| Mark Miller | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marcus Dennis Miller November 22, 1978 Midlothian, Illinois, United States |
| Other names | Meat Missile |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight Welterweight |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Chicago, Illinois |
| Team | Gilbert Grappling |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Marcus Dennis Miller (born November 22, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist. He has won MMA welterweight titles with XFO and Total Fight Challenge as well as the USKO international rules kickboxing title.[1] A former IFL fighter, Miller was a competitor on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.
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Miller was born and raised in Midlothian, Illinois; while growing up he attended Bremen High School. At Bremen, Miller competed in sports such as football, track and field. Shortly after graduating from high school, Miller enrolled in the Marines where he spent the next three and half years. After leaving the Marines, Miller worked construction before competing in MMA full time.[2]
While enlisted in the marines, Miller began training mixed martial arts at Camp Pendleton.[3] Miller fought in a number of local and regional fights before joining International Fight League (IFL) in 2007.[4] Following a 54 second knockout win against UFC veteran Josh Neer,[5] Miller earned a title shot against Jay Hieron. Hieron defeated Miller for the IFL Welterweight championship on April 4, 2008.[1]
Miller was a contestant on the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter. He got on the show after defeating his full-time training partner and good friend Kevin Knabjian. In his second fight, he took on Nick Osipczak. He was defeated in the second round via knockout from a head kick, thus knocking him out of the tournament.
Miller was going to make his debut for Strikeforce at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers, but the fight was canceled due to time issues.[6] Strikeforce said they will move the bout to a later card. After the cancellation of the fight, Miller contemplated retirement.[7] He looked to bounce back after his fight was canceled but he was unable to do so after being defeated by Jeremy Lang and then later LeVon Maynard.
Miller made his lightweight debut against Charles Wilson, defeating Wilson via unanimous decision. The win had earned Miller a lightweight fight on the Bellator 25 card against Josh Shockley.[8] However, Shockley pulled out of the bout just a day before the event, leaving Miller without a fight. It was being rumored that the winner would take a spot in the fourth season lightweight tournament.
Mark has a daughter.[3]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 16 matches | 9 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 5 |
| By submission | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 2 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Loss | 10-8 | Junior Assuncao | KO (punches) | Recife FC 3 | December 2, 2010 | 1 | 4:04 | Recife, Brazil | |
| Win | 10-7 | Charles Wilson | Decision (unanimous) | Hoosier FC 4: Showdown at the Steel Yard | June 11, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Gary, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 9-7 | LeVon Maynard | KO (punches) | XFO 34: Ray vs. Straus | January 23, 2010 | 1 | 4:14 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 9-6 | Jeremy Lang | TKO (punches) | Raw Power MMA | December 10, 2009 | 2 | 2:30 | Sanabis, Bahrain | |
| Loss | 9-5 | Mike Pierce | TKO (doctor stoppage) | SportFight 24: Domination | September 19, 2008 | 2 | 1:38 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| Loss | 9-4 | Jay Hieron | TKO (punches) | IFL: New Jersey | April 4, 2008 | 1 | 2:10 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States | For the IFL Welterweight Championship |
| Win | 9-3 | Josh Neer | KO (punch) | IFL: Chicago | May 19, 2007 | 1 | 0:54 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 8-3 | Brad Blackburn | Decision (unanimous) | IFL: Moline | April 7, 2007 | 3 | 4:00 | Moline, Illinois, United States | |
| Loss | 7-3 | Delson Heleno | Decision (unanimous) | IFL: Atlanta | February 23, 2007 | 3 | 4:00 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |
| Loss | 7-2 | David Hagan | TKO | Kentucky Fighting Challenge 17 | November 25, 2006 | N/A | N/A | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 7-1 | Amir Khillah | Submission (armbar) | Total Fight Challenge 6 | September 9, 2006 | 1 | 0:41 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 6-1 | Jon Friedland | TKO (punches) | XFO 12: Outdoor War | August 19, 2006 | 1 | 4:47 | Island Lake, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 5-1 | John Shoemaker | Submission (rear naked choke) | WFC 29: Friday Night Fights | July 28, 2006 | 1 | 1:20 | Somerset, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 4-1 | Reiner Hernandez | Submission (strikes) | Costa Rica Fights 6 | May 20, 2006 | 1 | 3:33 | Costa Rica | |
| Loss | 3-1 | Francisco Soares | Decision (unanimous) | Freestyle Combat Challenge 17 | January 8, 2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 3-0 | Tavaris Hunter | KO | Xtreme Fighting Organization 3 | October 2, 2004 | 2 | 0:19 | McHenry, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 2-0 | Alex Gasson | Decision | Total Martial Arts Challenge | June 7, 2003 | 2 | 5:00 | Cicero, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Ahron Davis | Submission (armbar) | RSF 7: Animal Instinct | January 26, 2002 | 1 | N/A | Lakeland, Florida, United States |
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