Spike Carlyle | |
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Born | San Diego, California, U.S. | May 6, 1993
Other names | The Alpha Ginger The Crucifixion |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 157 lb (71 kg; 11 st 3 lb) |
Division | Welterweight Lightweight Featherweight |
Reach | 71 in (180 cm) [1] |
Fighting out of | San Diego, California |
Team | The Treigning Lab (until 2020) [2] Kings MMA (2020–present) [2] |
Rank | Black belt in Judo [3] Brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu [3] |
Years active | 2017–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 21 |
Wins | 15 |
By knockout | 6 |
By submission | 8 |
By decision | 1 |
Losses | 6 |
By decision | 6 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Spike Carlyle (born May 6, 1993) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of Bellator MMA. He is most well known for his time spent fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Carlyle started doing karate when he was four years old, and later began wrestling when he was 12. He wrestled for about four years and then started jiu-jitsu. When he was 15, he fell in love with Pride FC and Japanese MMA, which inspired him to become an MMA fighter. [4]
Carlyle compiled a 9-5 amateur record from 2011 until 2017. [5]
Starting his professional career in 2017, Spike compiled a record of 8–1, fighting for a variety of regional California promotions, most notably for Legacy Fighting Alliance.
Carlyle made his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo on February 29, 2020, as a late replacement for Steven Peterson against Aalon Cruz. [6] He won the fight via first-round TKO. [7]
Carlyle next faced Billy Quarantillo at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns on May 30, 2020, in a catchweight bout. He lost the bout via a unanimous decision. [8]
Carlyle faced Bill Algeo at UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark on November 28, 2020. [9] He lost the bout via unanimous decision. [10]
On February 4, 2021, it was announced that Carlyle had been released from his UFC contract. [11]
Carlyle faced Batsumberel Dagvadorj on March 26, 2021, at LFA 103. [12] He won the fight via rear-naked choke in the first round. [13]
Carlyle faced Gil Guardado on June 9, 2021, at Ballys Fight Night. He won the bout via armbar at the end of the first round. [14]
Carlyle faced J. J. Ambrose on October 17, 2021, at Cage Warriors 130. He won the bout via knockout in the second round. [15]
Carlyle, as a replacement for Ricardo Seixas, faced Dan Moret on December 3, 2021, at Bellator 272. [16] Despite absorbing heavy punishment throughout the fight and being down on all three judges scorecards, Carlyle rallied in the third round winning the fight via rear-naked choke, choking Moret unconscious. [17]
After the win, Carlyle signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator. [18]
As part of the cross promotion between Rizin and Bellator, Carlyle faced Koji Takeda on April 17, 2022, at Rizin 35. [19] He won the fight by a second-round guillotine choke. [20]
Carlyle faced A. J. McKee on October 1, 2022, at Bellator 286. [21] At weigh ins, Carlyle missed weight, coming .6 pounds over the division non-title fight limit at 156.6 lbs and was fined 20% of his purse and the bouts continued at catchweight. [22] In a wild and bloody bout, Carlyle came out of it with a unanimous decision loss. [23]
Carlyle faced the Rizin Lightweight champion Roberto de Souza in a non-title bout at Rizin 42 on May 6, 2023. [24] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. [25]
Carlyle faced Yoshinori Horie at Rizin 44 on September 24, 2023, losing the bout via unanimous decision. [26]
Carlyle next faced Kyung Pyo Kim at Rizin 47 on June 9, 2024. [27] He snapped his three fight losing streak by winning via third round submission. [28]
21 matches | 15 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 6 | 0 |
By submission | 8 | 0 |
By decision | 1 | 6 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 15–6 | Kim Kyung-pyo | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rizin 47 | June 9, 2024 | 3 | 1:11 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Loss | 14–6 | Yoshinori Horie | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 44 | September 24, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Saitama, Japan | |
Loss | 14–5 | Roberto de Souza | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 42 | May 6, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Loss | 14–4 | A. J. McKee | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 286 | October 1, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Long Beach, California, United States | Catchweight (156.6 lb) bout; Carlyle missed weight. |
Win | 14–3 | Koji Takeda | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | Rizin 35 | April 17, 2022 | 2 | 1:35 | Chōfu, Japan | Return to Lightweight. |
Win | 13–3 | Dan Moret | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 272 | December 3, 2021 | 3 | 2:58 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | Catchweight (160 lb) bout. |
Win | 12–3 | J.J. Ambrose | KO (punch) | Cage Warriors 130 | October 17, 2021 | 2 | 1:19 | San Diego, California, United States | Catchweight (165 lb) bout. |
Win | 11–3 | Gil Guardado | Submission (armbar) | Ballys Fight Night | June 9, 2021 | 1 | 4:56 | Long Beach, California, United States | Welterweight debut. |
Win | 10–3 | Batsumberel Dagvadorj | Submission (rear-naked choke) | LFA 103 | March 26, 2021 | 1 | 4:00 | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | Lightweight bout. |
Loss | 9–3 | Bill Algeo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark | November 28, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 9–2 | Billy Quarantillo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns | May 30, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (150 lb) bout. |
Win | 9–1 | Aalon Cruz | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo | February 29, 2020 | 1 | 1:25 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Return to Featherweight. |
Win | 8–1 | Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani | KO (punches) | Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 4 | November 15, 2019 | 1 | 1:50 | Burbank, California, United States | |
Win | 7–1 | Matthew Colquhoun | KO (spinning backfist) | LFA 74 | August 30, 2019 | 1 | 3:58 | Riverside, California, United States | Return to Lightweight. |
Win | 6–1 | Fernando Padilla | Decision (unanimous) | CXF 17 | March 9, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Catchweight (150 lb) bout. |
Win | 5–1 | Brian Del Rosario | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Combate Americas: Road to Copa Combate | September 28, 2018 | 2 | 2:41 | Long Beach, California, United States | Catchweight (150 lb) bout. |
Loss | 4–1 | Serob Minasyan | Decision (split) | CXF 12 | April 21, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Burbank, California, United States | |
Win | 4–0 | Joseph Rodriguez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | California Cage Wars 4 | March 4, 2018 | 1 | 2:02 | Valley Center, California, United States | Featherweight debut. |
Win | 3–0 | Rhageem Wells | TKO (punches) | California Cage Wars 2: Cuero vs. Cannon | November 12, 2017 | 1 | 0:55 | Valley Center, California, United States | |
Win | 2–0 | Raymell Davis | KO (punch) | Gladiator Challenge: Fight Club | October 7, 2017 | 1 | 0:05 | El Cajon, California, United States | |
Win | 1–0 | Callum Highland | Submission (armbar) | California Cage Wars: Peralta vs. Smith | September 3, 2017 | 1 | 1:52 | Valley Center, California, United States |
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