Mike Aina

Mike Aina
Born	Hilo, Hawaii, United States
Other names	Iron
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Division	Lightweight
Style	Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of	Hilo, Hawaii
Team	BJ Penn's MMA
Rank	blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total	19
Wins	12
By knockout	6
By submission	1
By decision	5
Losses	5
By decision	5
Draws	1
No contests	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mike Aina (born 25 December 1980) is an American mixed martial artist currently training at BJ Penn's MMA in Hilo, Hawaii. Aina's most memorable bout was against former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz at EliteXC: Uprising, which he lost by a controversial Split Decision even after Aina knocked Diaz down with a left hook in the second round.^[1] Aina won his fight in October 2008 at Rumble On The Rock Beatdown 8 by Submission against Ismael Gonsalves. He debuted for Strikeforce on the ShoMMA series against Billy Evangelista the fight ended in a DQ win for Aina due to an illegal knee by Evangelista but was later reversed to a no contest by the California State Athletic Commission.

Mixed martial arts career

EliteXC

"Iron" Mike signed with EliteXC in July 2007 for his debut he was first offered Muhsin Corbbrey but Aina turned the fight down for unknown reasons. A week after Nick Diaz signed with EliteXC "Iron" Mike called him out, Diaz accepted and the lightweight Showdown was set for EliteXC: Uprising on September in Oahu, Hawaii. Aina lost a controversial split decision even after dropping Diaz in the 2nd round with a vicious left hook to the chin. "Iron" Mike fought again for EliteXC on June, 14 2008 at the EliteXC: Return of the King card a rubber match against fellow Hawaii native Kaleo Kwan whom he fought twice before. Aina ended up winning a very one-sided decision dominating the stand up with his superior boxing, knocking Kwan down three times in the fight and his better grappling. This was the last time Mike fought for EliteXC before they ended up ceasing operations.

Strikeforce

"Iron" Mike is currently signed to Strikeforce he made his debut at ShoMMA originally Aina defeated Billy Evangelista by disqualification due to Evangelista hitting Aina with an illegal knee the referee thought it hit "Iron" Mike in the head and stopped the fight. Giving Aina the Disqualification win, But the fight was later changed to a no contest by the California state athletic commission.

ShoMMA controversy

Aina was hit with a knee while downed at ShoMMA, which connected with his shoulder. After Aina played up the incident for the officials, Referee Herb Dean called it an illegal strike and ended the fight, giving Mike Aina a controversial win by disqualification over Billy Evangelista. Later the California State Athletic Commission met and over turned to bout to score it a "No Decision".

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
20 matches	12 wins	6 losses
By knockout	6	0
By submission	1	0
By decision	5	6
Draws	1
No contests	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	12-6-1 (1)	Dominic Ahnee	Decision (unanimous)	ROTR - BJ Penn Presents: Just Scrap	02010-08-07 August 7, 2010	3	3:00	Hilo, Hawaii, US
NC	11-6-1 (1)	Billy Evangelista	No Decision (overturned by CSAC)	Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Aina	02009-05-15 May 15, 2009	2	3:42	Fresno, California, US	Originally ruled a DQ victory for Aina, was overturned by CSAC
Win	11–6-1	Ismael Gonzalves	Submission	ROTR - Beatdown 8	02008-08-09 August 9, 2008	1	N/A	Hawaii, US
Win	10-6-1	Kaleo Kwan	Decision (unanimous)	EliteXC: Return of the King	02008-06-14 June 14, 2008	3	5:00	Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Loss	9-6-1	Nick Diaz	Decision (split)	EliteXC: Uprising	02007-09-15 September 15, 2007	3	5:00	Oahu, Hawaii, US
Win	9-5-1	Jerry Brown	TKO	ROTR - Beatdown 4	02007-07-14 July 14, 2007	1	N/A	Hawaii, US
Win	8-5-1	Rick Screeton	TKO	ROTR - Beatdown 3	02007-05-05 May 5, 2007	1	0:21	Hilo, Hawaii, US
Loss	7-5-1	Joel Thomas	Decision (split)	Rise FC 2 - Hawaii vs. Mainland	02007-04-28 April 28, 2007	3	5:00	Eugene, Oregon, US
Win	7-4-1	Rosco McClellan	TKO	ROTR - Beatdown 1	02006-06-17 June 17, 2006	2	2:20	Hawaii, US
Loss	6-4-1	Young Choi	Decision (unanimous)	Spirit MC 8 - Only One	02006-04-22 April 22, 2006	3	5:00	Seoul, South Korea
vDraw	6-3-1	Joe Camacho	Draw	PXC 6 - Tempun Gura	02006-01-13 January 13, 2006	2	5:00	Mangilao, Guam
Win	6-3	Albert Rios	Decision (unanimous)	ROTR - Showdown in Maui	02005-10-07 October 7, 2005	2	5:00	Maui, Hawaii, US
Win	5-3	Kaleo Kwan	Decision (unanimous)	ROTR - Qualifiers	02005-09-17 September 17, 2005	2	5:00	Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Win	4-3	Bryson Kamaka	TKO (punches)	ROTR - Proving Grounds	02005-07-09 July 9, 2005	1	4:57	Hilo, Hawaii, US
Loss	3-3	Kaleo Kwan	Decision (unanimous)	ROTR - Proving Grounds	02005-03-11 March 11, 2005	2	N/A	Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Win	3-2	Robert Villapondo	Decision (unanimous)	ROTR - Proving Grounds	02005-03-11 March 11, 2005	2	N/A	Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Win	2-2	Paul Morris	KO	ROTR - Proving Grounds	02004-09-18 September 18, 2004	1	N/A	Kona, Hawaii, US
Loss	1-2	Roger Huerta	Decision (unanimous)	SB 36 - SuperBrawl 36	02004-06-18 June 18, 2004	3	3:00	Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Loss	1-1	Ryan Schultz	Decision (split)	SB 36 - SuperBrawl 36	02004-06-18 June 18, 2004	3	3:00	Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Win	1–0	Mike Bickers	KO	ROTR 4.5 - Proving Grounds	02003-12-27 December 27, 2003	2	0:22	Hilo, Hawaii, US

References

1. ^ "EliteXC "Uprising" Play-by-Play". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/elitexc-uprising-play-by-play-9051. Retrieved February 15, 2009. 

External links

• Professional MMA record for Mike Aina from Sherdog
• http://mikeaina.proelite.com/
• http://www.elitexc.com/fighters

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Name	Aina, Mike
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Date of birth	25 December 1980
Place of birth	Hilo, Hawaii, United States
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