Logan Storley
Logan Storley | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Roslyn, South Dakota, U.S. | September 8, 1992||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Storm | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Division | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 71.5 in (182 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Style | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fighting out of | Webster, South Dakota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Team | Sanford MMA (2017–present)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wrestling | NCAA Division I Wrestling[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
By knockout | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
By decision | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
By knockout | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
By decision | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Logan Storley (born September 8, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist and folkstyle wrestler. He currently competes in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is a former interim Bellator Welterweight World Champion. As a folkstyle wrestler, he was a four-time NCAA Division I All-American for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and a six-time SDHSAA state champion as a high schooler.
Background
[edit]Storley grew up in Roslyn, South Dakota and started wrestling when he was 5 years old.[4] He has a degree in business and marketing.[5]
Wrestling career
[edit]High school
[edit]Storley was an accomplished high school wrestler. He was a six-time SDHSAA title holder and graduated from Webster High School with a record of 262 wins and 3 losses throughout his 6 years of eligibility (competing in high school varsity).[6] In 2010, he won the NHSCA National Championship as a junior. He also competed in freestyle, winning the 2009 Fargo Nationals.[7] He was also named the Junior Hodge Trophy winner for 2011.[8]
College
[edit]At college, he also amassed multiple achievements while competing for the Golden Gophers. He became a four-time All-American, placing sixth as a true freshman, fourth as a sophomore, third as a junior, and once again fourth as a senior at the NCAA Division I Championships. At the Big Ten Conference championships, he became the runner-up of the tournament as a freshman (falling to Ed Ruth), placed seventh as a sophomore and fourth as a junior and senior. He graduated in 2015 with a 119–27 record.[9]
Mixed martial arts career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Storley amassed an unbeaten record of 5 wins, with all of his wins coming by first-round knockout prior to signing with Bellator.
Bellator MMA
[edit]In his promotional debut, Storley faced Kemmyelle Haley on July 14, 2017, at Bellator 181. He won the fight by technical knockout in the second round.[10]
Storley faced Marc Secor on November 3, 2017, at Bellator 186. He won the fight by unanimous decision in the first non-stoppage win of his career.[11]
Storley faced Joaquin Buckley on April 13, 2018, at Bellator 197. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[12]
Storley faced A.J. Matthews on August 17, 2018, at Bellator 204. He won the fight by second-round technical knockout.[13]
Storley faced Ion Pascu on February 15, 2019, at Bellator 215. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[14]
Storley faced E. J. Brooks on November 8, 2019, at Bellator 233. He won the fight by technical knockout after Brooks was unable to continue due to an arm injury.[15]
Storley was scheduled to face Mark Lemminger on July 24, 2020, at Bellator 242.[16] However, he was forced to pull out of the bout due to an injury on July 16.[17]
Storley faced fellow undefeated mixed martial artist Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 252 on November 12, 2020.[18] He lost the back-and-forth bout by split decision, marking the first defeat of his career.[19]
Storley was expected to face Killys Mota at Bellator 258 on May 7, 2021.[20] However, Mota withdrew from the bout due to lingering issues after contracting COVID-19.[21] Mota was replaced by Omar Hussein.[22] Hours before the event, the bout was canceled after Hussein was not medically cleared to compete.[23]
Storley faced Dante Schiro on August 20, 2021, at Bellator 265.[24] He won the fight via split decision.[25][26]
Storley faced Neiman Gracie on February 19, 2022, at Bellator 274.[27] He won the mostly standup bout via unanimous decision.[28]
Storley, replacing Yaroslav Amosov, faced Michael "Venom" Page on May 13, 2022, at Bellator 281 with the bout being for the interim Welterweight title.[29] He won the fight via split decision.[30]
Storley next had a rematch against reigning champion Yaroslav Amosov to unify the title on February 25, 2023, at Bellator 291.[31] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[32]
Storley headlined against Brennan Ward on August 11, 2023 at Bellator 298.[33] He won the fight via TKO in the second round.[34]
PFL
[edit]In his PFL debut, Storley faced Shamil Musaev on April 19, 2024 at PFL 3 (2024).[35] He lost the fight via knockout in the second round.[36]
Storley was expected to face Laureano Staropoli on June 28, 2024 at PFL 6, but Staropoli withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by Luca Poclit.[37] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[38]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]Folkstyle wrestling
[edit]- National Collegiate Athletic Association[39]
- NCAA Division I All-American out of University of Minnesota (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
- NCAA Division I 174 lb – 6th place out of University of Minnesota (2012)
- NCAA Division I 174 lb – 4th place out of University of Minnesota (2013, 2015)
- NCAA Division I 174 lb – 3rd place out of University of Minnesota (2014)
- Big Ten Conference
- Big Ten Conference 174 lb - 2nd place out of University of Minnesota (2012)
- Big Ten Conference 174 lb - 7th place out of University of Minnesota (2013)
- Big Ten Conference 174 lb - 4th place out of University of Minnesota (2014, 2015)
- South Dakota High School Activities Association
Mixed martial arts
[edit]- Bellator MMA
- Interim Bellator Welterweight World Championship (One time)
Mixed martial arts record
[edit]19 matches | 16 wins | 3 losses |
By knockout | 9 | 1 |
By decision | 7 | 2 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 16–3 | Luca Poclit | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 6 (2024) | June 28, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | |
Loss | 15–3 | Shamil Musaev | KO (punches) | PFL 3 (2024) | April 19, 2024 | 2 | 0:27 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
Win | 15–2 | Brennan Ward | TKO (punches) | Bellator 298 | August 11, 2023 | 2 | 4:05 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | |
Loss | 14–2 | Yaroslav Amosov | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 291 | February 25, 2023 | 5 | 5:00 | Dublin, Ireland | For the Bellator Welterweight World Championship. |
Win | 14–1 | Michael Page | Decision (split) | Bellator 281 | May 13, 2022 | 5 | 5:00 | London, England | Won the interim Bellator Welterweight World Championship. |
Win | 13–1 | Neiman Gracie | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 274 | February 19, 2022 | 5 | 5:00 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
Win | 12–1 | Dante Schiro | Decision (split) | Bellator 265 | August 20, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | |
Loss | 11–1 | Yaroslav Amosov | Decision (split) | Bellator 252 | November 12, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
Win | 11–0 | E. J. Brooks | TKO (arm injury) | Bellator 233 | November 8, 2019 | 1 | 5:00 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | |
Win | 10–0 | Ion Pascu | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 215 | February 15, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
Win | 9–0 | A.J. Matthews | TKO (elbows and punches) | Bellator 204 | August 17, 2018 | 2 | 3:56 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | |
Win | 8–0 | Joaquin Buckley | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 197 | April 13, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | St. Charles, Missouri, United States | |
Win | 7–0 | Matt Secor | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 186 | November 3, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | University Park, Pennsylvania, United States | |
Win | 6–0 | Kemmyelle Haley | TKO (elbows) | Bellator 181 | July 14, 2017 | 1 | 1:44 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | |
Win | 5–0 | Andres Murray | TKO (punches) | LFA Fight Night: Sioux Falls | April 29, 2017 | 1 | 1:13 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | |
Win | 4–0 | Cody Lincoln | TKO (punches) | RFA 37 | April 15, 2016 | 1 | 0:13 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | |
Win | 3–0 | Lemetra Griffin | TKO (punches) | RFA 36 | March 4, 2016 | 1 | 0:33 | Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States | |
Win | 2–0 | Marc Hummel | TKO (punches) | RFA 32 | November 6, 2015 | 1 | 3:17 | Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States | |
Win | 1–0 | Bill Mees | TKO (punches) | RFA 29 | August 21, 2015 | 1 | 2:32 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States |
NCAA record
[edit]See also
[edit]References
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- ^ Ollie Carlson (December 13, 2019). "Hard Knocks 365 rebrands to Sanford MMA with sponsorship from Sanford Health". thebodylockmma.com.
- ^ "2014-2015 Roster: Logan Stroley". gophersports.com. Minnesota State Golden Gophers. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "Logan Storley". Playerswiki. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ Midco Sports Magazine (February 8, 2021). "The Contender: Logan Storley" – via YouTube.
- ^ "The South Dakota native will share life lessons, wrestling skills with Sioux Falls youth". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "5 Things You Might Not Know About Logan Storley". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ "Junior Hodge Trophy Winners". WIN Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Logan Storley - Wrestling". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ Wells, Adam. "Bellator 181 Results: Derek Campos Beats Brandon Girtz Via TKO in Main Event". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ Lee, Alexander K. (2017-11-03). "Bellator 186 results: Bader vs. Vassell". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ "Bellator 197 results: Logan Storley grinds out Joaquin Buckley for unanimous decision". MMA Junkie. 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ "Bellator 204 results: Logan Storley too much for gutsy A.J. Matthews". MMA Junkie. 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ "Bellator 215 results: Logan Storley dominates Ion Pascu with wrestling, cruises to decision". MMA Junkie. 2019-02-16. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ "Logan Storley: Win over D-I wrestler E.J. Brooks at Bellator 233 speaks to my wrestling ability". MMA Junkie. 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ Newswire, MMA Fighting (2020-07-15). "Bellator 242 official for July 24, full card announced including return of Aaron Pico". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "Logan Storley forced off Bellator 242 due to undisclosed injury". MMA Junkie. 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Unbeaten Welterweights Yaroslav Amosov, Logan Storley to Clash at Bellator 252". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2020-11-12). "Yaroslav Amosov Moves to 25-0 With Split Decision win at Bellator 252". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ^ Martin, Damon (1 April 2021). "Logan Storley vs. Killys Mota targeted for Bellator 258 in May". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Damon Martin (April 13, 2021). "Logan Storley awaits new opponent after Killys Mota unable to compete due to lingering COVID-19 problems". mmafighting.com.
- ^ Hannoun, Farah (22 April 2021). "At Bellator 258, Omar Hussein ready to show 'Palestine produces some of the toughest fighters'". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Guillen, Adam Jr. (2021-05-07). "Bellator 258: Omar Hussein not medically cleared to compete, fight against Logan Storley canceled". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ "South Dakotan Logan Storley gets homecoming fight vs. Dante Schiro at Bellator 265". MMA Junkie. 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ Staff (2021-08-20). "Bellator 265: Kongo vs. Kharitonov Live Stream and Results". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Bellator 265 'Kongo vs. Kharitonov' Play-by-Play, Results & Round Scoring". Sherdog. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ Cruz, Guilherme (2021-12-23). "Neiman Gracie set to face Logan Storley at Feb. 19 Bellator card". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2022-02-19). "Bellator 274: Five Round Main Event Pays Dividends, Storley vs. Gracie Sees Late Surge". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ "MVP bout off as Amosov fights Russia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2022-05-13). "Bellator 281: Logan Storley Wrestles His Way to Interim Title In Low-Action Affair Against MVP". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ "Bellator 291 fight card: Welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov set for return against Logan Storley in Dublin". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ Rush, Dylan (25 February 2023). "Bellator 291: Yaroslav Amosov Triumphant in Return, Looks Dominant Against Logan Storley". Cageside Press. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2023-05-22). "Storley vs. Ward, Moldavsky vs. Mowry Among Fights Announced for Bellator 298". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2023-08-12). "Bellator 298: Logan Storley Finds Finish in Second, Pounds Out Brennan Ward". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ Cruz, Guilherme (2024-03-11). "PFL announces full line-ups for first 3 season events, 8 ex-Bellator champions debut". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ Meshew, Jed (2024-04-20). "PFL 3 Results: Magomed Umalatov remains unbeaten, Brendan Loughnane gets back on track with quick win". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "PFL 6 Update: Logan Storley Gets New Opponent in Sioux Falls Co-Main Event". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "Logan Storley uses ground game to earn decision win, but falls short of playoff spot". pflmma.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ^ "2014-2015 Roster: Logan Stroley". gophersports.com. Minnesota State Golden Gophers. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
- ^ "South Dakota High School Activities Association State Championships". sports.sdpb.org. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ^ "South Dakota High School Activities Association State Championships". sports.sdpb.org. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ^ "South Dakota High School Activities Association State Championships". sports.sdpb.org. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ^ "South Dakota High School Activities Association State Championships". sports.sdpb.org. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ^ "South Dakota High School Activities Association State Championships". sports.sdpb.org. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ^ "South Dakota High School Activities Association State Championships". sports.sdpb.org. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
External links
[edit]- Logan Storley at Bellator
- Logan Storley at Sherdog
- Logan Storley at Tapology.com
- Logan Storley at Fight Matrix
- Logan Storley at the International Wrestling Database