Joel Malcolm Davis was born on December 29,1993 and is an American professional mixed martial artist and graduated folkstyle wrestler who currently competes in the welterweight division.
22 Facts About Joey Davis
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Joey Davis started wrestling at age five, and he was a CIF state finalist his sophomore year and state champion in his junior and senior seasons as a high schooler.
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Joey Davis was an NCAA Division I recruit as a football player he chose to wrestle.
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Joey Davis finished his true freshman season with 33 victories and no defeats and an NCAA title at 165 pounds.
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Joey Davis is one of the three undefeated four-time NCAA champions, sharing the podium with Cael Sanderson from Division I and Marcus LeVesseur from Division III.
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In May 2016, Joey Davis competed at the annual Beat The Streets event, named Salsa in the Square.
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Joey Davis faced three-time NCAA Division I Champion and Dan Hodge Trophy winner Alex Dieringer.
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Joey Davis lost the match by points, being outscored 9 points to none.
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Joey Davis started competing in mixed martial arts while he was still competing in college, amassing an undefeated record of 5 wins and no losses.
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Joey Davis signed with Bellator MMA in June 2016, months after his last wrestling season in college.
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Joey Davis made his professional debut at an 175-pound catchweight bout against Keith Cutrone on August 26,2016, at Bellator 160.
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Joey Davis faced Justin Roswell on August 25,2017, at Bellator 182.
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Joey Davis won the fight by technical-knockout in the first round.
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Joey Davis faced Ian Butler on January 20,2018, at Bellator 192.
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Joey Davis won the fight by knockout 39 seconds into the first round.
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Joey Davis faced Craig Plaskett on June 29,2018, at Bellator 201.
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Joey Davis was scheduled to face Jesse Merritton on March 29,2019, at Bellator 219.
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Joey Davis won the fight by knockout in the first round.
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Joey Davis faced Jeff Peterson on October 9,2019, at Bellator 229.
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Joey Davis won the fight by knockout in a minute into the first round.
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Joey Davis faced Chris Cisneros on December 20,2019, at Bellator 235.
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Joey Davis won the fight by technical-knockout in the first round.