Chris Fishgold

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Chris Fishgold
Born (1992-06-06) 6 June 1992 (age 32)
Liverpool, England [1]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight149 lb (68 kg; 10 st 9 lb)
Division Featherweight
Lightweight
Reach68 in (173 cm) [1]
Fighting out of Liverpool, England
TeamNext Generation MMA UK
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Paul Rimmer [2]
Years active2010–present
Kickboxing record
Total2
No contests2
Mixed martial arts record
Total25
Wins18
By knockout2
By submission13
By decision3
Losses6
By knockout3
By submission1
By decision2
Draws1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Chris Fishgold (born 6 June 1992) is an English mixed martial artist (MMA). Fishgold is the former Cage Warriors lightweight champion. [3] He currently competes in the featherweight division in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC).

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Background

Fishgold started his first combat sport training at the age of 16 and knew he wanted master the sport after getting choked out by his teammate half his size on his first class in Ju-Jitsu class. He picked up Muay Thai and competed in mma professionally not longer after. [4] [5]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Fishgold started his professional MMA career since 2010 and fought under various promoters primarily in England. He is the former lightweight Cage Warriors champion [3] and he amassed a record of 17–1–1 prior signed by UFC. [6]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Fishgold made his promotional debut on 27 October 2018 at UFC Fight Night 138, facing Calvin Kattar. [7] He lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round. [8]

His second UFC fight came on 23 February 2019 against Daniel Teymur at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos. [9] He won the fight via submission in the second round. [10]

Fishgold faced Makwan Amirkhani at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith on 1 June 2019. [11] He lost the fight via anaconda choke submission in the second round. [12]

Fishgold was expected to face promotional newcomer Billy Quarantillo on 7 December 2019 at UFC on ESPN 7, [13] but withdrew from the fight due to undisclosed reasons. [14]

Fishgold faced Jared Gordon on 16 July 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige. [15] At the weigh-ins, Fishgold weighed in at 149 pounds, 3 pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. He was fined 20% of he purse which went to his opponent Gordon and their bout proceeded at catchweight. Fishgold lost the fight via unanimous decision. [16] After the loss, he parted ways with the promotion. [17]

Post UFC

In his first bout post-UFC, Fishgold faced Adrian Kępa on March 12, 2023 at Levels Fight League 8, losing by TKO stoppage due to a rib injury at the end of the first round. [18]

Bare-knuckle boxing

On 20 August 2022 Fishgold debuted for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship at BKFC 27: London in the middleweight division and lost by KO in round 2 to Jake Bostwick. [19]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
25 matches18 wins6 losses
By knockout23
By submission131
By decision32
Draws1
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss18–6–1Cezary OleksiejczukTKO (punches)FEN 5114 October 202311:11 Lubin, PolandCatchweight (174 lb) bout.
Loss18–5–1Adrian KępaTKO (rib injury)Levels Fight League 812 March 202315:00 Amsterdam, NetherlandsWelterweight debut.
Loss18–4–1 Jared Gordon Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige 16 July 202035:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesCatchweight (149 lb) bout; Fishgold missed weight.
Loss18–3–1 Makwan Amirkhani Submission (anaconda choke) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith 1 June 201924:25 Stockholm, Sweden
Win18–2–1 Daniel Teymur Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos 23 February 201921:10 Prague, Czech Republic
Loss17–2–1 Calvin Kattar TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith 27 October 201814:11 Moncton, New Brunswick, CanadaReturn to Featherweight.
Win17–1–1Alexander JacobsenSubmission (rear-naked choke)Cage Warriors 8828 October 201714:15 Liverpool, EnglandDefended the Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship.
Win16–1–1Nic Herron-WebbDecision (unanimous)Cage Warriors Unplugged12 November 201655:00 London, EnglandDefended the Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship.
Win15–1–1Jason PonetSubmission (guillotine choke)Cage Warriors 7810 September 201611:04 Liverpool, EnglandDefended the Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship.
Win14–1–1Adam BoussifSubmission (rear-naked choke)Cage Warriors 778 July 201611:33 London, EnglandWon the vacant Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship.
Win13–1–1Jordan MillerSubmission (guillotine choke)Cage Warriors 7515 April 201611:04 London, England
Win12–1–1Alejandro FerreiraTKO (punches)ICE Fighting Championships 1120 February 201610:00 Liverpool, England
Win11–1–1Benjamin BaudrierSubmission (guillotine choke)ICE Fighting Championship 920 November 201510:00 Manchester, England
Draw10–1–1Ryan RoddyDraw (majority)Made 4 the Cage 1828 September 201535:00 Newcastle, England
Loss10–1Gi Bum MoonDecision (unanimous)PRO FC 109 May 201535:00 Taipei, Taiwan
Win10–0Olivier PastorDecision (unanimous)Cage Warriors 627 December 201335:00 Newcastle, England
Win9–0Marcin WrzosekTKO (punches and elbows)Cage Warriors 5720 July 201323:31 London, England
Win8–0Steve O'KeefeSubmission (guillotine choke)Cage Warriors 5229 March 201311:34 London, England
Win7–0Andy DeVentSubmission (rear-naked choke)Cage Conflict 1129 October 201120:00 Liverpool, England
Win6–0Jeremy PetleySubmission (rear-naked choke)BAMMA 710 September 201114:33 Birmingham, England
Win5–0Danny WelshSubmission (rear-naked choke)OMMAC 104 June 201111:08 Liverpool, England
Win4–0Ben RoseDecision (unanimous)Night of the Gladiators 712 March 201135:00 Staffordshire, England
Win3–0Jules WillisSubmission (guillotine choke)OMMAC 67 August 201011:34 Liverpool, England
Win2–0Phil FlynnSubmission (armbar)Cage Conflict 58 May 201020:00 Accrington, England
Win1–0Neil McGuiganSubmission (rear-naked choke)OMMAC 46 March 201013:33 Liverpool, England

[6]

Bare knuckle record

Professional record breakdown
1 match0 wins1 loss
By knockout01
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss0-1Jake BostwickKO BKFC 27: London August 20, 202221:59 London, England Middleweight bout

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