Vaughan Lee Harvey (born 15 October 1982) 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

Bantamweight Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from Ba ...

division. A professional competitor since 2003, Lee has formerly 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 ...

and

Cage Rage Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went into liquidation and is now no longer trading. Cage Rage had been owned and ma ...

Background

Born and raised in

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...

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, Lee began training in traditional martial arts at the age of 13.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Lee held an amateur record of 1-0 before making his professional debut on 22 February 2003 against Philly San at Cage Rage 2. He won by TKO in the first second of the first round.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In his UFC debut, Lee faced

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on 5 October 2011 at

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, losing via split decision. Lee faced off with

Norifumi Yamamoto was a Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer who competed in the bantamweight division of the UFC. He quickly gained popularity in the Shooto organization due to his aggressive, well-rounded style and controversial persona. He moved on to ...

on 26 February 2012 at

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. Lee defeated Yamamoto via first round armbar, becoming the first person to submit Yamamoto in his MMA career. The performance also earned Lee ''Submission of the Night'' honors. Lee next faced

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on 11 July 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman. He lost the fight via submission in the first round. Lee next faced Motonobu Tezuka on 16 February 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Lee faced

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on 8 June 2013 at

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. He lost the fight via armbar submission in the second round. Lee was expected to face promotional newcomer

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on 16 November 2013 at

UFC 167 ''UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks'' was a mixed martial arts event held on November 16, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Background The event commemorated the organization's 20th anniversary. The main event was a ...

. However, Lee was forced out of the bout due to injury a week before the fight and was replaced by

Will Campuzano William Campuzano (born May 27, 1986) is a Mexican-American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Bantamweight division. A professional competitor since 2008, Campuzano has also formerly competed for the UFC, WEC, Vale Tud ...

. Lee faced

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on 1 March 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Lee faced

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on 31 May 2014 at

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. He lost the fight by KO early in the first round. Lee faced

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in a flyweight bout on 18 July 2015 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion shortly after.

Personal life

Aside from fighting, Lee works as a personal trainer.

Mixed martial arts record

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, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 13–8–1 , Motonobu Tezuka , Decision (unanimous) , UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

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, Submission (neck crank) , UFC on Fuel TV: Muñoz vs. Weidman , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:33 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 11–6–1 , Mark Jones , TKO (flying knee and punches) , Sprawl 'N Brawl: Revelation , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:29 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 10–6–1 , Ian Cox , Submission (guillotine choke) , Fight UK 4 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 0:29 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 9–6–1 , Rob Bunford , Submission (armbar) , Sprawl 'N Brawl , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:04 ,

, England , , - , Draw , align=center, 8–6–1 , James Doolan , Draw , OMMAC 8: Blood, Sweat and Tears , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 8–6 , Steve McCombe , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Bushido Challenge 2: A New Dawn , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:26 ,

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, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 7–6 , Ashleigh Grimshaw , Submission (triangle choke) , Cage Gladiators 12 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:32 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 7–5 , Mark Chen , Submission (rear-naked choke) , AM 18: Holly Brawl , , align=center, 3 , align=center, N/A ,

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, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 6–5 , David Lee , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Cage Gladiators 7 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:11 ,

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, England , , - , Win , align=center, 6–3 , Antanas Jazbutis , Decision (unanimous) , AMMA FC 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 5–3 , John Waite , TKO (punches) , AM 12: Wired , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 4–3 , Denas Banevicius , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Cage Gladiators 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:06 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 3–3 , Rob Molineux , TKO (corner stoppage) , Cage Gladiators 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:08 ,

, England , , - , Win , align=center, 2–3 , Ben Vickers , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Intense Fighting 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:58 , England , , - , Win , align=center, 1–3 , Rob Molineux , TKO (punches) , Cage Rage Contenders , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:46 ,

, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–3 , Lee Shearwood , Submission (triangle choke) , AM 8: KO , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:16 ,

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, England , , - , Loss , align=center, 0–2 , Ricky Moore , Submission (armbar) , Extreme Brawl 5 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, N/A ,

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References

External links

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Sherdog.com

Mmaweekly.com

Mmaajunkie.com

Mmabay.co.uk

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