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Justin McCully
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| Born | February 18, 1976 Washington DC, United States |
| Other names | The Nsane1 |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 238 lb (108 kg; 17.0 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 74.0 in (188 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Maui, Hawaii, US |
| Team | Team Punishment |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 6 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By submission | 4 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Justin McCully (born February 18, 1976) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently fought in the UFC heavyweight division.
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Mixed martial arts career
McCully trains with Team Punishment, including Tito Ortiz, Kendall Grove, and professional wrestler Samoa Joe. McCully also trained with BJ Penn in Hilo for Penn’s bout with Georges St-Pierre at UFC 94. He has three previous fights inside the UFC, a unanimous decision victory over Antoni Hardonk at UFC Fight Night 9, a submission loss to Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 86, and a unanimous decision win over Eddie Sanchez at UFC: Fight For The Troops. McCully was also scheduled to fight Christian Wellisch at UFC 76, but McCully was ultimately replaced by Scott Junk. He has also fought a former UFC champion, losing to Evan Tanner by technical submission at a 1998 Pancrase event.[1]
McCully competed against Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 86.[2] He lost by submission to Gonzaga applying an Americana keylock from the mounted position in the first round.
He then fought Eddie Sanchez at UFC Fight for the Troops and won the fight by unanimous decision. Most recently, McCully lost to Mike Russow at UFC 102 via unanimous decision.
After his defeat at the hands of Mike Russow at UFC 102, McCully was released by the organization, along with other UFC veterans, Hermes Franca, Chris Wilson, and Marcus Aurélio.[3]
Personal life
Justin has two children, and is also good friends with professional wrestler Rob Van Dam.[4]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 18 matches | 11 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By submission | 6 | 4 |
| By decision | 4 | 1 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 11–5–2 |  Justin Grizzard |
TKO (punches) | Resurrection Fight Alliance | December 16, 2011 | 1 | 2:45 | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | |
| Loss | 10–5–2 | Mike Russow |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC 102 | August 29, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Portland, Oregon, United States | |
| Win | 10–4–2 | Eddie Sanchez |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC: Fight For The Troops | December 10, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | |
| Loss | 9–4–2 |  Gabriel Gonzaga |
Submission (americana) | UFC 86 | July 5, 2008 | 1 | 1:57 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 9–3–2 |  Antoni Hardonk |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night 9 | April 5, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 8–3–2 | Ruben Villareal |
Submission (front choke) | Valor Fighting – San Manuel | October 26, 2006 | 1 | 3:48 | San Manuel, California, United States | |
| Win | 7–3–2 | Derek Thornton |
Submission (rear naked choke) | Extreme Wars 5 – Battlegrounds | October 6, 2006 | 1 | 2:20 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Win | 6–3–2 | Ed de Kruijf |
Submission (armbar) | Venom – First Strike | September 18, 2004 | 1 | 0:48 | Huntington Beach, California, United States | |
| Win | 5–3–2 | Dario Amorim |
Decision (unanimous) | Jungle Fight 1 | September 13, 2003 | 3 | Manaus, Brazil | ||
| Loss | 4–3–2 | Ed de Kruijf |
Submission (crucifix) | It’s Showtime – Exclusive | October 22, 2000 | 1 | N/A | Haarlem, Netherlands | |
| Win | 4–2–2 | Errol Maduro |
Submission | UFO Europe – Free Fight Gala | November 28, 1999 | N/A | N/A | Kijkduin, Netherlands | |
| Loss | 3–2–2 |  Mikhail Ilyukhin |
Technical Submission (achilles lock) | Rings – King of Kings 1999 Block A | October 28, 1999 | 1 | 4:48 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | 3–1–2 | Mario Neto |
Submission (kneebar) | WVC 9 – World Vale Tudo Championship 9 | September 27, 1999 | 1 | 1:53 | Aruba | |
| Loss | 2–1–2 | Evan Tanner |
Technical Submission (kimura) | Pancrase – 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2 | July 26, 1998 | 1 | 5:07 | Japan | |
| Win | 2–0–2 | Martin Emmen | Submission (armbar) | Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1 | July 7, 1998 | 1 | 1:34 | Japan | |
| Win | 1–0–2 |  Daisuke Ishii |
Decision (unanimous) | Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1 | July 7, 1998 | 2 | Japan | ||
| Draw | 0–0–2 | Daisuke Ishii |
Draw | Pancrase: Advance 4 | March 18, 1998 | 2 | Japan | ||
| Draw | 0–0–1 | Kenji Akiyama |
Draw | Daidojuku: Wars 4 | March 11, 1997 | 5 | Japan |
References
- ^ Fight Finder – Justin McCully’s Mixed Martial Arts Statistics
- ^ Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Justin McCully planned for UFC 86 | MMAjunkie.com
- ^ “The latest 4 UFC fighters to be released”. bloodyelbow.com. 2009-10-05. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/10/4/1069024/the-latest-4-ufc-fighters-to-be.mma/. Retrieved 2009-10-05.[dead link]
- ^ “Into the Mind of “The Insane One” Justin McCully”. FIGHTTICKER.com. 2008-07-01. http://fightticker.com/mmacademics_blog_0701080920_into_the_mind_of_justin_mccully. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
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