| John Maguire | |
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| Born | England |
| Other names | The One |
| Nationality | English |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 70 in (180 cm) |
| Style | Submission Grappling |
| Fighting out of | England |
| Team | Tsunami Gym |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 20 |
| Wins | 17 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 0 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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John Maguire (born in England) is an English mixed martial artist, who competes in the welterweight division.[1] He is the former Cage Rage UK Welterweight Champion and has also competed in BAMMA. Maguire is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Maguire made his professional MMA debut in April 2006. Over the next two years, he won all eight of his first bouts via TKO or submission with no fight going past the second round. Before signing with the UFC, he added an additional eight wins and three losses to his MMA record.
Maguire won the UCMMA Welterweight championship on September 18, 2010, at UCMMA 15 - Showdown, defeating Henrique Santana via TKO. He has defended it three times since then.
Maguire was scheduled to make his UFC debut against James Head at UFC 138.[2] However, Head was forced to withdraw due to injury and he instead took on The Ultimate Fighter 13 veteran Justin Edwards. [3] Maguire won the fight via unanimous decision.
Maguire is expected to fight The Ultimate Fighter 9 finalist, DaMarques Johnson, at UFC on Fuel TV 2 on April 14, 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden.[4]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 20 matches | 17 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 1 |
| By submission | 9 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 2 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 17-3 | Justin Edwards | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 138 | November 5, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Birmingham, England | UFC debut |
| Win | 16–3 | Peter Irving | Decision (unanimous) | UCMMA 23: Go 4 It | September 17, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | Defended UCMMA welterweight championship |
| Win | 15–3 | Jamaine Facey | Submission (kimura) | UCMMA 20: Fists of Fire | May 14, 2011 | 2 | 4:23 | London, England | Defended UCMMA welterweight championship |
| Win | 14–3 | Dean Amasinger | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UCMMA 18: Face Off | February 5, 2011 | 2 | 3:28 | London, England | Defended UCMMA welterweight championship |
| Win | 13–3 | Henrique Santana | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UCMMA 15: Showdown | September 18, 2010 | 2 | 1:25 | London, England | Won UCMMA welterweight championship |
| Win | 12–3 | Wayne Murrie | Decision (split) | OMMAC 6: Battlestars | August 7, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Liverpool, England | |
| Loss | 11–3 | Simeon Thoresen | Decision (unanimous) | BAMMA 3 | May 15, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Birmingham, England | |
| Win | 11–2 | Edgelson Lua | Decision (split) | UCMMA 10: Resurrection | February 6, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Loss | 10–2 | Tom Watson | TKO (punches) | BAMMA 1 | June 27, 2009 | 3 | 2:47 | London, England | |
| Win | 10-1 | Chris Rice | Decision (unanimous) | CG 10: Clash of the Titans | November 29, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Liverpool, England | |
| Win | 9–1 | Lee Austin | Submission | UK: Cage Fighting Championships | June 29, 2008 | 1 | 4:20 | Coventry, England | |
| Loss | 8–1 | Arman Gambaryan | Decision (unanimous) | WAFC: World Pankration Championship 2008 | May 24, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Khabarovsk, Russia | |
| Win | 8–0 | Andy Costello | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pain and Glory: ExCeL London | April 26, 2008 | 1 | N/A | London, England | |
| Win | 7–0 | Jake Bostwick | Submission (kimura) | Cage Rage: Contenders 6 | August 18, 2007 | 1 | 4:00 | London, England | |
| Win | 6–0 | Jake Bostwick | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage Contenders 5 | June 16, 2007 | 1 | N/A | East London, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 5–0 | Alex Korsters | TKO | Intense Fighting | May 12, 2007 | 2 | 3:30 | Peterborough, England | |
| Win | 4–0 | Ed Garass | Submission (rear naked choke) | UKMMAC 18: Fists of Fury | February 25, 2007 | 1 | 0:55 | Purfleet, England | |
| Win | 3–0 | Michael Pastou | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Intense Fighting: Caged | November 11, 2006 | 1 | 2:46 | England | |
| Win | 2-0 | Bill Mutch | Submission (rear naked choke) | Intense Fighting 5 | August 19, 2006 | 1 | 2:05 | England | |
| Win | 1–0 | Lee Webber | Technical Submission | Intense Fighting 3 | April 1, 2006 | 2 | 0:27 | England |