| LC Davis | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1980-10-28)October 28, 1980 (age 45) Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
| Division | Bantamweight Featherweight(formerly) |
| Reach | 69 in (180 cm) |
| Style | Freestyle wrestling,Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Team | SEK Elite Combat Academy |
| Years active | 2006–2016 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 31 |
| Wins | 23 |
| By knockout | 8 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record fromSherdog | |
La Carvas Rashad Davis (born October 28, 1980) is an Americanmixed martial artist who most recently competed in theBantamweight division ofBellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2006, Davis has also formerly competed for theQuad Cities Silverbacks in theIFL,Affliction Entertainment,Titan FC, and theWEC.
Born and raised inKansas City, Missouri, Davis competed inhigh school wrestling and was talented, going on to continue his wrestling career atLabette Community College andMissouri Valley College. After graduating college, Davis began training in mixed martial arts.[1]
Davis made his MMA debut in 2006, defeating Nick Wright in VFC 12. His professional MMA career has made him retire from a steady job as a wrestling coach atPratt Community College,[2] moving to theQuad Cities to train underPat Miletich at his Mixed Martial School. He has competed for the Featherweight Grand Prix title, but there he suffered the first loss of his professional career, toWagnney Fabiano.
In 2008, Davis was intended to debut inWEC 35 as a replacement to the injuredCub Swanson, who broke his hand at training. He was supposed to fight againstHiroyuki Takaya, but the fight was cancelled for unspecified reasons.[3]
Davis made his WEC debut against fellow WEC newcomerJavier Vazquez on August 9, 2009 atWEC 42.[4] He won via split decision.
He returned to the WEC only four months later, defeating previously unbeatenDiego Nunes via unanimous decision atWEC 44. A victory which was also considered a major upset, Nunes was a 3 to 1 favorite coming into the bout.[5]
On March 6, 2010, Davis defeatedDeividas Taurosevičius via majority decision atWEC 47, Thus solidifying his name as a top 10 contender in the WEC featherweight division.[6]
In his fourth WEC outing, Davis fought top contenderJosh Grispi atWEC 49.[7] In the first round of the fight, Grispi sunk in a deep guillotine choke as Davis was shooting for a takedown. Grispi managed to choke Davis unconscious and was declared the winner via technical submission.
Davis looked to bounce back from his previous defeat by taking onBrazilian Jiu Jitsu black beltRaphael Assunção. The fight took place on November 11, 2010 atWEC 52.[8] Davis lost via unanimous decision. For the first time in his WEC career Davis was the favorite coming into the fight.
After losing his second straight fight Davis was released from Zuffa following the UFC/WEC merger.[9]
In September 2008, Davis signed a year-long three-fight non-exclusive contract withAffliction, Davis made his Affliction debut on January 24, 2009 where he defeated journeymanBao Quach by unanimous decision after a back and forth fight. His contract was later terminated after the company closed.
Davis has been announced as a participant inWorld Victory Road's FeatherweightGrand Prix. In the first round of the tournament Davis was upset and thoroughly defeated byMichihiro Omigawa via unanimous decision.
After his release from the WEC, Davis returned home to Kansas City to work on his training where he eventually decided to drop down to the bantamweight division. Davis made his bantamweight debut on May 25, 2012 atTitan Fighting Championships 22 against Bill Kamery. Davis defeated Kamery in the second round via TKO putting him back in the win column for first time in over two years.
Davis defeated Jacob Akin on February 22, 2013, at Kansas City Fighting Alliance 5 via TKO due to punches in round one.
Davis defeated Dominic Blanco on March 30, 2013, at Victory Fighting Championship 39 via TKO due to a liver kick in round one.
Davis defeated James Saville on June 29, 2013, at GWC: The British Invasion via unanimous decision.
Davis made his debut withBellator MMA on March 21, 2014 atBellator 113. He faced Tory Bogguess and won via guillotine choke submission in the closing seconds of the first round.
Davis next faced promotional newcomer Zeilton Rodrigues atBellator 124 on September 12, 2014. He won the fight via unanimous decision.[10]
Davis facedHideo Tokoro atBellator 135 on March 27, 2015.[11] He won the back-and-forth fight via split decision. He still went on to do the interview after he broke his jaw.[12]
Davis faced the formerBellator Bantamweight Champion,Joe Warren in the main event ofBellator 143 on September 25, 2015.[13] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
On February 20, 2018 it was announced that Bellator had released Davis from the promotion.[14]
Davis is currently teaching and coaching wrestling for Pittsburg High School. He has two sons and one daughter with wife, Kylie Shepard.
| 31 matches | 23 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| By submission | 7 | 2 |
| By decision | 8 | 6 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 23–8 | Marcos Galvão | Decision (split) | Bellator 166 | December 2, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Loss | 23–7 | Joe Warren | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 143 | September 25, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Hidalgo, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 23–6 | Hideo Tokoro | Decision (split) | Bellator 135 | March 27, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Win | 22–6 | Zeilton Rodrigues | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 124 | September 12, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Plymouth Township, Michigan, United States | |
| Win | 21–6 | Tory Bogguess | Submission (guillotine choke) | Bellator 113 | March 21, 2014 | 1 | 4:58 | Mulvane, Kansas, United States | |
| Loss | 20–6 | Ryan Roberts | Decision (split) | Victory Fighting Championship 41 | December 14, 2013 | 5 | 5:00 | Ralston, Nebraska, United States | Lost the VFC Bantamweight Championship.[16] |
| Win | 20–5 | James Saville | Decision (unanimous) | GWC: The British Invasion: U.S. vs. U.K. | June 29, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| Win | 19–5 | Dominic Blanco | TKO (liver kick) | Victory Fighting Championship 39 | March 30, 2013 | 1 | 2:44 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Won the VFC Bantamweight Championship.[17] |
| Win | 18–5 | Jacob Akin | TKO (punches) | Kansas City Fighting Alliance 5 | February 22, 2013 | 1 | 2:18 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 17–5 | Bill Kamery | TKO (punches) | Titan FC 22 | May 25, 2012 | 2 | 2:59 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | Bantamweight debut. |
| Loss | 16–5 | Christian Uflacker | Decision (split) | Hoosier Fight Club 10 | February 11, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | |
| Loss | 16–4 | Raphael Assunção | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 52 | November 11, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 16–3 | Josh Grispi | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | WEC 49 | June 20, 2010 | 1 | 2:33 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 16–2 | Deividas Taurosevičius | Decision (majority) | WEC 47 | March 6, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |
| Win | 15–2 | Diego Nunes | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 44 | November 18, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 14–2 | Javier Vazquez | Decision (split) | WEC 42 | August 9, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 13–2 | Michihiro Omigawa | Decision (unanimous) | World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 7 | March 20, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 13–1 | Bao Quach | Decision (unanimous) | Affliction: Day of Reckoning | January 24, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Anaheim, California, United States | |
| Win | 12–1 | Billy Kidd | Submission (bulldog choke) | Adrenaline MMA 2: Miletich vs. Denny | December 11, 2008 | 1 | 2:52 | Moline, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 11–1 | Josh Bernal | TKO (punches) | Conquest FC 1 | September 27, 2008 | 1 | 4:07 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 10–1 | Rafael Dias | KO (head kick) | IFL: New Jersey | April 4, 2008 | 3 | 3:56 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 9–1 | Wagnney Fabiano | Submission (armbar) | IFL: World Grand Prix Finals | December 19, 2007 | 1 | 3:38 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 9–0 | Conor Heun | Decision (split) | IFL: 2007 Semi-Finals | August 2, 2007 | 3 | 4:00 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | Dan Sullivan | TKO (punches) | Titan FC 8 | July 27, 2007 | 1 | 3:18 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | Jay Estrada | Submission (guillotine choke) | IFC: Chicago | May 19, 2007 | 2 | 0:33 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | George Henderson | TKO (submission to punches) | Titan FC 7 | March 23, 2007 | 1 | 1:10 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | John T. Smith | TKO (punches) | Titan FC 6 | July 24, 2007 | 1 | 0:36 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Tim Gorman | Submission (guillotine choke) | Titan FC 5 | August 4, 2006 | 1 | 2:52 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Mike Lindquist | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Titan FC 4 | June 9, 2006 | 1 | 1:13 | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Ace Anderson | TKO (submission to punches) | Titan FC 2 | May 12, 2006 | 1 | 0:52 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Nick Wright | TKO (punches) | VFC 12: Warpath | February 25, 2006 | 2 | N/A | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States |
