Wes Sims (fighter)
| Wes Sims | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 12, 1979 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Other names | The Project (previously), A Whole Show |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Weight | 260 lb (118 kg; 18 st 8 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight (265 lb) |
| Reach | 81 in (206 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Lancaster, Ohio |
| Team | Team Hammer House |
| Years active | 2001 - present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 41 |
| Wins | 23 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By submission | 12 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Losses | 15 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 5 |
| By decision | 3 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Wesley Edward Sims (born October 12, 1979) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He is one of the tallest MMA combatants in recent times and is known for his unorthodox fighting style. Sims has competed in the UFC, the WEC, Strikeforce, K-1 and the IFL.
Sims was born in Cleveland and raised in Amanda, Ohio. He was a star center on the basketball team at Amanda-Clearcreek High School, and went on to the College of Mount Saint Joseph in Cincinnati. However, he dropped out after only one semester to pursue a career in professional wrestling, moving back to Columbus to train. He soon met legendary UFC and PRIDE FC fighter Mark Coleman who had a better plan for the young Sims which was to become a mixed martial artist, believing that Sim's huge size advantage would be significant against opponents. Sims helped Coleman prepare for his bout with Ricardo Morais at PRIDE 8, before embarking on his own career in the sport.
In 2003, Sims fought a controversial fight against Frank Mir at UFC 43. At the very beginning of the fight, Mir put out his hand to touch gloves and Sims rushed past Mir's outstretched hand and into a quickly maneuvered takedown by Mir. In the first round, after slamming Mir to prevent an armbar, Sims got up while Mir was on his back against the fence and proceeded to stomp Mir's face several times while holding the fence for extra balance. The fight was stopped and Sims was disqualified.
This started a rivalry between the two and they met again in 2004 at UFC 46. Mir easily took control of the first round with an arm triangle attempt. Near the end of the second round Mir hit Sims with knee strikes to the face and then punches to knock Sims out.
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