John Maguire (fighter)
| John Maguire | |
|---|---|
| Born |
19 May 1983 Peterborough, England, UK |
| Other names | The One |
| Nationality | British |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight (2013–present) Welterweight (2010–2012) Middleweight (2006–2009) |
| Reach | 70 in (180 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Cambridge, England, UK |
| Team | Tsunami Gym |
| Rank | Brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 27 |
| Wins | 19 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 10 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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John Maguire (born 19 May 1983) is an English mixed martial artist currently competing in Cage Warriors' Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, Maguire has also competed for the UFC, BAMMA, and UCMMA. Maguire is the former UCMMA Welterweight Champion.
Background
Maguire is from Peterborough, England, and was first exposed to mixed martial arts growing up, watching UFC events with his brother. A member of the Traveller community, he left school when he was only 13 years old and taught himself how to read and write, while working in the logging and timber industry with his father, as well as working various other jobs before becoming a professional fighter.[1]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
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. He won the UCMMA Welterweight Championship on 18 September 2010, at UCMMA 15: Showdown, defeating Henrique Santana via TKO. He has defended it three times since then.
He holds victories over domestic UK standouts TUF 9 alumnus Dean Amasinger, UCMMA UK1 Welterweight Champion Peter Irving, UK MMA veteran Jamaine Facey and two wins over current UCMMA Middleweight Champion and UCMMA Welterweight Champion Jake Bostwick.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
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. Maguire won the fight via unanimous decision.[3]
Maguire fought The Ultimate Fighter 9 finalist, DaMarques Johnson, at UFC on Fuel TV 2 on 14 April 2012.[4] He won the fight by submission via armbar at 4:40 of the second frame. His performance was awarded with Submission of the Night honors.[5]
Maguire lost via unanimous decision to John Hathaway on 29 September 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 5.[1] Maguire faced Matthew Riddle at UFC 154, stepping in to replace an injured Besam Yousef.[6][7] Maguire lost the fight via unanimous decision. He then faced Mitch Clarke in his Lightweight debut on 15 June 2013 at UFC 161.[8] He lost the bout by unanimous decision. He was subsequently released from the promotion afterwards.[9]
Cage Warriors
Following his UFC release, Maguire signed with Cage Warriors on 31 October 2013.[10] He made his debut against Philip Mulpeter at Cage Warriors 63 on 31 December 2013. He won the fight via unanimous decision.[11]
He then faced Saul Rogers at Cage Warriors 65 on 1 March 2014. In a shocking upset, Rogers would defeat the heavy favorite Maguire via unanimous decision.[12]
Maguire made a quick turnaround and faced Damir Hadzovic at Cage Warriors 66 on 22 March 2014.[13] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[14]
Championships and accomplishments
- Olympian MMA Championships
- OMMAC Welterweight Championship (One time)
- Ultimate Challenge MMA
- UMMAC Welterweight Championship (One time)
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 27 matches | 19 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 2 |
| By submission | 10 | 0 |
| By decision | 6 | 6 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 19–8 | Damir Hadzovic | KO (knees and punches) | Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 66 | March 22, 2014 | 1 | 3:58 | Ballerup, Denmark | |
| Loss | 19–7 | Saul Rogers | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 65 | March 1, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland | |
| Win | 19–6 | Philip Mulpeter | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 63 | December 31, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland | |
| Loss | 18–6 | Mitch Clarke | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 161 | June 15, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Lightweight debut |
| Loss | 18–5 | Matthew Riddle | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 154 | November 17, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 18–4 | John Hathaway | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic | September 29, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Nottingham, England | |
| Win | 18–3 | DaMarques Johnson | Submission (armbar) | UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva | April 14, 2012 | 2 | 4:40 | Stockholm, Sweden | Submission of the Night |
| Win | 17–3 | Justin Edwards | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 138 | November 5, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Birmingham, England | |
| 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 | August 7, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Liverpool, England | Won OMMAC Welterweight Championship |
| 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 | Drops to Welterweight |
| 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 |
References
- 1 2 "UFC: Nottingham Adds John Maguire vs. John Hathaway". mmaweekly.tv. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ↑ John Maguire debuts against James Head, mmajunkie.com; accessed 28 December 2014.
- ↑ "John Maguire Gets New Opponent at UFC 138 in Justin Edwards". YourMMA.tv. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ↑ http://truefighting.webs.com/apps/blog/show/11147291-ufc-on-fuel-tv-2-adds-johnson-vs-maguire
- ↑ "UFC on FUEL TV 2 bonuses and awards for 'Gustafsson vs Silva' in Sweden". mmamania.com. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ "John Maguire To Face Matt Riddle at UFC 154". YourMMA.tv. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ "UFC: John Maguire "begged Joe Silva for fight" after embarrassment of John Hathaway performance". Telegraph.co.uk. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ↑ Staff. "John Maguire drops to lightweight, faces Mitch Clarke at UFC 161". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ↑ "Six fighters removed from UFC roster". Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ↑ Staff (31 December 2013). "Cage Warriors snaps up Maguire". cagewarriors.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ Mike Bohn (31 December 2013). "Cage Warriors 63 results: Ivan Buchinger, Jim Alers victorious in title fights". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ Mike Bohn (1 March 2014). "Cage Warriors 65 results: Saul Rogers upsets John Maguire". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ MMAJunkie.com Staff (15 March 2014). "John Maguire replaces brother at Cage Warriors 66, March 22 lineup official". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ↑ Matt Erickson (22 March 2014). "Cage Warriors 66 results: Nicolas Dalby stops Churilov with head kick to win title". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.