Misha Cirkunov
Mikhail "Misha" Cirkunov | ||||||||||||||
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Born |
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (today Latvia) | February 27, 1987|||||||||||||
Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||
Ethnicity | Russian | |||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | |||||||||||||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) | |||||||||||||
Division | Light heavyweight | |||||||||||||
Reach | 77 in (196 cm) | |||||||||||||
Team | Xtreme Couture | |||||||||||||
Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2] | |||||||||||||
Years active | 2010–present | |||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record | ||||||||||||||
Total | 17 | |||||||||||||
Wins | 13 | |||||||||||||
By knockout | 4 | |||||||||||||
By submission | 7 | |||||||||||||
By decision | 2 | |||||||||||||
Losses | 4 | |||||||||||||
By knockout | 2 | |||||||||||||
By submission | 2 | |||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mikhail "Misha" Cirkunov (Russian: Михаил Циркунов, Latvian: Mihails Cirkunovs; born February 27, 1987) is a Latvian-Canadian professional mixed martial artist of Russian heritage, who competes in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He lives in and fights out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[3] Before taking up MMA, he was a highly accomplished judoka. As of October 8, 2018, he is ranked #11 in the official UFC light heavyweight rankings.[4]
Mixed martial arts career
Cirkunov made his professional debut in January 2010 and amassed a record of 9-2 before signing with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the summer of 2015.[5]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Cirkunov was expected to make his promotional debut against Sean O'Connell on August 23, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 74.[6] O'Connell withdrew from the bout due to injury and was replaced by Daniel Jolly.[7] Cirkunov defeated Jolly via first round KO after achieving full mount and battering him when he turned his back.[8]
Cirkunov faced promotional newcomer Alex Nicholson on February 6, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 82.[9] Cirkunov submitted Alex Nicholson via a second-round neck crank, breaking both sides of his jaw in the process, after earlier breaking his nose.[10] At the post-fight press conference, he told reporters, "I’m just really happy with the performance and especially – not just the submission – but I was able to break his jaw. I’m impressed."[11]
Cirkunov next faced another promotional newcomer in Ion Cuțelaba on June 18, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 89.[12] He won the fight via submission in the third round.[13]
Cirkunov faced Nikita Krylov on December 10, 2016 at UFC 206.[14] He won the fight via submission in the first round.[15]
In March 2017, Cirkunov signed a new, six-fight deal with UFC and fought Volkan Oezdemir on May 28, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 109.[16][17] He lost the fight via knockout in just 28 seconds of the very first round.[18]
Cirkunov was scheduled to face Glover Teixeira on October 28, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 119.[19] However, the pairing was delayed after a recent hand surgery for Teixeira was slow to heal and the bout eventually took place on December 16, 2017 at UFC on Fox 26.[20] Cirkunov lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[21]
Cirkunov is expected to face Patrick Cummins on October 27, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 138.[22]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown | ||
17 matches | 13 wins | 4 losses |
By knockout | 4 | 2 |
By submission | 7 | 2 |
By decision | 2 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 13–4 | Glover Teixeira | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos | December 16, 2017 | 1 | 2:45 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
Loss | 13–3 | Volkan Oezdemir | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira | May 28, 2017 | 1 | 0:28 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
Win | 13–2 | Nikita Krylov | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 206 | December 10, 2016 | 1 | 4:38 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
Win | 12–2 | Ion Cuțelaba | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson | June 18, 2016 | 3 | 1:22 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
Win | 11–2 | Alex Nicholson | Submission (neck crank) | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson | February 6, 2016 | 2 | 1:28 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 10–2 | Daniel Jolly | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira | August 23, 2015 | 1 | 4:45 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Win | 9–2 | Shaun Asher | Submission (armbar) | Hard Knocks 43 | May 22, 2015 | 1 | 1:20 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Defended the HKFC Light Heavyweight Championship |
Win | 8–2 | Rodney Wallace | TKO (head kick) | Hard Knocks 41 | January 30, 2015 | 1 | 2:00 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Won HKFC Light Heavyweight Championship |
Win | 7–2 | Martin Desilets | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | Provincial FC 2 | March 8, 2014 | 1 | 2:36 | London, Ontario, Canada | |
Win | 6–2 | Jon Ganshorn | TKO (punches) | Fivestar FL 9: Northern Nightmare | September 7, 2013 | 1 | 1:59 | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
Loss | 5–2 | Aaron Johnson | Submission (heel hook) | King of the Ring VI | March 17, 2012 | 1 | 2:11 | Norcross, Georgia, United States | |
Win | 5–1 | Ali Mokdad | Decision (unanimous) | Score Fighting Series 3 | December 3, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Sarnia, Ontario, Canada | |
Win | 4–1 | Ion Cherdivara | Decision (unanimous) | Knockout Entertainment - MMA: The Reckoning | April 2, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Orillia, Ontario, Canada | |
Win | 3–1 | Ricardeau Francois | TKO (punches) | Ultimate Generation Combat 26 | March 4, 2011 | 1 | 0:56 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
Win | 2–1 | Shawn Pauliuk | Submission (punches) | Armageddon FC 3: Evolution | July 17, 2010 | 1 | 0:57 | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Catchweight (210 lbs) bout. |
Loss | 1–1 | Roy Boughton | Submission (armbar) | Warrior One MMA 5 | June 19, 2010 | 2 | 2:33 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
Win | 1–0 | Jeff Doyle | TKO (punches) | Ringside MMA 5: Triple Threat | January 30, 2010 | 1 | 0:40 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
References
- ↑ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson". UFC.com. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Misha Cirkunov - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Toronto MMA fighter Cirkunov kicks off UFC career". Calgary Sun.
- ↑ "Fighter Rankings | UFC ®". UFC. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ↑ Simon, Zane (June 15, 2015). "Welcome to the UFC Misha Cirkunov". bloodyelbow.com.
- ↑ Tristen Crichfield (2015-07-06). "UFC Fight Night in Saskatoon gets Sean O'Connell-Misha Cirkunov light heavyweight bout". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- ↑ Tristen Crichfield (2015-08-13). "Daniel Jolly replaces Sean O'Connell, meets Misha Cirkunov at UFC Fight Night Saskatoon". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
- ↑ Fowlkes, Ben (August 23, 2015). "UFC Fight Night 74 results: Misha Cirkunov dominates Daniel Jolly in UFC debut". MMAjunkie.
- ↑ Staff (2016-01-06). "Misha Cirkunov meets 205-pound newcomer Alex Nicholson at UFC Fight Night 82 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ↑ "UFC Fight Night Medical Suspensions: Seven Fighters Facing Potential 6-Month Layoffs". Sherdog. February 8, 2015.
- ↑ Stupp, Dan (February 7, 2016). "Listen to Misha Cirkunov pop Alex Nicholson's jaw and his post-fight reaction". MMAjunkie.
- ↑ Staff (2016-03-29). "Multiple fight bookings made official for UFC Fight Night 89". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ Steven Marrocco (2016-06-18). "UFC Fight Night 89 results: Misha Cirkunov taps Ion Cutelaba with third-round arm-triangle choke". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ↑ Ken Rodney (2016-10-06). "Cirkunov will battle Krylov at UFC 206". tsn.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2016-12-10). "UFC 206 results: Misha Cirkunov stays perfect in UFC, chokes out Nikita Krylov in first". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ↑ Shaun al-Shatti (2017-03-15). "Acting as his own manager, Misha Cirkunov details roller-coaster contract negotiations with UFC". mmafighting.com.
- ↑ Staff (2017-03-13). "With new deal in tow, Misha Cirkunov meets Volkan Oezdemir at UFC Fight Night 109 in Stockholm". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
- ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2017-05-28). "UFC Fight Night 109 results: Volkan Oezdemir stuns Misha Cirkunov with quick one-punch KO". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ↑ MMA Fighting Newswire (2017-08-05). "Glover Teixeira vs. Misha Cirkunov booked for UFC Fight Night 119 in Sao Paulo". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2017-09-13). "Glover Teixeira vs. Misha Cirkunov moved to UFC on FOX 26". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
- ↑ "UFC on FOX 26 results: Glover Teixeira pounds out Misha Cirkunov in first". MMAjunkie. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
- ↑ Aaron Bronsteter (2018-08-07). "Canadian Cirkunov to fight at UFC Fight Night in Moncton". tsn.ca.com. Retrieved 2018-08-07.