| Mike Rhodes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Rhodes (1989-12-04)December 4, 1989 (age 36) Waterloo, Iowa, United States |
| Other names | Biggie |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Division | Middleweight Welterweight |
| Reach | 74.5[1] |
| Fighting out of | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Team | Roufusport |
| Rank | Brown belt inBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2] |
| Years active | 2012–2019 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 20 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 3 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record fromSherdog | |
Michael Rhodes (born December 4, 1989) is an American former professionalmixed martial artist. Rhodes competed in theUFC,Bellator MMA,Absolute Championship Berkut, andRFA andCage Fury Fighting Championships.
Rhodes was born and raised inWaterloo, Iowa. He was a troubled youth who often got into fights and had anger management issues.[citation needed] He competed in basketball and football during high school atWaterloo East High School andColumbus Catholic High School in his senior year. He was talented, later continuing his basketball career in college atEllsworth Community College. During college, Rhodes began training in cardiokickboxing in order to lose weight, losing 110 lbs before transitioning into a career inmixed martial arts.[3]
Rhodes compiled an amateur MMA record of 6–2 and was the Iowa Challenge Amateur Middleweight Champion before making his professional debut in 2012. Rhodes then went 6–1 as a professional and won the RFA Welterweight Championship, before being signed by theUFC. Rhodes signed with the UFC in the winter of 2013.[4]
Rhodes made his promotional debut against fellow newcomerGeorge Sullivan on January 25, 2014, atUFC on Fox 10.[4] Sullivan won the fight via unanimous decision.[5]
Rhodes next facedRobert Whittaker on June 28, 2014, atUFC Fight Night 43.[6] Rhodes lost the fight via unanimous decision.[7]
Rhodes was next scheduled to facePaulo Thiago on September 13, 2014, atUFC Fight Night 51.[8] However, Rhodes pulled out of the fight citing an injury.
Rhodes made his next appearance againstErick Silva on December 20, 2015, atUFC Fight Night 58 on December 20, 2014.[9] Rhodes was defeated via technical submission due to an arm-triangle choke in the first round and was subsequently released from the promotion.[6][10]
After being released from the UFC, Rhodes returned to the regional circuit and faced Tom Angeloff at NAFC: Explosion on April 11, 2015. He won via knockout in the first round.
On February 28, it was announced that Rhodes would replaceChris Honeycutt in a bout againstKendall Grove atBellator 174 on March 3, 2017. However, Rhodes was unable to make the required weight, and the bout scratched after they were unable to come to an agreement for the bout to proceed at a catchweight.[11]
Rhodes next facedRafael Lovato Jr. atBellator 181 on July 14, 2017. He lost the fight via submission in the first round.[12]
On February 20, 2018, it was announced that Bellator had released Rhodes from the promotion.[13]
| 20 matches | 13 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 5 | 0 |
| By submission | 4 | 3 |
| By decision | 4 | 3 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 13–6 (1) | Najim Wali | KO (punch) | CFFC 80: Rhodes vs. Wali | November 22, 2019 | 2 | 0:55 | Newport News, Virginia, United States | Won the CFFC Light heavyweight championship. |
| Win | 12–6 (1) | Christian Torres | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 68 | May 31, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States | Light Heavyweight debut. |
| Win | 11–6 (1) | BJ Lacy | Submission (ankle lock) | Ascendancy FC 18 | August 11, 2018 | 1 | 2:00 | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | |
| Loss | 10–6 (1) | Ibragim Chuzhigaev | Decision (unanimous) | ACB 87: Mousah vs. Whiteford | May 19, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Nottingham, England | |
| NC | 10–5 (1) | Bryan Baker | NC (elbows to back of head) | Extreme Beatdown: Beatdown 21 | March 10, 2018 | 2 | 3:18 | New Town, North Dakota, United States | Baker threw illegal elbows to the back of Rhodes' head. |
| Loss | 10–5 | Rafael Lovato Jr. | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 181 | July 14, 2017 | 1 | 1:59 | Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Win | 10–4 | Rakim Cleveland | Submission (guillotine choke) | VFC 51: Emerson vs. West | June 24, 2016 | 2 | 2:42 | Urbandale, Iowa, United States | Return toMiddleweight; won the VFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–4 | Mark Stoddard | Decision (unanimous) | NAFC: Super Brawl | January 30, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 8–4 | Taki Uluilakepa | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Prestige FC 1: Atonement | October 24, 2015 | 3 | 3:54 | Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada | Catchweight (175 lbs) bout. |
| Win | 7–4 | Tom Angeloff | KO (punch) | NAFC: Explosion | April 11, 2015 | 1 | 1:36 | Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Loss | 6–4 | Erick Silva | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway | December 20, 2014 | 1 | 1:15 | Barueri, Brazil | |
| Loss | 6–3 | Robert Whittaker | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Te-Huna vs. Marquardt | June 28, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Loss | 6–2 | George Sullivan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson | January 25, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 6–1 | Alan Jouban | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 10: Rhodes vs. Jouban | October 25, 2013 | 5 | 5:00 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Won RFA Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 5–1 | Benjamin Smith | TKO (punches) | RFA 8: Pettis vs. Pegg | June 21, 2013 | 1 | 0:56 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Brandon Thatch | Submission (rear-naked choke) | RFA 7: Thatch vs. Rhodes | March 22, 2013 | 1 | 2:22 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Quartus Stitt | TKO (retirement) | Madtown Throwdown 29: Unstoppable | January 5, 2013 | 2 | 5:00 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Matt Gauthier | Submission (armbar) | RWC: Rogue Warrior Championships 3 | September 6, 2012 | 1 | 4:04 | Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States | Welterweight debut. |
| Win | 2–0 | Torrey Berendes | KO (punch) | Madtown Throwdown 28: Hells Bells | August 11, 2012 | 1 | 0:42 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | Catchweight bout of 180 lbs. |
| Win | 1–0 | Zak Ottow | Decision (unanimous) | NAFC: Colosseum | May 4, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
