Tony Gravely
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Born | Antonio Lamar Gravely September 28, 1991 Martinsville, Virginia, United States | ||
Nationality | American | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb) | ||
Division | Bantamweight (MMA) | ||
Fighting out of | Coconut Creek, Florida | ||
Team | American Top Team | ||
Years active | 2015–present | ||
Mixed martial arts record | |||
Total | 26 | ||
Wins | 20 | ||
By knockout | 8 | ||
By submission | 3 | ||
By decision | 9 | ||
Losses | 6 | ||
By submission | 5 | ||
By decision | 1 |
Antonio Lamar Gravely (born September 28, 1991) is an American mixed martial arts who competes in the Bantamweight (MMA) division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
A native of Martinsville, Virginia, Gravely attended Magna Vista High School, where he was a four-time all-state wrestler. He had two undefeated seasons while wrestling in high school.[1]
After high school, Gravely attended Appalachian State University in North Carolina on a wrestling scholarship. In three seasons wrestling for the Mountaineers, Gravely appeared in two NCAA Tournaments and won a Southern Conference Tournament Championship. He left App State with a major in construction management.[2]
Mixed martial arts career
Gravely had his first professional fight in October of 2015 against Chad Wiggington. He won the fight at the Elite 8 Warrior Challenge in a unanimous decision to claim his first victory.[3]
According to the Martinsville Bulletin, Gravely quit his construction day job in 2016 and decided to focus full-time on an MMA career.[4] He trained at Tech MMA Academy in Southwest Virginia for years as he pursued a professional fighting career.[5] He also coached wrestling at nearby Virginia Tech University while getting his start on an MMA fighting career.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Gravely got his break in UFC when he was selected to be a part of Dana White’s Contender Series in 2019. He earned the formal invite to join the UFC after recording a knockout of Ray Rodriguez in the third round of his Contender Series fight.[6]
He made his UFC debut in January 2020 with a loss against Brett Johns in Raleigh, North Carolina. After his debut, Gravely announced he would be moving to Florida to train with American Top Team.
Championships and accomplishments
- CES MMA
- CES MMA Bantamweight Championship (One time)
- Two successful defenses
- CES MMA Bantamweight Championship (One time)
- King of the Cage
- King of the Cage Bantamweight Championship (One time)
- Fight Lab
- Fight Lab Bantamweight Championship (One time)
- PA Cage Fight
- PACF Bantamweight Championship (One time)
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown | ||
26 matches | 20 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 8 | 0 |
By submission | 3 | 5 |
By decision | 9 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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– | Nate Maness | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Costa | April 17, 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |||||
Win | 20–6 | Geraldo de Freitas | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos | November 15, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 19–6 | Brett Johns | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos | January 25, 2020 | 3 | 2:53 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 19–5 | Ray Rodriguez | TKO (Punches) | Dana White's Contender Series 24 | August 13, 2019 | 3 | 2:16 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 18–5 | Darren Mima | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CES 55: Wells vs. de Jesus | March 29, 2019 | 2 | 4:54 | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | Defended CES MMA Bantamweight Championship. |
Win | 17–5 | Kris Moutinho | KO (punches) | CES 54: Andrews vs. Logan | January 19, 2019 | 4 | 4:02 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States | Defended CES MMA Bantamweight Championship. |
Win | 16–5 | Kody Nordby | KO (slam) | CES 53: Gravely vs. Nordby | November 2, 2018 | 1 | 0:36 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States | Won vacant CES MMA Bantamweight Championship. |
Win | 15–5 | Drako Rodriguez | TKO (punches) | KOTC: Territorial Conflict | September 15, 2018 | 5 | 3:49 | Niagara Falls, New York, United States | Won the List_of_King_of_the_Cage_champions#Flyweight_Championship |
Win | 14–5 | Bruno Ferreira | TKO (punches) | Road to M-1 USA | August 11, 2018 | 1 | N/A | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
Win | 13–5 | James Quigg | TKO | Fight Lab 59 | June 22, 2018 | 3 | 1:08 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Won Fight Lab Bantamweight Championship. |
Loss | 12–5 | Patrick Mix | Submission (guillotine choke) | King of the Cage: No Retreat | May 12, 2018 | 1 | 1:44 | Salamanca, New York, United States | For the List_of_King_of_the_Cage_champions#Flyweight_Championship |
Win | 12–4 | Jerrell Hodge | Decision (unanimous) | CFFC 68 | October 21, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
Win | 11–4 | Jordan Morales | Decision (unanimous) | PA Cage Fight 29 | September 22, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States | Won PACF Bantamweight Championship. |
Win | 10–4 | Keith Richardson | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 17 | July 21, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Catchweight (140 lb) bout. |
Win | 9–4 | Francis Healy | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC: Heavy Hands | May 13, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Washington, Pennsylvania, United States | Featherweight bout. |
Loss | 8–4 | Manny Bermudez | Submission (armbar) | Cage Titans 33 | April 8, 2017 | 1 | N/A | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | |
Loss | 8–3 | Merab Dvalishvili | Decision (unanimous) | Ring of Combat 57 | November 18, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
Win | 8–2 | Tim Sosa | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC: Harm's Way | September 17, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Washington, Pennsylvania, United States | |
Loss | 7–2 | Ricky Bandejas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CFFC 60 | August 6, 2016 | 2 | 2:32 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
Win | 7–1 | Dave Roberts | TKO (punches) | CFFC 58 | May 21, 2016 | 3 | 2:37 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
Win | 6–1 | Dylan Cala | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Rage 4 | April 16, 2016 | 1 | 3:01 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | |
Win | 5–1 | Paul Grant | TKO (punches) | Ring of Combat 54 | March 4, 2016 | 3 | 1:02 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
Win | 4–1 | Reginald Barnett Jr. | Decision (unanimous) | Elite Warrior Challenge 9 | February 6, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Salem, Virginia, United States | |
Win | 3–1 | Dwayne Holman Jr. | Decision (unanimous) | CFFC 55: Chookagian vs. Varela | January 9, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
Win | 2–1 | Vladimir Kazbekov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Global Proving Ground 22 | November 21, 2015 | 2 | 4:20 | Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, United States | Catchweight (130 lb) bout. |
Loss | 1–1 | Pat Sabatini | Submission (rear-naked choke) | CFFC 52: Horcher vs. Regman | October 31, 2015 | 1 | 2:47 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Featherweight bout. |
Win | 1–0 | Chad Wiggington | Decision (unanimous) | Elite Warrior Challenge 8 | October 10, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Salem, Virginia, United States | Bantamweight debut. |
References
- ↑ "Tony Gravely - Wrestling - App State Sports". appstatesports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Tony Gravely - Wrestling - App State Sports". appstatesports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Tony Gravely". Tapology. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Martinsville native Tony Gravely has wrestled to make a career as one of Virginia's few ultimate fighters". Martinsville Bulletin. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ↑ "Staff - Tech MMA and Fitness". Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ↑ "UFC: Tony Gravely Ready for New Beginnings with Move to American Top Team". Cageside Press. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ↑ Sherdog.com. "Tony Gravely". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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