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Mikhail Cirkunovs[1] (born February 27, 1987), better known as Misha Cirkunov, is a Latvian and Canadian professional mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the Light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Mikhail "Misha" Cirkunovs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Mikhail Cirkunovs[1] February 27, 1987 Riga, Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Division | Middleweight (2021) Light heavyweight (2010–2021, 2022–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 77 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fighting out of | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
Team | Xtreme Couture (2010–present)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
By knockout | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
By submission | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
By decision | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
By knockout | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
By submission | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
By decision | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Son of Oleg and Olga, Cirkunov was born in Riga, Latvia (then under Soviet occupation) in 1987.[5] In his childhood, Cirkunov was active in various sports like swimming, basketball, judo and karate.[6] Growing up, Cirkunov dabbled into dubious circles which prompted the family to emigrate to Toronto, Ontario, when he was 13.[5] With no skills in English, Cirkunov struggled in school but continued training judo and also picked up wrestling.[5]
Cirkunov won junior nationals in judo in 2003, Greco-Roman wrestling national championship in 2005 and national championships in freestyle wrestling in 2005 and 2006.[5] After winning the latter championship, Cirkunov became a Canadian citizen.[5][6] After graduating from high school Cirkunov found Brazilian jiu-jitsu, briefly relocating to Las Vegas to train but returned to Canada to open his own gym.[5] In 2008, Cirkunov won the black belt super heavy division at the Pan No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship.[7] After the unsuccessful venture as a gym owner, he started training at an Xtreme Couture satellite gym in Etobicoke.[5]
Cirkunov made his professional debut in January 2010 and amassed a record of 9–2 before signing a four-fight contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the summer of 2015.[8][6]
Cirkunov was expected to make his promotional debut against Sean O'Connell on August 23, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 74.[9] O'Connell withdrew from the bout due to injury and was replaced by Daniel Jolly.[10] Cirkunov defeated Jolly via first-round KO after achieving full mount and battering him when he turned his back.[11]
Cirkunov faced promotional newcomer Alex Nicholson on February 6, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 82.[12] Cirkunov submitted Alex Nicholson via a second-round neck crank, breaking both sides of his jaw in the process, after earlier breaking his nose.[13] At the post-fight press conference, he told reporters, "I’m just really happy with the performance and especially – not just the submission – but I was able to break his jaw. I’m impressed."[14]
Cirkunov next faced another promotional newcomer in Ion Cuțelaba on June 18, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 89.[15] He won the fight via submission in the third round.[16]
Cirkunov faced Nikita Krylov on December 10, 2016, at UFC 206.[17] He won the fight via submission in the first round.[18]
In March 2017, Cirkunov signed a new, six-fight deal with UFC and fought Volkan Oezdemir on May 28, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 109.[19][20] He lost the fight via knockout in just 28 seconds of the very first round.[21]
Cirkunov was scheduled to face Glover Teixeira on October 28, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 119.[22] However, the pairing was delayed after a recent hand surgery for Teixeira was slow to heal and the bout eventually took place on December 16, 2017, at UFC on Fox 26.[23] Cirkunov lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[24]
Cirkunov faced Patrick Cummins on October 27, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 138.[25] He won the fight by submission in the first round via an arm triangle choke.[26]
Cirkunov was expected to face Ovince Saint Preux on March 2, 2019, at UFC 235.[27] However, on February 11, it was announced that Saint Preux suffered an injury and was pulled from the fight.[28] Cirkunov instead faced Johnny Walker.[29] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[30]
Cirkunov faced Jimmy Crute on September 14, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 158.[31] He won the back-and-forth fight via a Peruvian necktie submission in the first round.[32] The win also earned Cirkunov his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[33]
Cirkunov was expected to face Ryan Spann on December 19, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 183.[34] However, Cirkunov pulled out in early December due to an injury.[35] The fight was rescheduled to March 13, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 187.[36] Cirkunov lost the fight via technical knockout in round one.[37]
Cirkunov faced Krzysztof Jotko in a middleweight bout on October 2, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 193.[38] He lost the fight via split decision.[39]
Cirkunov was scheduled to face Makhmud Muradov on February 26, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 202.[40] However, Muradov pulled out in late January due to a hand injury[41] and he was replaced by Wellington Turman.[42] Cirkunov lost the fight via armbar in the second round.[43]
After two straight losses at Middleweight, Misha was scheduled to return to Light heavyweight against Shamil Gamzatov on August 6, 2022, at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Hill.[44] However, Gamzatov was unable to obtain a US visa and the bout was scrapped.[45]
Cirkunov faced Alonzo Menifield on October 15, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 212.[46] He lost the fight via knockout in round one.[47]
In late October 2022, it was reported that Cirkunov was released by the UFC.[48]
24 matches | 15 wins | 9 losses |
By knockout | 5 | 5 |
By submission | 8 | 3 |
By decision | 2 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 15–9 | Alonzo Menifield | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo | October 15, 2022 | 1 | 1:28 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Return to Light Heavyweight. |
Loss | 15–8 | Wellington Turman | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green | February 26, 2022 | 2 | 1:29 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 15–7 | Krzysztof Jotko | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker | October 2, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Middleweight debut. |
Loss | 15–6 | Ryan Spann | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | March 13, 2021 | 1 | 1:11 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 15–5 | Jimmy Crute | Submission (peruvian necktie) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje | September 14, 2019 | 1 | 3:38 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Performance of the Night. |
Loss | 14–5 | Johnny Walker | TKO (flying knee and punches) | UFC 235 | March 2, 2019 | 1 | 0:38 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 14–4 | Patrick Cummins | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith | October 27, 2018 | 1 | 2:40 | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
Loss | 13–4 | Glover Teixeira | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos | December 16, 2017 | 1 | 2:45 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
Loss | 13–3 | Volkan Oezdemir | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira | May 28, 2017 | 1 | 0:28 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
Win | 13–2 | Nikita Krylov | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 206 | December 10, 2016 | 1 | 4:38 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
Win | 12–2 | Ion Cuțelaba | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson | June 18, 2016 | 3 | 1:22 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
Win | 11–2 | Alex Nicholson | Submission (neck crank) | UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson | February 6, 2016 | 2 | 1:28 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 10–2 | Daniel Jolly | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Oliveira | August 23, 2015 | 1 | 4:45 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
Win | 9–2 | Shaun Asher | Submission (armbar) | Hard Knocks 43 | May 22, 2015 | 1 | 1:20 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Defended the HKFC Light Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 8–2 | Rodney Wallace | TKO (head kick) | Hard Knocks 41 | January 30, 2015 | 1 | 2:00 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Won the HKFC Light Heavyweight Championship. |
Win | 7–2 | Martin Desilets | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | PFC 2 | March 8, 2014 | 1 | 2:36 | London, Ontario, Canada | |
Win | 6–2 | Jon Ganshorn | Submission (armbar) | Fivestar FL 9: Northern Nightmare | September 7, 2013 | 1 | 1:59 | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada | |
Loss | 5–2 | Aaron Johnson | Submission (heel hook) | King of the Ring VI | March 17, 2012 | 1 | 2:11 | Norcross, Georgia, United States | |
Win | 5–1 | Ali Mokdad | Decision (unanimous) | Score Fighting Series 3 | December 3, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Sarnia, Ontario, Canada | |
Win | 4–1 | Ion Cherdivara | Decision (unanimous) | Knockout Entertainment - MMA: The Reckoning | April 2, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Orillia, Ontario, Canada | |
Win | 3–1 | Ricardeau Francois | TKO (punches) | Ultimate Generation Combat 26 | March 4, 2011 | 1 | 0:56 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
Win | 2–1 | Shawn Pauliuk | Submission (punches) | Armageddon FC 3: Evolution | July 17, 2010 | 1 | 0:57 | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Catchweight (210 lb) bout. |
Loss | 1–1 | Roy Boughton | Submission (armbar) | Warrior One MMA 5 | June 19, 2010 | 2 | 2:33 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
Win | 1–0 | Jeff Doyle | TKO (punches) | Ringside MMA 5: Triple Threat | January 30, 2010 | 1 | 0:40 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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