Vincent Alan PichelMixed martial arts show results Date: December 15, 2012
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currently competing in the

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division of the

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. A professional competitor since 2009, Pichel was also a contestant on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Live''.

Early life

Growing up in

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, Pichel was expelled from multiple schools due to his behavior during his youth. He never graduated, and at the age of 15 he was already using drugs which ultimately led him to get kicked out from his home by his mother. For five years he was using drugs and lacking permanent residence but after getting introduced to MMA by his friend, Pichel straightened out and started ambitious training.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Pichel compiled an amateur record of 10–1 before turning professional in 2009. He won his first seven fights by KO/TKO before trying out for The Ultimate Fighter: Live.

The Ultimate Fighter: Live

Pichel was one of 32 Lightweight fighters announced by the UFC to participate in first live season of ''

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'' reality show. Pichel advanced into the TUF house and won two bouts before losing to

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

After reaching the semifinals in The Ultimate Fighter: Live, Pichel was given an opportunity in the UFC. He made his official UFC debut on December 15, 2012. Pichel fought promotional newcomer

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and lost the fight via KO due to a suplex and punches in the first round. Pichel next fought Garett Whiteley at UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou on January 15, 2014. He won the fight by a unanimous decision. Pichel faced

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on May 24, 2014. He won the fight via unanimous decision. In the months after the fight, Pichel suffered a torn labrum and bicep, sidelining him for three years. After an extended hiatus, Pichel returned to face Damien Brown on June 11, 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 110 ''UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 110'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on 11 June 2017 at the Spark Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. Background The event was ...

. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. Pichel faced Joaquim Silva on January 27, 2018 at UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Pichel faced

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on June 1, 2018 at

UFC Fight Night 131 ''UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 131'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 1, 2018, at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, New York. Background ...

. He lost the fight via arm-triangle choke in the second round. Pichel faced

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on June 29, 2019 at

UFC on ESPN 3 ''UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 3'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on June 29, 2019, at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Background Th ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. The fight was the last of his prevailing contract with the UFC, making him a free agent. Pichel was scheduled to face

Alexander Yakovlev Alexander Nikolayevich Yakovlev (russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Я́ковлев; 2 December 1923 – 18 October 2005) was a Soviet and Russian politician, diplomat, and historian. A member of the Politburo and Secretar ...

on November 9, 2019 at

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However, Pichel pulled out of the fight on October 24 citing an undisclosed injury and was replaced by

. Having recovered from the hip surgery that pulled him from the Yakovlev fight, Pichel faced Jim Miller at

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on August 15, 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Pichel faced

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on August 21, 2021 at

UFC on ESPN 29 ''UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 29'' and ''UFC Vegas 34'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 21, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterp ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Pichel was scheduled to face Mark Madsen on February 12, 2022 at

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. However, they were pushed back to

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due to unknown reasons. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Pichel was scheduled to face

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on October 1, 2022 at

UFC Fight Night 211 ''UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 211'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 69'' and ''UFC Vegas 61'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 1, 2022, at the UFC Apex ...

. However, Pichel withdraw due to an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Joaquim Silva.

Personal life

Pichel formerly worked for

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while also fighting in the UFC. Later, he went to school to become an

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instead.

Mixed martial arts record

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, Decision (unanimous) , UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 11–2 ,

, Submission (arm-triangle choke) , UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:06 , Utica, New York, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 11–1 , Joaquim Silva , Decision (unanimous) , UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Charlotte, North Carolina, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 10–1 , Damien Brown , KO (punches) , UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:37 , Auckland, New Zealand , , - , Win , align=center, 9–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) ,

, , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–1 , Garett Whiteley , Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Duluth, Georgia, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 7–1 ,

, KO (suplex and punches) , The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale, The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:15 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 7–0 , David Gardner , TKO (punches) , Fight Club OC , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:47 , Costa Mesa, California, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 6–0 , Matt Bahntge , KO (punch) , All Stars Promotions MMA , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:32 , Commerce, California, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Emilio Chavez , TKO (punches) , Respect the Cage , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 2:52 , Pomona, California, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Rodney Rhoden , TKO (punches) , All Star Promotions: Civic Disobedience 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:56 , Los Angeles, California, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Anthony McDavitt , TKO (punches) , Santa Ynez MMA , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 0:23 , Santa Ynez, California, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , Miles Howard , TKO (punches) , National Fight Alliance MMA: Resurrection , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 1:05 , Ventura, California, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Franky Childs , KO (punches) , Hitman Fighting Productions , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 2:15 , Pomona, California, United States , , - , Loss , align=center, 3–1 ,

, Decision (unanimous) , rowspan=4, The Ultimate Fighter: Live , (Live airdate) , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , rowspan=4, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Chris Saunders , Decision (majority) , (Live airdate) , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , , - , Win , align=center, 2–0 , John Cofer , Submission (arm triangle choke) , (Live airdate) , align=center, 3 , align=center, 0:44 , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Cody Pfister , Submission (rear naked choke) , (Live airdate) , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:39 ,

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pichel, Vinc 1982 births Living people Lightweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu American male mixed martial artists Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters People from Lancaster, California Mixed martial artists from California American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu