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Chris Fishgold
Born (1992-06-06) 6 June 1992 (age 31)
Liverpool, England[1]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight149 lb (68 kg; 10 st 9 lb)
DivisionFeatherweight
Lightweight
Reach68 in (173 cm)[1]
Fighting out ofLiverpool, 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).

Background[edit]

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[edit]

Early career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Mixed martial arts record[edit]

Professional record breakdown
25 matches 18 wins 6 losses
By knockout 2 3
By submission 13 1
By decision 3 2
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 18–6–1 Cezary Oleksiejczuk TKO (punches) FEN 51 14 October 2023 1 1:11 Lubin, Poland Catchweight (174 lb) bout.
Loss 18–5–1 Adrian Kępa TKO (rib injury) Levels Fight League 8 12 March 2023 1 5:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands Welterweight debut.
Loss 18–4–1 Jared Gordon Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Ige 16 July 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Catchweight (149 lb) bout; Fishgold missed weight.
Loss 18–3–1 Makwan Amirkhani Submission (anaconda choke) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Smith 1 June 2019 2 4:25 Stockholm, Sweden
Win 18–2–1 Daniel Teymur Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos 23 February 2019 2 1:10 Prague, Czech Republic
Loss 17–2–1 Calvin Kattar TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith 27 October 2018 1 4:11 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Return to Featherweight.
Win 17–1–1 Alexander Jacobsen Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors 88 28 October 2017 1 4:15 Liverpool, England Defended the Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship.
Win 16–1–1 Nic Herron-Webb Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors Unplugged 12 November 2016 5 5:00 London, England Defended the Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship.
Win 15–1–1 Jason Ponet Submission (guillotine choke) Cage Warriors 78 10 September 2016 1 1:04 Liverpool, England Defended the Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship.
Win 14–1–1 Adam Boussif Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors 77 8 July 2016 1 1:33 London, England Won the vacant Cage Warriors Lightweight Championship.
Win 13–1–1 Jordan Miller Submission (guillotine choke) Cage Warriors 75 15 April 2016 1 1:04 London, England
Win 12–1–1 Alejandro Ferreira TKO (punches) ICE Fighting Championships 11 20 February 2016 1 0:00 Liverpool, England
Win 11–1–1 Benjamin Baudrier Submission (guillotine choke) ICE Fighting Championship 9 20 November 2015 1 0:00 Manchester, England
Draw 10–1–1 Ryan Roddy Draw (majority) Made 4 the Cage 18 28 September 2015 3 5:00 Newcastle, England
Loss 10–1 Gi Bum Moon Decision (unanimous) PRO FC 10 9 May 2015 3 5:00 Taipei, Taiwan
Win 10–0 Olivier Pastor Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors 62 7 December 2013 3 5:00 Newcastle, England
Win 9–0 Marcin Wrzosek TKO (punches and elbows) Cage Warriors 57 20 July 2013 2 3:31 London, England
Win 8–0 Steve O'Keefe Submission (guillotine choke) Cage Warriors 52 29 March 2013 1 1:34 London, England
Win 7–0 Andy DeVent Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Conflict 11 29 October 2011 2 0:00 Liverpool, England
Win 6–0 Jeremy Petley Submission (rear-naked choke) BAMMA 7 10 September 2011 1 4:33 Birmingham, England
Win 5–0 Danny Welsh Submission (rear-naked choke) OMMAC 10 4 June 2011 1 1:08 Liverpool, England
Win 4–0 Ben Rose Decision (unanimous) Night of the Gladiators 7 12 March 2011 3 5:00 Staffordshire, England
Win 3–0 Jules Willis Submission (guillotine choke) OMMAC 6 7 August 2010 1 1:34 Liverpool, England
Win 2–0 Phil Flynn Submission (armbar) Cage Conflict 5 8 May 2010 2 0:00 Accrington, England
Win 1–0 Neil McGuigan Submission (rear-naked choke) OMMAC 4 6 March 2010 1 3:33 Liverpool, England

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Bare knuckle record[edit]

Professional record breakdown
1 match 0 wins 1 loss
By knockout 0 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 0-1 Jake Bostwick KO BKFC 27: London August 20, 2022 2 1:59 London, England Middleweight bout

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Chris Fishgold | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ^ Billington, Roy (15 July 2019). "Marc Diakiese vs. Chris Fishgold set for Polaris 11". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "UFC signs Cage Warriors Lightweight Champ Chris Fishgold | | FightBook MMA". 26 May 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Meet Chris Fishgold - the Liverpool-born fighter who got his first win in the UFC". talkSPORT. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Getting to know Chris Fishgold, who hopes to make a splash in UFC's featherweight division". ESPN.com. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Chris Fishgold MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography". Sherdog. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  7. ^ Davidson Baker (10 September 2018). "Calvin Kattar draws the debuting Chris Fishgold at UFC Moncton". themmatakeover.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  8. ^ "UFC Moncton Highlights! Kattar Puts A Bloody Stop To Fishgold". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  9. ^ Staff (11 January 2019). "Chris Fishgold vs. Daniel Teymur lined up for UFC's first visit to Prague". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  10. ^ "UFC Prague results: Chris Fishgold brilliant on mat for submission of Daniel Teymur". MMAjunkie. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Makwan Amirkhani vs. Chris Fishgold toegevoegd aan UFC Stockholm". Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  12. ^ Richardson, Andrew (1 June 2019). "UFC Stockholm Results! Amirkhani Knocks Off Fishgold With Anaconda Choke". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  13. ^ Redactie (16 October 2019). "Billy Quarantillo meets Chris Fishgold during UFC Washington". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 16 October 2019.(in Dutch)
  14. ^ Nolan King (26 November 2019). "Chris Fishgold out of UFC on ESPN 7 fight against Billy Quarantillo". mmajunkie.com.
  15. ^ "Jared Gordon treft Chris Fishgold tijdens 15 juli evenement op Yas Island". Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  16. ^ Doherty, Dan (15 July 2020). "UFC Fight Island 1 Results: Jared Gordon Dominates Chris Fishgold". Cageside Press. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  17. ^ Staff, BKFC (20 August 2022). "Former MMA champ Chris Fishgold returns to his roots at BKFC 27: "Striking was always my first love"". BKFC. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  18. ^ Hnida, Arkadiusz (12 March 2023). "LFL 8: Kalenik i Kępa pokonują dużych faworytów! Udany wieczór w Holandii! [WIDEO]". MMA PL (in Polish). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  19. ^ Fighting, MMA (20 August 2022). "BKFC 27 Results: Page vs. Perry". BKFC. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  20. ^ Stumberg, Patrick L. (26 October 2018). "UFC 'Moncton' - New Blood!". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Cage Warriors 77: Two new champions crowned in London". Cage Warriors. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

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