| Che Mills | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gloucester, England |
| Other names | Urban Monkey, Beautiful, The Killer of Eagles |
| Nationality | English |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Style | Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Gloucester, England |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 14 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Che Mills is an English mixed martial artist. He is a former Cage Rage British welterweight champ,[1] and holds 2 notable KO wins over DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius Zaromskis.
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Mills made his professional MMA debut in November 2003. After going 1-2 in his first three bouts, Mills amassed an impressive undefeated streak of 8-0 (1 NC) over the next three years. He was considered a top prospect in the UK and was invited to appear on The Ultimate Fighter.
Mills appeared on the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom. However, he lost an elimination match via heel hook to subsequent winner of the competition, James Wilks, and therefore was eliminated from the show.
Mills eventually made it to the UFC two years later. Following some controversy around his contract with British fight promotion BAMMA, Mills signed a contract with Zuffa to fight against Chris Cope at UFC 138 on Nov. 5 in Birmingham, England, scrapping a proposed fight against Joey Villasenor at BAMMA 7.[2] He won his debut in impressive fashion, getting the TKO just 40 seconds into the first round. With his impressive performance, he was awarded Knockout of the Night honors.[3]
Mills is expected to face Rory MacDonald on March 24, 2012 at UFC 145.[4]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 19 matches | 14 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 0 |
| By submission | 4 | 3 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 14-4 (1) | Chris Cope | TKO (knees and punches) | UFC 138 | November 5, 2011 | 1 | 0:40 | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | Knockout of the Night |
| Win | 13-4 (1) | Marcio Cesar | KO (punches) | BAMMA 6 | May 10, 2011 | 1 | 3:58 | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 12-4 (1) | Magomed Shikhshabekov | Decision (unanimous) | 2010_M-1_Challenge_Season#M-1_Challenge_XXI:_Guram_vs._Garner | October 28, 2010 | 4 | 5:00 | St. Petersburg,Leningrad Oblast, Russia | |
| Win | 11-4 (1) | Jake Hecht | Decision (unanimous) | CWFC 38: Young Guns | October 1, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | North London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 10-4 (1) | Manuel Garcia | KO (knee) | Cagemania: Carnage on the Costa | May 29, 2010 | 1 | 0:09 | Benalmadena, Spain | |
| Loss | 9-4 (1) | Yuya Shirai | Submission (armbar) | Astra: Yoshida's Farewell | April 25, 2010 | 1 | 3:59 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | 9-3 (1) | Jim Wallhead | Decision (unanimous) | KUMMA 3: Mills vs. Wallhead | November 1, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Newport, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 9-2 (1) | Edgelson Lua | Decision (unanimous) | BAMMA 1 | June 27, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 8-2 (1) | Aidan Marron | Submission (punches) | KUMMA 1: Mills vs. Marron | May 29, 2009 | 1 | N/A | Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 7-2 (1) | Marius Žaromskis | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Cage Rage 26 | May 10, 2008 | 1 | 5:00 | London, United Kingdom | Won Cage Rage British Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 6-2 (1) | Ross Mason | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Rage 23 | September 22, 2007 | 1 | 2:07 | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 5-2 (1) | Afnan Saeed | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage Contenders 5 | June 16, 2007 | 1 | 1:22 | East London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 4-2 (1) | Oriol Gaset | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CFS: D-Day | May 12, 2007 | 1 | 1:22 | England, United Kingdom | |
| NC | 3-2 (1) | Paul Taylor | No Contest | Cage Rage: Contenders 3 | November 12, 2006 | 1 | 2:37 | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 3-2 | Marius Žaromskis | KO (knee) | Cage Rage: Contenders 2 | August 20, 2006 | 1 | 4:49 | Streatham, South London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 2-2 | Rob Zielinski | TKO (punches) | AM 9: Southern Agrrression 4 | July 2, 2006 | 1 | 0:23 | Weston Super Mare, England, United Kingdom | |
| Loss | 1-2 | Pedro Bessa | Submission (keylock) | AM 5: Southern Agrrression 2 | December 4, 2005 | 1 | N/A | Weston Super Mare, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 1-1 | Chris Taylor | Submission (guillotine choke) | UK: Storm | June 18, 2005 | 1 | 0:23 | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| Loss | 0-1 | Matt Thorpe | Submission (armbar) | XFC 2: The Perfect Storm | November 9, 2003 | 1 | 0:42 | Cornwall, England, United Kingdom |