Tom Breese

Tom Breese (born 26 September 1991) is an English mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2010, he formerly competed for BAMMA.

Tom Breese
Born (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991
Birmingham, England
NationalityEnglish
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
DivisionMiddleweight
Welterweight
Reach73 in (185 cm)[1]
Fighting out ofBirmingham, England
TeamTeam Renegade BJJ & MMA
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu[2] under Chiu Kwong Man[3]
Years active2010–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total15
Wins12
By knockout5
By submission6
By decision1
Losses3
By knockout1
By submission1
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Breese began training MMA at the age of 16 and skipped college to train full-time. A successful wrestler and jiu-jitsu competitor, he won a junior national freestyle wrestling championship, as well as a second-place finish at the IBJJF world championships when he was a purple belt. Breese compiled an amateur record of 3-0-1 before successfully making his professional debut for BAMMA in 2010.

Breese fought exclusively in his native England and amassed an undefeated record of 7–0 with all but one win coming by way of submission before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2015.[4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Breese made his promotional debut against Luiz Dutra Jr. on 30 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 67. Breese won the fight via TKO in the first round after dropping his opponent with a straight left and following up with ground and pound.[5]

Breese faced Cathal Pendred on 24 October 2015 at UFC Fight Night 76.[6] Breese dominated the fight with striking exchanges en route to another TKO victory in the first round. In similar fashion to his UFC debut, Breese dropped his opponent with a straight left and followed up with ground and pound to earn the TKO victory.[7] The win also earned him his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[8]

Breese faced Keita Nakamura on 27 February 2016 at UFC Fight Night 84.[9] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[10]

Breese faced Sean Strickland on 4 June 2016 at UFC 199.[11] He lost the fight by split decision, marking the first loss in Breese's career.[12]

Breese was expected to face Oluwale Bamgbose on 18 March 2017 at UFC Fight Night 107.[13] However, the day of the event Breese was deemed unfit to compete and the bout was cancelled.[14]

Breese faced Dan Kelly on 27 May 2018 at UFC Fight Night 130.[15] He won the fight via technical knock out in round one.[16] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[17]

Breese was expected to face Cezar Ferreira on 17 November 2018 at UFC Fight Night 140.[18] However, it was reported on 9 November 2018 that Breese pulled out of the event due to injury, and he was replaced by Ian Heinisch.[19]

Breese was expected to face Alessio Di Chirico on 16 March 2019 at UFC Fight Night 147.[20] However Di Chirico pulled out of the fight in early January citing an undisclosed injury and subsequent surgery.[21] He was replaced by Cezar Ferreira.[22] However, on 1 February 2019, Ferreira withdrew from the fight on 1 February, citing a knee injury.[23] Breese withdrew from his fight against Ian Heinisch due to health concerns as he had an anxiety attack.[24]

Breese faced Brendan Allen on 29 February 2020 at UFC Fight Night 169.[25] He lost the fight by TKO in the first round.[26]

Breese was scheduled to meet Roman Kopylov on 4 October 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana.[27] However, Kopylov was removed from the bout for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by KB Bhullar. The fight took place a week later at UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen.[28] Breese won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[29] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[30]

Breese was expected to face Omari Akhmedov on 16 January 2021 at UFC on ABC 1.[31]During fight week, the UFC opted to move the bout to UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny.[32] He lost the bout via second round arm triangle submission. [33]

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
15 matches 12 wins 3 losses
By knockout 5 1
By submission 6 1
By decision 1 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 12–3 Omari Akhmedov Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny 20 January 2021 2 1:41 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 12–2 KB Bhullar TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen 11 October 2020 1 1:43 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Performance of the Night.
Loss 11–2 Brendan Allen TKO (elbows and punches) UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo 29 February 2020 1 4:47 Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Win 11–1 Dan Kelly TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till 27 May 2018 1 3:33 Liverpool, England Middleweight debut. Performance of the Night.
Loss 10–1 Sean Strickland Decision (split) UFC 199 4 June 2016 3 5:00 Inglewood, California, United States
Win 10–0 Keita Nakamura Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping 27 February 2016 3 5:00 London, England
Win 9–0 Cathal Pendred TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka 24 October 2015 1 4:37 Dublin, Ireland Performance of the Night.
Win 8–0 Luiz Dutra Jr. TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves 30 May 2015 1 4:58 Goiânia, Brazil
Win 7–0 Thibaud Larchet Submission (rear-naked choke) CWFC 74 15 November 2014 3 4:57 London, England
Win 6–0 Warren Kee Submission (rear-naked choke) BAMMA 11 1 December 2012 1 3:06 Birmingham, England Won the BAMMA Welterweight Championship.
Win 5–0 Jack Magee Submission (triangle choke) BAMMA 10 15 September 2012 1 3:19 London, England
Win 4–0 Mark Tucker TKO (knee to the body) BAMMA 9 24 March 2012 2 1:40 Birmingham, England
Win 3–0 Qasim Shafiq Submission (triangle choke) BAMMA 8 10 December 2011 1 4:20 Nottingham, England
Win 2–0 Lee Taylor Submission (rear-naked choke) BAMMA 7 10 September 2011 1 2:26 Birmingham, England
Win 1–0 Shahid Hussain Submission (rear-naked choke) BAMMA 4 25 September 2010 2 2:57 Birmingham, England

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See also

References
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  2. "Tom Breese Promoted to Black Belt". Team Renegade BJJ & MMA. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. Chiu Kwong Man (@chiukwongman) (18 July 2018). ""(...) Very happy to have promoted @breesemma to black belt yesterday (...)"". Instagram. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. "Tom Breese – Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  5. "UFC Fight Night 67 results: Tom Breese pounds out Luiz Dutra late in first round". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  6. Staff (3 August 2015). "Ireland vs. England: Cathal Pendred meets Tom Breese at UFC Fight Night 76 in Dublin". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  7. "UFC Dublin knockout video: Tom Breese destroys Cathal Pendred in round 1". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  8. "Tom Breese's post-UFC Fight Night 76 plan? Move out of Tristar dorms". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  9. Tristen Critchfield (4 December 2015). "Tom Breese vs. Keita Nakamura set for UFC Fight Night in London on Feb. 27". sherdog.com. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  10. Dave Doyle (27 February 2016). "UFC Fight Night 84 results: Tom Breese struggles to get past Keita Nakamura". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  11. Matt Erickson (29 March 2016). "Sean Strickland gets home fight, meets Tom Breese at UFC 199 in Los Angeles in June". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  12. "UFC 199 results: Sean Strickland edges Tom Breese by split decision". MMAjunkie. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  13. Staff (11 January 2017). "UFC Fight Night 107 gets 6 fights". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  14. Staff (18 March 2017). "Oluwale Bamgbose vs. Tom Breese also pulled from today's UFC Fight Night 107 lineup". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  15. Staff (16 March 2018). "Sorry, Dublin: UFC heading to Liverpool for first time for UFC Fight Night 130". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  16. "UFC Fight Night 130 results: Tom Breese phenomenal in return from long layoff, stops Daniel Kelly in first". MMAjunkie. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  17. "UFC Fight Night 130 bonuses: Darren Stewart's emotional win nets him $50,000 extra". MMAjunkie. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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  19. "Breese deixa luta contra Mutante no UFC Argentina, e Ian Heinisch é escolhido como substituto". Sportv (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  20. Tudor Leonte (17 December 2018). "Tom Breese set to fight against Alessio Di Chirico at UFC London on March 16". sherdog.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
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  22. Peter Carroll (8 January 2018). "Tom Breese gets new UFC London assignment as Cezar Ferreria replaces Alessio Di Chirico". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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  25. Frankenberry, Jamie (19 December 2019). "UFC begins to fill card for visit to Norfolk in February". pilotonline.com. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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  28. "Edmonton's K.B. Bhullar to make UFC debut on Fight Island in October - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  29. Bitter, Shawn (10 October 2020). "UFC Fight Island 5 Results: Tom Breese Finishes KB Bhullar With Jab". Cageside Press. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  30. Haynes, Stephie (10 October 2020). "UFC Fight Island 5 bonuses: Buckley stuns with highlight reel knockout". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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