From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rory Markham
Rory Markham
Rory Markham for the Quad City Silverbacks of the International Fight
League. The last contract he had was with the Ultimate
Fighting Championship, where he went 1–2.
Mixed martial arts
Markham stated in interviews that he has always loved
fighting and martial arts movies. He first got involved in
traditional Karate when he was young, then moved on to
Shidokan, Kenpo and entered his first full-contact com-
petition in Kyokushin Karate. When he was 13 he was al-
ready fighting in bare-knuckle tournaments and paired
against opponents in their 20’s, knocking some of them
out with head kicks. When Markham was 20 years old he
started boxing and became affiliated with Pat Miletich.[1]
While many of his most admired people are boxers (Su-
gar Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Rocky Marciano),
Markham is an avid reader of many different biogra-
phies, which he analyzes and applies their perspectives
Born March 25, 1982 (1982-03-25) to his own life.
Chicago, Illinois, United States Markham began his professional mixed martial arts
career in June 2004 with a second round armbar submis-
Nationality American sion over expert journeyman Jason Guida. Following the
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) victory Markham won his next five fights before falling
to Trevor Garrett in a first round TKO. One of Markham’s
Weight 177 lb (80 kg; 12.6 st)
most notable victories to date is a highlight reel head
Division Welterweight kick knockout of Brodie Farber at Ultimate Fight Night
14: Silva Vs. Irvin. This KO earned him a Knockout of the
Reach 71.0 in (180 cm)
Night award at his UFC debut.
Style Karate, Boxing Dan Hardy beat Markham at UFC 95 in the first round
Fighting out of Bettendorf, Iowa
(1:09) by KO with a clean counter left hook.[2] A follow-
up shot on the mat brought in Kevin Mulhall to stop
Team Miletich Martial Arts the fight.[3] In his post-fight interview, Hardy retorted to
Markham’s pre-fight accusation that he had weak hands
Mixed martial arts record by exclaiming to the ecstatic crowd, "No punching pow-
Total 22 er? What do you have to say about that?"[4]
Markham was expected to face Martin Kampmann on
Wins 16 January 2, 2010 at UFC 108; however, he received a knee
By knockout 11 injury during training and had to pull out.[5]
Markham most recently fought at UFC 111 fighting
By submission 5
Nate Diaz for Diaz’s first fight in the welterweight di-
By decision 0 vision.[6] At the weigh-ins, Diaz weighed in at the limit
of 171, but Markham weighed in at 177. Markham lost
Losses 6
the fight via first round TKO. Following the loss to Diaz,
By knockout 6 Markham was discharged from the UFC.
Draws 0
Acting career
Rory Markham (born March 25, 1982) is an American
In addition to his prowess in the ring, Markham is an ac-
mixed martial artist and film actor. He previously fought
tor, taking acting classes since he was 18 years old. He
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Year Title Film/Television Role Other notes
2011 Setup Film Markus
2010 The Experiment Film Guard
2007 The Death and Life of Bobby Z Film Half-Blood
will be applying some of those experiences into a new
venture, as he has taken acting classes and has a role in
External links
the movie The Death and Life of Bobby Z with Paul Walker • Professional MMA record for Rory Markham from
and Laurence Fishburne.[7] Sherdog
In August 2010, he had a role in the psychological • Rory Markham IFL Page
thriller The Experiment starring Adrien Brody and Forrest • International Fight League
Whitaker. He then took a major role in the 2011 action • UFC Profile
thriller, Setup, alongside Bruce Willis, 50 Cent, Ryan Persondata
Phillipe, and Randy Couture.
Name Markham, Rory
Alternative names
Personal life Short description
Markham has a girlfriend named Nicolette, who is a hair Date of birth 1982-03-25
stylist in Illinois and owns her own beauty salon.[8]
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of death
Filmography Place of death
MMA record
References
[1] [1]
[2] Stupp, Dann. (2009-02-21) Sanchez lays claim as
force at 155 pounds, Hardy impressive at UFC 95.
MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-09.
[3] UFC : Cagewriter – Yahoo! Sports Blog.
Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-09.
[4] [2]
[5] "Martin Kampmann vs. Rory Markham targeted for
January’s UFC 108 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com.
http://mmajunkie.com/news/16596/martin-
kampmann-vs-rory-markham-targeted-for-
januarys-ufc-108-in-las-vegas.mma. Retrieved
2009-10-23.
[6] "Nate Diaz headed to welterweight, could meet
Rory Markham at UFC 111". mmajunkie.com.
http://mmajunkie.com/news/17600/nate-diaz-
headed-to-welterweight-meets-rory-markham-at-
ufc-111.mma. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
[7] "The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)". IMDB.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473188/. Retrieved
26 Mar 2010.
[8] "Rory Markham Exclusive". Spike.com. 2009-02-13.
http://www.spike.com/blog/rory-markham/
73946?page=1&numPerPage=1. Retrieved
2009-03-09.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rory Markham
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 16–6 Nate TKO UFC 111: St- 02010-03-27March 27, 1 2:47 Newark, Catchweight
Diaz (Punches) Pierre vs 2010 New Jersey, bout of
Hardy United 177 lbs.
States
Loss 16–5 Dan KO (Punch) UFC 95: 02009-02-20February 1 1:09 London,
Hardy Sanchez vs. 20, 2009 England,
Stevenson United
Kingdom
Win 16–4 Brodie KO (Head UFC Fight 02008-07-19July 19, 1 1:37 Las Ve- Knockout
Farber Kick) Night 14: Silva 2008 gas, Nevada, of the
vs. Irvin United Night
States
Win 15–4 Jay Ellis Submission Adrenaline 02008-06-14June 14, 1 1:57 Chicago,
(Triangle MMA 1 2008 Illinois,
Choke) United
States
Loss 14–4 Brett TKO IFL: World 02007-12-29December 2 1:15 Un-
Cooper (Punches) Grand Prix Fi- 29, 2007 casville,
nals Connecticut,
United
States
Win 14–3 Chris TKO IFL: 2007 Semi- 02007-08-02August 2, 1 1:17 East
Clements (Strikes) finals 2007 Rutherford,
New Jersey,
United
States
Win 13–3 Pat KO (Punch- IFL: Moline 02007-04-07April 7, 3 1:47 Moline,
Healy es) 2007 Illinois,
United
States
Loss 12–3 Chris TKO IFL: Champion- 02006-12-29December 1 2:14 Un-
Wilson (Punches) ship Final 29, 2006 casville,
Connecticut,
United
States
Win 12–2 Keith TKO IFL: World 02006-11-02November 3 4:00 Portland,
Wisniewski (Corner Championship 2, 2006 Oregon,
Stoppage) Semifinals United
States
Win 11–2 Marce- TKO IFL: Gracie vs. 02006-09-23September 1 3:58 Moline,
lo Azevedo (Punches) Miletich 23, 2006 Illinois,
United
States
Win 10–2 Brad KO (Punch) IFL: Champion- 02006-06-03June 3, 2 0:23 Atlantic
Blackburn ship 2006 2006 City, New
Jersey, Unit-
ed States
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Win 9–2 Mike KO (Punch) IFL: Legends 02006-04-29April 29, 1 0:44 Atlantic
Pyle Championship 2006 City, New
2006 Jersey, Unit-
ed States
Loss 8–2 Trevor TKO Xtreme Fight- 02006-03-18March 18, 1 0:47 Lake-
Garrett ing Organiza- 2006 moor, Illi-
tion 10 nois, United
States
Win 8–1 Brian KO Xtreme Fight- 02006-01-28January 1 0:26 Lake-
Green ing Organiza- 28, 2006 moor, Illi-
tion 9 nois, United
States
Win 7–1 Mike KO Extreme Chal- 02005-10-15October 1 1:48 Osceola,
Van Meer lenge 64 15, 2005 Iowa, Unit-
ed States
Win 6–1 Victor Submission Extreme Chal- 02005-04-22April 22, 1 4:16 Osceola,
Moreno (Rear lenge 61 2005 Iowa, Unit-
Naked ed States
Choke)
Win 5–1 Jimmy Submission Xtreme Fight- 02005-03-19March 19, 1 2:13 Lake-
Boyd (Triangle ing Organiza- 2005 moor, Illi-
Choke) tion 5 nois, United
States
Win 4–1 James TKO Xtreme Fight- 02004-10-02October 2, 2 1:12 McHen-
Warfield ing Organiza- 2004 ry, Illinois,
tion 3 United
States
Win 3–1 Ryan Submission Courage Fight- 02004-07-24July 24, 2 2:53 Decatur,
Williams (Triangle ing Champion- 2004 Illinois,
Choke) ships 1 United
States
Win 2–1 Jason Submission Xtreme Fight- 02004-06-26June 26, 2 0:58 Fontana,
Guida (Armbar) ing Organiza- 2004 Wisconsin,
tion 2 United
States
Loss 1–1 Kurt TKO (Cut) Extreme Chal- 02003-12-05December 1 1:26 Lake-
Illeman lenge 55 5, 2003 moor, Illi-
nois, United
States
Win 1–0 John KO Extreme Chal- 02003-10-12October 1 0:59 Lake-
Bulger (Strikes) lenge 54 12, 2003 moor, Illi-
nois, United
States
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