Trevin Giles

Trevin Dewayne Giles (born August 6, 1992) is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background Giles was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was a football defensive player at Alief Taylor High School in Houston, Texas. Giles started martial arts training when he was 20 years old.

He fought outside of Texas for the first time on March 25, 2015, when he was scheduled to fight Brendan Allen at Legacy FC 52. Giles beat the future UFC middleweight by rear-naked choke.

After a first-round TKO of Robert McCarthy at Caribbean UFF 10, Giles was scheduled to fight Robert McCarthy at RFA 41. Giles submitted McCarthy with a rear-naked choke in the second round.

At Legacy FC 59, Giles was scheduled to fight another future UFC middleweight in Ike Villanueva. He beat Villanueava by a third-round arm-triangle choke.

Giles headlined LFA 3 in a middleweight bout with Ryan Spann. He beat Spann by split decision, to keep his undefeated record.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Giles made his UFC debut on July 8, 2017, against James Bochnovic at UFC 213. He won the fight via knockout in round two.

His next fight came on December 9, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega against Antônio Braga Neto. He won the fight via knockout in the third round.

Giles faced Zak Cummings on May 18, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee. He lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the third round.

As the last fight of his rookie contract in the UFC, Giles faced Gerald Meerschaert on August 3, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 5. He lost the fight via technical submission in the third round due to a guillotine choke.

Giles was scheduled to face Antônio Arroyo on February 8, 2020, at UFC 247. However Arroyo pulled out a day before the event due to medical issues and he was replaced by James Krause. He won the back-and-forth bout via split decision. The win also earned Giles his first Fight of the Night bonus award.

Giles was expected to face Jun Yong Park on August 1, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan. However, Park was removed from the bout on July 23 due to alleged travel issues and was replaced by Kevin Holland. Just prior to his walkout, Giles fainted and the fight was canceled.

Giles faced Bevon Lewis on November 7, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira. He won the fight via technical knockout.

Giles was scheduled to face Dricus du Plessis on March 20, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 21. However, du Plessis pulled out due to visa issues and was replaced by Roman Dolidze. He won the close bout via unanimous decision. 9 out of 17 media members awarded the decision victory to Giles.

The match between Giles and Dricus du Plessis was rescheduled and eventually took place on July 10, 2021, at UFC 264. Giles lost the fight via knockout in round two.

Giles faced Michael Morales on January 22, 2022, at UFC 270. He lost the bout via technical knockout in round one.

Giles faced Louis Cosce on September 10, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Giles faced Preston Parsons on March 25, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 43. He won the fight by split decision.

Giles faced Gabriel Bonfim at UFC 291 on July 29, 2023, losing the fight via a guillotine choke submission in round one.

Giles faced Carlos Prates on February 10, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 236. He lost the bout by knockout in the second round.

Giles faced Mike Malott on November 2, 2024 at UFC Fight Night 246. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

On short notice and replacing an injured Jeremiah Wells, Giles was scheduled to face promotional newcomer Andreas Gustafsson on May 31, 2025 in a 180 pound catchweight bout at UFC on ESPN 68. However, during the weigh-ins, the UFC announced that Gustafsson vs Giles was canceled due to a head injury. Accordingly to Gustafsson, Giles got hurt after falling in his bathroom.

On July 9, 2025, it was reported that Giles was removed from the UFC roster.

Personal life Trevin and his wife Coreyonna have a son (born 2019). Giles was a police officer, working for the Houston Police Department. Giles announced his retirement from police work in an instagram post in February 2022.

Championships and awards Ultimate Fighting Championship Fight of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Mike Malott Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Albazi

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Loss

Carlos Prates KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Gabriel Bonfim Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 291

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Win

Preston Parsons Decision (split) UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen

San Antonio, Texas, United States Win

Louis Cosce Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss

Michael Morales TKO (punches) UFC 270

Anaheim, California, United States Loss

Dricus du Plessis KO (punches) UFC 264

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Roman Dolidze Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Bevon Lewis TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

James Krause Decision (split) UFC 247

Houston, Texas, United States Loss

Gerald Meerschaert Technical Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler

Newark, New Jersey, United States Loss

Zak Cummings Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee

Rochester, New York, United States Win

Antônio Braga Neto KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega

Fresno, California, United States Win

James Bochnovic KO (punch) UFC 213

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win

Ryan Spann Decision (split) LFA 3

Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States Win

Ike Villanueva Submission (arm-triangle choke) Legacy FC 59

Humble, Texas, United States Win

Josh Clark Submission (rear-naked choke) RFA 41

San Antonio, Texas, United States Win

Robert McCarthy TKO (punches) Caribbean Ultimate Fist Fighting 10

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Win

Brendan Allen Submission (rear-naked choke) Legacy FC 52

Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States Win

Larry Crowe TKO (punches) Fury FC 8

Humble, Texas, United States Win

Terrance Ferguson TKO (punches) Fury FC 7

Humble, Texas, United States Win

Patrick Hutton Submission (armbar) Legacy FC 31

Houston, Texas, United States Win

Angelus Raymond McFarlane Submission (inverted triangle choke) Legacy FC 27

Houston, Texas, United States