- Matt Grice
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Matt Grice Born July 29, 1981
Midwest City, Oklahoma, United StatesOther names The Real One Nationality American Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) Division Lightweight Style Wrestling Fighting out of Harrah, Oklahoma Mixed martial arts record Total 18 Wins 14 By knockout 6 By submission 4 By decision 4 Losses 4 By knockout 2 By submission 2 Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Donald Matthew Grice (born July 29, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist who has fought for X-1, Freestyle Cage Fighting, Ultimate Texas Showdown and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He competes in the Lightweight division.
At Harrah High school, Matt was a 4-time Oklahoma State Wrestling Champion, winning Outstanding Wrestler 3 times, a feat which has never been accomplished by any other competitor. After his senior season, Matt was the most highly recruited wrestler in the nation at his weight, choosing the University of Oklahoma to attend college. During the off-season, Matt was involved in an auto accident, requiring him to have numerous surgeries and cutting his collegiate wrestling career short.
Matt trains with Mad Squabbles in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and also at Titan Martial Arts in Norman, Oklahoma, where he is the head wrestling instructor.
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Personal life
Matt is married and has two daughters.[1]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 18 matches 14 wins 4 losses By knockout 6 2 By submission 4 2 By decision 4 0 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 14-4 
Ricardo LamasTKO (head kick and punches) UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry June 26, 2011 1 4:41 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Featherweight Debut Win 14–3 David GardnerDecision (unanimous) FCF 46 April 9, 2011 3 5:00 Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States Win 13–3 Thomas SchulteSubmission (punches) FCF 44 September 25, 2010 1 4:31 Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States Win 12–3 Rocky McAnallySubmission (guillotine choke) FCF 43 June 12, 2010 1 3:01 Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States Win 11–3 Steve SchneiderSubmission (punches) Bricktown Brawl 4 April 2, 2010 1 1:40 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Loss 10–3 Shannon GugertyTechnical submission (guillotine choke) UFC 100 July 11, 2009 1 2:36 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss 10–2 Matt VeachTKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens February 7, 2009 1 4:34 Tampa, Florida, United States Win 10–1 Jason BlackDecision (split) UFC 77 October 20, 2007 3 5:00 Columbus, Ohio, United States Loss 9–1 
Terry EtimSubmission (guillotine choke) UFC 70 April 21, 2007 1 4:38 Manchester, England Win 9–0 Clint KerleyTKO (punches) Freestyle Cage Fighting January 20, 2007 1 1:08 Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States Win 8–0 Jason AndersonKO (head kick) Freestyle Cage Fighting November 4, 2006 1 0:15 Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States Win 7–0 Dan MarksDecision (unanimous) Extreme Wars 3: Bay Area Brawl June 3, 2006 3 Oakland, California, United States Win 6–0 Lee KingSubmission Ultimate Texas Showdown 5 April 29, 2006 1 1:46 Dallas, Texas, United States Win 5–0 Joe DavisTKO (punches) ACF: Showdown at Sundown March 10, 2006 1 0:49 Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States Win 4–0 Shervin AlaviDecision (unanimous) Ultimate Texas Showdown 4 February 25, 2006 3 Dallas, Texas, United States Win 3–0 Rocky LongTKO (punches) Ultimate Texas Showdown 3 November 26, 2005 1 1:00 Dallas, Texas, United States }Win 2-0 Marco AdamballiKO (punch) XFC - Xtreme Fight Championship 4 November 5, 2005 1 N/A Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States Win 1–0 Matt GreyKO (punch) EK: Extreme Fighting October 1, 2005 1 N/A Norman, Oklahoma, United States References
- ^ "Matt Grice-Picking the Perfect Setting to get back in the Win Column". UFC.com. 2009-06-25. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=20821. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
External links
Categories:- American mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists from Oklahoma
- Lightweight mixed martial artists
- Living people
- 1981 births
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