John Maguire

John Maguire (born 19 May 1983) is an English mixed martial artist currently competing in Cage Warriors' Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, Maguire has also competed for the UFC, Cage Rage, BAMMA, Absolute Championship Berkut, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, and UCMMA. Maguire is the former UCMMA Welterweight Champion.

Background Maguire is from Peterborough, England, and was first exposed to mixed martial arts growing up, watching UFC events with his brother. A member of the English gypsy community, he left school when he was only 13 years old and taught himself how to read and write, while working in the logging and timber industry with his father, as well as working various other jobs before becoming a professional fighter.

Mixed martial arts career Early career Maguire made his professional MMA debut in April 2006. Over the next two years, he won all eight of his first bouts via TKO or submission with no fight going past the second round. Before signing with the UFC, he added an additional eight wins and three losses to his MMA record. He won the UCMMA Welterweight Championship on 18 September 2010, at UCMMA 15: Showdown, defeating Henrique Santana via TKO. He has defended it three times since then.

He holds victories over domestic UK standouts TUF 9 alumnus Dean Amasinger, UCMMA UK1 Welterweight Champion Peter Irving, UK MMA veteran Jamaine Facey and two wins over current UCMMA Middleweight Champion and UCMMA Welterweight Champion Jake Bostwick.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Maguire was scheduled to make his UFC debut against James Head at UFC 138. However, Head was forced to withdraw due to injury and he instead took on The Ultimate Fighter 13 veteran Justin Edwards. Maguire won the fight via unanimous decision.

Maguire fought The Ultimate Fighter 9 finalist, DaMarques Johnson, at UFC on Fuel TV 2 on 14 April 2012. He won the fight by submission via armbar at 4:40 of the second frame. His performance was awarded with Submission of the Night honors.

Maguire lost via unanimous decision to John Hathaway on 29 September 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 5. Maguire lost the fight via unanimous decision. He then faced Mitch Clarke in his Lightweight debut on 15 June 2013 at UFC 161. He lost the bout by unanimous decision. He was subsequently released from the promotion afterwards.

Cage Warriors Following his UFC release, Maguire signed with Cage Warriors on 31 October 2013. He made his debut against Philip Mulpeter at Cage Warriors 63 on 31 December 2013. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

He then faced Saul Rogers at Cage Warriors 65 on 1 March 2014. In a shocking upset, Rogers would defeat the heavy favorite Maguire via unanimous decision.

Maguire made a quick turnaround and faced Damir Hadžović at Cage Warriors 66 on 22 March 2014. He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments Olympian MMA Championships OMMAC Welterweight Championship (One time) Ultimate Challenge MMA UCMMA Welterweight Championship (One time) Ultimate Fighting Championship Submission of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Sam Boult Decision (split) Caged Steel FC 23

Sheffield, England Loss

Brad Wheeler TKO (punches) Cage Warriors 102

London, England Loss

Stefano Paternò KO (punch) IFC 3

Milan, Italy For IFC Welterweight Championship. Win

Leonardo Damiani Submission (guillotine choke) Legio's Team Bergamo: Venkon Fight Night 2

Milan, Italy Loss

Tommy Depret TKO (punches) Cage Warriors 89

Antwerp, Belgium Win

Shah Hussain Submission (heel hook) Rise of Champions 4

Brentwood, England Loss

Borys Mańkowski Decision (unanimous) KSW 37: Circus of Pain

Kraków, Poland For the KSW Welterweight Championship. Win

Kieran Malone Submission (Kimura) |ACB 47: Braveheart: Young Eagles 14

Glasgow, Scotland Win

Colin Fletcher Submission (Armbar) M4TC 21 Supremacy

Tyne and Wear, England Won M4TC Welterweight Championship. Win

Vincent del Guerra Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) British Challenge MMA 15

Colchester, Essex, England Win

Aymard Guih Decision (unanimous) British Challenge MMA 14

Colchester, Essex, England Return to Welterweight. Win

Alexandre Roumette Submission (kimura) British Challenge MMA 12

Colchester, Essex, England Catchweight (165 lbs) bout. Loss

Damir Hadžović KO (knees and punches) Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 66

Ballerup, Denmark Loss

Saul Rogers Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 65

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland Win

Philip Mulpeter Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 63

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland Catchweight (161 lbs) bout. Loss

Mitch Clarke Decision (unanimous) UFC 161

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Lightweight debut. Loss

Matthew Riddle Decision (unanimous) UFC 154

Montreal, Quebec, Canada Loss

John Hathaway Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic

Nottingham, England Win

DaMarques Johnson Submission (armbar) UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva

Stockholm, Sweden Submission of the Night. Win

Justin Edwards Decision (unanimous) UFC 138

Birmingham, England Win

Peter Irving Decision (unanimous) UCMMA 23: Go 4 It

London, England Defended UCMMA Welterweight Championship. Win

Jamaine Facey Submission (kimura) UCMMA 20: Fists of Fire

London, England Defended UCMMA Welterweight Championship. Win

Dean Amasinger Submission (rear-naked choke) UCMMA 18: Face Off

London, England Defended UCMMA Welterweight Championship. Win

Henrique Santana TKO (doctor stoppage) UCMMA 15: Showdown

London, England Won UCMMA Welterweight Championship. Win

Wayne Murrie Decision (split) OMMAC 6

Liverpool, England Won OMMAC Welterweight Championship. Loss

Simeon Thoresen Decision (unanimous) BAMMA 3

Birmingham, England Win

Edgelson Lua Decision (split) UCMMA 10: Resurrection

London, England Welterweight debut. Loss

Tom Watson TKO (punches) BAMMA 1

London, England Win

Chris Rice Decision (unanimous) CG 10: Clash of the Titans

Liverpool, England Win

Lee Austin Submission UK: Cage Fighting Championships

Coventry, England Loss

Arman Gambaryan Decision (unanimous) WAFC: World Pankration Championship 2008

Khabarovsk, Russia Win

Andy Costello Submission (rear-naked choke) Pain and Glory: ExCeL London

London, England Win

Jake Bostwick Submission (kimura) Cage Rage Contenders 6

London, England Win

Jake Bostwick TKO (punches) Cage Rage Contenders 5

East London, England Win

Alex Korsters TKO Intense Fighting

Peterborough, England Win

Ed Garass Submission (rear-naked choke) UKMMAC 18: Fists of Fury

Purfleet, England Win

Michael Pastou Submission (rear-naked choke) Intense Fighting: Caged

England Win

Bill Mutch Submission (rear-naked choke) Intense Fighting 5

England Win

Lee Webber Technical Submission Intense Fighting 3

England