Mike Swick
| Mike Swick | |
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| Born |
June 19, 1979 Houston, Texas, United States |
| Other names | Quick, Kid Lion |
| Residence | Phuket, Thailand |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division |
Middleweight (185 lb) Welterweight (170 lb) Light Heavyweight (205 lb) |
| Reach | 77.0 in (196 cm) |
| Fighting out of | San Jose, California |
| Team | American Kickboxing Academy |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Dave Camarillo |
| Years active | 1998, 2002-2010, 2012, 2015 (MMA) |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Mike Swick (born June 19, 1979) is a retired American mixed martial artist who spent most of his career competing for the Ultimate Fighting Championship's middleweight division. Swick, who trains at American Kickboxing Academy alongside fellow welterweight standout Jon Fitch, entered the UFC after appearing on the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter.
Swick was born in downtown Houston. He attended Katy High School. He then participated in amateur fights in Texas before sanctioning was formed.
Swick began his professional career in smaller shows, including early events of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). He amassed a record of 5–0 before challenging Chris Leben for the WEC Middleweight Championship. He lost the fight by knockout at 45 seconds of the second round.
After his first professional loss, Swick entered the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the UFC. Swick participated as a light heavyweight on Randy Couture's team. Chris Leben also participated as Swick's teammate. Leben insisted on talking about his victory over Swick, which irritated him. Swick's first fight in the show came during the semi-finals. He faced Stephan Bonnar, but was defeated by triangle armbar at 4:55 of the first round, eliminating him from the show.
At UFC Ultimate Fight Night, Swick defeated Gideon Ray by KO just 22 seconds into the first round, earning the nickname "Quick" from UFC announcer Mike Goldberg.
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