Pro Record
"The Bully"
11-1-1
Gray Maynard
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- Given Name: Bradley Gray Maynard
- Professional MMA Record: 11-1-1, 1 NC (Win-Loss-Draw)
- Nickname: The Bully
- Current Streak: 1 Loss
- Age: 33 | Date of Birth: 1979.05.09
- Last Fight: October 08, 2011 in UFC
- Weight Class: Lightweight | Last Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs
- Career Disclosed Earnings: $282,000 USD
- Height: 5'8" (173cm) | Reach: 70.0" (178cm)
- Gym/Affiliation: Xtreme Couture
- Born: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Fighter Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG | UFC.com
- Fighting out of: Las Vegas, Nevada
- Personal Pages: Twitter | Facebook | MySpace | Official Site
| Consensus Rank |
#4 Current Best MMA Lightweight Fighter
#19 Current Best Pound For Pound MMA Fighter #62 Greatest MMA Fighter of All Time #66 Greatest MMA Grappler of All Time |
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Gray “The Bully” Maynard is one of the UFC’s top lightweight fighters. He was the first man to defeat fellow lightweight Frankie Edgar, but it was Edgar and not Maynard who was granted a title shot against longtime champion BJ Penn in April 2010 by Dana White, Joe Silva and the rest of the UFC brass. Edgar went on to win the title in that fight.
Maynard was a decorated amateur wrestler, with over 100 wins in his collegiate career at Michigan State University. Maynard’s first professional MMA fight was in 2006, and by 2007 he was fighting in the Octagon, following a succesful show of himself on season five of The Ultimate Fighter reality series. Maynard has since gone on to record impressive UFC wins over Jim Miller, Roger Huerta and Nate Diaz, as well as record one of the fastest knockouts in UFC history with a 9-second destruction of Joe Veres at UFC Fight Night 11.
The “bully” moniker is well-suited to Maynard, who likes to push his opponents around. He brings a modern MMA wrestler’s playbook to the cage: smother your opponent with a dominant top game, stuff your opponent’s takedowns, and throw gigantic overhand rights on the feet. The deceptively simple strategy has paid dividends for Maynard because he is better at it than most.
Gray Maynard MMA Fight Record
| Professional Results | Opponent | Event | Date |
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| Confirmed Upcoming Bout |
Clay Guida
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UFC on FX 4: Guida vs. Maynard
Main Event | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2012.06.22 |
| Odds: -385 Moderate Favorite | |||
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Loss | KO/TKO | Punches
3:54 Round 4 of 5, 18:54 Total |
Frankie Edgar
Ref: Josh Rosenthal |
UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3
Main Event | Title Challenge | Lightweight | 155 |
2011.10.08 |
| Odds: +110 Near Even | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs | |||
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#23 Greatest Fight of All Time
#85 Greatest Knockout of All Time #9 Greatest Lightweight MMA Fight of All Time #7 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2011 #16 Best MMA Knockout of the Year 2011 #7 Greatest Comeback of All Time UFC 136 Knockout of the Night |
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| Cancelled Bout | Frankie Edgar | UFC 130 - Reason: Both Fighters Injured | 2011.05.28 |
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Draw | Decision | Split
5 Rounds, 25:00 Total |
Frankie Edgar
Ref: Yves Lavigne |
UFC 125: Resolution
Main Event | Title Challenge | Lightweight | 155 |
2011.01.01 |
| Odds: -150 Slight Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $112,000 ($26K Base, $26K Bonus, $60K Fight/Night) | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs | |||
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#3 Greatest Fight of All Time
#1 Greatest Lightweight MMA Fight of All Time #1 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2011 #3 Greatest Comeback of All Time UFC 125 Fight of the Night |
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Kenny Florian
Ref: Mario Yamasaki |
UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2010.08.28 |
| Odds: +130 Slight Underdog | Disclosed Pay: $46,000 ($23K Base, $23K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 156.0 lbs | |||
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Win | Decision | Split
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Nate Diaz
Ref: Mario Yamasaki |
UFC Fight Night 20: Maynard vs Diaz
Main Event | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2010.01.11 |
| Odds: -305 Moderate Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $40,000 ($20K Base, $20K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs | |||
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Win | Decision | Split
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Roger Huerta
Ref: Dan Miragliotta |
UFC Fight Night 19: Diaz vs. Guillard
Co-Main Event | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2009.09.16 |
| Odds: -303 Moderate Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $24,000 ($12K Base, $12K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 155.5 lbs | |||
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Jim Miller
Ref: Dan Miragliotta |
UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2009.03.07 |
| Odds: -193 Slight Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $20,000 ($10K Base, $10K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs | |||
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Rich Clementi
Ref: Todd Frederickson |
UFC 90: Silva vs Cote
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2008.10.25 |
| Odds: -240 Moderate Favorite | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs | |||
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Frankie Edgar
Ref: Adam Martinez |
UFC Fight Night 13: Florian vs. Lauzon
Main Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2008.04.02 |
| Odds: +193 Slight Underdog | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs | |||
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Win | Decision | Unanimous
3 Rounds, 15:00 Total |
Dennis Siver
Ref: Josh Rosenthal |
UFC Fight Night 12: Swick vs. Burkman
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2008.01.23 |
| Odds: -331 Moderate Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $16,000 ($8K Base, $8K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs | |||
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Win | KO/TKO | Punch
0:09 Round 1 of 3 |
Joe Veres
Ref: Mario Yamasaki |
UFC Fight Night 11: Thomas vs Florian
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2007.09.19 |
| Odds: -315 Moderate Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $16,000 ($8K Base, $8K Bonus) | Weigh-In: 154.0 lbs | |||
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No Contest
0:39 Round 2 of 3, 5:39 Total |
Rob Emerson
Ref: Steve Mazzagatti |
The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale
Preliminary Card | Lightweight | 155 lbs |
2007.06.23 |
| Odds: -425 Heavy Favorite | Disclosed Pay: $8,000 Base | Weigh-In: 155.0 lbs | |||
| Win | Decision | Unanimous | Brent Weedman | WEF | 2006.06.10 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Josh Powell | TFC 1 | 2006.04.21 |
| Win | KO/TKO | Punches | Josh Powell | TFC 1 | 2006.04.21 |
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That man was Donald Cerrone.
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Here we go again.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has yet another injured fighter and yet another fight card shake up, this time it impacts UFC on FX 4, which will take place at the Revel Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., on June 22, 2012.
The mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion recently revealed that Rich Attonito sustained an undisclosed injury in training that will force him out o...
Tuesday 05.08.2012 9:00pm ET | View Full Article
It looks like Papy Abedi will indeed get another shot in the UFC, but it certainly won't be easy. The Swedish-Congolese welterweight will step in as a late replacement at UFC on FX 4 on June 22nd to fight Rick Story. UFC.com has the news:
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Monday 05.07.2012 2:00am ET | View Full Article
In the main event of UFC on Fox 3, Lightweights Jim Miller and Nate Diaz met in a much anticipated fight. After two rounds of surprisingly one sided action, Nate Diaz walked away the victor, defeating Miller via guillotine choke in round 2. Diaz is now on a 3 fight win streak and undefeated since returning to Lightweight last year. Miller drops to 21-4 and has lost 2 of his last 3 fights.
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