Scott Askham (born 20 May 1988) is an English

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 ...

currently competing in the

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division of Oktagon MMA. A professional since 2010, he has also 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 ...

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: ''Martial Arts Confrontation'') better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe. History Martin Lewandowsk ...

(KSW),

Absolute Championship Berkut Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA), formerly known as Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB), is a Russian mixed martial arts, kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu organization and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been ...

BAMMA BAMMA (British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) was a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It premiered on June 27, 2009, and was shown on the television channel Bravo. BAMMA events were shown live on ITV4 in the UK and Ire ...

, and

Cage Warriors Cage Warriors (CW) is an Irish owned mixed martial arts promotion, based in London, England. The promotion was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002. Many MMA stars have made their names under the Cage Warrio ...

Background

Born and raised in

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...

, Askham began training in mixed martial arts as a teenager and took part in several amateur fights before turning professional in 2010. During this time, he also worked for a bit with a maintenance company installing street lighting.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Prior to his professional career, Askham held an amateur MMA record of 3–0. He made his professional debut competing as a middleweight for various regional promotions across

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...

, including stints in

and

. He was able to compile an undefeated record of 12–0 along the way, finishing a large portion of his fights in the first round. After his TKO stoppage of Max Nunes in June 2014, Askham signed with the UFC.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Askham made his promotional debut on 4 October 2014 as he faced

Magnus Cedenblad Magnus Cedenblad (born April 10, 1982) is a retired Swedish mixed martial artist who competed in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, among others. Mixed martial arts career Early career Cedenblad has said that he ...

UFC Fight Night 53 ''UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 53'') was a mixed martial arts event held on October 4, 2014, at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Background This event was the third event that the UFC hosted in S ...

. Despite dropping Cedenblad with a front kick in round two, Askham was controlled through the rest of the fight, and was defeated via unanimous decision. Askham next faced Antonio dos Santos Jr. on 20 June 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 69 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 ...

. Askham won the fight via KO in the first round, making him the first Yorkshireman to win a fight in the UFC. Askham faced

Krzysztof Jotko Krzysztof Jotko (born August 19, 1989) is a Polish mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division. He has previously fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Born and raised in Orneta, Poland, Jotko was ori ...

on 24 October 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 76 ''UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 76'') was a mixed martial arts event held on October 24, 2015, at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Background The event was the third that the organization has hosted in Dublin, ...

. He lost the fight by split decision. Askham faced

Chris Dempsey Chris Dempsey is an American professional mixed martial artist who last competed in 2021. A professional since 2012, he has competed for the UFC and Bellator MMA. Background Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Dempsey played football, and also comp ...

on 27 February 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 84 ''UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 84'') was a mixed martial arts event held on 27 February 2016 at The O2 Arena in London, England. Background The event was the eighth that the promotion hosted in London a ...

. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. He was also awarded a ''Performance of the Night'' bonus. Askham was briefly scheduled to face Anthony Smith on 8 July 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale. However, Askham pulled out of the bout on 28 April and was replaced by

Cezar Ferreira Cezar Jesus Ferreira (born February 15, 1985), better known in his home country Brazil as Cezar Mutante, is a mixed martial artist currently competing in the light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, he has competed fo ...

. Following a quick recovery, Askham was rescheduled to face promotional newcomer

Jack Hermansson Jack Berndhard Hermansson (born 10 June 1988) is a Swedish and Norwegian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the former middleweight champion i ...

on 3 September 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 93 ''UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 93'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 3, 2016, at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Background After ...

. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Askham faced Brad Scott on 18 March 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 107 ''UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 107'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 18, 2017, at The O2 Arena in London, England. Background This event wa ...

. He lost the fight by split decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Askham fought fellow British UFC veteran

Luke Barnatt Luke Barnatt (born 13 April 1988) is an English mixed martial artist, and entrepreneur, who fought as a Middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was a member of FX's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen, and has als ...

on 23 September 2017 in the main event at ACB 70. He won the fight by split decision. On 10 December 2017 Askham revealed a three-fight contract with KSW. As the first fight of his contract and promotional debut, Askham faced former KSW Middleweight Champion

Michał Materla Michał Materla (born April 10, 1984) is a Polish mixed martial artist. He currently competes for the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), where he is former KSW Middleweight Champion. , he was ranked #5 in KSW Middleweight rankings. Background M ...

at KSW 42: Khalidov vs. Narkun on March 3, 2018. Askham won the fight via technical knockout stemming from a body kick. He also won the Knockout of the Night bonus. As the second fight and the semifinal of KSW Middleweight tournament, Askham faced Marcin Wójcik at KSW 45: The Return to Wembley on October 6, 2018. Askham won the fight via body kick and punches, winning his second Knockout of the Night bonus in the organization. In the final fight of his contract Askham fought in the KSW Middleweight Tournament Final, winning a rematch against

via flying knee knockout and becoming the KSW Middleweight Champion. Askham faced

Mamed Khalidov Mamed Khalidov ( rus, Мамед Магомедович Халидов, Mamied Magomedowicz Chalidow, mɐˈmʲɛt maɣɔmʲɛdɔvʲit͡ʂ xɐˈlʲidəf; pl, Mamed Chalidow ; born 17 July 1980 in Grozny) is a Polish mixed martial artist of Chech ...

in a catchweight bout at KSW 52 on December 7, 2019. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Askham was scheduled to defend his KSW Middleweight Championship in a rematch against

at KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2 on October 10, 2020. He lost the fight via first-minute knockout. Askham faced Mamed Khalidov in trilogy at XTB KSW 83: Colosseum 2 on June 3, 2023. He lost the bout in the third round after Khalidov hit him with flying switch kick and finished him with punches.

Oktagon MMA

Askham made his Oktagon MMA debut on November 4, 2023 against Marc Doussis at Oktagon 48, defeating him via unanimous decision.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

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 ...

Performance of the Night UFC Bonus Awards are three separate cash bonuses usually awarded to four fighters after each UFC event, based on internal decisions by UFC management. More/fewer bonuses have been awarded at some events, especially when no knockouts or submissions ...

(One time) vs.

**Fight of the Night (One time) vs.

** KSW Middleweight Championship (One time) **2019 KSW Middleweight tournament winner. **Fight of the Night (One time) **Knockout of the Night (Two times) vs.

, Marcin Wójcik *

**BAMMA Middleweight Championship (One time) **One successful title defense *Ultimate Cage FC **UCFC Middleweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

, - , Win , align=center, 20–6 , Marc Doussis , Decision (unanimous) , OKTAGON 48 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, KO (flying switch kick and punches) , KSW 83: Colosseum 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:03 ,

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, KO (flying switch kick) , KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:36 ,

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, Decision (unanimous) , KSW 52: Race , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Gliwice Gliwice (; german: Gleiwitz) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. The city is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica river (a tributary of the Oder). It lies approximately 25 km west from Katowice, the regional cap ...

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, KO (flying knee) , KSW 49: Soldić vs. Kaszubowski , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:23 ,

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Sopot Sopot is a seaside resort city in Pomerelia on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. It is located in Pomeranian Voivodeship, and has the status of the county, being the smallest city ...

, , - , Win , align=center, 17–4 , Marcin Wójcik , TKO (body kick and punches) , KSW 45: The Return to Wembley , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:37 ,

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, TKO (body kick) , KSW 42: Khalidov vs. Narkun , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:09 ,

, , - , Win , align=center, 15–4 ,

, Decision (split) , ACB 70: The Battle of Britain , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 14–4 , Brad Scott , Decision (split) , UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 14–3 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, Germany , , - , Win , align=center, 14–2 ,

, KO (punch and head kick) , UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:45 ,

, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 13–2 ,

, Decision (split) , UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Ireland , , - , Win , align=center, 13–1 , Antônio dos Santos Jr. , KO (punches and knees) , UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:52 ,

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

, Germany , , - , Loss , align=center, 12–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

, Sweden , , - , Win , align=center, 12–0 , Max Nunes , TKO (punches) , BAMMA Fight Night: Southampton , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 1:50 ,

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, England , Defended the BAMMA Middleweight Championship. , - , Win , align=center, 11–0 , Jorge Luis Bezerra , Decision (unanimous) , BAMMA 13 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, England , Won the BAMMA Middleweight Championship. , - , Win , align=center, 10–0 ,

Jack Marshman Jack Robert Marshman (born December 19, 1989) is a retired Welsh professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2010, he has competed for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), BAMMA a ...

, Decision (unanimous) , Ultimate Cage FC 5 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, England , Won the UCFC Middleweight Championship. , - , Win , align=center, 9–0 , Henry McLeman , Submission (rear-naked choke) , BAMMA 12 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 4:13 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 8–0 , Denniston Sutherland , Decision (unanimous) , Cage Warriors: 50 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Scotland , , - , Win , align=center, 7–0 , Dai Cook , KO (head kick) , Caged Steel FC 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:35 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Mark Jones , TKO (punches) , Ultimate Cage FC 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:35 ,

Batley Batley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Batley lies south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield. Batley is part of the ...

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Aurelijus Kerpe , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Caged Steel FC 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:04 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Matt Earnshaw , TKO (punches) , Caged Steel FC 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Arunas Klimavicius , TKO (punches) , Olympian MMA Championship 11 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:24 ,

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Shaun Lomas , KO (head kick) , Fight Pro UK 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:04 ,

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. As the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. In Barnsley, the population was 96,888 while the wider Borough has ...

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Rolandas Cizauskas , TKO (punches) , British Cage FC: Barnsley , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

, England , , -

Amateur mixed martial arts record

, - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Dan Abbott , Decision (unanimous) , Fight-Stars 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 ,

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

, Wales , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Avi Jack , Decision (split) , Fight-Pro UK: Barnsley Fight Night 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Sam Boult , Decision (majority) , Fight-Pro UK: Barnsley Fight Night 1 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Qasim Shafiq , Decision (unanimous) , Phoenix Fight Promotions: D-Day , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Dan Edwards , TKO (body kick) , Ultimate Force: Nemesis , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:48 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Johnny Stuart , Submission (arm-triange choke) , Phoenix Fight Promotions: Elimination , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:15 ,

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References

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