Trevin Dewayne Giles (born August 6, 1992) 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 ...

(MMA). Giles currently competes in the

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division in the

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(UFC).

Background

Giles was born in

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, and was a football defensive player at

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in Houston, Texas. Giles started martial arts training when he was 20 years old.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Giles started his professional MMA career in 2014, with a triangle choke submission of Angelus Raymond McFarlane. He would go on to amass a 4–0 record fighting in the

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circuit. He fought outside of Texas for the first time on March 25, 2015, when he was scheduled to fight

Brendan Allen Brendan Allen (born December 28, 1995) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2015, he has also competed for the Legacy Fighting Alliance ...

at Legacy FC 52. Giles beat the future UFC middleweight by rear-naked choke. After a first-round TKO of Robert McCarthy at Caribbean UFF 10, Giles was scheduled to fight Robert McCarthy at RFA 41. Giles submitted McCarthy with a rear-naked choke in the second round. At Legacy FC 59, Giles was scheduled to fight another future UFC middleweight in

Ike Villanueva Isaac "Ike" James Villanueva (born April 4, 1984), is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Mixed martial arts career Early career Starting his career in 2008, ...

. He beat Villanueava by a third-round arm-triangle choke. Giles headlined LFA 3 in a middleweight bout with

Ryan Spann Ryan Jamari Spann (born August 24, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2013, he has also fought for the Legacy Fight ...

. He beat Spann by split decision, to keep his undefeated record.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Giles made his UFC debut on July 8, 2017, against James Bochnovic at

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. He won the fight via knockout in round two. His next fight came on December 9, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega against

Antônio Braga Neto Antônio Braga Neto (born October 29, 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and grappler. He competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a gold medalist in both the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship and Pan American Champi ...

. He won the fight via knockout in the third round. Giles faced

Zak Cummings Zacharry "Zak" Michael Cummings (born August 2, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist, who currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2007, he has also formerly comp ...

on May 18, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee. He lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the third round. As the last fight of his rookie contract in the UFC, Giles faced Gerald Meerschaert on August 3, 2019, at

UFC on ESPN 5 ''UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 5'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 3, 2019, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Background T ...

. He lost the fight via technical submission in the third round due to a guillotine choke. Giles was scheduled to face

Antônio Arroyo João Antônio Barbosa Arroyo (born 1 July 1989) is a Brazilian male mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division. He has formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background After graduating with a business d ...

on February 8, 2020, at

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. However Arroyo pulled out a day before the event due to medical issues and he was replaced by James Krause. He won the back-and-forth bout via split decision. The win also earned Giles his first ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Giles was expected to face

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on August 1, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan. However, Park was removed from the bout on July 23 due to alleged travel issues and was replaced by

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. Just prior to his walkout, Giles fainted and the fight was canceled. Giles faced

Bevon Lewis Bevon Kareem Lewis (born May 5, 1991) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional since 2015, he has also competed for Professional Fighters League (PFL), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ...

on November 7, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira. He won the fight via technical knockout. Giles was scheduled to face

Dricus du Plessis Dricus du Plessis (born 14 January 1994) is a South African professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He previously competed in the Middleweight division of ...

on March 20, 2021, at

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. However, du Plessis pulled out due to visa issues and was replaced by

Roman Dolidze Roman Dolidze (born July 15, 1988) is a Georgian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2016, Dolidze was the former World Warriors Fight ...

. He won the close bout via unanimous decision. 9 out of 17 media members awarded the decision victory to Giles. The match between Giles and

was rescheduled and eventually took place on July 10, 2021, at

UFC 264 ''UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 10, 2021 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. ...

. Giles lost the fight via knockout in round two. Giles faced Michael Morales on January 22, 2022, at

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. He lost the bout via technical knockout in round one. Giles faced Louis Cosce on September 10, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Personal life

Trevin and his wife Coreyonna have a son (born 2019). Giles was a police officer, working for the

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. Giles announced his retirement from police work in an instagram post in February 2022.

Championships and awards

** Fight of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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* ^ {{DEFAULTSORT:Giles, Trevin 1992 births Middleweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Living people American male mixed martial artists American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People from San Antonio Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters