bantamweight Championship. He won the fight via TKO (elbows) in the fourth round to win the championship.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Following his championship win over Papazian in November 2013, Doane would make his UFC debut on January 4, 2014, against

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. He won the fight via technical submission. Doane next faced

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on July 5, 2014 at

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. He won the fight via split decision. Doane faced

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on September 13, 2014 at

UFC Fight Night 51 ''UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 51'') was a mixed martial arts event held on September 13, 2014, at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasília, Brazil. Background The event in Brasília was the first that the ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Doane faced

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on July 12, 2015 at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Doane was briefly linked to a bout with

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on January 2, 2016 at

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. However, Doane was forced from the bout with injury and replaced by

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. Doane next faced

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on July 7, 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 90 ''UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 90'') was a mixed martial arts event held on July 7, 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background The event was the first of three events in as man ...

. He lost the fight via submission in the first round. Doane was tabbed as a short notice replacement to face

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in a featherweight bout on October 8, 2016 at

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, filling in for Arnold Allen. He lost the fight via submission in the first round. Doane faced Kwan Ho Kwak on June 17, 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 111 ''UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 111'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on June 17, 2017, at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Background The e ...

. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. Doane faced

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on February 24, 2018 at

UFC on Fox 28 ''UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens'' (also known as ''UFC on Fox 28'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 24, 2018, at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, United States. Background The even ...

. He lost the fight via submission in the third round. It was reported that Doane was released from UFC on October 2, 2018.

Post-UFC career

As the first fight after his UFC release, Doane faced Diego Silva at Destiny MMA on March 2, 2019. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Personal life

Before making his UFC debut, Doane was a full-time carpenter.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

**Submission of the Night (One time) *808 Battleground **808 Battleground Bantamweight Championship (One time) *Destiny MMA **DMMA Bantamweight Championship (One time) *

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 ...

** KOTC Flyweight (135 lb) Championship (One time) *

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** TPF Bantamweight Championship (One time) *X-1 Fights **X-1 Bantamweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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Tyson Nam Tyson Ka'eo Nam (born October 6, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division for UFC. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Nam has formerly competed for World Series of Fighting, Elite ...

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Amateur mixed martial arts record

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