UFC and MMA Middleweight Fighters

Record: 10-2
Nickname: Rock
Height: 6'0
Weight: 185 pounds
Born: March 18, 1972
Fighting out of: Gresham, Oregon
Team/Association: Sports Lab

Nate Quarry is a mixed martial artist and veteran of the first season of Ultimate Fighter. He did not start participating in any sports at all until the age of 24 when he rejected his Jehova's Witness upbringing. He joined Team Quest and made his mixed martial arts debut in 2001, defeating Drew McFedries via TKO in the second round. After earning a 5-1 record he was drafted into the first season of the Ultimate Fighter, but an injury would force him out of the competition but not off the show. He completed the show as one of Randy Couture's assistant coaches.

Quarry debuted in the UFC at the Ultimate Fighter finale, defeating Lodune Sincaid halfway through the first round by knockout. Two more knockout wins over Shonie Carter and Pete Sell resulted in a title shot against Rich Franklin. Many people felt that Quarry was rushed into the #1 contender spot, and he ended up being knocked out in one of the most brutal highlights in UFC history.

After this, Quarry took a nearly two year sabbatical from the sport to rehab numerous injuries including a serious back problem that required surgery to fuse spinal discs together. He returned in September of 2007 to defeat Pete Sell in a rematch. His next fight against Kalib Starnes in Montreal was a unanimous decision win, with Kalib Starnes refusing to engage and receiving a 30-24 score from one judge.

Quarry is best known for his wrestling and knockout power.

Nickname: The Crippler
D.O.B.: 07/21/1980
Town of birth: Portland, Oregon
Weight: 185lb/84kg
Height: 6'0"
MMA Record: 18 - 4
Team/Association: Icon
Fighting out of: Oahu, Hawaii

After several years of watching the UFC on video tapes, Chris Leben made the jump to fighter by joining up with Team Quest. Leben developed a 10-1 record between 2002 and 2004 including wins over Mike Swick, Justin Davis, and Benji Radach. This caught the attention of the UFC, who brough Leben in for the first season of the Ultimate Fighter.

On the show, Leben was defeated by Josh Koscheck's superior wrestling ability but got a second chance to fight in the competition because of an injury suffered by teammate Nate Quarry. Unfortunately he lost on a cut to Kenny Florian.

Regardless, Leben became a staple in the Ultimate Fighting Championships on account of his hard hitting style, and has the distinction of appearing on the UFC's first six Fight Night events on Spike TV. This run includes wins over Patrick Cote, Jorge Rivera, Jorge Santiago, and a loss to a debuting Anderson Silva.

Following a two loss skid to Jason MacDonald and Kalib Starnes, Chris Leben moved to Hawaii to become a trainer at the Icon Fitness MMA Gym. Since then he has won two fights via knockout against Terry Martin and Alessio Sakara.

Nickname: The Count
D.O.B.: 02/28/1979
Town of birth: Cyprus
Weight: 185lb/84kg
Height: 6'1"
MMA Record: 16 - 1
Team/Association: Wolfslair MMA Academy
Fighting out of: Liverpool, England

Michael Bisping started his martial arts 'career' early, taking traditional jiu jitsu classes at the age of 8 and competing in a no holds barred sport budo event at the age of 15. At the age of 19 he began training in karate and kickboxing, winning the Pro British light heavyweight kickboxing title twice. Real life forced Bisping to stop fighting, and it wasn't until 2003 that he reunited with his kickboxing coach to start training in mixed martial arts.

In an 18 month period between 2004 and 2005, Michael Bisping fought 10 times and won 10 times, earning the Cage Rage and FX3 light heavyweight titles. He then appeared on the third season of the Ultimate Fighter, defeating Kristian Rothaermel, Ross Pointon, and Josh Haynes to win the competition.

The UFC pushed Bisping as the England's face of MMA, featuring him in co-main events at several UK events. A controversial decision win over Matt Hamill was followed by a controversial decision loss to Rashad Evans. This led to Bisping dropping from the 205 pound division to 185 pounds. Since then he has posted two KO wins over Charles McCarthy in Canada and Jason Day in the UK.

D.O.B.: 04/14/1975
Weight: 185lb/84kg
Height: 6'2"
Fighting style: Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu,Boxing
MMA Record: 19 - 4 - 0
Team: Black House
Fighting out of: Curitiba, Brazil

Anderson 'The Spider' Silva is a Brazilian professional mixed martial arts fighter and the current UFC Middleweight Champion. He is also the current Cage Rage World Middleweight champion, the longest-reigning champion in that promotion. He has competed in other promotions like PRIDE Fighting Championship, Shooto, and Rumble on the Rock, and holds wins over fighters such as Rich Franklin, Hayato Sakurai, Carlos Newton, and Lee Murray. Once a member of the famed Chute Boxe Academy, he later left and formed the Muay Thai Dream Team. As of late November 2006, he formed a new team called Black House (Casa Preta in Portugese) with Assuerio Silva, Lyoto Machida, Vitor Belfort, and Carlos Barreto. Although known primarily for his skills in Muay Thai, Silva is also a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which he earned in 2005 from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

D.O.B.: 04/24/1984
Weight: 185lb/84kg
Height: 6'2"
Fighting style: Jui Jitsu, Muay Thai
MMA Record: 10-3-0
Fighting out of: Biloxi, Mississippi

Making his pro debut in July of 2004 against Tim Ellis in Freestyle Fighting Championship and winning by TKO, Belcher really didn't get started in his MMA career until early 2006. Belcher amassed 9 fights, going 8-1. His only loss in 2006 came at the hands of Yushin Okami, a skilled Japanese fighter. Belcher took the fight on 2 weeks notice after David Terrell pulled out citing a sinus infection. Belcher made his second UFC appearance against Jorge Santiago just 3 months later.

At UFC 69, Alan lost to upcoming UFC star Kendall Grove. Belcher defeated Sean Salmon at UFC 71 by submission (guillotine choke) at :53 of the first round. Belcher took the fight on 10-days notice after Eric Schafer pulled out due to sustaining a broken rib during training. This is the second fight he's taken on short notice for the UFC.

D.O.B.: 12/12/1966
Weight: 176lb/80kg
Height: 6’1
Fighting style: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
MMA Record: 14-3-0
Team: Team Gracie
Fighting out of: Los Angeles, California

Royce Gracie is the son of the legendary Hélio Gracie who is the father figure of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) along with his brother Carlos Gracie. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . Royce learned Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from his father and his older brothers Rorion Gracie, Relson Gracie, and Rickson Gracie .

At the age of 17 he was a blue belt in Gracie Jiu Jitsu and was given the opportunity to move to the United States of America by his brother, Rorion Gracie, to help teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from his garage. Royce jumped at the opportunity and moved to California even though he knew little English.

Within a couple of years of moving to the United States Royce received his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

At this time he was also involved in the now famous "Gracie Challenge" which was an open invitation and a challenge to all martial artists to see if they could defeat a Gracie in a no-rules fight, if anyone could then they would walk away with $100,000.

November 12, 1993 marked a massive change in the life of Royce Gracie after his brother, Rorion Gracie, devised the Ultimate Fighting Championship which would put fighters of various martial arts together to see who came out on top. There were 16 fighters with the like of Ken Shamrock who would take up the challenge. Royce Gracie, at less than 180lbs, was chosen to represent Gracie Jiu Jitsu and showcase it to the world as a system that could defeat much larger opponents.

In his first professional fight Royce Gracie won Art Jimmerson, once a top ten cruiserweight boxer. In his semi-final bout Royce Gracie gave away nearly 50lbs to Ken Shamrock who was atough competitor and had proven grappling ability. Royce won with a rear choke that forced the submission from Ken Shamrock. Royce was again outweighed in the final of the Ultimate Fighting Championship but still managed to beat the Savate World Champion, Gerard Gordeau, again with a rear choke. This was the show that finally launched Royce Gracie and the Gracie Jiu Jitsu system to the hot topic of every martial artist and fight fan around the world. Royce Gracie went on to the most distinguished mixed martial arts fighting carrer to date with wins in both the UFC and PRIDE fighting championships and Royce Gracie is the only person have ever fought and won 4 fights in 1 night.

Royce Gracie has taught Gracie Jiu Jitsu to many celebrities such as Guy Ritchie and Nicholas Cage as well as martial arts legend Chuck Norris as well as training law enforcement officers and the armed forces. He also host many seminars around the world still showcasing Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and its proven system of fighting.

D.O.B.: 07/27/1978
Weight: 185lb/84kg
Height: 6'0"
Fighting style: Miletich martial arts
MMA Record: 6-2-0
Fighting out of: Bettendorf, Iowa

Drew McFedries is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights in the UFC. He made his debut at Extreme Challenge 43, where he was defeated by Nathan Quarry via TKO at 3:03 in the second round. After his Extreme Challenge loss, McFedries hopped around from the UCC, to Shooto, and back to Extreme Challenge.

McFedries made his UFC debut at UFC 65: Bad Intentions, where he defeated Alessio Sakara via TKO at 4:07 in the first round. McFedries suffered his first UFC loss at the hands of Martin Kampmann at UFC 68: Uprising, when he was submitted via arm triangle choke. McFedries next UFC fight yeilded a better outcome, when he defeated Jordan Radev via KO (punch) just 33 seconds into the first round.

D.O.B.: 07/21/1981
Weight: 181lb/82kg
Height: 6'2"
Fighting style: Wajyutsu, Ground'n pound
MMA Record: 20 - 4 - 0
Fighting out of: Kanagawa, Japan

A relative newcomer to the sport, Okami has only been competing on the professional level since 2002. Okami started his career fighting in several different organizations, such as Pancrase and PRIDE, amassing a record of 6-0 before being defeated by Amar Suloev. He would continue fighting in multiple promotions before arriving at Rumble on the Rock, one of Hawaii's most well-known organizations, where he competed in their 175 lb tournament. This particular tournament was held in high regard by the mixed martial arts community, as well-known fighters such as Anderson Silva, Frank Trigg, Renato Verissimo, and Jake Shields were to be involved. In the opening round of the tournament, Okami fought Anderson Silva; the bout resulted in a disqualification victory for Okami, as Silva executed an illegal kick that knocked Okami to the mat. The referee intervened immediately, calling a stop to the fight. In the next round of the tournament, Okami faced Jake Shields, a tournament favorite. However, Okami used his takedown defense and striking range to hold Shields to a majority decision; however, the decision did not lean in Okami's favor. Shields would go on to win the tournament and become Rumble of the Rock's first 175 lb Grand Prix champion. Afterwards, Okami amassed two victories in Japan - including one over Pancrase veteran Izuru Takeuchi – before signing a contract with the UFC. Okami made his UFC debut at UFC 62defeating Alan Belcher by unanimous decision. He defeated Kalib Starnes via TKO (strikes) at UFC 64, and made his third UFC appearance at UFC 66, defeating Rory Singer by submission from strikes. Singer was a replacement for Okami's original opponent David Terrell, who had withdrawn from the card due to an elbow injury. Terrell had also pulled out of a fight with Okami scheduled for UFC 62, citing a sinus infection. Despite two failed attempts to schedule a fight between Okami and Terrell, Okami believes that he might have to fight Terrell to reach the UFC Middleweight Championship.

D.O.B.: 11/12/1982
Weight: 185lb/84kg
Height: 5'11"
Fighting style: Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
MMA Record: 12 - 4 - 0
Fighting out of: Maui, Hawaii

Kendall "Da Spyder" Grove, is an American mixed martial arts fighter. Grove was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 3, a reality television show, training under Tito Ortiz. In The Ultimate Fighter 3, he won a preliminary victory against Ross Pointon by rear naked choke and in the semi-finals defeated Kalib Starnes; a rib injury incurred by Starnes during the fight caused him to verbally submit. He defeated Ed Herman in the finals in a close but unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) in the series finale, winning a six-figure contract. In his first bout since the show on October 10, 2006, Grove defeated then-undefeated Chris Price in the first round via a submission (ground and pound, due to strikes). After the taping of the series, Grove was invited to Ortiz's training camp, Team Punishment, and has trained with Ortiz along with many of his former teammates on The Ultimate Fighter 3 at Ortiz's Big Bear City, California training facility. Grove is a graduate of Baldwin High School in Wailuku, Hawaii.

D.O.B.: 02/29/1980
Weight: 185lb/84kg
Height: 5'11"
Fighting style: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling
MMA Record: 12 - 4 - 0
Fighting out of: Montreal, Quebec

Patrick Côté is a Canadian mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Patrick Côté started his martial arts training in the Canadian Army, where he took up boxing. Côté added kickboxing and wrestling to his repertoire, and then started studying Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Fabio Holanda.

Côté served in the army until 2004, when he started training full time. He currently trains with Team Union. He also periodically trains with another Canadian MMA fighter, Georges St. Pierre, whom he met while competing in TKO Major League MMA, where they’ve become friends. He also trained with Mark Dellagrotte in preparation for his UFC 67 fight against Scott Smith. He also trains in Jiu Jitsu and Wrestling at BTT Canada/Gamma in Montreal.

Côté began his career in TKO, where he went undefeated with five wins and captured the TKO Light Heavyweight Championship. His big break came after Lion’s Den veteran Guy Mezger had to pull out of the main event fight with Tito Ortiz at UFC 50 due to injury and Côté was called in with four days notice that his original opponent against Marvin Eastman at UFC 50 was switched for Ortiz. Côté lost by unanimous decision. He did not win at a UFC pay per view until UFC 67.

In 2006, Côté joined the competition at The Ultimate Fighter 4 in the middleweight tournament, and finally won his first UFC match (albeit an exhibition match) over Jorge Rivera. He advanced to the semifinals – where he beat Edwin Dewees – and proceeded to the finale, where he lost by first round submission to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter Travis Lutter. With the loss to Lutter factored in and none of The Ultimate Fighter exhibition bouts included, Côté's official UFC record fell to 0-4.

Côté is a former TKO Light Heavyweight Champion, King of the Cage Canadian Light Heavyweight Champion (victory over Bill Mahood at KOTC: Anarchy), and the Maximum Fighting Championships World Middleweight Champion (victory over Jason MacDonald at MFC 9 in March 2006).

Côté earned his first win in the UFC at UFC 67, defeating Scott Smith by unanimous decision.

Age: 31
Weight: Middleweight (185 lbs)
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Fighting style: Boxing, Wrestling
MMA Record: 10 - 8 - 0
Fighting out of: Las Vegas, Nevada

Trained early in wrestling, boxing and kickboxing, Baroni is known for his knockout ability and had great success in his amateur career doing just that; knocking people out.

He joined the UFC after only his second pro fight outworking Curtis Stout for a unanimous decision victory at UFC 30. He went on to have only mediocre success in the UFC, going 3 – 5 – 0 and at one point losing four matches in a row, prompting UFC president Dana White to suggest he retire from MMA.

Baroni left the UFC shortly after and joined PRIDE in Japan, having more success as a fighter and in his popularity, going 4 – 2 – 0 over that time and gaining a massive fan following.

His last match was against long time hated rival Frank Shamrock on a Strikeforce card in June 2007 where he lost via rear naked choke in the second round. Baroni tested positive after the match for anabolic steroids.

He is currently appealing the test, fine and one year suspension.

Age: 37
Weight: Middleweight to Light Heavyweight (185 lbs to 205 lbs)
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Fighting style: Wrestling, Ground and Pound
MMA Record: 22 – 6 – 0
Fighting out of:

Dan Henderson began his fight career, as most modern fighters do, as a high school and collegiate wrestling champion. He attended Arizona State University and after graduation he competed internationally for the United States in Greco roman wrestling competitions.

His MMA career started in grappling tournaments, but he was quickly introduced to the UFC, winning both his bouts at UFC 17 in 1998. He then turned his attention to international MMA organizations, fighting in the Japanese RINGS, and then the PRIDE FC where he won the PRIDE Welterweight Championship as well as the Middleweight Championship.

He has competed against most of the elite fighters in the world of international MMA, including wins against Wanderlei Silva, Vitor Belfort, Kazuo Misaki, Murilo Bustamante, Yuki Kondo, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Murilo Rua, Renato Sobral, Gilbert Yvel and Carlos Newton.

His UFC debut was at UFC 75 against Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton Jackson for the unification of the PRIDE and UFC Championship belts, where he lost via unanimous decision.

Age: 24
Weight: Middleweight (185 lbs)
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Fighting style: Taekwondo
MMA Record: 11 – 3 – 0
Fighting out of: Orlando, Florida

Abbadi was selected to compete on the third season of SPIKE TV’s The Ultimate Fighter reality series, where he was eliminated in the first round by Ed Herman via armbar submission.

His next UFC match was at The Ultimate Fighter 3 finale, where he took on fellow eliminated TUF competitor Kalib Starnes, losing via submission in the first round.

He also appeared on the UFC 63 Hughes vs Penn undercard, losing a unanimous decision to Jorge Gurgel in September of 2006.

He has since began fighting on some minor MMA organization cards; the World Extreme Fighting, where he won via TKO, and another on Fight Force International where he lost a unanimous decision.

D.O.B.: 02/10/1976
Weight: 205lb/93kg
Height: 5'11"
Fighting style: Boxing, submission wrestling
MMA Record: 7-1-0
Fighting out of: Tulsa, Oklahoma

David Alan Heath is an American mixed martial artists. He currently competes as a light heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He made his UFC debut at UFC 62, where he defeated Cory Walmsley via submission in the first round. His UFC record was extended to 2-0 when he defeated Victor Valimaki at UFC Fight Night 7.

Heath's first and only loss in the UFC came at the hands of Lyoto Machida at UFC 70. Heath was originally slated to fight Forrest Griffin, but Griffin was forced to withdraw from the bout due to a staph infection.

Heath's next fight is scheduled for UFC 74, where he is scheduled to fight Renato Sobral.

Age: 29
Weight: : Middleweight (185 lbs)
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Fighting style: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
MMA Record: 6 – 2 – 0
Fighting out of: Santa Rosa, California

A Brazilian Jiu Jitsu all star, David Terrell has an amazing reputation as a grappler. He has competed in the International Fighting Championships in California, as well as having an undefeated record in Pancrase tournaments.

Terrell’s UFC debut came at UFC 49 in 2004 with a surprising KO victory over Matt Lindland that launched him immediately into title contention.

He lost his next fight for the vacant UFC Middleweight title to Evan tanner by first round TKO at UFC 51. He won his next match at UFC 59 by submission but has been plagued by injuries for the last two years, preventing him getting back in title contention.

He is currently scheduled to fight Ed Herman at UFC 78 in November.

Weight: : : Middleweight (185 lbs)
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Fighting style: Freestyle fighting
MMA Record: 32 – 6 – 0
Fighting out of: Gresham, Oregon

Wrestling was the foundation of Tanner’s MMA career, where he competed at top high school levels.

He began his MMA career in 1997, making his way through the Pancrase organization of Japan and reaching the UFC in 1999 at UFC 18 – Road to the Heavyweight Title. He quickly rose through the ranks and was awarded a UFC title shot after his third appearance in the UFC against Tito Ortiz at UFC 30 in 2001. Tanner was knocked out by Ortiz with a body slam at :32 of the first round.

Tanner continued to fight in the UFC consistently for the next five years, posting wins against notable UFC fighters Phil Baroni, David Terrell and Robbie Lawler. As well as losing some bouts to the likes of David Loiseau and Rich Franklin.

Personal troubles and injuries have stunted his success in the UFC. With his rrecord, style and caliber of opponent he could easily be considered a legend of the UFC.

Tanner is currently working to sort out his private troubles, build a training facility and make his was back to the UFC.

Age: 35
Weight: : Middleweight (185 lbs))
Height: 6 ft 0 in
Fighting style: Pankration
MMA Record: 12 – 5 – 0
Fighting out of: Seattle, Washington

Originally from Toronto, Canada, Salaverry is a veteran of Shooto, K-1, Hook n Shoot and UFC fight organizations.

Getting his start in 1999, Salaverry entered the UFC at UFC 37 in 2002, winning his first match by TKO. He lost his next match in the UFC to legend Matt Lindland then briefly left the UFC to fight in the K-1 organization.

Back in the UFC, Salaverry holds notable wins against Joe Riggs and Tony Fryklund, and most recently suffered a TKO loss at the hands of Terry Martin at UFC 71.

Weight: Middleweight (185lbs)
Height:
Fighting style: Judo
MMA Record: 11 – 2 – 1
Fighting out of: Australia

Born in Cuba but fighting out of Australia, Lombard‘s fight career has sent him from PRIDE to Deep to Spirit Fighting, and even losing a decision to Akihiro Gono at Bushido 11 in Japan.

His record stands at 11 – 2 – 1 and he heads to his first UFC event at UFC 78 – Validation against fellow grappling master Karo Parisyan.

D.O.B.: January 6, 1975
Weight: middleweight (185 lbs)
Height: 6 ft 3 in
Fighting style: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
MMA Record: 8 – 1 – 1
Fighting out of: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Starnes began his MMA Career in 1998 fighting on some Vancouver and Western Canadian fight cards that were sprouting up. He was out of the fight game until 2003, when MMA had better legitimized itself and the competition had increased.

Blazing through the local tournaments and organizations, he amassed a record of 6 – 0 – 1, including a win over future UFC standout Jason Macdonald. In 2006, Kalib was chosen to compete in the third season of Spike TV’s The Ultimate Fighter Reality Series.

Although he was eliminated in the Semi Finals to eventual Champion Kendall Grove, Starnes suffered a serious rib injury during the fight and had to verbally submit to withdraw from the match. Starnes was an instant fan favorite from his appearance on the show, and recovered from his loss to Grove with a resounding first round submission win over fellow TUF contestant Danny Abbadi in the TUF finale.

Starnes went on to face Japanese superstar, and eventual title contender, Yushin Okami at UFC 64, losing by TKO in the third round.

He bounced back with a massive unanimous decision win at UFC 71 over Ultimate Fighter 1 alumni and striking specialist Chris Leben.

D.O.B.: September 20th, 1977
Weight: Class: Middleweight (185 lbs)
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Fighting style: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
MMA Record: 11 – 2 – 0
Fighting out of: Omaha, Nebraska

Ryan Jenson may have only made his UFC debut in 2007, but make no mistake that this 30 year old has been around the block. A 14 year MMA veteran, Jensen has competed in everything from the WEC to the International Fighting Championship.

Leading up to his UFC debut at UFC 74 – Respect, Jensen boasted victories over UFC veteran Curtis Stout, and had only gone past the first round once in his entire career.

Jensen lost his first UFC bout to Thailes Leites via armbar in the first round at UFC 74, but is determined to make his second chance, at UFC 77 – Hostile Territory a different ending.

D.O.B.: October 8th, 1976
Weight: Class: Middleweight (185 lbs)
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Fighting style: Kyokushin, Muay Thai
MMA Record: 14 – 7 – 0
Fighting out of: Yamagata, Japan

Chonan has been a staple on the Japanese MMA scene since 2001, competing exclusively in DEEP and PRIDE FC tournaments.

Chonan holds wins over such fighters as Carlos Newton, Daijiro Matsui, Antonio Schembri, and Joey Villasenor. His most notable win came against current UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva where he executed an unlikely but very affective Flying Scissor Heel Hook to defeat the Brazilian superstar at PRIDE Shockwave 2004.

Chonan is speculated to make his UFC debut at UFC 78 against Thaigo Alves.

Record: 8-0
Height: 6'0
Weight: 185 pounds
Nationality: Brazilian
Born: November 6, 1977
Fighting out of: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Town of birth: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Team/Association: Team Brasa

Demian Maia is an accomplished Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter currently under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a black belt and three-time World Cup champion, two-time World Champion, Pan American champion 2006, ADCC champion 2007, ADCC 2nd place in 2005, Brazilian champion, 7x state champion, 4x Brazilian team champion in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Maia made his MMA debut in 2005 and quickly earned a 5-0 record including three submission wins. Getting the call from the UFC in the fall of 2007, he has won all three fights by submission, defeating Ryan Jensen, Ed Herman, and Jason MacDonald. All three wins earned Maia "Submission of the Night" awards from the UFC.

While Maia has been training Kung Fu and Karate since his youth, he is not known as a striker and has never finished an opponent via strikes.

D.O.B.: October 2nd, 1980
Weight: Middleweight (185 lbs)
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Fighting style: Wrestling, ground and Pound
MMA Record: 13 – 5 – 0
Fighting out of: Vancouver, Washington

Ed Herman’s MMA career didn’t start off with such a big bang, losing his first bout via 1st round submission. He then won six straight before running into Pancrase legend Kazuo Misaki.

Two years later he made it to the finals of the Spike TV reality series The Ultimate Fighter 3, losing a razor thin unanimous decision to winner Kendall Grove.

His next shot at the UFC was against Canadian MMA superstar Jason MacDonald, losing by triangle choke in the first round. He has bounced back quickly racking off two consecutive submission victories in the octagon, putting his future in the UFC back on track.

Nickname: Chainsaw
Born: August 6, 1980
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Fighting Style:
MMA Record: 10 – 4 – 0
Team: American Top Team
Fighting out of: Miami, Florida

Beginning his career in MMA in 2003, McCarthy was a contestant on the fourth season SPIKE TV reality series The Ultimate Fighter. He first fought in the UFC at UFC 53 – Heavy Hitters, losing by TKO to David Loiseau in the first round.

On the reality series, McCarthy was pegged as “Captain Miserable” by his fellow housemates.

McCarthy was eliminated from the show by Pete Sell in his first bout, but managed to get his first UFC win over Gideon Ray on The Ultimate Fighter 4 finale, submitting his fellow contestant by first round armbar submission to post his first UFC win.

Nickname: The Crow
Born: December 17, 1979
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 6 ft
Fighting Style: Kickboxing
MMA Record: 14 – 6 – 0
Team: Jackson’s Submission Fighting
Fighting out of: Montreal, Quebec

This French Canadian middleweight began his amateur career as a boxer, but was trained at an early age in karate as an alternative to boxing.

He fought in local Montreal based MMA promotions until being invited to the UFC in 2003 at UFC 42 – Sudden Impact. He defeated Mark Weir by first round TKO. Loiseau is known for his sharp and savage elbows, and often cuts opponents with elbow strikes.

In his seven year MMA career Loiseau has notable victories over fighters such as Joe Doerksen, Tony Fryklund and Curtis Stout.

His UFC record stand at 4 – 3 – 0, and is currently exploring options with other MMA promotions, recently fighting on an Elite XC card

Born: 1976
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 6 ft
Fighting Style: Muay Thai
MMA Record: 14 – 2 – 0
Team:
Fighting out of: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Starting out in the World Vale Tudo Federation in Colorado, Floyd Sword put together a five fight win streak before his first loss at KOTC against MMA veteran Marvin Eastman.

A King of the Cage veteran, Sword made it into the UFC with a 9 – 2 record, losing his debut to Thailes Leites on the Ultimate Fighter 5 finale undercard.

Nickname: El Dirte
Born: October 7, 1977
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 6 ft
Fighting Style: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
MMA Record: 38 – 10 – 0
Team:
Fighting out of: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

With 48 professional MMA bouts under his belt, Doerksen has fought on dozens of MMA promotions throughout North America. Most notably the UFC, King of the Cage and International Fight League.

Growing up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Doerkson began his MMA career fighting in the Bas Rutten Invitational Tournament in 1999, where he lost in the finals.

That began one of the most extensive and successful MMA careers ever, as Doerkson has amassed 38 wins over such notable opponents as Patrick Côté, Ed Herman, Chris Leben and Denis Kang.

Doerkson has gone on to find a home in the UFC owned WEC.

Nickname: The Great
Born: April 20, 1979
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Fighting Style: Gaidojutsu
MMA Record: 25 – 7 – 2
Team: Jackson’s Submission Fighting
Fighting out of: Denver, Colorado

Marquardt has trained in wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Kenpo in his earlier years and has trained with famous kickboxing and MMA trainers Duane Ludwig and Greg Jackson.

He began competing in 1999, and won the Bas Rutten invitational tournament in only his 6th MMA fight.

He then went on to compete in the Pancrase organization, eventually becoming and unprecedented 7 time Middleweight Champion.

He moved to the UFC in 2005 and made his debut on the first episode of Ultimat Fight Night, defeating Ivan Salaverry by unanimous decision.

He won 4 straight UFC fights before being offered a shot at the Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva at UFC 73 – Stacked, where he lost by TKO in the first round.

He is currently awaiting his next UFC bout.

Nickname: Outburst
Born: May 28, 1976
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 6 ft 2 in
Fighting Style: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Boxing, Muay Thai
MMA Record: 12 – 6 – 0
Team: American Top Team
Fighting out of: Athens, Georgia

An accomplished wrestler, boxer and Muay Thai fighter, Singer was a local Golden Gloves and Muay Thai champion.

He worked his way to the UFC through many of the major alternative MMA promotions including PRIDE, KOTC and HFC.

He currently runs an American Top Team affiliated gym in Athens Georgia and fights as a UFC middleweight.

He gained is UFC notoriety as a contestant on the SPIKE TV reality series The Ultimate Fighter. His UFC record sits at 3 – 2, with his only losses coming at the hands of Middleweight contendors in Yushin Okami and Jason MacDonald.

Nickname: Gumby
Born: August 25, 1975
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Fighting Style: Freestyle Jiu Jitsu
MMA Record: 79 17 5
Team: Elite Performance
Fighting out of: Salt Lake City, Utah

Considered an absolute legend of mixed martial arts, Jeremy Horn is a veteran of over 100 professional MMA bouts, and has been fighting in this relatively new sport since 1996.

He has trained most of his career with Militech Fighting Systems out of Betendorf, Iowa before starting his own MMA team, Elite Performance.

He has professional wins over mma fighters such as Forrest Griffin, Josh Burkman, David Loiseau, Dean Lister, Vernon White, Gilbert Yvel and Chuck Liddell.

He has fought in the octagon 10 separate times, and is a veteran of every major MMA promotion of the last 10 years, including PRIDE, KOTC, IFL, HOOKnSHOOT and Extreme Challenge.

Although hes only 32, he is considered an old man in the MMA fight community, but looks to continue his MMA career while building his Elite Performance team.

Nickname: El Conquistador
Born: Feb 28, 1972
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 6 ft 1 in
Fighting Style:
MMA Record: 15 6 0
Team: Team Elite
Fighting out of: Bellingham, Mass

Rivera made his UFC debut after only 7 professional MMA fights at UFC 44 back in 2003 where he defeated David Loiseau by unanimous decision. His MMA career has been in and out of the UFC, but his stellar record against decent competition brought him the opportunity to compete in The Ultimate Fighter 4 Reality show, where he advanced to the quarter finals, losing a unanimous decision to Patrick Cote.

He redeemed himself at The Ultimate Fighter 4 finale, where he where he defeated Edwin Dewees by TKO. He then lost a fight to Terry Martin at UFC 67 by a staggering :14 second knockout.

He just recently came off a shocking TKO victory over Kendall grove at UFC 80.

Nickname: Cachorro
Born: November 29, 1976
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 5 ft 11 in
Fighting Style: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
MMA Record: 8 2 0
Team:
Fighting out of: Hamilton, New Jersey

Almeida has an amazing Jiu Jistu pedigree and a fantastic reputation in Mixed Martial Arts. A BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie, Almeida has fought in the UFC, PRIDE and is a former Middleweight King of Pancrase.

In his early UFC career, he fought the likes of Matt Lindland and Andrei Seminov, and holds victories over Kazuo Misaki, Nathan Marquardt and Ryo Chonan.

He recently took a three year hiatus from Mixed Martial Arts to develop a Jiu Jitsu school in New Jersey, but recently made his return to the Octagon at UFC 81, defeating Rob Yundt by first round submission.

Born: October 10, 1980
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Fighting Style: Boxing, Jiu Jitsu
MMA Record: 16 4 0
Team:
Fighting out of: Chicago, Illinois

Known as a savage knockout artist, Terry Martin wins, or he gets knocked out, losing only one fight to anything but a TKO.

He began his MMA career in 2003 in smaller Illionois based fight promotions, eventually making his way to the UFC after 10 straight MMA victories at UFC 54 Boiling Point in 2005.

He lost his Octagon debut to James Irvin by a second round flying knee knockout.

He left the UFC for a short while, racking up consecutive victories in the King of the Cage promotion, before losing his second straight UFC bout to Jason Lambert at UFC 59 Reality Check.

After another brief absence from the UFC, Martin stormed back to the Octagon, knocking out both Jorge Rivera and Ivan Salaverry in spectacular fashion.

He currently holds a 2 4 record in the UFC and is coming off a loss to MMA veteran Marvin Eastman.