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Terence Lee "Terry" Etim (born January 11, 1986) is an English mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

and Thai boxer

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

who trains with Team Kaobon and RFT. He is trained by Colin Heron and Marcelo Brigadeiro. Etim is a 2-stripe blue belt in Luta Livre under Marcelo Brigadeiro.

Early career

Terry became the Cage Gladiators Lightweight Champion by defeating Greg Loughran via rear naked choke in the second round and successfully defended his title against Sami Berik, again winning in the second round via arm bar.

Etim's fight with Spain's Diego Gonzalez was refereed by former boxing World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...

, during the World Cage Fighting Championships at the MEN Arena in Manchester

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

, England

England

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in March 2006. Etim won the fight via triangle choke in the first round.

UFC

Since then Etim trained with Pride veteran Luciano Azevedo

Luciano Azevedo

Luciano Azevedo is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the current Cage Gladiators Lightweight Champion. Azevedo has fought for the PRIDE Fighting Championship and Shooto, and is noted as being the first and only man to defeat Ultimate Fighting Championship Featherweight Champion...

in Brazil in preparation for his fight with Matt Grice

Matt Grice

Donald Matthew Grice is an American mixed martial artist who has fought for X-1, Freestyle Cage Fighting, Ultimate Texas Showdown and the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

at UFC 70

UFC 70

UFC 70: Nations Collide was the second UFC event held in the United Kingdom, and the first in Manchester on Saturday, April 21, 2007. The first UFC event in the UK was UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall on July 13, 2002. UFC 70 was also only the seventh UFC event held outside the United States, and the...

in Manchester. After an opening flurry that rocked Grice, Etim jumped in with a flying knee that was blocked and caused him to fall to the canvas. From there, Grice worked his ground and pound attack, but once the fight was stood up, Etim turned the tables and locked in a standing guillotine. Etim dragged Grice down to the ground whilst in the guillotine. But this allowed Grice to escape briefly, before Etim got Grice in another guillotine choke. Grice fell unconscious in the choke and referee Steve Mazzagatti called the fight with 12 seconds left of the opening round.

Etim was defeated at UFC 75, London by Gleison Tibau

Gleison Tibau

Janigleison Herculano Alves, better known as Gleison Tibau is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is one of the largest lightweights in MMA, weighing up to 183 pounds by the time he enters the cage.-Mixed martial arts:He was brought up...

via unanimous decision. Etim was controlled on the ground by Tibau for the length of the fight, eliciting boos from the English crowd.

In his next fight, Etim received his second career loss and his second loss in a row against veteran fighter Rich Clementi

Rich Clementi

Richard Thomas Clementi is a journeyman American mixed martial artist. He holds notable wins over Terry Etim, Sam Stout, Fabio Holanda, Melvin Guillard and Anthony Johnson.-Mixed martial arts career:...

in a similar manner.

Etim defeated Sam Stout

Sam Stout

Samuel James "Hands of Stone" Stout is a Canadian mixed martial artist from London, Ontario. Currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he is primarily known as a striker with an iron chin.- Mixed martial arts career :...

at UFC 89

UFC 89

UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 18, 2008 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. The event was headlined by a middleweight bout between Michael Bisping and Chris Leben...

in Birmingham

Birmingham

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, England

England

via unanimous decision. Combining precise kicks with fast hands and a precise jab, Etim controlled Stout through the duration of the fight, only having to fend off sporadic and often desperate bursts from the Canadian in reply.

Terry posted his second win in as many fights, as he stopped Palace Fighting Championship lightweight titleholder Brian Cobb

Brian Cobb

Brian Cobb is an American mixed martial artist. Cobb is known for his single fight stint in the Ultimate Fighting Championships . He is currently signed with the Canadian promotion, Maximum Fighting Championship...

via TKO in the second round. The defeat snapped Cobb’s nine-fight winning streak. Etim appeared to win the first round, using leg kicks effectively. When the fight went to the ground Cobb failed to score points, as Etim avoided damage on the ground. Early in round two Etim dropped Cobb with a head kick before finishing the fight with punches, forcing the referee to stop the fight.

Terry survived a first-round knockdown and broken nose to defeat Justin Buchholz

Justin Buchholz

Justin Buchholz is an American mixed martial artist. Buchholz graduated from Lathrop High School in 2002, where he competed in wrestling. He competes in the Lightweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...

via D'Arce choke at 2:38 of the second round. Etim collected $60,000 for submission of the night. Buchholz and Etim traded heavy kicks and punches for the first few minutes in the bout before the American landed a hard right hand which broke Etim’s nose. Buchholz pounced but Etim was able to survive the round. Etim went back to his measured gameplan in round two, landing with some hard leg kicks, before hurting Buchholz with multiple knees from the clinch. A scramble ensued before the fight went to the mat, from there Etim was able to lock in the D'Arce choke to finish the fight.

Etim won his third Submission of the Night award after defeating Shannon Gugerty

Shannon Gugerty

Shannon Kevin Gugerty is an American mixed martial artist. He has competed primarily in the Total Combat promotion, making his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs...

at UFC 105

UFC 105

UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 14, 2009 in Manchester, England at the Manchester Evening News Arena...

by tapout due to a guillotine choke.

Etim was a finalist in Fighters Only Magazine's "Submission of the Year" award.

Etim fought BJJ Black Belt Rafael dos Anjos

Rafael dos Anjos

Rafael dos Anjos is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. Dos Anjos trains out of Evolve MMA in Brazil and Singapore and is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under Aldo "Caveirinha" Januario de Olivera...

on April 10, 2010 at UFC 112

UFC 112

UFC 112: Invincible was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 10, 2010, on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates...

. After a dominant first round, where Etim almost submitted dos Anjos with a guillotine choke, he succumbed to the Brazilian's grappling skills in the second, tapping out due a tight armbar.

Etim was expected to face Joe Lauzon

Joe Lauzon

Joseph E. Lauzon Jr. is an American mixed martial artist from Brockton, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Massachusetts and is training at Lauzon MMA in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.-Early life and background:...

on August 28, 2010 at UFC 118

UFC 118

UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 28, 2010 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The third UFC Fan Expo coincided with the event...

, but was forced off the card with an injury and replaced by Gabe Ruediger

Gabe Ruediger

Gabriel G. "Gabe" Ruediger is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...

.

Etim in 2010 was arrested by Spanish authorities alongside team mate James Manning for possession of Marijuana and fake money while using the fake rib injury as a cover story he served 6 months in a Spanish prison.

Etim fought Edward Faaloloto on November 5, 2011 at UFC 138

UFC 138

UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 5, 2011 at LG Arena in Birmingham, England. The event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S. and live on Sportsnet in Canada...

Etim showed his superior ground skills as he submitted Faaloloto with a guillotine choke 17 seconds into the fight, earning his 4th career Submission of the Night award (tying the UFC's all-time mark).

Etim is now slated to meet undefeated Brazilian striker Edson Barboza at UFC 142

UFC 142

UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event is expected to take place on January 14, 2012 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Background:...

in Brazil.

Mixed martial arts record

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| Win
|align=center| 15–3
|Edward Faaloloto
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| UFC 138

UFC 138

Birmingham

Rafael dos Anjos

| Submission (armbar)
| UFC 112

UFC 112

UFC 112: Invincible was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 10, 2010, on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates...

Abu Dhabi

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, United Arab Emirates
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 14–2
| Shannon Gugerty

Shannon Gugerty

Shannon Kevin Gugerty is an American mixed martial artist. He has competed primarily in the Total Combat promotion, making his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs...

| Submission (guillotine choke)
| UFC 105

UFC 105

UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 14, 2009 in Manchester, England at the Manchester Evening News Arena...

Manchester

, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 13–2
| Justin Buchholz

Justin Buchholz

| Submission (brabo choke)
| UFC 99

UFC 99

UFC 99: The Comeback was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 13, 2009 in Cologne, Germany. It was the first UFC event held in Germany, as well as the first in mainland Europe .-Background:On Monday, June 1, the...

Cologne

Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...

, Germany
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 12–2
| Brian Cobb

Brian Cobb

| TKO (head kick and punches)
| UFC 95

UFC 95

UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 21, 2009 at The O2 Arena in London, England. It was broadcast live for viewers in Europe and Canada and later tape delayed for U.S. viewers on Spike...

London

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, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 11–2
| Sam Stout

Sam Stout

| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 89

UFC 89

Birmingham

Rich Clementi

| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 84

UFC 84

UFC 84: Ill Will was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 24, 2008, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Overview:...

Las Vegas, Nevada

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Gleison Tibau

| Decision (unanimous)
| UFC 75

UFC 75

UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.The event was held September 8, 2007 at The O2 in London, England. The event was on Setanta Sports 1 in the United Kingdom, TV4 Sport in Sweden, PPV1 in Ireland, and offered on tape delay on...

London

, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 10–0
| Matt Grice

Matt Grice

Donald Matthew Grice is an American mixed martial artist who has fought for X-1, Freestyle Cage Fighting, Ultimate Texas Showdown and the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

| Submission (guillotine choke)
| UFC 70

UFC 70

Manchester

, England
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|-
| Win
|align=center| 9–0
| Sami Berik

Sami Berik

Sami Berik is a Turkish professional mixed martial artist who is a Cage Rage veteran, and has competed in the Cage Rage Contenders series. Berik has fought current Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters Dan Hardy, Terry Etim, and Ross Pearson...

Liverpool