Marcus Davis

D.O.B.: 08/24/1973
Weight: 170lb/77kg
Height: 5'10"
Fighting style: Boxing, Choi Shin Do
MMA Record: 11-3-0
Fighting out of: Bangor, Maine

Marcus Davis is an American mixed martial arts fighter who fights as a welterweight in the UFC and other various independant MMA promotions in the USA. He was a contestant on the second season of the Ultimate Fighter reality TV series.

Marcus began began boxing at 14, turning pro at the age of 19 with a second round TKO of Luis Guzman in April 1993. He compiled a professional record of 17-1-2 over the next seven years on the New England circuit. In his last fight as a boxer, he suffered a knockout loss to 34 year old Ed Bryant which lead him to reconsider his future as a successful boxer. He then became excited with the challenge of mixed martial arts, much to the bemusement of his peers. Considered on the cusp of the big-time as the number one ranked super middleweight in New England before losing to Ed Bryant, he retired from boxing after the knockout loss in October 2000.

Marcus Davis entered professional MMA on August 22, 2003 with a first round TKO of Shaun Gay. Though later describing himself as "one-dimensional", he put together a 3-2 pro MMA record.

In 2005, Marcus was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2. Coming in with reputed boxing skills, he picked Joe Stevenson in episode four in what proved to be a mismatch, as Davis was quickly taken down by the eventual winner and submitted. He was later brought back in episode 10 to cover for Jason Von Flue, who suffered a cut on his forehead in practice, though Von Flue's cut was healed enough in time to fight. Marcus fought on the undercard of the finale, where he lost to Melvin Guillard.

Following the series, Davis strongly considered retirement but recuperated from a shoulder injury picked up against Joe Stevenson and went back to MMA training. He has subsequently bounced back with eight wins, including a triumphant return to the UFC at Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter. He now considers himself a mixed martial artist and not a boxer fighting in MMA.

Davis' last fight was against British fighter Jason Tan at UFC 72. Davis scored a knockout victory at 1:15 of the first round for the win.

Davis' next fight will be against Paul Taylor at UFC 75 in London, England.