Tiki Ghosn is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) veteran, competing since 1998 in the Welterweight division (170 lbs).
History
Tiki started his MMA career in high school when he discovered Muay Thai Kickboxing as a form of cross training for football, while attending Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California where he played defensive back on the undefeated National Championship team in 1995. Shortly thereafter, Tiki made the bold decision to pursue MMA and leave football behind.
Tiki is an experienced MMA fighter, being a veteran of the UFC, Strikeforce, WFA, King of the Cage and the WEC. Tiki is one of the three original members of Team Punishment, which included Tito Ortiz and Rob McCullough. He is also a training/sparring partner of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Tiki was a featured coach on Spike TV’s The Ultimate Fighter 10: Heavyweights.
Tiki was one of the four original MMA fighters managed by UFC President Dana White, prior to Dana becoming owner and president of the UFC. Dana and Tiki remain longtime friends. Tiki has been fighting and training mixed martial arts for 16 years. He is the founder and CEO of The Huntington Beach Ultimate Training Center . HBUTC was California’s first real mixed martial arts training center.[citation needed] HBUTC opened on January 1, 2001 and is still thriving today. Tiki has received accolades for his fitness and training techniques and has featured training videos on TapoutVTC.com. Tiki has also trained, sparred, coached and cornered the likes of Michael Bisping, BJ Penn, Rob McCullough, Quinton Jackson, Tito Ortiz, Jason Miller, Ricco Rodriguez, and many more professionals
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown |
|
| 18 matches |
10 wins |
8 losses |
| By knockout |
2 |
3 |
| By submission |
2 |
4 |
| By decision |
6 |
1 |
| Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Method |
Event |
Date |
Round |
Time |
Location |
Notes |
| Win |
10–8 |
 Brian Warren |
Decision (unanimous) |
Call to Arms I |
02009-05-16May 16, 2009 |
3 |
5:00 |
Ontario, California, United States |
|
| Win |
9–8 |
Luke Stewart |
Decision (unanimous) |
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le |
02008-03-29March 29, 2008 |
3 |
5:00 |
California, United States |
|
| Loss |
8–8 |
Blas Avena |
Submission (rear naked choke) |
WEC 29 |
02007-08-05August 5, 2007 |
1 |
1:01 |
Nevada, United States |
|
| Loss |
8–7 |
Dave Terrell |
TKO (punches) |
WEC 26 |
02007-03-24March 24, 2007 |
2 |
1:46 |
Nevada, United States |
|
| Loss |
8–6 |
Pat Healy |
TKO (doctor stoppage – dislocated shoulder) |
WEC 19 |
02006-03-17March 17, 2006 |
3 |
0:25 |
California, United States |
|
| Loss |
8–5 |
Chris Lytle |
Submission (bulldog choke) |
UFC 47 |
02004-04-02April 2, 2004 |
2 |
1:55 |
Nevada, United States |
|
| Win |
8–4 |
Nick Gilardi |
Submission (guillotine choke) |
WEC 9: Cold Blooded |
02004-01-16January 16, 2004 |
1 |
4:52 |
California, United States |
|
| Win |
7–4 |
Ronald Jhun |
Decision (split) |
SuperBrawl 31 |
02003-09-20September 20, 2003 |
3 |
5:00 |
Hawaii, United States |
|
| Loss |
6–4 |
Robbie Lawler |
KO |
UFC 40 |
02002-11-22November 22, 2002 |
1 |
1:29 |
Nevada, United States |
|
| Win |
6–3 |
Kit Cope |
TKO (did not answer bell) |
WFA 2: Level 2 |
02002-07-05July 5, 2002 |
2 |
5:00 |
Nevada, United States |
|
| Win |
5–3 |
Steve Schelburn |
TKO (knees and punches) |
HFP 1: Rumble on the Reservation |
02002-03-30March 30, 2002 |
1 |
2:35 |
California, United States |
|
| Win |
4–3 |
Paul Rodriguez |
Decision (unanimous) |
World Fighting Alliance 1 |
02001-11-03November 3, 2001 |
3 |
5:00 |
Nevada, United States |
|
| Loss |
3–3 |
Sean Sherk |
Submission (shoulder dislocated) |
UFC 30 |
02001-02-23February 23, 2001 |
2 |
4:47 |
New Jersey, United States |
|
| Loss |
3–2 |
Bob Cook |
Submission (rear naked choke) |
UFC 24 |
02000-03-10March 10, 2000 |
2 |
1:29 |
Louisiana, United States |
|
| Win |
3–1 |
Jason Maxwell |
Decision (split) |
KOTC 2: Desert Storm |
02000-02-05February 5, 2000 |
2 |
5:00 |
California, United States |
|
| Win |
2–1 |
Phil Ensminger |
Decision |
West Coast NHB Championships 3 |
01999-06-06June 6, 1999 |
2 |
5:00 |
California, United States |
|
| Win |
1–1 |
Doug Evans |
Submission (guillotine choke) |
West Coast NHB Championships 2 |
01999-02-28February 28, 1999 |
1 |
|
California, United States |
|
| Loss |
0–1 |
 Genki Sudo |
Decision (unanimous) |
Extreme Shoot 2 |
01998-06-06June 6, 1998 |
N/A |
|
California, United States |
|
References
External links
Brian Warren
Genki Sudo
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