- Drew Fickett
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Drew Fickett Born December 24, 1979
Tampa, Florida, United StatesOther names The Master, Night Rider Nationality American Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) Division Lightweight (2010-present)
Welterweight (1999-2010)Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Submission Wrestling Fighting out of Tucson, Arizona Team Team Scrub Years active 1999- present Mixed martial arts record Total 57 Wins 41 By knockout 3 By submission 30 By decision 8 Losses 16 By knockout 9 By submission 3 By decision 4 Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Drew Fickett (born December 14, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist. He competes in the Lightweight division. He holds notable victories over Josh Koscheck, Dennis Hallman, Kenny Florian, Kurt Pellegrino, Josh Neer, Matt Veach, and Dennis Bermudez.
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MMA career
Fickett began his professional MMA career in 1999 and quickly amassed an undefeated record of 12–0 in the first 20 months of his career. Before entering the UFC, Fickett had a record of 24–2 with notable wins over Dennis Hallman, Carlo Prater and Kenny Florian.
UFC
UFC President, Dana White stated that Fickett was originally supposed to be a contestant on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, but upon watching his bout with Kenny Florian at a small mixed martial arts event, he had decided to sign Florian onto the show in his place. Fickett defeated Florian, but shortly after was incarcerated. White then went with Florian.
Fickett made his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut in February 2005 at UFC 51, losing to Nick Diaz via TKO. He went 4–3 in his tenure with the organization, with notable victories over Kurt Pellegrino, Josh Neer and a come-from-behind win over Josh Koscheck.
Post-UFC
Following his release from the UFC in 2007, Fickett stayed busy fighting for a number of smaller tier promotions including HDNet Fights, Cage Rage and Strikeforce.
Fickett had been scheduled to fight Ryan Ford for the Maximum Fighting Championship welterweight title at MFC 17: Hostile Takeover on July 25, 2008.[1] However, after signing an agreement for the MFC fight, he signed another agreement to fight Luke Stewart at the Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson event on June 27, 2008, as a replacement for an injured Joe Riggs.[1] This placed him in breach of his agreement with MFC, which stated that he would not fight for five weeks prior to his MFC date.[1] As a result, he ended up being removed from both fight cards, and MFC president/owner Mark Pavelich declared that Fickett would never again fight in the MFC.[1]
From August 2008 to August 2009, Fickett suffered the worst year of his professional career, with only 2 wins versus 8 losses. Fickett later revealed in interviews that he had not even trained for these fights.
Fickett returned in 2010 with a renewed focus. He defeated fellow UFC veteran Derrick Noble by submission, ending his 5 fight losing streak. In September 2010, he won the one night Shine: Lightweight Grand Prix which saw him fight three times over the course of the evening. He ended all of the fights in the first round via submission and declared, "I'm back" in his post-fight interview.
MFC
Fickett then signed a multi-fight contract with the Maximum Fighting Championship. His first fight was against Matt Veach at MFC 28 on February 25, 2011. He won via submission in the first round. MFC announced his release from the organization following his loss to Tatsuya Kawajiri.
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 57 matches 41 wins 16 losses By knockout 3 9 By submission 30 3 By decision 8 4 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 41-16 
Ronys TorresSubmission (punches) Amazon Forest Combat September 14, 2011 1 0:47 Manaus, Brazil Fought at Welterweight Loss 41-15 
Tatsuya KawajiriTKO (punches) Dream: Japan GP Final July 16, 2011 1 4:41 Tokyo, Japan Dream Debut Loss 41-14 
Brian CobbTKO (punches) MFC 30 June 10, 2011 1 4:44 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Win 41–13 Matt VeachSubmission (armbar) MFC 28 February 25, 2011 1 0:36 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Catchweight Bout (160 lbs) Win 40–13 Carlo PraterSubmission (rear naked choke) Shine: Lightweight Grand Prix September 10, 2010 1 2:02 Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States Tournament Final Win 39–13 Dennis BermudezSubmission (rear naked choke) Shine: Lightweight Grand Prix September 10, 2010 1 2:02 Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States Semi Final Win 38–13 Charles BennettSubmission (guillotine choke) Shine: Lightweight Grand Prix September 10, 2010 1 4:25 Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States Quarter Final Win 37–13 Derrick NobleTechnical submission (rear-naked choke) XKL Evolution 2 April 24, 2010 2 1:09 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Loss 36–13 Freddy SandovalKO (knee) RITC 133 – Rage In The Cage 133 August 15, 2009 1 0:28 New Mexico, United States Loss 36–12 Kyle BakerTKO (punches) Cagefest Xtreme: All In April 25, 2009 1 1:47 Virginia, United States Loss 36–11 Nik LentzDecision (unanimous) Beatdown 4 March 21, 2009 3 5:00 North Dakota, United States Drops to Lightweight Loss 36–10 Tyler StinsonTKO (punches) C3 Fights February 28, 2009 1 4:04 Oklahoma, United States Loss 36–9 
Ferrid KhederKO (punches) C3 Fights: Knock Out Rock Out Weekend January 30, 2009 3 2:02 Oklahoma, United States Win 36–8 
Jason MacKaySubmission (triangle choke) PFP – Wanted November 29, 2008 1 3:25 Nova Scotia, Canada Catchweight Bout (160 lbs) Loss 35–8 Jose CortezDecision (split) RITC 117 November 8, 2008 3 5:00 Arizona, United States Catchweight Bout (175 lbs) Loss 35–7 Jesse TaylorTKO (strikes) Total Combat 32 October 2, 2008 1 1:42 California, United States Win 35–6 Joe ManzelloSubmission (rear naked choke) SCF – Silver Crown Fights August 8, 2008 1 1:42 Indiana, United States Loss 34–6 Richard VillesTKO (punch to the body) RITC 113 – Rage in the Cage 113 August 2, 2008 2 0:34 Arizona, United States Win 34–5 Jeff HorlacherSubmission (guillotine choke) RITC 111 – Rage in the Cage 111 June 7, 2008 1 2:13 Arizona, United States Win 33–5 
Jae Suk LimSubmission (guillotine choke) Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le March 29, 2008 1 1:14 California, United States Win 32–5 
Mark WeirSubmission (rear naked choke) Cage Rage 24 December 1, 2007 1 3:55 London, England Win 31–5 Anthony LapsleySubmission (rear-naked choke) HDNF 1 – HDNet Fights October 13, 2007 1 3:55 Texas, United States Win 30–5 Keita NakamuraDecision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night 9 April 5, 2007 3 5:00 Nevada, United States Loss 29–5 
Karo ParisyanDecision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night 7 December 13, 2006 3 5:00 California, United States Win 29–4 Kurt PellegrinoSubmission (rear naked choke) UFC 61 July 8, 2006 3 1:20 Nevada, United States Loss 28–4 Josh BurkmanSubmission (guillotine choke) UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3 January 16, 2006 1 1:07 Nevada, United States Win 28–3 Josh KoscheckTechnical submission (rear naked choke) UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2 October 3, 2005 3 4:38 Nevada, United States Win 27–3 Josh NeerTechnical submission (rear naked choke) UFC Ultimate Fight Night August 6, 2005 1 1:35 Nevada, United States Win 26–3 Brandon MelendezSubmission (rear naked choke) ROF 17 – Unstoppable June 18, 2005 1 2:27 Colorado, United States Win 25–3 Robert Briggs TKO (corner stoppage) NOC – Night of Champions June 4, 2005 1 3:00 Arizona, United States Loss 24–3 Nick DiazTKO (strikes) UFC 51 February 5, 2005 1 4:55 Nevada, United States Win 24–2 Nuri ShakirSubmission CZ 9 – Hot Like Fire December 4, 2004 2 3:26 Massachusetts, United States Win 23–2 Kenny FlorianDecision CZ 7 – Gravel Pit July 10, 2004 3 5:00 Massachusetts, United States Win 22–2 Kyle BreesTKO (punches) XCF 5 – Evolution May 28, 2004 2 Arizona, United States Win 21–2 Fabio HolandaSubmission (rear naked choke) WFF 6 – World Freestyle Fighting 6 May 14, 2004 2 0:37 British Columbia, Canada Win 20–2 Shaun BeckettSubmission (rear naked choke) ROTR – Rage on the River April 17, 2004 2 1:10 California, United States Win 19–2 Carlo PraterSubmission (guillotine choke) ROTR – Rage on the River April 17, 2004 3 2:25 California, United States Win 18–2 Greg Bell Submission (choke) RITC 56 – Rage in the Cage 56 December 6, 2003 3 2:43 Arizona, United States Win 17–2 Dennis HallmanDecision (split) KOTC 28 – More Punishment August 16, 2003 3 5:00 Nevada, United States Loss 16–2 Landon ShowalterSubmission (triangle choke) UFCF – Summer Slam July 12, 2003 1 3:00 Washington, United States Win 16–1 Shaun BeckettSubmission (choke) RITC 49 – Stare Down June 7, 2003 2 2:55 Arizona, United States Win 15–1 John Lansing Decision (unanimous) RITC 43 – The Match January 18, 2003 3 3:00 Arizona, United States Win 14–1 Edwin DeweesDecision RITC 36 – The Rematch June 22, 2002 3 3:00 Arizona, United States Win 13–1 John Lansing Submission (armbar) RITC 35 – This Time It's Personal May 3, 2002 2 2:34 Arizona, United States Loss 12–1 Edwin DeweesDecision (split) RITC 34 – Rage in the Cage 34 March 15, 2002 3 3:00 Arizona, United States Win 12–0 Kimo Stant Submission (armbar) RITC 23 – Rage in the Cage 23 December 6, 2000 1 1:07 Arizona, United States Win 11–0 Maurice Wilson Submission (rear naked choke) CF – Cajan Fights December 2, 2000 1 3:59 Win 10–0 Rock Lima Submission (choke) RITC Tucson 5 – Rage in the Cage Tucson 5 November 19, 2000 1 0:28 Arizona, United States Win 9–0 Jerry Parsons Submission (choke) RITC 22 – Rage in the Cage 22 November 8, 2000 1 2:05 Arizona, United States Win 8–0 Cedric MarksDecision (unanimous) AFC – Absolute Fighter Challenge October 12, 2000 3 5:00 Arizona, United States Win 7–0 Michael Chavez Submission (strikes) RITC 21 – Rage in the Cage 21 October 4, 2000 1 0:57 Arizona, United States Win 6–0 Ryan Brown KO RITC Tucson 4 – Rage in the Cage Tucson 4 September 24, 2000 1 1:16 Arizona, United States Win 5–0 Bill Cameron Decision RITC 19 – Rage in the Cage 19 July 26, 2000 3 3:00 Arizona, United States Win 4–0 Jeff Horlacher Submission (choke) RITC 18 – Rage in the Cage 18 June 21, 2000 1 1:58 Arizona, United States Win 3–0 Owen Phelps Submission (choke) RITC – Tucson 1 May 27, 2000 2 1:30 Arizona, United States Win 2–0 Jamie Clark Submission (choke) RITC 16 – Rage in the Cage 16 April 12, 2000 1 1:30 Arizona, United States Win 1–0 Shawn Polso Decision RITC 4 – Rage in the Cage 4 April 7, 1999 3 3:00 Arizona, United States References
- ^ a b c d "Fickett out of fight vs. Ford", Sportsnet.ca, June 30, 2008.
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Categories:- American mixed martial artists
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- Welterweight mixed martial artists
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- 1979 births
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