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Tom Aspinall
BornTom Aspinall
(1993-04-11) 11 April 1993 (age 31)
Salford, Greater Manchester, England
NationalityBritish
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight256 lb (116 kg; 18.3 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
Reach78 in (198 cm)[1]
Fighting out ofLiverpool, England
TeamTeam Kaobon[2]
Aspinall BJJ (2005–present)[3][4]
RankBlack belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[4]
Years active2014–present
Professional boxing record
Total1
Wins1
By knockout1
Mixed martial arts record
Total12
Wins10
By knockout8
By submission2
Losses2
By submission1
By disqualification1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Thomas Aspinall (born 11 April 1993) is a British mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Background

Following his father's footsteps, Tom begun training martial arts at the age of seven.[4] After also training wrestling and boxing, Aspinall transitioned to Brazilian jiu-jitsu.[2] He has won British Open in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in all belt classes except black belt.[4][5] As his father became the jiu-jitsu instructor of Team Kaobon, Tom grew interested in mixed martial arts and eventually transitioned in to the sport.[2]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After a successful amateur career, Aspinall racked up a 5–2 professional record before running into problems with finding fights.[6][4] Aspinall resorted to professional boxing and after 2.5-year hiatus from professional mixed martial arts, Aspinall signed a five-fight contract with Cage Warriors.[6][4] Aspinall was offered a contract by the Ultimate Fighting Championship also, but did not feel ready for the organization and subsequently turned it down.[6] After two fast finishes in Cage Warriors he eventually signed to the UFC.[6][4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Aspinall was originally scheduled to make his promotional debut against Raphael Pessoa at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards on 21 March 2020.[7] However, Pessoa withdrew from the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Jake Collier.[8] However, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the event was cancelled.[9] Subsequently, the pairing was left intact and took place on 25 July 2020 at UFC on ESPN 14.[10] He won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[11] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[12]

He was expected to make his sophomore appearance against Sergey Spivak at UFC Fight Night 179 on 11 October 2020.[13] However Spivak withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Alan Baudot.[14] Aspinall won the fight via first-round technical knockout.[15]

He next faced Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis on 20 February 2021.[16] He won the fight via a submission in round two.[17]

Personal life

Aspinall is also a professional boxer with a record of 1–0.[4]

Aspinall has three children.[6]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
12 matches 10 wins 2 losses
By knockout 8 0
By submission 2 1
By disqualification 0 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 10–2 Andrei Arlovski Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis 20 February 2021 2 1:09 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 9–2 Alan Baudot TKO (elbows and punches) UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen 10 October 2020 1 1:35 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 8–2 Jake Collier TKO (knee and punches) UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till 26 July 2020 1 0:45 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Performance of the Night.
Win 7–2 Mickael Ben Hamouda TKO (punches) Cage Warriors 107 28 September 2019 1 0:56 Liverpool, England
Win 6–2 Sofiane Boukichou TKO (leg injury) Cage Warriors 101 16 February 2019 1 1:21 Liverpool, England
Win 5–2 Kamil Bazelak KO (punch) Full Contact Contender 16 18 June 2016 1 1:16 Bolton, England
Loss 4–2 Łukasz Parobiec DQ (illegal downward elbow) BAMMA 25: Champion vs. Champion 14 May 2016 2 3:33 Birmingham, England
Win 4–1 Adrian Ruskac TKO (punches) Full Contact Contender 15 5 March 2016 1 1:05 Bolton, England
Loss 3–1 Stuart Austin Submission (heel hook) BAMMA 21: DeVent vs. Kone 13 June 2015 2 3:59 Birmingham, England
Win 3–0 Satisch Jhamai TKO (punches) BAMMA 19: Stapleton vs. Petley 28 March 2015 1 0:09 Blackpool, England
Win 2–0 Ricky King Submission (heel hook) BAMMA 18: Duquesnoy vs. Klaczek 21 February 2015 1 0:49 Wolverhampton, England
Win 1–0 Michał Piszczek TKO (submission to punches) MMA Versus UK 13 December 2014 1 0:15 Manchester, England

[18]

Professional boxing record

1 fight 1 win 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 Win 1–0 Hungary Tamas Bajzath KO 1 (4), 1:24 24 Jun 2017 United Kingdom Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester, England

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Joe Coleman (25 July 2020). "Tom Aspinall is a lightning fast, 6ft 6in heavyweight making his UFC debut on Fight Island who spars with Tyson Fury and trains with Darren Till". talksport.com.
  3. ^ "History – Aspinall BJJ". aspinallbjj.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Dan Lester (27 May 2020). "Fisticuffs #51 Tom Aspinall" (Podcast).
  5. ^ "Instructors – Aspinall BJJ". aspinallbjj.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e John Hyon Ko (11 March 2020). "Interview: Tom Aspinall (UFC Heavyweight)" (Podcast).
  7. ^ Nolan King (15 July 2020). "Justin Tafa off July 25 UFC 'Fight Island' event; Tanner Boser expected to face Raphael Pessoa". MMAjunkie.com.
  8. ^ Redactie. "JAfter 2.5 years of absence from UFC, Jake Collier makes a comeback against Tom Aspinall in London". mmadna. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  9. ^ O2, The. "Cancelled | UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Woodley vs. Edwards | The O2". www.theo2.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Mike Heck (18 June 2020). "UFC announces full lineups for July events on 'Fight Island,' including four title fights". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  11. ^ Bitter, Shawn (25 July 2020). "UFC Fight Island 3 Results: Tom Aspinall Makes Short Work of Heavyweight Jake Collier". Cageside Press. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  12. ^ a b Dan Hiergesell (26 July 2020). "Official UFC on ESPN 14 bonuses: Chimaev, Werdum among six to earn extra $50K". mmamania.com.
  13. ^ Staff (1 September 2020). "Sergey Spivak vs. Tom Aspinall added to UFC event on October 10". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 1 September 2020. (in Dutch)
  14. ^ DNA, MMA (1 October 2020). "Alan Baudot tekent contract bij de UFC, treft Tom Aspinall op 10 oktober in Abu Dhabi". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  15. ^ Ross Markey (10 October 2020). "Tom Aspinall Stops Alan Baudot With First Round Ground-And-Pound – UFC Fight Island 5 Highlights". lowkickmma.com.
  16. ^ Alexander K. Lee (5 January 2021). "Andrei Arlovski vs. Tom Aspinall announced for Feb. 20 UFC event". mmafighting.com.
  17. ^ Anderson, Jay (20 February 2021). "UFC Vegas 19 Results: Tom Aspinall Taps Ex-Champ Arlovski". Cageside Press. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  18. ^ Sherdog.com. "Tom Aspinall". Sherdog. Retrieved 6 January 2021.


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