Drew Fickett
| Drew Fickett | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 24, 1979 Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Other names | The Master, Night Rider |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight (2010-present) Welterweight (1999-2010) |
| Fighting out of | Tucson, Arizona |
| Team | Team Scrub |
| Years active | 1999- present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 57 |
| Wins | 41 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 30 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 16 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Drew Fickett (born December 14, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist. He competes in the Lightweight division. He holds notable victories over Josh Koscheck, Dennis Hallman, Kenny Florian, Kurt Pellegrino, Josh Neer, Matt Veach, and Dennis Bermudez.
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[edit] MMA career
Fickett began his professional MMA career in 1999 and quickly amassed an undefeated record of 12–0 in the first 20 months of his career. Before entering the UFC, Fickett had a record of 24–2 with notable wins over Dennis Hallman, Carlo Prater and Kenny Florian.
[edit] UFC
UFC President, Dana White stated that Fickett was originally supposed to be a contestant on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, but upon watching his bout with Kenny Florian at a small mixed martial arts event, he had decided to sign Florian onto the show in his place. Fickett defeated Florian, but shortly after was incarcerated. White then went with Florian.
Fickett made his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut in February 2005 at UFC 51, losing to Nick Diaz via TKO. He went 4–3 in his tenure with the organization, with notable victories over Kurt Pellegrino, Josh Neer and a come-from-behind win over Josh Koscheck.
[edit] Post-UFC
Following his release from the UFC in 2007, Fickett stayed busy fighting for a number of smaller tier promotions including HDNet Fights, Cage Rage and Strikeforce.
Fickett had been scheduled to fight Ryan Ford for the Maximum Fighting Championship welterweight title at MFC 17: Hostile Takeover on July 25, 2008.[1] However, after signing an agreement for the MFC fight, he signed another agreement to fight Luke Stewart at the Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson event on June 27, 2008, as a replacement for an injured Joe Riggs.[1] This placed him in breach of his agreement with MFC, which stated that he would not fight for five weeks prior to his MFC date.[1] As a result, he ended up being removed from both fight cards, and MFC president/owner Mark Pavelich declared that Fickett would never again fight in the MFC.[1]
From August 2008 to August 2009, Fickett suffered the worst year of his professional career, with only 2 wins versus 8 losses. Fickett later revealed in interviews that he had not even trained for these fights.
Fickett returned in 2010 with a renewed focus. He defeated fellow UFC veteran Derrick Noble by submission, ending his 5 fight losing streak. In September 2010, he won the one night Shine: Lightweight Grand Prix which saw him fight three times over the course of the evening. He ended all of the fights in the first round via submission and declared, "I'm back" in his post-fight interview.
[edit] MFC
Fickett then signed a multi-fight contract with the Maximum Fighting Championship. His first fight was against Matt Veach at MFC 28 on February 25, 2011. He won via submission in the first round. MFC announced his release from the organization following his loss to Tatsuya Kawajiri.
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 57 matches | 41 wins | 16 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 9 |
| By submission | 30 | 3 |
| By decision | 8 | 4 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 41-16 |  Ronys Torres |
Submission (punches) | Amazon Forest Combat | September 14, 2011 | 1 | 0:47 | Manaus, Brazil | Fought at Welterweight |
| Loss | 41-15 |  Tatsuya Kawajiri |
TKO (punches) | Dream: Japan GP Final | July 16, 2011 | 1 | 4:41 | Tokyo, Japan | Dream Debut |
| Loss | 41-14 |  Brian Cobb |
TKO (punches) | MFC 30 | June 10, 2011 | 1 | 4:44 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 41–13 | Matt Veach |
Submission (armbar) | MFC 28 | February 25, 2011 | 1 | 0:36 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Catchweight Bout (160 lbs) |
| Win | 40–13 | Carlo Prater |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Shine: Lightweight Grand Prix | September 10, 2010 | 1 | 2:02 | Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States | Tournament Final |
| Win | 39–13 | Dennis Bermudez |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Shine: Lightweight Grand Prix | September 10, 2010 | 1 | 2:02 | Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States | Semi Final |
| Win | 38–13 | Charles Bennett |
Submission (guillotine choke) | Shine: Lightweight Grand Prix | September 10, 2010 | 1 | 4:25 | Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States | Quarter Final |
| Win | 37–13 | Derrick Noble |
Technical submission (rear-naked choke) | XKL Evolution 2 | April 24, 2010 | 2 | 1:09 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| Loss | 36–13 | Freddy Sandoval |
KO (knee) | RITC 133 – Rage In The Cage 133 | August 15, 2009 | 1 | 0:28 | New Mexico, United States | |
| Loss | 36–12 | Kyle Baker |
TKO (punches) | Cagefest Xtreme: All In | April 25, 2009 | 1 | 1:47 | Virginia, United States | |
| Loss | 36–11 | Nik Lentz |
Decision (unanimous) | Beatdown 4 | March 21, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | North Dakota, United States | Drops to Lightweight |
| Loss | 36–10 | Tyler Stinson |
TKO (punches) | C3 Fights | February 28, 2009 | 1 | 4:04 | Oklahoma, United States | |
| Loss | 36–9 |  Ferrid Kheder |
KO (punches) | C3 Fights: Knock Out Rock Out Weekend | January 30, 2009 | 3 | 2:02 | Oklahoma, United States | |
| Win | 36–8 |  Jason MacKay |
Submission (triangle choke) | PFP – Wanted | November 29, 2008 | 1 | 3:25 | Nova Scotia, Canada | Catchweight Bout (160 lbs) |
| Loss | 35–8 | Jose Cortez |
Decision (split) | RITC 117 | November 8, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Arizona, United States | Catchweight Bout (175 lbs) |
| Loss | 35–7 | Jesse Taylor |
TKO (strikes) | Total Combat 32 | October 2, 2008 | 1 | 1:42 | California, United States | |
| Win | 35–6 | Joe Manzello |
Submission (rear naked choke) | SCF – Silver Crown Fights | August 8, 2008 | 1 | 1:42 | Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 34–6 | Richard Villes |
TKO (punch to the body) | RITC 113 – Rage in the Cage 113 | August 2, 2008 | 2 | 0:34 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 34–5 | Jeff Horlacher |
Submission (guillotine choke) | RITC 111 – Rage in the Cage 111 | June 7, 2008 | 1 | 2:13 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 33–5 |  Lim Jae-Suk |
Submission (guillotine choke) | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le | March 29, 2008 | 1 | 1:14 | California, United States | |
| Win | 32–5 |  Mark Weir |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Cage Rage 24 | December 1, 2007 | 1 | 3:55 | London, England | |
| Win | 31–5 | Anthony Lapsley |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | HDNF 1 – HDNet Fights | October 13, 2007 | 1 | 3:55 | Texas, United States | |
| Win | 30–5 | Keita Nakamura |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 9 | April 5, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 29–5 |  Karo Parisyan |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 7 | December 13, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | California, United States | |
| Win | 29–4 | Kurt Pellegrino |
Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC 61 | July 8, 2006 | 3 | 1:20 | Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 28–4 | Josh Burkman |
Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3 | January 16, 2006 | 1 | 1:07 | Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 28–3 | Josh Koscheck |
Technical submission (rear naked choke) | UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2 | October 3, 2005 | 3 | 4:38 | Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 27–3 | Josh Neer |
Technical submission (rear naked choke) | UFC Ultimate Fight Night | August 6, 2005 | 1 | 1:35 | Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 26–3 | Brandon Melendez |
Submission (rear naked choke) | ROF 17 – Unstoppable | June 18, 2005 | 1 | 2:27 | Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 25–3 | Robert Briggs | TKO (corner stoppage) | NOC – Night of Champions | June 4, 2005 | 1 | 3:00 | Arizona, United States | |
| Loss | 24–3 | Nick Diaz |
TKO (strikes) | UFC 51 | February 5, 2005 | 1 | 4:55 | Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 24–2 | Nuri Shakir |
Submission | CZ 9 – Hot Like Fire | December 4, 2004 | 2 | 3:26 | Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 23–2 | Kenny Florian |
Decision | CZ 7 – Gravel Pit | July 10, 2004 | 3 | 5:00 | Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 22–2 | Kyle Brees |
TKO (punches) | XCF 5 – Evolution | May 28, 2004 | 2 | Arizona, United States | ||
| Win | 21–2 | Fabio Holanda |
Submission (rear naked choke) | WFF 6 – World Freestyle Fighting 6 | May 14, 2004 | 2 | 0:37 | British Columbia, Canada | |
| Win | 20–2 | Shaun Beckett |
Submission (rear naked choke) | ROTR – Rage on the River | April 17, 2004 | 2 | 1:10 | California, United States | |
| Win | 19–2 | Carlo Prater |
Submission (guillotine choke) | ROTR – Rage on the River | April 17, 2004 | 3 | 2:25 | California, United States | |
| Win | 18–2 | Greg Bell | Submission (choke) | RITC 56 – Rage in the Cage 56 | December 6, 2003 | 3 | 2:43 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 17–2 | Dennis Hallman |
Decision (split) | KOTC 28 – More Punishment | August 16, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 16–2 | Landon Showalter |
Submission (triangle choke) | UFCF – Summer Slam | July 12, 2003 | 1 | 3:00 | Washington, United States | |
| Win | 16–1 | Shaun Beckett |
Submission (choke) | RITC 49 – Stare Down | June 7, 2003 | 2 | 2:55 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 15–1 | John Lansing | Decision (unanimous) | RITC 43 – The Match | January 18, 2003 | 3 | 3:00 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 14–1 | Edwin Dewees |
Decision | RITC 36 – The Rematch | June 22, 2002 | 3 | 3:00 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 13–1 | John Lansing | Submission (armbar) | RITC 35 – This Time It's Personal | May 3, 2002 | 2 | 2:34 | Arizona, United States | |
| Loss | 12–1 | Edwin Dewees |
Decision (split) | RITC 34 – Rage in the Cage 34 | March 15, 2002 | 3 | 3:00 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 12–0 | Kimo Stant | Submission (armbar) | RITC 23 – Rage in the Cage 23 | December 6, 2000 | 1 | 1:07 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 11–0 | Maurice Wilson | Submission (rear naked choke) | CF – Cajan Fights | December 2, 2000 | 1 | 3:59 | ||
| Win | 10–0 | Rock Lima | Submission (choke) | RITC Tucson 5 – Rage in the Cage Tucson 5 | November 19, 2000 | 1 | 0:28 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 9–0 | Jerry Parsons | Submission (choke) | RITC 22 – Rage in the Cage 22 | November 8, 2000 | 1 | 2:05 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | Cedric Marks |
Decision (unanimous) | AFC – Absolute Fighter Challenge | October 12, 2000 | 3 | 5:00 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | Michael Chavez | Submission (strikes) | RITC 21 – Rage in the Cage 21 | October 4, 2000 | 1 | 0:57 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Ryan Brown | KO | RITC Tucson 4 – Rage in the Cage Tucson 4 | September 24, 2000 | 1 | 1:16 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Bill Cameron | Decision | RITC 19 – Rage in the Cage 19 | July 26, 2000 | 3 | 3:00 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Jeff Horlacher | Submission (choke) | RITC 18 – Rage in the Cage 18 | June 21, 2000 | 1 | 1:58 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Owen Phelps | Submission (choke) | RITC – Tucson 1 | May 27, 2000 | 2 | 1:30 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Jamie Clark | Submission (choke) | RITC 16 – Rage in the Cage 16 | April 12, 2000 | 1 | 1:30 | Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Shawn Polso | Decision | RITC 4 – Rage in the Cage 4 | April 7, 1999 | 3 | 3:00 | Arizona, United States |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Fickett out of fight vs. Ford", Sportsnet.ca, June 30, 2008.
