Mike Ciesnolevicz

Mike Ciesnolevicz
Born	Michael David Ciesnolevicz October 28, 1979 (1979-10-28) (age 32) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other names	Mike C
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	204 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Division	205 & 265
Reach	74.0 in (188 cm)
Style	Karate, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Fighting out of	Bettendorf, Iowa
Team	Miletich Fighting Systems
Mixed martial arts record
Total	24
Wins	19
By knockout	6
By submission	8
By decision	5
Losses	4
By knockout	3
By decision	1
No contests	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Michael David Ciesnolevicz (born October 28, 1979 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an American mixed martial artist. He fought for the Quad City Silverbacks of the International Fight League. Ciesnolevicz is also a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Biography

Mike was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and grew up in Williamstown, Pennsylvania. While growing up, Mike attend high school at Williams Valley High School. Mike competed in baseball, basketball, and football, while taking karate, judo and kickboxing classes. After graduating from high school, Mike enrolled in Lock Haven University. There he graduated with a B.S. in Health and Physical Education. While Mike was fighting and training, he was a substitute teacher.

Mixed martial arts

Mike Ciesnolevicz is a life long martial artist with a background in Karate in which he received his black belt. Ciesnolevicz attended Lock Haven University, a wrestling power, where he walked on to the squad and honed his grappling skills. But it wasn’t until he met and began training with Pat Miletich that his mixed martial arts career began.

Ultimate Fighting Championships

Mike made his UFC debut at UFC 95. There he defeated Neil Grove after applying a heel hook, Grove refused to tap until his knee popped out of the socket. Mike won the fight in the first round.

At The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale he fought then light-heavyweight Tomasz Drwal. The bout was changed to a catchweight of 208 lbs after Ciesnolevicz failed to make the 205 pound limit.^[1] Ciesnolevicz lost by TKO.

Post-UFC

Ciesnolevicz fought Demian Decorah at Prestige - MMA 1 on September 20, 2010 winning via Submission in the 3rd round.

Ciesnolevicz has since moved from Iowa and Miletich Fighting Systems to Las Vegas, Nevada where he trains with the legendary Sergio Penha in BJJ and One Kick Nick Blomgren for his standup skills.

Ciesnolevicz was scheduled to face Rolles Gracie at a to-be-announced Shine Fights event on January 8, 2011.^[2] The event, however, has yet to materialize.

Ciesnolevicz fought and defeated Bruce Nelson at Prestige-MMA 2 on May 28th, 2011 winning via headkick KO in the 2nd round to bring his post UFC record to 2-0.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
24 matches	19 wins	4 losses
By knockout	6	3
By submission	8	0
By decision	5	1
No contests	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	19-4 (1)	Bruce Nelson	KO (head kick and punches)	Prestige - MMA 2	02011-05-28 May 28, 2011	2	0:33	Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Win	18-4 (1)	Demian Decorah	Submission (arm triangle choke)	Prestige - MMA 1	02010-09-20 September 20, 2010	3	N/A	Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Loss	17-4 (1)	Tomasz Drwal	TKO (punches)	The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale	02009-06-20 June 20, 2009	1	4:48	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Catch weight @ 208 lbs.
Win	17-3 (1)	Neil Grove	Submission (heel hook)	UFC 95	02009-02-20 February 20, 2009	1	1:03	London, England	UFC and Heavyweight Debut
Win	16-3 (1)	Derek Mehman	Submission (guillotine choke)	Adrenaline MMA 2: Miletich vs. Denny	02008-12-11 December 11, 2008	1	1:46	Moline, Illinois, USA
Win	15-3 (1)	Matt Andersen	TKO (punches)	Extreme Challenge 100	02008-06-28 June 28, 2008	1	2:44	Iowa, USA
Win	14-3 (1)	Andrew Force	Submission (guillotine choke)	Courage Fighting Championships 12	02008-06-27 June 27, 2008	1	2:20	Decatur, Illinois, USA
No Contest	13-3 (1)	Carmelo Marrero	No Contest (accidental headbutt)	IFL - New Jersey	02008-04-04 April 4, 2008	1	1:37	East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Loss	13-3	Andre Gusmão	KO (knee)	IFL - 2007 Team Championship Final	02007-09-20 September 20, 2007	1	0:53	Hollywood, Florida, USA
Win	13-2	Alex Schoenauer	Decision (split)	IFL - 2007 Semifinals	02007-08-02 August 2, 2007	3	4:00	East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Win	12-2	Adam Maciejewski	KO (punches)	IFL - Chicago	02007-05-19 May 19, 2007	2	2:16	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Win	11-2	Alex Schoenauer	Decision (split)	IFL -Houston	02007-02-02 February 2, 2007	3	4:00	Houston, Texas, USA
Win	10-2	Aaron Stark	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	IFL - Championship Final	02006-12-29 December 29, 2006	3	1:03	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Win	9-2	Brent Beauparlant	Submission (guillotine choke)	IFL - World Championship Semifinals	02006-11-02 November 2, 2006	1	2:31	Portland, Oregon, USA
Loss	8-2	Andre Gusmão	KO (punch)	IFL - Gracie vs. Miletich	02006-09-23 September 23, 2006	2	1:01	Moline, Illinois, USA
Win	8-1	Rashad Brooks	Submission (keylock)	Extreme Challenge 69	02006-07-22 July 22, 2006	1	1:09	Davenport, Iowa, USA
Loss	7-1	Reese Andy	Decision (split)	IFL - Championship 2006	02006-06-03 June 3, 2006	3	4:00	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	7-0	Rich Weeks	KO (punches)	Courage Fighting Championships 5	02006-04-29 April 29, 2006	1	2:54	Decatur, Illinois, United States
Win	6-0	Kevin Nesius	TKO (punches)	Title Fighting Championships 1	02006-04-21 April 21, 2006	1	N/A	Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Win	5-0	Chris Peak	Decision (unanimous)	KOTC - Conquest	02005-12-03 December 3, 2005	2	5:00	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Win	4-0	Brian Ryan	Decision (split)	Alaska Fighting Championship 16	02005-10-19 October 19, 2005	3	5:00	Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Win	3-0	Bobby Garrits	Decision (unanimous)	Madtown Throwdown 5	02005-10-15 October 15, 2005	3	5:00	Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Win	2-0	Todd Going	Submission (guillotine choke)	Reality Fighting 7	02004-10-16 October 16, 2004	2	0:17	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	1-0	Romeo Grey	TKO (referee stoppage)	Reality Fighting 5	02003-11-01 November 1, 2003	1	1:23	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

External links

• Professional MMA record for Mike Ciesnolevicz from Sherdog

References

1. ^ "The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale live and official weigh-in results from Las Vegas (Updated)". http://mmajunkie.com/news/15258/the-ultimate-fighter-9-finale-live-weigh-in-video-and-official-results.mma. 
2. ^ "Gracie-Ciesnolevicz On Tap for Jan 8. Shine Fights". http://sherdogblog.craveonline.com/blog/2010-11-10#28111. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 

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Name	Ciesnolevicz, Mike
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Date of birth	October 28, 1979
Place of birth	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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