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Mark Kenery Muñoz (born February 9, 1978) is a
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former professional
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who last competed in the
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division of the
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. A professional competitor from 2007 until 2015, Munoz also formerly competed for the WEC. Throughout his career, Munoz was credited as one of "the nicest guys in MMA" even being officially ranked as No.1 during an Episode of "UFC Tonight" due to his contributions to both the sport of MMA, and his local community through activities such as starting up and running his own gym, and heading his own "anti-bullying" campaign.


Background

Muñoz was born on United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka, a
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base in
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, Japan, to Filipino parents. At the age of two, Muñoz and his family relocated to
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. Muñoz began
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at the age of 13 and also played football, but had to give up the latter sport when he was a sophomore in high school due to an injury. Because of his size and raw talent, Muñoz began wrestling with the varsity team at Vallejo High School. At Vallejo, Muñoz went on to be a two-time State Champion, an Asics First Team
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n, a 1995 National High School Champion, and the 1996 NHSCA National High School Champion. Muñoz was also on the honor roll for all four years and a member of the National Honors Society. That same year, Muñoz won a silver medal for the USA Junior National Team and finished fifth in his weight class at the FILA Junior World Wrestling Championship. Muñoz went on to compete at
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, where he compiled 121 wins overall, was a two-time All-American, and won an NCAA National Championship in 2001 as a senior. Muñoz was also a three-year member of the FILA Junior World Wrestling Team, earning the silver medal in 1998. Muñoz received a
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degree in Health Science from Oklahoma State University, and was also a three-time member of the NWCA All-Academic Team. After finishing college, Muñoz came back to be an assistant coach at Oklahoma State for two years, leading the team to an NCAA National Championship in 2003. Muñoz then began coaching at
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, before transitioning into a career in mixed martial arts.


Mixed martial arts career


World Extreme Cagefighting

Muñoz made his WEC debut at WEC 34 on June 1, 2008 in the Arco Arena in
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. Muñoz defeated Chuck Grigsby via KO (punches) at 4:15 of the first round. Muñoz was slated to fight
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at WEC 36 on November 5, 2008, but due to an undisclosed reason he was replaced by TUF alum
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. Muñoz defeated Ricardo Barros on December 3, 2008 at the WEC's year-end event, WEC 37 via TKO (punches).


Ultimate Fighting Championship

Muñoz was one of the chosen few to be relocated to WEC's sister promotion—which is also owned and produced by
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—along with WEC Light Heavyweight Champion Steve Cantwell, Light Heavyweight contenders Brian Stann and
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and Middleweight contenders Chael Sonnen and Nissen Osterneck. On March 7, 2009, Muñoz made his UFC debut at UFC 96. Muñoz suffered the first loss of his career via knockout (head kick) from Matt Hamill during the first round. On August 29, 2009 at
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, Muñoz bounced back from his first defeat and answered the critics by winning a close split decision (28–29, 30–27 and 29–28) over fellow wrestler Nick Catone. On January 2, 2010 at UFC 108, Muñoz faced and defeated MMA veteran Ryan Jensen via first round submission due to strikes at the 2:30 mark of the first round, showcasing some vicious ground and pound. Muñoz defeated
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winner Kendall Grove on April 10, 2010 at
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, by referee stoppage in the 2nd round, also winning the Fight of the Night honors. Muñoz was defeated by Yushin Okami via split decision on August 1, 2010 at UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko. In this fight, Muñoz was unable to utilize his infamous ground and pound due to Okami's ability to defend his takedowns. Muñoz won a unanimous decision over Aaron Simpson on November 20, 2010 at UFC 123. Muñoz defeated TUF 7 finalist
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at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann on March 3, 2011 via first-round KO. Muñoz landed a right hand that floored Dollaway, where he then followed up with some ground and pound which secured him the victory. Muñoz defeated
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via unanimous decision on June 11, 2011 at
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. Muñoz defeated
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, in the first 5-round non-title fight in UFC history, on November 5, 2011 by corner stoppage at UFC 138. The stoppage was due to the ground and pound of Muñoz that opened a cut over Leben's eye, rendering him unable to see and continue the fight. Muñoz was set to fight Chael Sonnen on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis. However, Muñoz pulled out of his fight with Sonnen on January 17, 2012 due to an injury during training and was replaced by
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, who was pulled from a scheduled fight with
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on the same card. Returning to action, Muñoz instead faced Chris Weidman on July 11, 2012 in the main event at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman. He lost the fight via KO in the second round. Munoz broke his foot in the course of the fight and was forced out of competition for a year. Muñoz defeated Tim Boetsch via unanimous decision on July 6, 2013 at
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. Muñoz was expected to face
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on October 26, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 30. However, Bisping pulled out of the bout with an
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and was replaced by
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. Munoz lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Muñoz faced Gegard Mousasi at UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi on May 31, 2014 He lost via rear-naked choke submission. On June 12, 2014 Muñoz's new four-fight contract with UFC was announced. Muñoz was very briefly scheduled to face
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on February 28, 2015 at UFC 184. However, shortly after the bout was announced by the UFC, Magalhães indicated that he would not be able to compete at the event due to a lingering infection after recent dental surgery, which would require additional surgery. Muñoz stayed on the card and eventually faced returning UFC veteran Roan Carneiro. He lost the fight via technical submission in the first round. Muñoz faced
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on May 16, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 66. Muñoz has indicated that win or lose, he expected this fight to be his last. Munoz dominated the fight in the stand-up and ground, winning a unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27). Keeping his promise, an emotional Munoz took off his gloves after the fight and placed them in the center of the octagon.


Personal life

Muñoz lives with his wife and his four children in
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. Muñoz ran his own gym, Reign Training Center, in Lake Forest but in the end of April 2015, he sold it to an investor to dedicate more personal time to his children and as a wrestling coach. He was placed on administrative leave from his job as a high school wrestling coach at Fairmont Private Schools in
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in May 2022 amid allegations he encouraged students to settle their disputes with playground boxing matches. Muñoz issued a statement denying the allegations.


Acting career

Muñoz is acting as the main character of a 2020 film ''Lumpia with a Vengeance'', in which he is also one of the co-producers.


Championships and accomplishments


Mixed martial arts

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** Fight of the Night ( One time)


Amateur wrestling

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**FILA World Championships Junior Freestyle 178.5 1b - 5th place (1996) **FILA World Championships Junior Freestyle 182.5 1b - 2nd place (1998) *USA FILA Junior World Freestyle Championships **USA FILA Junior World Freestyle Championship 182.5 1b - Winner (1998)


Collegiate wrestling

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All-American (2000, 2001) **
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(2001)


Mixed martial arts record

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NCAA Record

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, - , Win , 11-5 , align=left, Owen Elzen , style="font-size:88%", 13-9 , - , Win , 10-5 , align=left, Nick Preston , style="font-size:88%", 4-3 , - , Win , 9-5 , align=left, Brett Faustman , style="font-size:88%", Tech Fall 21-6 , - , Win , 8-5 , align=left, Nik Fekete , style="font-size:88%", Major 14-6 , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2000 NCAA Championships at 197 lbs , - , Win , 7-5 , align=left, Nick Preston , style="font-size:88%", OT 8-6 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, March 18, 2000 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2000
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, - , Loss , 6-5 , align=left, Zach Thompson , style="font-size:88%", 2-3 , - , Win , 6-4 , align=left, Ross Thatcher , style="font-size:88%", OT 6-4 , - , Win , 5-4 , align=left, Dan Bednar , style="font-size:88%", Major 13-5 , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 1999 NCAA Championships at 184 lbs , - , Loss , 4-4 , align=left,
Andy Hrovat Andy Hrovat (born January 21, 1980) is an American wrestler who specializes in freestyle wrestling. He was a 3-time NCAA All-American and wrestled in the 2008 Olympic Games. High school career Hrovat wrestled scholastically at St. Edward Hig ...
, style="font-size:88%", OT 3-5 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, March 19, 1999 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 1999
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships have been held annually since 1928, except for a hiatus in 1943–45 during World War II and in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 1928 and from 1931–1933, there was only an unofficial team t ...
, - , Win , 4-3 , align=left, Ken Bigley , style="font-size:88%", 8-1 , - , Win , 3-3 , align=left, Scott Coleman , style="font-size:88%", 12-7 , - , Loss , 2-3 , align=left, Mike Greenfield , style="font-size:88%", 4-8 , - , Win , 2-2 , align=left, Nate Burroughs , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 1998 NCAA Championships at 177 lbs , - , Loss , 1-2 , align=left, Jevon Herman , style="font-size:88%", 5-6 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, March 19, 1998 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 1998
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships The NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships have been held annually since 1928, except for a hiatus in 1943–45 during World War II and in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 1928 and from 1931–1933, there was only an unofficial team t ...
, - , Loss , 1-1 , align=left, Vertus Jones , style="font-size:88%", Major 8-18 , - , Win , 1-0 , align=left, Brian Bowles , style="font-size:88%", OT 7-5 , -


Filmography


Film


See also

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List of current UFC fighters This list of current UFC fighters records current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. , the UFC roster ...
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List of male mixed martial artists This is a list of notable professional male mixed martial arts fighters in alphabetical order. __NOTOC__ A * Shamil Abdurakhimov - ( M-1, UFC) * Daichi Abe - ( UFC, Pancrase) * Hiroyuki Abe - ( Shooto, KOTC, Cage Rage, DEEP, Pride) * ...


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Mark Munoz Profile at the National (Amateur) Wrestling Hall of FameUFC Profile
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