- Mike Guymon
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Michael Guymon Born September 17, 1974
Newport Beach, California, U.S.Other names The Joker Nationality American Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) Division Welterweight Fighting out of Lake Forest, California Team Jokers MMA Years active 1999-2011 Mixed martial arts record Total 18 Wins 12 By knockout 4 By submission 7 By decision 1 Losses 5 By submission 4 By decision 1 Draws 1 Other information Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Michael Kevin Guymon (born September 17, 1974) is an American former mixed martial artist. He fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in their welterweight division. He is a former King of the Cage welterweight title holder.
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Early life
Guymon was born in Newport Beach, CA but raised in Irvine, CA. He attended many different schools but graduated from Woodbridge High School and went to Orange Coast College to further his studies.[1]
Mixed martial arts career
Mike was trying to live his dream of playing professional baseball but while doing that he stumbled into mixed martial arts and instantly fell in love with the sport. He began training Muay Thai and Kickboxing soon after finding out about the new combat sport. Once Mike noticed that to become successful in MMA he would need to start developing a ground game, he started taking classes on Brazilian jiu-jitsu and wrestling.[2]
In 1999, Mike had his first professional fight against Zach Turnage with the fight resulting in a draw after fighting in three 5 minute rounds and a 5 minute overtime. He won two straight before opening the eyes of the matchmaker for the King of the Cage promotion who offered him a fight against up and comer, Diego Sanchez. Guymon took the fight and lost by armbar submission with three seconds left in the first round.
Guymon's next four fights came inside the KOTC promotion all wins and all of them coming by submission in the first round. With the four wins he improved his overall record to 6-1-1 getting him signed to the International Fight League (IFL). He made his debut taking on Pat Healy losing via a split decision. He did not receive another fight from the IFL so he returned to the KOTC promotion and won five straight fights, the last one being for the KOTC Welterweight title just three weeks after his suicide attempt.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Four days after defending the King of the Cage Welterweight title against Quinn Mulhern, Guymon received a call from the UFC about signing a contract. Guymon quickly accepted and signed onto a four fight deal.
He lost his UFC debut on January 11, 2010 in Fairfax, Virginia at UFC Fight Night 20 against 20 year old Canadian, Rory MacDonald. The fight stayed standing for the most part but ended when Rory took the fight to the ground and submitted Guymon with an armbar near the end of the first round.
Guymon recently defeated Yoshiyuki Yoshida on May 8, 2010 at UFC 113 by unanimous decision.[3]
Guymon faced Daniel Roberts on October 23, 2010 at UFC 121.[4] Guymon would go on the lose the fight after Roberts locked on an anaconda choke, following with a gator roll that tightened the squeeze forcing Guymon to tap.
Guymon next faced DaMarques Johnson on January 22, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 23[5] where he was injured early into the fight. He lost via verbal submission in the first round. After the fight, due to rupturing two discs in his back. Guymon announced retirement from MMA.[6]
Personal life
Mike Guymon is currently married to Nicole Guymon. [7] The couple own and operate their own gym, Jokers MMA in Lake Forest, California.[8]
Suicide attempt
On August 11, 2009, Guymon attempted to commit suicide after a dispute with his wife about possibly divorcing. Guymon wrote his family a suicide note and had planned to shoot himself with a handgun but before he could do so his wife was able to wrestle the gun away. Guymon then got into his truck and drove away but was stopped a few blocks away by the Orange County Sheriffs Department. Guymon tried numerous times to get the deputies to shoot and kill him but all refused. The deputies were able to calm Guymon down and get him some help.[7]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 18 matches 12 wins 5 losses By knockout 4 0 By submission 7 4 By decision 1 1 Draws 1 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 12-5-1 
DaMarques JohnsonVerbal Submission (body triangle) UFC: Fight For The Troops 2 January 22, 2011 1 3:22 Killeen, Texas, United States Loss 12-4-1 Daniel RobertsSubmission (anaconda choke) UFC 121 October 23, 2010 1 1:13 Anaheim, California, United States Win 12-3-1 
Yoshiyuki YoshidaDecision (unanimous) UFC 113 May 8, 2010 3 5:00 Montreal, Quebec, CAN Loss 11-3-1 
Rory MacDonaldSubmission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz January 11, 2010 1 4:27 Fairfax, Virginia, United States Win 11-2-1 Quinn MulhernTKO (punches) King of the Cage October 1, 2009 4 4:32 Highland, California, United States Defended KOTC Welterweight Championship Win 10-2-1 Kyacey UscolaTKO (punches) King of the Cage: Militia June 11, 2009 2 1:12 Highland, California, United States Win 9-2-1 Anthony LapsleySubmission (arm-triangle choke) King of the Cage: Prowler December 11, 2008 5 3:37 Highland, California, United States Won KOTC Welterweight Championship Win 8-2-1 James FanshierTKO (punches) King of the Cage: Bio Hazard August 14, 2008 1 2:54 Highland, California, United States Win 7-2-1 Chris MooreTKO King of the Cage: Fight Nite @ The Shrine April 7, 2008 2 1:52 Los Angeles, California, United States Loss 6-2-1 Pat HealyDecision (split) International Fight League: Las Vegas June 16, 2007 3 4:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 6-1-1 Josh RamageSubmission (triangle choke) King of the Cage: Destroyer December 1, 2006 1 1:52 San Jacinto, California, United States Win 5-1-1 Ken CadoySubmission (guillotine choke) King of the Cage: Final Conflict December 2, 2005 1 San Jacinto, California, United States Win 4-1-1 Ray PeralesSubmission (triangle choke) King of the Cage: Prime Time August 5, 2005 1 4:02 San Jacinto, California, United States Win 3-1-1 Joe FraineeSubmission (strikes) King of the Cage: Revenge November 14, 2004 1 2:22 San Jacinto, California, United States Loss 2-1-1 Diego SanchezSubmission (armbar) King of the Cage 23: Sin City May 16, 2003 1 4:57 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 2-0-1 Thomas SchulteSubmission Ultimate Athlete 3: Vengeance August 10, 2002 1 3:51 Denver, Colorado, United States Win 1-0-1 Eric DuusTKO (punches) Ultimate Athlete 2: The Gathering March 16, 2002 1 4:32 Cabazon, California, United States Draw 0-0-1 Zach TurnageDraw Kage Kombat 15 May 3, 1999 1 10:00 Los Angeles, California, United States References
- ^ http://www.kingofthecage.com/verbal_sparring_07.asp
- ^ http://www.jokersmma.com/whoweare.html
- ^ "Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Mike Guymon Added to UFC 113 Prelims". MMAWeekly.com. http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=10656&zoneid=13. Retrieved 2010-02-04.[dead link]
- ^ "Mike Guymon vs. Daniel Roberts targeted for UFC 121 prelims". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/20107/mike-guymon-vs-daniel-roberts-targeted-for-ufc-121-prelims.mma. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "DaMarques Johnson vs. Mike Guymon slated for Jan. 22 UFC Fight Night 23 event". mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21225/damarques-johnson-vs-mike-guymon-slated-for-jan-22-ufc-fight-night-23-event.mma. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ "Mike Guymon says he’s at peace with his retirement following latest octagon defeat". mmabay.co.uk. 2011-01-26. http://www.mmabay.co.uk/2011/01/26/mike-guymon-says-he%E2%80%99s-at-peace-with-his-retirement-following-latest-octagon-defeat/. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ a b "Guymon: From Suicide Attempt to UFC Debut". Sherdog.com. 2010-01-08. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Guymon-From-Suicide-Attempt-to-UFC-Debut-21927. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ "Mike "The Joker" Guymon Retires from MMA". bjpenn.com. 2011-01-25. http://www.bjpenn.com/profiles/blogs/mike-the-joker-guymon-retires. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
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Categories:- American mixed martial artists
- Welterweight mixed martial artists
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Mixed martial artists from California
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