Hunter "Spike" Schuppisser Carlyle (born May 6, 1993) 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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and

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divisions of

Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion (entertainment), promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media cong ...

. He is most well known for his time spent fighting in 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 ...

(UFC).

Background

Carlyle started doing karate when he was four years old, and later began wrestling when he was 12. He wrestled for about four years and then started jiu-jitsu. When he was 15, he fell in love with

Pride FC PRIDE Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC, founded as KRS-Pride) was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion company. Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997. Pride held more than sixty mixed martial arts even ...

and Japanese MMA, which inspired him to become an MMA fighter.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting his career in 2017, Spike compiled a record of 8–1, fighting for a variety of regional California promotions, most notably for

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

Carlyle made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo on February 29, 2020 as a late replacement for

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against Aalon Cruz. He won the fight via first-round TKO. Carlyle next faced

Billy Quarantillo Billy Quarantillo (born December 8, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the former King of the Cage Lightweight Champion. Mixed martial arts ...

at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns on May 30, 2020 in a catchweight bout. He lost the bout via a unanimous decision. Carlyle faced

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at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark on November 28, 2020. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. On February 4, 2021, it was announced that Carlyle had been released from his UFC contract.

Post UFC Career

Carlyle faced Batsumberel Dagvadorj on March 26, 2021 at LFA 103. He won the fight via rear-naked choke in the first round. Carlyle faced Gil Guardado on June 9, 2021 at Ballys Fight Night. He won the bout via armbar at the end of the first round. Carlyle faced J. J. Ambrose on October 17, 2021 at Cage Warriors 130. He won the bout via knockout in the second round.

Bellator MMA

Carlyle, as a replacement for Ricardo Seixas, faced Dan Moret on December 3, 2021 at

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. Despite absorbing heavy punishment throughout the fight and being down on all three judges scorecards, Carlyle rallied in the third round winning the fight via rear-naked choke, choking Moret unconscious. After the win, Carlyle signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator. As part of the cross promotion between Rizin and Bellator, Carlyle faced Koji Takeda on April 17, 2022 at

Rizin 35 Rizin Fighting Federation (Rizin FF or Rizin) is a Japanese mixed martial arts organization created in 2015 by the former Pride Fighting Championships and Dream Stage Entertainment president Nobuyuki Sakakibara. Rizin was founded to be the sp ...

. He won the fight by a second-round guillotine choke. Carlyle faced

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on October 1, 2022 at

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. At weigh ins, Carlyle missed weight, coming .6 pounds over the division non-title fight limit at 156.6 lbs and was fined 20% of his purse and the bouts continued at catchweight. In a wild and bloody bout, Carlyle came out of it with an unanimous decision loss. Carlyle is scheduled to face the Rizin Lightweight champion

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in a non-title bout at Rizin 42 on May 6, 2023.

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carlyle, Spike 1992 births Living people American male mixed martial artists Featherweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing karate Mixed martial artists utilizing wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing judo Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Sportspeople from San Diego Mixed martial artists from California American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu American male judoka American male karateka