Marc Diakiese

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Marc Diakese
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Marc Diakese UFC Fight Night 160 in Copenhagen
Born (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 (age 30)
Kinshasa, Zaire
NationalityBritish
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Division Lightweight
Reach75 in (191 cm)
Fighting out of Doncaster, England
Team American Top Team
Titan Fighter
Asylum Vale Tudo
London Shootfighters Scramble Academy Leeds
RankPurple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu [1]
Years active2010–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total24
Wins17
By knockout6
By submission1
By decision10
Losses7
By submission3
By decision4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Marc Diakiese (born 16 March 1993) is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes as a lightweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has also competed for Caged Steel and BAMMA.

Contents

Background

Aged 17, Diakiese began training in mixed martial arts to keep fit and stay out of trouble. Before turning professional, he worked as a railway engineer. [2] Diakiese was also a promising footballer before committing to mixed martial arts. [3]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

As an amateur, Diakiese went 9–0 and simultaneously held three different titles. He turned professional in 2013 after struggling to find willing opponents. [4]

BAMMA

After four wins in under a year in regional promotions, Diakiese joined BAMMA on a five-fight contract in 2014. [5] In September, he made his promotional debut against Jefferson George at BAMMA 16 and won the fight by unanimous decision. [6] In December, he beat Vernon O'Neill via unanimous decision at BAMMA 17. [7]

In March 2015, Diakiese faced Jack McGann at BAMMA 19 for the vacant Lightweight Championship. He won the fight by unanimous decision. [8] In September, he defended his title at BAMMA 22 with a knockout 24 seconds into the first round against Rick Selvarajah. [9] In February 2016, Diakiese signed a new deal with the promotion. [10]

Three months later, he successfully decided his title for a second time with another first round knockout. Diakiese finished Kane Mousah in 36 seconds at BAMMA 25 and subsequently earned a UFC contract. [11]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Diakiese made his UFC debut against Lukasz Sajewski on October 8, 2016 at UFC 204. After being smothered by his opponent in the first round, Diakiese came back to win the fight by TKO due to knees and punches near the end of the second round. [12]

Diakiese returned to face Frankie Perez on December 9, 2016 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov. Despite losing the second round, Diakiese would go on to win the bout by unanimous decision. [13]

Diakiese faced Teemu Packalén on March 18, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson. Diakiese defeated Packalén via knockout, 30 seconds into the first round. [14] The win earned Diakiese his first Performance of the Night bonus. [15]

Diakiese faced Drakkar Klose on July 7, 2017 at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale. [16] He lost the fight by split decision. [17]

Diakiese faced Dan Hooker on December 30, 2017 at UFC 219. [18] He lost the fight via guillotine choke submission in the third round. [19]

Diakiese faced Nasrat Haqparast on July 22, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 134. [20] He lost the fight via unanimous decision after being knocked down multiple times during the bout. [21]

Diakiese faced Joseph Duffy on March 16, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 147. [22] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [23]

In May 2019, Diakese revealed on his social media that he had signed a new, multi-fight contract with the UFC. [24]

Diakiese faced Lando Vannata on September 28, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 18. [25] He won the fight via unanimous decision. [26]

Diakiese was scheduled to face Stevie Ray on March 21, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards. [27] However, Ray was removed from the card late-January for undisclosed reasons. Diakiese was expected to remain on the card against promotional newcomer Jai Herbert. [28] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was eventually postponed . [29] Instead Diakiese was scheduled to face Alan Patrick on July 19, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 172. [30] However, on June 14, Patrick withdrew from the event for unknown reason and he was replaced by Rafael Fiziev. [31] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. [32] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award. [33]

Diakiese was scheduled to face Rafael Alves on September 4, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 191. [34] However, Alves pulled out of the fight in mid-August for undisclosed reasons and in turn, Diakiese was removed from the card as well. [35] In turn, the pair was rescheduled at UFC Fight Night 197 on November 13, 2021. [36] Diakiese lost the bout via guillotine choke submission in the first round. [37]

Diakiese faced Viacheslav Borshchev on March 26, 2022 at UFC on ESPN 33. [38] He won the fight by unanimous decision after controlling Borshchev on the ground for nearly twelve and a half minutes. [39]

As the first bout of his new four-fight contract, Diakiese faced Damir Hadžović on July 23, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 208. [40] [41] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [42]

Diakiese faced Michael Johnson on December 3, 2022, at UFC on ESPN 42. [43] He lost the bout via unanimous decision. [44]

Diakiese faced Joel Álvarez on July 22, 2023, at UFC on ESPN+ 82. [45] He lost the fight via brabo submission in the second round. [46]

Diakiese faced Kauê Fernandes on November 4, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 231. [47] He won the fight via split decision. [48]

Personal life

In 2017, he became the first UFC fighter to pose for Gay Times , an LGBT publication. [49]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
24 matches17 wins7 losses
By knockout60
By submission13
By decision104
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win17–7Kauê FernandesDecision (split) UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Lewis November 4, 202335:00 São Paulo, Brazil
Loss16–7 Joel Álvarez Submission (brabo choke) UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura July 22, 202324:26 London, England
Loss16–6 Michael Johnson Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland December 3, 202235:00 Orlando, Florida, United States
Win16–5 Damir Hadžović Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall July 23, 202235:00 London, England
Win15–5Viacheslav BorschevDecision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Blaydes vs. Daukaus March 26, 202235:00 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Loss14–5 Rafael Alves Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez November 13, 202111:48 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss14–4 Rafael Fiziev Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 July 19, 202035:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFight of the Night.
Win14–3 Lando Vannata Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier September 28, 201935:00 Copenhagen, Denmark
Win13–3 Joseph Duffy Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal March 16, 201935:00 London, England
Loss12–3 Nasrat Haqparast Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith July 22, 201835:00 Hamburg, Germany
Loss12–2 Dan Hooker Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 219 December 30, 201730:42 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss12–1 Drakkar Klose Decision (split) The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale July 7, 201735:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win12–0 Teemu Packalén KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson March 18, 201710:30 London, EnglandPerformance of the Night.
Win11–0 Frankie Perez Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov December 9, 201635:00 Albany, New York, United States
Win10–0Łukasz SajewskiTKO (knees and punches) UFC 204 October 8, 201624:40 Manchester, England
Win9–0Kane MousahKO (punch) BAMMA 25 May 14, 201610:36 Birmingham, EnglandDefended the BAMMA Lonsdale British Lightweight Championship.
Win8–0Rick SelvarajahKO (punch) BAMMA 22 September 19, 201510:24 Dublin, IrelandDefended the BAMMA Lonsdale British Lightweight Championship.
Win7–0Jack McGannDecision (unanimous) BAMMA 19 March 28, 201535:00 Blackpool, EnglandWon the BAMMA Lonsdale British Lightweight Championship.
Win6–0Vernon O'NeilDecision (unanimous) BAMMA 17 December 6, 201435:00 Manchester, England
Win5–0Jefferson GeorgeDecision (unanimous) BAMMA 16 September 13, 201435:00 Manchester, England
Win4–0Danny WelshSubmission (rear-naked choke)CSFC 8June 28, 201412:16 Doncaster, England
Win3–0Jakob GrzegorzekDecision (unanimous)CSFC 7March 29, 201435:00 Doncaster, England
Win2–0Tom EarnshawTKO (punches)Cage Kumite 2November 1, 201314:52 Barnsley, EnglandWon the Cage Kumite Lightweight Championship.
Win1–0Harris NeofytouTKO (punches)MMA Total Combat 55September 21, 201311:27 Spennymoor, EnglandWon the MMATC Lightweight Championship.

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