| Corey Hill | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 3, 1978 Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Other names | The Real Deal |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 169.5 lb (76.9 kg; 12.11 st) |
| Division | Lightweight Welterweight |
| Reach | 80 in (203 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling |
| Fighting out of | Brooksville, Florida |
| Team | TCH MMA |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 9 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Corey Cornelius Hill (born October 3, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist. He was a high school state champion wrestler on multiple occasions in Florida.[1] Hill was a multi-time high school state champion wrestler in Florida and 2x National Finalist college wrestler.
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Hill competed as a lightweight on The Ultimate Fighter 5 television series. During tryouts and production for the show, he told the UFC that he was 4–0, but he was actually 2–0, both wins from amateur bouts. His first professional fight (albeit technically an exhibition) was on the show, a victory against Rob Emerson which he won by a very controversial unanimous decision after three rounds. After defeating Rob Emerson by decision in the preliminaries of TUF 5, Hill went on to lose in the quarterfinals via triangle choke in the first round to fellow Team Pulver teammate, and future TUF 5 champion, Nate Diaz. Although he lost, Hill's performance validated the comments made several weeks prior by guest coach Jeremy Horn, who suggested Hill had the potential to be a dominating force in the UFC Lightweight division—even going so far as to offer to train Hill after his run on the show.
In his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 12, Corey Hill defeated Joe Veres with a second round TKO.[2] Hill followed up with an appearance at UFC 86 against former ICON Sport Lightweight champion Justin Buchholz, who submitted him via rear-naked choke in the second round.[3]
During the UFC: Fight for the Troops event in December 2008, Hill fractured his right shin while throwing a kick that was checked by Dale Hartt in what is widely considered one of the most gruesome injuries in mixed martial arts history. Recovery for the injury was expected to take 12–18 months.[4] With regard to organizational support, Hill told Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports, "The UFC was awesome throughout this whole thing and was so good to me, I feel indebted to them."[5] An XCF event helped to raise money for the injured UFC fighter.[6]
Hill picked up a unanimous decision victory in his MMA comeback against Jason Trzewieczynski in January 2010, 13 months after the leg injury. He has since lost to Canadian Mark Holst in March, won over Kit Cope in July, and lost to former WEC lightweight champion Rob McCullough in September.
Hill returned to the win column with a first round submission over fellow The Ultimate Fighter veteran Charlie Rader on December 2nd, 2011 at XFC 15.[7]
Hill attended Springstead High School in Spring Hill, Florida. He and his wife Lauran have three children, daughter Seytia and sons Keynan and Corey, Jr.[8] Hill currently lives in Springhill Fl..[9]
Hill also attended Colby Community College in Colby, Kansas, where he was a National champ on a National Championship wrestling team, alongside Daniel Cormier, under coach Steve Lampe.
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 9 matches | 5 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 1 |
| By submission | 2 | 2 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 5-4 | Charlie Rader | Submission (brabo choke) | XFC 15: Tribute | December 2, 2011 | 1 | 3:58 | Tampa, Fl, US | Fought at Welterweight |
| Loss | 4-4 | Rob McCullough | Decision (unanimous) | Tachi Palace Fights 6 | September 9, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Lemoore, California, US | |
| Win | 4-3 | Kit Cope | Submission (triangle choke) | Raging Wolf VIII: Cage Supremacy | July 17, 2010 | 1 | 2:30 | Salamanca, New York, US | |
| Loss | 3-3 | Mark Holst | Submission (kimura) | XKL: Evolution 1 | March 20, 2010 | 2 | 4:06 | Ypsilanti, Michigan, US | |
| Win | 3-2 | Jason Trzewieczynski | Decision (unanimous) | Raging Wolf VI: Mayhem in the Mist | January 23, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Niagara, New York, US | |
| Loss | 2-2 | Dale Hartt | TKO (broken leg) | UFC: Fight for the Troops | December 10, 2008 | 2 | 0:20 | Fayetteville, North Carolina, US | |
| Loss | 2-1 | Justin Buchholz | Submission (rear naked choke) | UFC 86 | July 5, 2008 | 2 | 3:57 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
| Win | 2-0 | Joe Veres | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night 12 | January 23, 2008 | 2 | 0:37 | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |
| Win | 1-0 | Stryder Fann | TKO (punches) | Kickdown Classic 31 | November 18, 2006 | 1 | 0:34 | Casper, Wyoming, US |
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