Mike Swick
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| Mike Swick | |
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname | Quick |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 170 Ibs (77 kg) |
| Born | June 19, 1979 |
| Fighting out of | San Jose, California |
| Town of birth | Clear Lake City, Texas |
| Team/Association | American Kickboxing Academy |
| Fighting style | Kickboxing |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
Mike “Quick” Swick (born June 19, 1979 in Houston, Texas) is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter.
He was a participant in the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is one of the reasons for his popularity. He was eliminated from the competition after a semi-final loss to Stephan Bonnar. Prior to being cast on the Ultimate Fighter, he previously lost to fellow TUF alumni Chris Leben by 2nd round Knock Out. Ironically, they would both become members of Randy Couture's team. Swick's story on that loss was that he was not used to fighting southpaws like Leben, and had no training in fighting them.
At The Ultimate Fighter finale, Swick defeated Alex Schoenauer by knockout at 20 seconds into the first round, earning the nickname "Quick" from UFC announcer Mike Goldberg. Since, he has lived up to his nickname by defeating Gideon Ray via KO at :22, Steve Vigneault via submission at 2:09 and Joe Riggs via submission at 2:19. Most of the wins have come by knockout, but also he has been known for using a guillotine choke in closed guard named the "Swickitine".
At UFC 63 Swick beat former title challenger David Loiseau via unanimous decision, where he suffered a hand injury found out to be ligament damage. He went on to challenge middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Swick's first UFC defeat came at UFC 69, losing by decision to Japanese middleweight Yushin Okami.
Chris Leben was asked to fight Mike Swick for the second time on UFC Fight Night 11 for the main event, on any weight class of his choosing but Leben turned down the fight. Swick then was scheduled to Jonathan Goulet but withdrew from the fight on September 2nd due to a rib injury. Swick then defeated Josh Burkman at UFC Fight Night 12 via majority decision.[1]
In his most recent fight, Swick defeated Marcus Davis at UFC 85 on June 7th, 2008.
He currently trains at American Kickboxing Academy.
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[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 14 matches | 12 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By submission | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
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| Win | 12-2 |  Marcus Davis |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 85 - Bedlam | 7 June 2008 | 3 | 5:00 |  London, England |
| Win | 11-2 | Josh Burkman |
Decision (Majority) | UFC - Fight Night 12 | 23 January 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Nevada, United States |
| Loss | 10-2 |  Yushin Okami |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 69 - Shootout | 7 April 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Texas, United States |
| Win | 10-1 |  David Loiseau |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 63 - Hughes vs Penn | 23 September 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA. |
| Win | 9-1 | Joe Riggs |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | UFC 60 - Hughes vs. Gracie | 27 May 2006 | 1 | 2:19 | California, United States |
| Win | 8-1 | Steve Vigneault |
Submision (Guillotine Choke) | UFC 58 - USA vs Canada | 4 March 2006 | 1 | 2:09 | Nevada, United States |
| Win | 7-1 | Gideon Ray |
TKO (Strikes) | UFC - Ultimate Fight Night | 6 August 2005 | 1 | 0:22 | Nevada, United States |
| Win | 6-1 | Alex Schoenauer |
KO (Punch) | UFC - Ultimate Fighter Finale | 9 April 2005 | 1 | 0:20 | Nevada, United States |
| Loss | 5-1 | Chris Leben |
KO (Punch) | WEC 9 - Cold Blooded | 16 January 2004 | 2 | 0:45 | California, United States |
| Win | 5-0 | Butch Bacon | KO | SB 1 - Shootbox 1 | 23 August 2003 | 1 | 0:26 | Florida, United States |
| Win | 4-0 | Kengo Ura |
KO (Knee) | WEC 6 - Return of a Legend | 27 March 2003 | 3 | 0:31 | California, United States |
| Win | 3-0 | James Gabert |
Decision (Unanimous) | WEC 4 - Rumble Under The Sun | 31 August 2002 | 3 | 5:00 | Connecticut, United States |
| Win | 2-0 | James Whitifield | TKO | NSFC - NW Submission Fighting 1 | 4 May 2002 | 1 | 1:15 | Idaho, United States |
| Win | 1-0 | Victor Bell | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | PRW - Power Ring Warriors | 7 November 1998 | 1 | 2:10 | Texas, United States |
[edit] References
- ^ Iole, Kevin (January 23, 2008). Swick a Winner at Ultimate Fight Night. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Professional MMA record for Mike Swick from Sherdog
- UFC Profile
- Mike Swick Interview
- Mike's Myspace
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