Che Mills

Che Mills
Born	Gloucester, England
Other names	Urban Monkey, Beautiful, The Killer of Eagles
Nationality	English
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division	Welterweight
Style	Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of	Gloucester, England
Mixed martial arts record
Total	19
Wins	14
By knockout	7
By submission	4
By decision	3
Losses	4
By submission	3
By decision	1
No contests	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Che Mills is an English mixed martial artist. He is a former Cage Rage British welterweight champ,^[1] and holds 2 notable KO wins over DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius Zaromskis.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Mills made his professional MMA debut in November 2003. After going 1-2 in his first three bouts, Mills amassed an impressive undefeated streak of 8-0 (1 NC) over the next three years. He was considered a top prospect in the UK and was invited to appear on The Ultimate Fighter.

The Ultimate Fighter

Mills appeared on the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom. However, he lost an elimination match via heel hook to subsequent winner of the competition, James Wilks, and therefore was eliminated from the show.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Mills eventually made it to the UFC two years later. Following some controversy around his contract with British fight promotion BAMMA, Mills signed a contract with Zuffa to fight against Chris Cope at UFC 138 on Nov. 5 in Birmingham, England, scrapping a proposed fight against Joey Villasenor at BAMMA 7.^[2] He won his debut in impressive fashion, getting the TKO just 40 seconds into the first round. With his impressive performance, he was awarded Knockout of the Night honors.^[3]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
19 matches	14 wins	4 losses
By knockout	7	0
By submission	4	3
By decision	3	1
No contests	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	14-4 (1)	Chris Cope	TKO (knees and punches)	UFC 138	November 5, 2011	1	0:40	Birmingham, England, United Kingdom	Knockout of the Night
Win	13-4 (1)	Marcio Cesar	KO (punches)	BAMMA 6	May 10, 2011	1	3:58	London, England, United Kingdom
Win	12-4 (1)	Magomed Shikhshabekov	Decision (unanimous)	M-1 Challenge XXI: Guram vs. Garner	October 28, 2010	4	5:00	St. Petersburg,Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Win	11-4 (1)	Jake Hecht	Decision (unanimous)	CWFC 38: Young Guns	October 1, 2010	3	5:00	North London, England, United Kingdom
Win	10-4 (1)	Manuel Garcia	KO (knee)	Cagemania: Carnage on the Costa	May 29, 2010	1	0:09	Benalmadena, Spain
Loss	9-4 (1)	Yuya Shirai	Submission (armbar)	Astra: Yoshida's Farewell	April 25, 2010	1	3:59	Tokyo, Japan
Loss	9-3 (1)	Jim Wallhead	Decision (unanimous)	KUMMA 3: Mills vs. Wallhead	November 1, 2009	3	5:00	Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
Win	9-2 (1)	Edgelson Lua	Decision (Unanimous)	BAMMA 1	June 27, 2009	3	5:00	London, England, United Kingdom
Win	8-2 (1)	Aidan Marron	Submission (punches)	KUMMA 1: Mills vs. Marron	May 29, 2009	1	N/A	Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Win	7-2 (1)	Marius Žaromskis	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Cage Rage 26	May 10, 2008	1	5:00	London, United Kingdom	Won Cage Rage British Welterweight Championship
Win	6-2 (1)	Ross Mason	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Cage Rage 23	September 22, 2007	1	2:07	London, England, United Kingdom
Win	5-2 (1)	Afnan Saeed	TKO (punches)	Cage Rage Contenders 5	June 16, 2007	1	1:22	East London, United Kingdom
Win	4-2 (1)	Oriol Gaset	Submission (rear-naked choke)	CFS: D-Day	May 12, 2007	1	1:22	England, United Kingdom
NC	3-2 (1)	Paul Taylor	No Contest	Cage Rage: Contenders 3	November 12, 2006	1	2:37	London, England, United Kingdom
Win	3-2	Marius Žaromskis	KO (knee)	Cage Rage: Contenders 2	August 20, 2006	1	4:49	Streatham, South London, United Kingdom
Win	2-2	Rob Zielinski	TKO (punches)	AM 9: Southern Agrrression 4	July 2, 2006	1	0:23	Weston Super Mare, England, United Kingdom
Loss	1-2	Pedro Bessa	Submission (keylock)	AM 5: Southern Agrrression 2	December 4, 2005	1	N/A	Weston Super Mare, England, United Kingdom
Win	1-1	Chris Taylor	Submission (Guillotine choke)	UK: Storm	June 18, 2005	1	0:23	Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Loss	0-1	Matt Thorpe	Submission (armbar)	XFC 2: The Perfect Storm	November 9, 2003	1	0:42	Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

References

1. ^ "Cage Rage champ Che Mills to appear on 'TUF 9'". MMAFighting.com. February 23, 2009. http://www.mmafighting.com/news/2009/02/23/cage-rage-champ-che-mills-appear-tuf-9. Retrieved March 9, 2009. 
2. ^ "As the UK Turns, the Wheel Lands on UFC 138 for Che Mills; He’ll Fight Chris Cope". MMAWeekly.com. August 1, 2011. http://mmaweekly.com/as-the-uk-turns-the-wheel-lands-on-ufc-138-for-che-mills-hell-fight-chris-cope. 
3. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/25963/ufc-138-bonuses-mills-etim-barao-and-pickett-net-70000-awards.mma

External links

• Professional MMA record for Che Mills from Sherdog
• Che Mills’s MySpace Profile

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