Mikey Musumeci
American practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
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December 5 2024 | Made his UFC Fight Pass debut in the main event of UFC Fight Pass Invitational 9, defeating Felipe Machado by decision. |
November 2 2024 | Announced his departure from ONE Championship and signed an exclusive contract with UFC Fight Pass. |
September 1 2024 | Planned title match against Kade Ruotolo for the ONE lightweight submission grappling title was cancelled due to Ruotolo's injury. |
August 16 2024 | Scheduled to compete in a superfight at the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational, but the match was cancelled. |
June 8 2024 | Defeated Brazil's Joao Gabriel Sousa by submission (calf slicer) at ONE 167 in Bangkok, Thailand |
June 7 2024 | Competed against Gabriel Sousa in a bantamweight match at ONE 167, winning by submission. |
February 2024 | Musumeci announced his departure from Pedigo Submission Fighting and joined Cobrinha BJJ to train under Rubens Charles Maciel. |
November 5 2023 | Announced a partnership deal with Meta, highlighting a significant professional milestone in his career. |
October 7 2023 | Defeated Japan's Shinya Aoki by submission (inside heel hook) at ONE Fight Night 15 in Bangkok, Thailand |
October 6 2023 | Competed in an openweight grappling match against Shinya Aoki at ONE Fight Night 15, winning by submission using an Aoki lock. |
August 5 2023 | Defended his flyweight submission grappling title against Jarred Brooks at ONE Fight Night 13, winning with an armbar. |
May 5 2023 | Successfully defended his flyweight title against Osamah Almarwai at ONE Fight Night 10, winning by rear-naked choke at 8:03. |
January 14 2023 | Defended his title against Gantumur Bayanduuren at ONE on Prime Video 6, winning by unanimous decision after causing severe leg injuries through submission attempts. |
October 1 2022 | Won the inaugural ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling World Championship by defeating Cleber Sousa via unanimous decision after a 10-minute match at ONE on Prime Video 2. |
April 22 2022 | Competed in a grappling bout against Masakazu Imanari at ONE 156 in Singapore, submitting Imanari by rear-naked choke and winning the $50,000 'Performance of the Night' bonus. |
January 21 2022 | Defended the WNO Bantamweight title against Estevan Martinez, winning by unanimous decision. |
2021 | Won the World Championship in a lower weight division. |
2021 | Changed gyms and joined Pedigo Submission Fighting to train under Heath Pedigo, along with his sister Tammi. |
December 12 2021 | Defeated Brazil's Bruno Malfacine by points decision at IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship: Finals in Anaheim, California |
October 20 2021 | Won the inaugural WNO Bantamweight title by submitting Richard Alarcon with a leglock dubbed 'The Mikey Lock'. |
September 25 2021 | Lost to Brazil's Joao Gabriel Sousa by submission (north south choke) at 2021 FloGrappling WNO Championship: Day 1 in Austin, Texas |
July 18 2021 | Defeated United States' Geovanny Martinez by points decision at Road to ADCC in Austin, Texas |
July 17 2021 | Participated in 'Road to ADCC' event, defeating Geo Martinez 6-0 on points, which was followed by a heated confrontation on the mat. |
June 18 2021 | Competed in WNO match against Edwin 'Junny' Ocasio, winning by unanimous decision. |
May 28 2021 | Returned to WNO and submitted Lucas Pinheiro with a heelhook. |
March 26 2021 | Made his Who's Number One (WNO) debut, submitting Marcelo Cohen with an armbar from the triangle choke position. |
2020 | Won IBJJF European Open Championship in black belt division |
January 25 2020 | Lost to Brazil's Mahamed Aly by points decision at European Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championship in Lisbon, Portugal |
2019 | Won the World Championship in a lower weight division. |
October 5 2019 | Defeated United States' Joseph Lee by submission (omoplata) at World Jiu Jitsu Festival: Day 1 in Long Beach, California |
June 2 2019 | Competed at 2019 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Long Beach, California, defeating Rodnei Barbosa by straight ankle lock, Bruno Malfacine by points, and Koji Shibamoto by points |
2018 | Won IBJJF World Championship in adult black belt division |
2018 | Became World Champion for the second time. |
June 3 2018 | Defeated Brazil's Ary Farias by decision at 2018 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Los Angeles, California |
2017 | Won the UAEJJF World Pro at black belt in the 62 kg weight class. |
2017 | Won the World Championship in the Lightfeather division. |
2017 | Won IBJJF World Championship in adult black belt division and IBJJF European Open Championship |
June 4 2017 | Defeated Brazil's João Miyao by decision at 2017 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Los Angeles, California |
2016 | Won the World No-Gi Championship. |
2016 | Won the Pan American Championship at roosterweight. |
2016 | Switched teams and joined Caio Terra's association. |
2015 | Received his black belt from Gilbert Burns at age 18. |
2015 | Won IBJJF World Championship and IBJJF Pan American Championship in brown belt division, and IBJJF American National Championship |
2014 | Won IBJJF World Championship and IBJJF Pan American Championship in purple belt division |
2014 | Won purple belt world title. Immediately after the title, Guilherme Mendes awarded him his brown belt on the podium. |
2013 | Won IBJJF World Championship in juvenile blue belt division |
2012 | Won IBJJF World Championship and IBJJF Pan American Championship in juvenile blue belt division |
2011 | Won IBJJF World No-Gi Championship and IBJJF Pan American No-Gi Championship in blue juvenile division |
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