Drew Fickett

Drew Fickett (born December 14, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1999, Fickett has also formerly competed for the UFC, Strikeforce, DREAM, Cage Rage, the XFC, MFC, and King of the Cage.

Background Fickett is from Tucson, Arizona and began training in Kajukenbo when he was 10 years old. When Fickett was in high school he was a wrestler and practiced judo, with MMA legend Don Frye's original trainer. He was the second best wrestler in the state of Arizona during his junior year and began his career in MMA shortly after graduating from high school. After his college wrestling career at Pima Community College was ended prematurely due to a serious motorcycle accident, Fickett dropped out of college and moved to live in Phoenix, Arizona for two years to become trained as a mixed martial artist.

Mixed martial arts career Early career Fickett began his professional MMA career in 1999 and quickly amassed an undefeated record of 12–0 in the first 20 months of his career. Before entering the UFC, Fickett had a record of 24–2 with notable wins over Dennis Hallman, Carlo Prater and Kenny Florian.

Ultimate Fighting championship UFC President, Dana White stated that Fickett was originally supposed to be a contestant on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, but upon watching his bout with Kenny Florian at a small mixed martial arts event, he had decided to sign Florian onto the show in his place. Fickett defeated Florian, but shortly after was incarcerated. White then went with Florian.

Fickett made his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut in February 2005 at UFC 51, losing to Nick Diaz via TKO. He went 4–3 in his tenure with the organization, with notable victories over Kurt Pellegrino, Josh Neer and a come-from-behind win over Josh Koscheck.

Post-UFC Following his release from the UFC in 2007, Fickett stayed busy fighting for a number of smaller tier promotions including HDNet Fights, Cage Rage and Strikeforce.

Fickett had been scheduled to fight Ryan Ford for the Maximum Fighting Championship welterweight title at MFC 17: Hostile Takeover on July 25, 2008. However, after signing an agreement for the MFC fight, he signed another agreement to fight Luke Stewart at the Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson event on June 27, 2008, as a replacement for an injured Joe Riggs.

Championships and accomplishments Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC Encyclopedia Awards Fight of the Night (One time) Submission of the Night (One time) UFC.com Awards 2005: Ranked #6 Submission of the Year

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Abe Alsaghir Submission (rear-naked choke) Legends of Combat 3

Wayne, Michigan, United States Loss

Tyler Hill Submission (heel hook) Savage Fights 2

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States Win

Mark Kolker Submission (rear-naked choke) Savage Fights 1

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States Loss

Luis Felix KO (head kick) CES MMA 22

Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States Loss

Andre Winner Decision (unanimous) Global Warrior Challenge 1

Kansas City, Missouri, United States Loss

Justin Gaethje KO (punch) Rage in the Cage 163

Chandler, Arizona, United States Loss

Jonatas Novaes TKO (punches) ShoFight 20

Springfield, Missouri, United States Win

Kevin Knabjian Submission (guillotine choke) Worldwide MMA 1

El Paso, Texas, United States Loss

Jamie Varner TKO (submission to punches) XFC 16

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States Loss

Ronys Torres TKO (Submission to punches) Amazon Forest Combat 1

Manaus, Brazil Loss

Tatsuya Kawajiri TKO (punches) Dream: Japan GP Final

Tokyo, Japan Loss

Brian Cobb TKO (punches) MFC 30

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Win

Matt Veach Submission (armbar) MFC 28

Enoch, Alberta, Canada Win

Carlo Prater Submission (rear-naked choke)

Win

Dennis Bermudez Submission (rear-naked choke)

Win

Charles Bennett Submission (guillotine choke)

Win

Derrick Noble Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Fighting Extreme: Mayhem in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Loss

Freddy Sandoval KO (knee) Rage In The Cage 133

Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States Loss

Kyle Baker TKO (punches) Cagefest Xtreme: All In

Norfolk, Virginia, United States Loss

Nik Lentz Decision (unanimous) Extreme Beatdown at 4 Bears 4

New Town, North Dakota, United States Loss

Tyler Stinson TKO (punches) C3 Fights

Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States Loss

Ferrid Kheder KO (punches) C3 Fights: Knockout-Rockout Weekend 1

Clinton, Oklahoma, United States Win

Jason MacKay Submission (triangle choke) Phoenix Fight Promotions: Wanted

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Loss

Jose Cortez Decision (split) Rage in the Cage 117

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Loss

Jesse Taylor TKO (punches and elbows) Total Combat 32

El Cajon, California, United States Win

Joe Manzello Submission (rear-naked choke) Silver Crown Fights 1

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States Loss

Richard Villes TKO (punch to the body) Rage in the Cage 113

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States Win

Jeff Horlacher Submission (guillotine choke) Rage in the Cage 111

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Win

Lim Jae-suk Submission (guillotine choke) Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le

San Jose, California, United States Win

Mark Weir Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Rage 24

London, England Win

Anthony Lapsley Submission (rear-naked choke) HDNet Fights 1

Dallas, Texas, United States Win

Keita Nakamura Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Karo Parisyan Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs

San Diego, California, United States Win

Kurt Pellegrino Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 61

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Joshua Burkman Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Josh Koscheck Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Ultimate Fight Night 2

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Josh Neer Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Ultimate Fight Night

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Brandon Melendez Submission (rear-naked choke) Ring of Fire 17

Castle Rock, Colorado, United States Win

Robert Briggs TKO (corner stoppage) Night of Champions 1

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Loss

Nick Diaz TKO (punches) UFC 51

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Nuri Shakir Submission (rear-naked choke) Combat Zone 9

Revere, Massachusetts, United States Win

Kenny Florian Decision (split) Combat Zone 7

Revere, Massachusetts, United States Win

Kyle Brees TKO (punches) Xtreme Cage Fighter 5

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Win

Fabio Holanda Submission (rear-naked choke) World Freestyle Fighting 6

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Win

Shaun Beckett Submission (rear-naked choke)

Win

Carlo Prater Submission (guillotine choke)

Win

Greg Bell Submission (choke) Rage in the Cage 56

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Win

Dennis Hallman Decision (split) KOTC: More Punishment

Reno, Nevada, United States Loss

Landon Showalter Submission (triangle choke) United Full Contact Federation: Summer Slam

Rochester, Washington, United States Win

Shaun Beckett Submission (choke) Rage in the Cage 49

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Win

John Lansing Decision (unanimous) Rage in the Cage 43

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Win

Edwin Dewees Decision (unanimous) Rage in the Cage 36

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Win

John Lansing Submission (armbar) Rage in the Cage 35

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Loss

Edwin Dewees Decision (split) Rage in the Cage 34

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Win

Kimo Stant Submission (armbar) Rage in the Cage 23

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Win

Maurice Wilson Submission (rear-naked choke) Cajan Fights 1

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Win

Rock Lima Submission (choke) Rage in the Cage: Tucson 5

Tucson, Arizona, United States Win

Jerry Parsons Submission (choke) Rage in the Cage 22

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Win

Cedric Marks Decision (unanimous) Absolute Fighter Challenge 1

Tempe, Arizona, United States Win

Michael Chavez TKO (submission to punches) Rage in the Cage 21

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Win

Ryan Brown KO (punches) Rage in the Cage: Tucson 4

Tucson, Arizona, United States Win

Bill Cameron Decision (unanimous) Rage in the Cage 19

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Win

Jeff Horlacher Submission (choke) Rage in the Cage 18

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Win

Owen Phelps Submission (choke) Rage in the Cage: Tucson 1

Tucson, Arizona, United States Win

Jamie Clark Submission (choke) Rage in the Cage 16

Phoenix, Arizona, United States Win

Shawn Polso Decision (unanimous) Rage in the Cage 4

Phoenix, Arizona, United States