Matthew Charles Wiman was born on September 19,1983 and is an American retired mixed martial artist who competed as a lightweight.
43 Facts About Matt Wiman
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Matt Wiman won 3 fights that night to become the Extreme Fighting League Middleweight Champion.
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Matt Wiman defeated Joseph Garza and Greg Bossler, each by unanimous decision, before finishing Venn Johns by triangle choke for the championship belt.
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Matt Wiman first gained national attention at FFC 15-Fiesta Las Vegas on September 15,2005 against fellow rising star Roger Huerta.
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Matt Wiman defended his Extreme Fight League championship belt for a third and final time on November 12,2005 at Battle at the Brady 2 against Thomas Grissom.
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Matt Wiman won by referee stoppage in the 1st round due to multiple cuts sustained by Grissom.
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Matt Wiman's next fight was at MFC-Boardwalk Blitz on March 14,2006 in Atlantic City, New Jersey against UFC veteran, Nick Agallar.
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On May 27,2006, Matt Wiman lost to Fisher by KO in the second round.
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Matt Wiman was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 5 show.
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Matt Wiman landed a devastating overhand right in the opening seconds of the fight, climbed on the back of Sims and choked him unconscious.
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Matt Wiman was defeated by eventual finalist Manvel Gamburyan of Team Pulver in the quarterfinals by decision.
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Gamburyan and Matt Wiman exchanged takedowns, but Gamburyan was on top most of the fight and got the victory, despite Dana White's thoughts that Matt Wiman could make it to the finals of the show.
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Matt Wiman fought Brian Geraghty on June 23,2007 at The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale.
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Matt Wiman took his opponent down early and worked a ground and pound attack.
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Matt Wiman landed strikes in Geraghty's guard and passed to full mount, where he unloaded with punches, causing referee Yves Lavigne to stop the fight due to unanswered strikes at 2:09 of round 1.
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Matt Wiman's next fight was against Japanese judoka Michihiro Omigawa at UFC 76.
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Matt Wiman controlled the fight with takedowns and ground control, and won a unanimous decision.
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Matt Wiman's next fight was against Justin Buchholz at UFC Fight Night 12 on January 23,2008.
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Matt Wiman scored a takedown in the opening moments of the fight and worked quickly to the mount position.
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Matt Wiman landed an elbow below the right eye of Buchholz causing a cut.
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The UFC newcomer turned over to avoid further strikes to the face and Matt Wiman secured the back position.
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Matt Wiman's next fight was against Thiago Tavares at UFC 85.
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At UFC: Fight for the Troops, Matt Wiman lost a one-sided unanimous decision to fellow rising star, Jim Miller, replacing an injured Frankie Edgar.
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On December 12,2009, Matt Wiman defeated Shane Nelson at UFC 107 via unanimous decision.
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Matt Wiman defeated Mac Danzig via first round submission at UFC 115.
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However, the stoppage was apparently premature and mistaken as Matt Wiman had Danzig in a tight guillotine choke and referee Yves Lavigne called a stoppage despite the fact that Danzig had not submitted and was still conscious.
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Matt Wiman was expected to face Danzig in a rematch on September 15,2010, at UFC Fight Night 22, however Danzig was forced off the card with an injury.
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Matt Wiman was then set to face Efrain Escudero, but Matt Wiman was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Charles Oliveira.
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Matt Wiman was expected to face Cole Miller on January 1,2011, at UFC 125, but the bout eventually took place on January 22,2011 at UFC Fight Night 23.
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Matt Wiman dominated Miller for all 3 rounds, resulting in a unanimous decision victory.
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Matt Wiman faced Dennis Siver on July 2,2011, at UFC 132.
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Matt Wiman lost the fight via unanimous decision where UFC President Dana White stated he felt Wiman's pain at the post-fight press conference and understood why he wouldn't show up after a fight like that.
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Matt Wiman won a rematch with Mac Danzig via unanimous decision on October 1,2011, at UFC on Versus 6,.
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Matt Wiman was expected to face Mark Bocek on April 21,2012 at UFC 145.
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However, Matt Wiman was forced from the bout with an injury and was replaced by returning UFC veteran John Alessio.
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Matt Wiman defeated Paul Sass via first round armbar submission on September 29,2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 5.
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Matt Wiman lost the fight via KO in the first round.
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Matt Wiman was expected to face Leonardo Santos on March 21,2015 at UFC Fight Night 62.
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Matt Wiman returned from an extended hiatus and faced Luis Pena on June 22,2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 12.
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Matt Wiman lost the fight via technical knockout in round three.
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Matt Wiman faced promotional newcomer Joe Solecki on December 7,2019 at UFC on ESPN 7.
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Matt Wiman faced Jordan Leavitt on December 5,2020 at UFC on ESPN 19.
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Matt Wiman lost the fight via knockout in round one.