Marcus Hicks

Marcus Hicks
Born	November 25, 1975 (1975-11-25) (age 35) Lewisville, Texas, United States
Other names	The Wrecking Ball
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Division	Lightweight
Reach	64 in (160 cm)
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing
Fighting out of	Lewisville, Texas
Team	Hicks MMA/Cortez Boxing
Rank	black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Professional boxing record
Total	10
Wins	5
By knockout	2
Losses	4
By knockout	1
Draws	1
Mixed martial arts record
Total	13
Wins	9
By knockout	2
By submission	7
Losses	3
By knockout	1
By decision	2
No contests	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Marcus Dewayne Hicks (born November 25, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights as a lightweight.

Mixed martial arts career

World Extreme Cagefighting

After winning his first three fights in the WEC by guillotine choke, Hicks fought Jamie Varner for the WEC Lightweight Championship losing by TKO in the first round.

Hicks next fought former WEC lightweight champion Rob McCullough at WEC 39 on March 1, 2009, losing by majority decision.

In his most recent fight at WEC 42 on August 9, 2009, Hicks lost to Shane Roller by unanimous decision.

After his loss to Roller, Hicks was subsequently released from the promotion.

Personal life

Marcus has a daughter.^[1]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
13 matches	9 wins	3 losses
By knockout	2	1
By submission	7	0
By decision	0	2
No contests	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	9-3	Anthony Macias	Submission (armbar)	Supreme Warrior Championship	02010-04-03 April 3, 2010	1	2:30	Frisco, Texas, USA
Loss	8-3	Shane Roller	Decision (unanimous)	WEC 42	02009-08-09 August 9, 2009	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	8-2	Rob McCullough	Decision (majority)	WEC 39	02009-03-01 March 1, 2009	3	5:00	Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Loss	8-1	Jamie Varner	TKO (punches)	WEC 35	02008-08-03 August 3, 2008	1	2:08	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	For WEC Lightweight Championship
Win	8-0	Ed Ratcliff	Submission (guillotine choke)	WEC 33	02008-03-26 March 26, 2008	1	1:42	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	7-0	Scott McAfee	Submission (guillotine choke)	WEC 30	02007-09-05 September 5, 2007	1	2:15	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	6-0	Sergio Gomez	Submission (guillotine choke)	WEC 27	02007-05-12 May 12, 2007	2	3:20	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	5-0	Hector Munoz	TKO	Ultimate Texas Showdown 4	02006-02-25 February 25, 2006	2	0:10	Texas, USA
Win	4-0	Frank Kirmse	Submission	Inferno Promotions: Meltdown	02005-06-24 June 24, 2005	1		Plano, Texas, USA
Win	3-0	Keith Wilson	TKO (cut)	King of the Rockies	02004-01-03 January 3, 2004	2	1:12	Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Win	2-0	Tony Tucci	Submission (strikes)	ISCF: Anarchy in August	02003-08-02 August 2, 2003			Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Win	1-0	Ben Hand	Submission (armbar)	Rocky Mountain Slammer 1	02002-01-26 January 26, 2002	2	1:23	Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

References

1. ^ "Q&A with Marcus "The Wrecking Ball" Hicks". Stations.ESPN.go.com. 2009-02-23. http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/710espn/blog?id=3576334&post=3929178. Retrieved 2009-07-26. 

External links

• Professional MMA record for Marcus Hicks from Sherdog

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Name	Hicks, Marcus
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Short description
Date of birth	November 25, 1975
Place of birth	Lewisville, Texas
Date of death
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