Mike Pyle

“Quicksand”

MMA · Retired

27-14-1RECORD

7KO / TKO WINS

16SUBMISSION WINS

4DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Michael Wayne Pyle
Nickname	Quicksand
Date of birth	18 Sep 1975
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Dresden, USA
Lives in	Las Vegas, USA
Division	Welterweight
Team	Syndicate MMA
Height	185 cm (6′1″)
Reach	188 cm (74″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	1999–2018
Status	Retired
Pro debut	13 Nov 1999
Last fight	Loss vs Zak Ottow, 3 Mar 2018

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Titles and honours

Former WEC Welterweight Champion
Former Viking Fight Middleweight Champion
Fight of the Night (x1)
Knockout of the Night (x1)

Background

American welterweight and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from Dresden, Tennessee, who held the WEC Welterweight Championship before a long UFC career. He was based at Syndicate MMA in Las Vegas and retired in 2018.

Fight history

42 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Zak Ottow	TKO (punches)	1	2:34	UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya	3 Mar 2018	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Final fight
Loss	Alex Garcia	KO (punch)	1	3:34	UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey	30 Dec 2016	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Alberto Mina	KO (flying knee and punches)	2	1:17	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez	7 Jul 2016	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Sean Spencer	TKO (elbows and knees)	3	4:25	UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson	6 Feb 2016	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Fight of the Night
Loss	Colby Covington	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier	23 May 2015	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Jordan Mein	TKO (punches)	1	1:12	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos	23 Aug 2014	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Win	TJ Waldburger	TKO (elbows and punches)	3	4:03	UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann	22 Feb 2014	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Matt Brown	KO (punches)	1	0:29	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen	17 Aug 2013	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Win	Rick Story	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2	25 May 2013	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	James Head	TKO (knee and punches)	1	1:55	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale	15 Dec 2012	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Josh Neer	KO (punch)	1	4:56	UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall	8 Jun 2012	Sunrise, Florida, USA	Knockout of the Night
Win	Ricardo Funch	TKO (knee and punches)	1	1:22	UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes	14 Jan 2012	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	Rory MacDonald	TKO (punches)	1	3:54	UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2	6 Aug 2011	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Win	Ricardo Almeida	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones	19 Mar 2011	Newark, New Jersey, USA
Win	John Hathaway	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama	16 Oct 2010	London, England, United Kingdom
Win	Jesse Lennox	Submission (triangle choke)	3	4:44	UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin	12 Jun 2010	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Technical submission
Loss	Jake Ellenberger	TKO (punches)	2	0:22	UFC 108: Evans vs Silva	2 Jan 2010	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	Chris Wilson	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	2:15	UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard	16 Sep 2009	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Loss	Brock Larson	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	3:06	UFC 98: Evans vs Machida	23 May 2009	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Catchweight (172 lb); Pyle missed weight
Win	Brian Gassaway	Submission (armbar)	1	4:21	SuperFights MMA: Night of Combat 2	11 Oct 2008	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Win	J.J. Ambrose	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:51	Affliction: Banned	19 Jul 2008	Anaheim, California, USA
Win	Dan Hornbuckle	Submission (triangle choke)	1	4:52	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 2	18 May 2008	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Damir Mirenic	Submission (kimura)	2	1:24	HCF: Destiny	1 Feb 2008	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Loss	Jake Shields	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:39	EliteXC: Renegade	10 Nov 2007	Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Win	Aaron Wetherspoon	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni	22 Jun 2007	San Jose, California, USA
Win	Ross Ebañez	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:55	EliteXC: Destiny	10 Feb 2007	Southaven, Mississippi, USA
Loss	Matt Horwich	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:02	IFL: World Championship Semifinals	2 Nov 2006	Portland, Oregon, USA	Middleweight bout
Win	John Cole	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:17	IFL: Portland	9 Sep 2006	Portland, Oregon, USA	Technical submission; middleweight bout
Loss	Rory Markham	KO (punch)	1	0:44	IFL: Legends Championship 2006	29 Apr 2006	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Gustavo Machado	TKO (punches)	1	1:20	GFC: Team Gracie vs. Team Hammer House	3 Mar 2006	Columbus, Ohio, USA
Win	Shonie Carter	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:06	WEC 18	13 Jan 2006	Lemoore, California, USA	Defended the WEC Welterweight Championship
Win	Bret Bergmark	Submission (triangle choke)	1	3:36	WEC 17	14 Oct 2005	Lemoore, California, USA	Won the vacant WEC Welterweight Championship
Win	Tony Sanza	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:06	SportFight 12	16 Sep 2005	Portland, Oregon, USA
Win	Damian Hatch	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:07	SportFight 10	28 May 2005	Gresham, Oregon, USA	Welterweight debut
Win	Patrick Suhl	KO (punches)	1	1:31	Viking Fight 5	2 May 2004	Copenhagen, Denmark	Won the Viking Fight Middleweight Championship
Win	Petras Markevicius	Submission (triangle choke)	2	0:55	Viking Fight 5	2 May 2004	Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	Arschak Dahabagian	Submission (triangle choke)	2	3:39	Viking Fight 4	1 Feb 2004	Copenhagen, Denmark
Loss	Valdas Pocevicius	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:37	Shooto	14 Nov 2003	Vilnius, Lithuania
Draw	Andrei Semenov	Draw	1	10:00	M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 5	6 Apr 2003	St. Petersburg, Russia	Special rules; non-stoppage draw
Win	Daan Kooiman	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:49	Viking Fight 3	15 Feb 2003	Aarhus, Denmark
Win	Jon Fitch	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:35	Revolution Fighting Championship 1	13 Jul 2002	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	Quinton Jackson	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	ISCF: Memphis	13 Nov 1999	Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Pro debut; Catchweight (205 lb)