Joey Davis
Joey Davis | |
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Born | Joel Malcolm Davis December 29, 1993 Compton, California, United States |
Other names | Ice Man aka Black Ice |
Nationality | American |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
Division | Welterweight |
Style | Wrestling, Boxing, Karate, Jujitsu |
Fighting out of | Compton, California, United States |
Team | Team Bodyshop |
Years active | 2015–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 4 |
Wins | 4 |
By knockout | 2 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 0 |
Amateur record | |
Total | 5 |
Wins | 5 |
Losses | 0 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Joel Malcolm Davis is an African American mixed martial artist and former amateur wrestler. His dad named him after slain civil rights leader Malcolm X because he felt he would become a born leader like Malcolm X was. Davis is from Compton, California.
Wrestling career
High school career
At Santa Fe High School Davis was an all conference running back/receiver, first team CIF stand out football player as well as a two-time California State champion wrestler, three-time State finalist and two-time national champion.[1]
College career
In college, Davis competed in wrestling for Notre Dame College of Ohio.[2] He was the third undefeated NCAA wrestler over a four-year career ever and the first wrestler in the history of the NCAA Division II to end his entire career undefeated. He finished his career with a 133-0 Division II record.[3][4]
Exhibition career
In May 2016, Davis competed in a rare exhibition match alongside the USA Olympic team versus Cuba in the Beat the Streets (BTS) "Salsa in the Square" wrestling event in New York City. He faced three-time NCAA champion Alex Dieringer of Oklahoma State who was nominated for an ESPY and won the Dan Hodge Trophy. He lost that freestyle exhibition match 9-0.[5]
Mixed martial arts career
As an amateur he had a record of 5-0.[6]
Bellator MMA
Davis is currently signed to Bellator MMA.[7] He competes as a welterweight and made his promotional debut against Keith Cutrone on August 26, 2016 at Bellator 160.[8] Davis won the fight by unanimous decision.
Davis faced Justin Roswell at Bellator 182 on August 25, 2017. He won the fight via TKO in the first round.[9]
Davis faced Ian Butler at Bellator 192 on January 20, 2018 at the Forum in Inglewood, Ca.[10] He won the fight via 39 second knock out with a spinning back kick to the liver.
Mixed martial arts record
4 matches | 4 wins | 0 losses |
By knockout | 2 | 0 |
By decision | 2 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 4–0 | Craig Plaskett | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 201 | June 29, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Temecula, California, United States | |
Win | 3–0 | Ian Butler | KO (spinning back kick and punches) | Bellator 192 | January 20, 2018 | 1 | 0:39 | Inglewood, California, United States | |
Win | 2–0 | Justin Roswell | TKO (punches) | Bellator 182 | August 25, 2017 | 1 | 1:35 | Verona, New York, United States | |
Win | 1–0 | Keith Cutrone | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 160 | August 26, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Anaheim, California, United States |
See also
References
- ^ "Undefeated College Wrestler Could Win Fourth National Championship - Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel | African-American News". Lasentinel.net. 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ "NCAA Division II Wrestling: Unbeaten Joey Davis dodged gangs, found Notre Dame College". cleveland.com. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ Herald, Compton. "Compton native son Joey Davis 'Wrestler of the Year'". Compton Herald. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ "College wrestling: Notre Dame College's Joey Davis is first D-II undefeated four-time NCAA champ". News-herald.com. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ "Notre Dame College's Joey Davis loses to Oklahoma State's Alex Derringer in 'challenge' match". News-herald.com. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ "Undefeated college wrestler and Snoop Dogg coaching product Joey Davis mulls MMA career". Bloody Elbow. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ "Joey Davis signs with Bellator MMA". Associatedwrestlingpress.com. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ Finley, Duane (2016-06-11). "Bellator Signs Undefeated 4x NCAA Champ Joey Davis". FloCombat. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
- ^ Matt Erickson (August 25, 2017). "Bellator 182 results: Ex-champ Andrey Koreshkov pounds out Chidi Njokuani in first round". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ Gonzalez, Gabriel (2018-01-18). "Bellator 192's Joey Davis Talks Improving His Striking, Training with Team Bodyshop". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2018-01-23.