John Maguire (fighter)
| John Maguire | |
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| Born |
May 19, 1986 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 |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 31 |
| Wins | 23 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 12 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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John Maguire (born 19 May 1986) 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.
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 English gypsy 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.
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.
Maguire was scheduled to make his UFC debut against James Head at UFC 138. 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.
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