Corey Hill

Corey Hill
Born	October 3, 1978 (1978-10-03) (age 33) Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S.
Other names	The Real Deal
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Division	Lightweight
Reach	80 in (203 cm)
Style	Wrestling
Fighting out of	Brooksville, Florida
Team	TCH MMA
Mixed martial arts record
Total	8
Wins	4
By knockout	2
By submission	1
By decision	1
Losses	4
By knockout	1
By submission	2
By decision	1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Corey Cornelius Hill (born October 3, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist. He was a high school state champion wrestler on multiple occasions in Florida.^[1] Hill was a multi-time high school state champion wrestler in Florida and 2x National Finalist college wrestler.

Mixed martial arts career

The Ultimate Fighter

Hill competed as a lightweight on The Ultimate Fighter 5 television series. During tryouts and production for the show, he told the UFC that he was 4–0, but he was actually 2–0, both wins from amateur bouts. His first professional fight (albeit technically an exhibition) was on the show, a victory against Rob Emerson which he won by a very controversial unanimous decision after three rounds. After defeating Rob Emerson by decision in the preliminaries of TUF 5, Hill went on to lose in the quarterfinals via triangle choke in the first round to fellow Team Pulver teammate, and future TUF 5 champion, Nate Diaz. Although he lost, Hill's performance validated the comments made several weeks prior by guest coach Jeremy Horn, who suggested Hill had the potential to be a dominating force in the UFC Lightweight division—even going so far as to offer to train Hill after his run on the show.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 12, Corey Hill defeated Joe Veres with a second round TKO.^[2] Hill followed up with an appearance at UFC 86 against former ICON Sport Lightweight champion Justin Buchholz, who submitted him via rear-naked choke in the second round.^[3]

During the UFC: Fight for the Troops event in December 2008, Hill fractured his right shin while throwing a kick that was checked by Dale Hartt in what is widely considered one of the most gruesome injuries in mixed martial arts history. Recovery for the injury was expected to take 12–18 months.^[4] With regard to organizational support, Hill told Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports, "The UFC was awesome throughout this whole thing and was so good to me, I feel indebted to them."^[5] An XCF event helped to raise money for the injured UFC fighter.^[6]

Comeback

Hill picked up a unanimous decision victory in his MMA comeback against Jason Trzewieczynski in January 2010, 13 months after the leg injury. He has since lost to Canadian Mark Holst in March, won over Kit Cope in July, and lost to former WEC lightweight champion Rob McCullough in September.

Personal life

Hill attended Springstead High School in Spring Hill, Florida. He and his wife Lauran have three children, daughter Seytia and sons Keynan and Corey, Jr.^[7] Hill currently lives in Springhill Fl..^[8]

Hill also attended Colby Community College in Colby, Kansas, where he was a National champ on a National Championship wrestling team, alongside Daniel Cormier, under coach Steve Lampe.^{[citation needed]}

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
8 matches	4 wins	4 losses
By knockout	2	0
By submission	1	2
By decision	1	1
Unknown	0	1

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	4-4	Rob McCullough	Decision (unanimous)	Tachi Palace Fights 6	02010-09-09 September 9, 2010	3	5:00	Lemoore, California, US
Win	4-3	Kit Cope	Submission (triangle choke)	Raging Wolf VIII: Cage Supremacy	02010-07-17 July 17, 2010	1	2:30	Salamanca, New York, US
Loss	3-3	Mark Holst	Submission (kimura)	XKL: Evolution 1	02010-03-20 March 20, 2010	2	4:06	Ypsilanti, Michigan, US
Win	3-2	Jason Trzewieczynski	Decision (unanimous)	Raging Wolf VI: Mayhem in the Mist	02010-01-23 January 23, 2010	3	5:00	Niagara, New York, US
Loss	2-2	Dale Hartt	TKO (broken leg)	UFC: Fight for the Troops	02008-12-10 December 10, 2008	2	0:20	Fayetteville, North Carolina, US
Loss	2-1	Justin Buchholz	Submission (rear naked choke)	UFC 86	02008-07-05 July 5, 2008	2	3:57	Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Win	2-0	Joe Veres	TKO (punches)	UFC Fight Night 12	02008-01-23 January 23, 2008	2	0:37	Las Vegas, Nevada, US	UFC Debut
Win	1-0	Stryder Fann	TKO (punches)	Kickdown Classic 31	02006-11-18 November 18, 2006	1	0:34	Casper, Wyoming, US	Pro MMA Debut

References

1. ^ http://coreyhillmma.com/
2. ^ http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=9754
3. ^ http://ballhype.com/story/corey_hill_vs_justin_buchholz_video_ufc_86/
4. ^ http://www.sportsline.com/mma/story/11165887
5. ^ Mailbag: Here and there on Yahoo! Sports
6. ^ http://www.fighttrend.com/2009/02/10/xcf-event-raising-money-for-injured-ucf-fighter-corey-hill/
7. ^ "King Of The Hill". herenandotoday.com. 2008-10-06. http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2008/oct/06/ha-king-of-the-hill/. Retrieved 2008-11-29. 
8. ^ Corey Hill Interview on Complex magazine

External links

• Professional MMA record for Corey Hill from Sherdog

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Name	Hill, Corey
Alternative names	Iron Will
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Date of birth	October 3, 1978
Place of birth	Martinsburg, West Virginia, U.S.
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