Michael Graves ( born Michael Graves ; born January 8, 1991 , Momi ) is an American mixed-style fighter , representative of the welterweight division. He has been performing professionally since 2013, he is known for participating in tournaments of the fighting organizations UFC and Fight Nights , a participant in the fighting reality show The Ultimate Fighter .
 Michael Graves | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | January 8, 1991 (28 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Momi , USA |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Weight category | Welterweight (77 kg) |
| Arm span | 180 cm |
| Career | from 2013 to the present at. |
| Team | American top team |
| Style | |
| Mixed Martial Arts Statistics | |
| Boev | 9 |
| Wins | 6 |
| • knockout | 3 |
| • change | 2 |
| • decision | one |
| Defeat | one |
| • knockout | one |
| No one's | 2 |
| Battle stats on the Sherdog website | |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Starting a professional career
- 1.2 The Ultimate Fighter
- 1.3 Ultimate Fighting Championship
- 1.4 Fight Nights Global
- 2 Statistics in Professional MMA
- 3 Demonstrations
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Biography
Michael Graves was born on January 8, 1991 in Momi , Ohio , USA . While studying at a local high school, he was seriously engaged in wrestling , since 2009 he trained as a mixed-style fighter, in 2010 he began performing in the MMA at an amateur level. He trained at the American Top Team [1] .
Beginning of a professional career
He made his debut in mixed martial arts among professionals in February 2013, sent his opponent to the knockout in the first round. Having won three fights in Fort Lauderdale at the Fight Time and MTC small promotion tournaments, in October 2014 he fought in the fairly large American organization Titan Fighting Championships , where he also won.
The Ultimate Fighter
Having four wins and not a single defeat in his track record, in February 2015, Graves took part in the 21st season of the popular fighting reality show The Ultimate Fighter - this season the American Top Team fighters opposed the representatives of the Blackzilians team [2] . As a result, he spent two fights as part of the show, lost the decision of the majority of judges to Camar Usman and won by surrender to Jason Jackson [3] [4] .
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Thanks to his successful performance on the TUF show, Graves got the opportunity to sign a contract with the largest fighting organization in the world, the Ultimate Fighting Championship - at the final tournament of the show in July 2015, he met with Brazilian Vicente Luca and won against him by unanimous judicial decision [5] .
His next rival was to be Danny Roberts , but due to an injury Graves was forced to withdraw from the tournament and was replaced by Nathan Koi [6] .
He returned to the UFC octagon only in the spring of 2016, in the middle of the second round with the help of a choking reception from behind, he made Randy Brown surrender [7] . Later, he fought with a Serb Boyan Velichkovich - the confrontation between them lasted all the allotted time, as a result, by a decision of two judges, a draw was recorded (score 30-27, 28-28, 28-28) [8] .
In November 2016, it was planned to fight against the Brazilian Sergio Morais , but in October Graves was removed from the tournament due to arrest on charges of domestic violence [9] [10] . Since then, he was no longer able to take part in any of the tournaments, and in April 2017 the organization announced his dismissal [11] .
Fight Nights Global
In the same 2017, he signed a contract with a large Russian organization Fight Nights Global . In September, in a duel with Nikolai Aleksakhin, he lost by technical knockout in the third round, thereby having suffered the first defeat in his professional career.
In May 2018, he drew a duel against another Russian fighter Murat Khasanov.
Statistics in Professional MMA
| Professional career of a fighter (total) | ||
| Boev 9 | Wins 6 | Lost 1 |
| By knockout | 2 | one |
| Surrender | 3 | 0 |
| Decision | one | 0 |
| Draw | 2 | |
| Result | Record | Rival | Way | Tournament | date of | Round | Time | A place | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | 6-1-2 | Murat Khasanov | Majority decision | Fight Nights Global 87 | May 19, 2018 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Rostov-on-Don , Russia | |
| Defeat | 6-1-1 | Nikolay Aleksakhin | TKO (punches) | Fight Nights Global 74 | September 29, 2017 | 3 | 3:06 | Moscow , Russia | |
| Draw | 6-0-1 | Boyan Velichkovich | Majority decision | UFC 201 | July 30, 2016 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Atlanta , USA | |
| Victory | 6-0 | Randy brown | Surrender (strangulation at the back) | UFC on Fox: Teixeira vs. Evans | April 16, 2016 | 2 | 2:31 | Tampa , USA | |
| Victory | 5-0 | Vicente Luke | Unanimous decision | The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale | July 12, 2015 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Las Vegas , USA | |
| Victory | 4-0 | Raphael Souza | Surrender (strangulation at the back) | Titan FC 31 | October 31, 2014 | 2 | 2:37 | Tampa , USA | |
| Victory | 3-0 | Rico Ferrington | TKO (punches) | MTC: In the Beginning | April 3, 2014 | one | 2:46 | Fort Lauderdale , USA | Fight in the intermediate weight of 81.6 kg. |
| Victory | 2-0 | Danny finz | TKO (punches) | Fight time 15 | June 21, 2013 | one | 1:26 | Fort Lauderdale , USA | |
| Victory | 1-0 | Nicholas Riske | KO (punches) | Fight time 13 | February 15, 2013 | one | 1:48 | Fort Lauderdale , USA |
Demonstrations
| Professional career of a fighter (total) | ||
| Boev 2 | Wins 1 | Lost 1 |
| By knockout | 0 | 0 |
| Surrender | one | 0 |
| Decision | 0 | one |
| Result | Record | Rival | Way | Tournament | date of | Round | Time | A place | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory | 1-1 | Jason jackson | Surrender (strangulation at the back) | The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians | July 1, 2015 (release date) | one | 3:01 | Coconut Creek , USA | Semifinal of The Ultimate Fighter 21 . |
| Defeat | 0-1 | Kamaru Usman | Majority decision | The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians | April 22, 2015 (release date) | 2 | 5 a.m. | Boca Raton , USA | Quarter-finals of The Ultimate Fighter 21 . |
Notes
- ↑ Michael Graves - Official UFC Profile . UFC.com. Date of treatment December 19, 2015.
- ↑ Marc Raimondi. TUF 21 features American Top Team vs. Blackzilians with $ 500K on the line . mmafighting.com (February 28, 2015). Date of treatment February 28, 2015.
- ↑ Mike Bohn. Episode No. 1 recap: 'The Ultimate Fighter 21: ATT vs. Blackzilians' . mmajunkie.com (April 22, 2015). Date of treatment April 22, 2015.
- ↑ Mike Bohn. Episode No. 11 recap: 'The Ultimate Fighter 21: ATT vs. Blackzilians' . mmajunkie.com (July 1, 2015). Date of treatment July 1, 2015.
- ↑ Steven Marrocco. TUF 21 Finale results: Michael Graves outworks Vicente Luque for unanimous decision unspecified . mmajunkie.com (July 12, 2015). Date of treatment July 12, 2015.
- ↑ Staff. Nathan Coy in against Danny Roberts at UFC Fight Night 80 . mmajunkie.com (November 30, 2015). Date of treatment November 30, 2015.
- ↑ Ben Fowlkes . UFC on FOX 19 results: Michael Graves stays unbeaten, chokes out Randy Brown in second , MMAjunkie.com (April 16, 2016). Date of appeal April 16, 2016.
- ↑ Brent Brookhouse . UFC 201 results: Michael Graves and Bojan Velickovic grapple to majority draw , mmajunkie.com (July 30, 2016). Date of treatment July 30, 2016.
- ↑ Staff. UFC welterweight Michael Graves removed from UFC Fight Night 100 bout after arrest for battery . mmajunkie.com (October 3, 2016). Date of treatment October 3, 2016.
- ↑ Guilherme Cruz . UFC Fight Night 100 gets Zak Ottow vs. Sergio Moraes , mmafighting.com (October 4, 2016). Date of treatment October 4, 2015.
- ↑ Jordan Breen . UFC announces release of Michael Graves after October 2016 domestic battery arrest , sherdog.com (April 17, 2017). Date of appeal April 17, 2017.
Links
- Michael Graves - professional battle stats on the Sherdog website