Wilkinson had his first fight against Grant Blackler of the Australian team. Wilkinson defeated Blackler in the first round via submission. Leading up to his next fight in the tournament, which was set to be against Colin Fletcher, Wilkinson was injured in training and was replaced by Australian Richie Vaculik. Wilkinson was still given a chance to earn a UFC contract at the Finale.
Wilkinson next fought Rony Jason at UFC on Fuel TV 10.[1] Jason defeated Wilkinson by technical submission due to a triangle choke in the first round, giving Wilkinson his first professional MMA loss.
After more than a year out of action, Wilkinson returned to the octagon on 4 October 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story and fought Niklas Bäckström.[2] In a significant upset, Wilkinson won the fight via KO due to punches in the first round. The win also earned him his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[3]
Wilkinson was expected to face Alan Omer on 20 June 2015 at UFC Fight Night 69.[4] However, Wilkinson suffered a shoulder injury and was removed from the card.[5]
Wilkinson faced Makwan Amirkhani on 27 February 2016 at UFC Fight Night 84.[6] He lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.[7]
Absolute Championship Berkut
Wilkinson faced Soso Nizharadze on 15 July 2015 at ACB 41. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Wilkinson faced Brendan Loughnane on 11 March 2017 at ACB 53. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Mike Wilkinson fighter news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Mike Wilkinson born 15 September 1987 is an English mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Lightweight division A professional competitor since 2009 he has competed for the UFC Absolute Championship Berkut and was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter The Smashes Mike WilkinsonBorn 1987 09 15 15 September 1987 age 35 EnglandOther namesThe WarriorNationalityEnglishHeight5 ft 8 in 1 73 m Weight155 lb 70 kg 11 1 st DivisionLightweightFeatherweightReach66 0StanceOrthodoxFighting out ofLeigh Wigan EnglandTeamAtherton Submission WrestlingYears active2009 presentMixed martial arts recordTotal14Wins9By knockout3By submission4By decision2Losses5By knockout1By submission2By decision2Mixed martial arts record from SherdogLast updated on November 25 2013 Contents 1 Mixed martial arts career 1 1 The Ultimate Fighter 1 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship 1 3 Absolute Championship Berkut 2 Championships and accomplishments 2 1 Mixed martial arts 3 Mixed martial arts record 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksMixed martial arts career EditThe Ultimate Fighter Edit In September 2012 it was announced that Wilkinson was selected for The Ultimate Fighter The Smashes Wilkinson had his first fight against Grant Blackler of the Australian team Wilkinson defeated Blackler in the first round via submission Leading up to his next fight in the tournament which was set to be against Colin Fletcher Wilkinson was injured in training and was replaced by Australian Richie Vaculik Wilkinson was still given a chance to earn a UFC contract at the Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship Edit Despite getting injured leading up to his second fight on The Ultimate Fighter The Smashes Wilkinson was given a fight in the UFC He faced Brendan Loughnane at UFC on FX 6 Wilkinson was victorious via unanimous decision Wilkinson next fought Rony Jason at UFC on Fuel TV 10 1 Jason defeated Wilkinson by technical submission due to a triangle choke in the first round giving Wilkinson his first professional MMA loss After more than a year out of action Wilkinson returned to the octagon on 4 October 2014 at UFC Fight Night Nelson vs Story and fought Niklas Backstrom 2 In a significant upset Wilkinson won the fight via KO due to punches in the first round The win also earned him his first Performance of the Night bonus award 3 Wilkinson was expected to face Alan Omer on 20 June 2015 at UFC Fight Night 69 4 However Wilkinson suffered a shoulder injury and was removed from the card 5 Wilkinson faced Makwan Amirkhani on 27 February 2016 at UFC Fight Night 84 6 He lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion 7 Absolute Championship Berkut Edit Wilkinson faced Soso Nizharadze on 15 July 2015 at ACB 41 He lost the fight via unanimous decision Wilkinson faced Brendan Loughnane on 11 March 2017 at ACB 53 He lost the fight via TKO in the first round Championships and accomplishments EditMixed martial arts Edit Ultimate Fighting Championship Performance of the Night One time Mixed martial arts record EditProfessional record breakdown 14 matches 9 wins 5 lossesBy knockout 3 1By submission 4 2By decision 2 2Res Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location NotesLoss 9 5 David Martinez Submission rear naked choke Eternal MMA 42 23 March 2019 3 4 17 Queensland Australia Lightweight bout Loss 9 4 Brendan Loughnane KO knee and punches ACB 54 Supersonic 11 March 2017 1 2 30 Manchester EnglandLoss 9 3 Soso Nizharadze Decision unanimous ACB 41 The Path to Triumph 15 July 2016 3 5 00 Sochi RussiaLoss 9 2 Makwan Amirkhani Decision unanimous UFC Fight Night Silva vs Bisping 27 February 2016 3 5 00 London EnglandWin 9 1 Niklas Backstrom KO punches UFC Fight Night Nelson vs Story 4 October 2014 1 1 19 Stockholm Sweden Performance of the Night Loss 8 1 Rony Jason Technical Submission triangle choke UFC on Fuel TV Nogueira vs Werdum 8 June 2013 1 1 24 Fortaleza Brazil Featherweight debut Win 8 0 Brendan Loughnane Decision unanimous UFC on FX Sotiropoulos vs Pearson 15 December 2012 3 5 00 Gold Coast AustraliaWin 7 0 Brian Moore Decision unanimous OMMAC 12 Bad Vibes 12 November 2011 3 5 00 Liverpool EnglandWin 6 0 Artem Lobov TKO punches Raw 1 Enter Colosseum 11 September 2011 2 3 52 Liverpool EnglandWin 5 0 Uche Ihiekwe TKO punches OMMAC 9 Enemies 5 March 2011 1 4 13 Liverpool EnglandWin 4 0 Craig Allen Submission rear naked choke Fight Stars 7 14 November 2010 1 N A Rotherham EnglandWin 3 0 Ali Maclean Submission rear naked choke OMMAC 5 Showdown 5 June 2010 2 1 32 Liverpool EnglandWin 2 0 Neil Spring Submission rear naked choke OMMAC 4 Victorious 6 March 2010 1 3 42 Liverpool EnglandWin 1 0 Tom Clarke Submission armbar OMMAC 1 Assassins 8 August 2009 1 4 18 Liverpool EnglandSee also EditList of current UFC fighters List of male mixed martial artistsReferences Edit Mike Bohn 16 March 2013 Rony Jason vs Mike Wilkinson added to UFC on FUEL TV 10 in Brazil mmamania com Retrieved 16 March 2013 Staff 25 July 2014 Niklas Backstrom vs Mike Wilkinson booked for UFC Fight Night 53 in Stockholm mmajunkie com Retrieved 25 July 2014 Kevin Thang 4 October 2014 UFC Fight Night 53 Bonuses Max Holloway and Mike Wilkinson Awarded POTN cagepages com Retrieved 4 October 2014 Staff 15 April 2015 Alan Omer vs Mike Wilkinson added to UFC Fight Night 69 in Germany mmajunkie com Retrieved 15 April 2015 Mookie Alexander 13 June 2015 Uriah Hall Mike Wilkinson forced out of UFC Fight Night in Berlin bloodyelbow com Retrieved 14 June 2015 Staff 1 December 2015 Michael Bisping vs Gegard Mousasi set for UFC Fight Night 83 in London mmajunkie com Retrieved 1 December 2015 Steven Marrocco 27 February 2016 UFC Fight Night 84 results Makwan Amirkhani bests rival Mike Wilkinson mmajunkie com Retrieved 27 February 2016 External links EditProfessional MMA record for Mike Wilkinson from Sherdog Mike Wilkinson at UFCAs of this edit this article uses content from Mike Wilkinson which is licensed in a way that permits reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3 0 Unported License but not under the GFDL All relevant terms must be followed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Wilkinson fighter amp oldid 1130451428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
