Marc Diakiese
Marc Diakiese | |
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Born | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | March 16, 1993
Other names | Bonecrusher |
Nationality | Congolese/British |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) |
Division | Lightweight |
Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
Fighting out of | Doncaster, England |
Team | American Top Team Titan Fighter Asylum Vale Tudo London Shootfighters Scramble Academy Leeds |
Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1] |
Years active | 2010–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 19 |
Wins | 14 |
By knockout | 6 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 7 |
Losses | 5 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 3 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Marc Diakiese (born 16 March 1993) is a Congolese-born English professional mixed martial artist who competes as a lightweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has also competed for Caged Steel and BAMMA.
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.[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 in the first round.[37]
Personal life[]
Diakiese has two children, a son named Junior and a daughter named Matilda, with his fiancée. In 2017, he became the first UFC fighter to pose for Gay Times, an LGBT publication.[38]
Championships and accomplishments[]
Mixed martial arts[]
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Teemu Packalén
- Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Rafael Fiziev[33]
- BAMMA
- BAMMA Lonsdale British Lightweight Championship (One time)
- Two successful title defences
- Cage Kumite
- Cage Kumite Lightweight Championship (One time)
- MMA Total Combat
- MMATC Lightweight Championship (One time)
- MMADNA.nl
- 2016 European Newcomer of the Year.[39]
Mixed martial arts record[]
Professional record breakdown | ||
19 matches | 14 wins | 5 losses |
By knockout | 6 | 0 |
By submission | 1 | 2 |
By decision | 7 | 3 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 14–5 | Rafael Alves | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez | November 13, 2021 | 1 | 1:48 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 14–4 | Rafael Fiziev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | July 19, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 14–3 | Lando Vannata | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier | September 28, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
Win | 13–3 | Joseph Duffy | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal | March 16, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
Loss | 12–3 | Nasrat Haqparast | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith | July 22, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Hamburg, Germany | |
Loss | 12–2 | Dan Hooker | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 219 | December 30, 2017 | 3 | 0:42 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 12–1 | Drakkar Klose | Decision (split) | The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale | July 7, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 12–0 | Teemu Packalén | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | March 18, 2017 | 1 | 0:30 | London, England | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 11–0 | Frankie Perez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov | December 9, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Albany, New York, United States | |
Win | 10–0 | Łukasz Sajewski | TKO (knees and punches) | UFC 204 | October 8, 2016 | 2 | 4:40 | Manchester, England | |
Win | 9–0 | Kane Mousah | KO (punch) | BAMMA 25 | May 14, 2016 | 1 | 0:36 | Birmingham, England | Defended the BAMMA Lonsdale British Lightweight Championship. |
Win | 8–0 | Rick Selvarajah | KO (punch) | BAMMA 22 | September 19, 2015 | 1 | 0:24 | Dublin, Ireland | Defended the BAMMA Lonsdale British Lightweight Championship. |
Win | 7–0 | Jack McGann | Decision (unanimous) | BAMMA 19 | March 28, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Blackpool, England | Won the BAMMA Lonsdale British Lightweight Championship. |
Win | 6–0 | Vernon O'Neil | Decision (unanimous) | BAMMA 17 | December 6, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Manchester, England | |
Win | 5–0 | Jefferson George | Decision (unanimous) | BAMMA 16 | September 13, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Manchester, England | |
Win | 4–0 | Danny Welsh | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CSFC 8 | June 28, 2014 | 1 | 2:16 | Doncaster, England | |
Win | 3–0 | Jakob Grzegorzek | Decision (unanimous) | CSFC 7 | March 29, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Doncaster, England | |
Win | 2–0 | Tom Earnshaw | TKO (punches) | Cage Kumite 2 | November 1, 2013 | 1 | 4:52 | Barnsley, England | Won the Cage Kumite Lightweight Championship. |
Win | 1–0 | Harris Neofytou | TKO (punches) | MMA Total Combat 55 | September 21, 2013 | 1 | 1:27 | Spennymoor, England | Won the MMATC Lightweight Championship. |
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- ^ Diakiese, Marc. "Marc Diakiese | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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- ^ "Diakiese and Shah sign to BAMMA". BAMMA. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "BAMMA 16 Review & Results". BAMMA. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "BAMMA 17 - Official Results". BAMMA. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "BAMMA 19 Official Results". BAMMA. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "BAMMA 22 Official Results". BAMMA. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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- ^ "History Made and Records Broken at BAMMA 25". BAMMA. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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External links[]
- 1993 births
- Living people
- English male mixed martial artists
- English practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Lightweight mixed martial artists
- Mixed martial artists utilizing brazilian jiu-jitsu
- English people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to England
- Democratic Republic of the Congo male mixed martial artists
- Democratic Republic of the Congo practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- People from Kinshasa
- Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters