Joey Davis

Joel Malcolm Davis is an American professional mixed martial artist and former folkstyle wrestler. He is currently competing in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA. As a collegiate wrestler, he was a four-time undefeated NCAA Division II champion. Across all three NCAA divisions only Cael Sanderson of Division I - Iowa State University (159-0), Joey Davis of Division II - Notre Dame College (133-0), and Marcus LeVesseur of Division III - Augsburg University (155-0) have completed their collegiate careers as undefeated, four-time NCAA champions.

Joey Davis
BornJoey Malcom Davis
(1993-12-29) December 29, 1993
Compton, California, United States
Other namesBlack Ice
NationalityAmerican
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
DivisionWelterweight (170 lbs)
Reach75 in (191 cm)
StyleWrestling
Fighting out ofCompton, California, United States
TeamTeam Bodyshop
WrestlingNCAA Division II Wrestling[1]
Years active2015–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total7
Wins7
By knockout5
By decision2
Losses0
Amateur record
Total5
Wins5
Losses0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Joey Davis
Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Notre Dame Falcons
NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships
2013 Birmingham165 lb
2014 Cleveland174 lb
2015 St. Louis174 lb
2016 Sioux Falls184 lb

Wrestling career

High school

Davis attended Santa Fe High School in California, school in which he was a 2-sports athlete, playing football and competing in wrestling, both in the varsity team.[2][3]

As a wrestler, he got to the finals of the state tournament in his sophomore year and later won the National and CIF titles in his junior and senior years.[4]

College career

After graduating, he enrolled in Notre Dame College.

Davis is the most accomplished NCAA Division II wrestler ever, winning four National Championships without being beaten a single time throughout his career as a collegiate wrestler, being the only DII wrestler and one of the three NCAA wrestlers in history to do it. He graduated with a legendary record of 133 wins and no losses.[3][5][6][7]

Freestyle career

In May 2016, Davis competed at the annual Beat The Streets event, named Salsa in the Square. He faced three-time NCAA Division I Champion and Dan Hodge Trophy winner Alex Dieringer. He lost the match by points, being outscored 9 points to none.[8]

Mixed martial arts career

Davis started competing in mixed martial arts while he was still competing in college, amassing an undefeated record of 5 wins and no losses.[9]

Bellator MMA

Davis signed with Bellator MMA on June of 2016, months after his last wrestling season in college.[10]

2016

Davis made his professional debut at an 175-pound catchweight bout against Keith Cutrone in August 26, at Bellator 160. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[11]

2017

Davis faced Justin Roswell on August 25 at Bellator 182 (a year later his previous bout). He won the fight by technical-knockout in the first round.[12]

2018

Davis faced Ian Butler on January 20 at Bellator 192. He won the fight by knockout 39 seconds into the first round.[13]

Davis faced Craig Plaskett on June 29 at Bellator 201. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[14]

2019

Davis was scheduled to face Jesse Merritton on March 29 at Bellator 219. However, Merritton withdrew from the event and was replaced by Marcus Anthony. Davis won the fight by knockout in the first round.[15]

Davis faced Jeff Peterson on October 9 at Bellator 229. He won the fight by knockout in a minute into the first round.[16]

Davis faced Chris Cisneros on December 20 at Bellator 235. He won the fight by technical-knockout in the first round.[17]

Awards and accomplishments

Folkstyle wrestling

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
7 matches 7 wins 0 losses
By knockout 5 0
By decision 2 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 7–0 Chris Cisneros TKO (punches) Bellator 235 December 20, 2019 1 3:55 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win 6–0 Jeffrey Peterson KO (flying knee) Bellator 229 October 9, 2019 1 1:00 Temecula, California, United States
Win 5–0 Marcus Anthony KO (punch) Bellator 219 March 29, 2019 1 4:21 Temecula, California, United States
Win 4–0 Craig Plaskett Decision (unanimous) Bellator 201 June 29, 2018 3 5:00 Temecula, California, United States
Win 3–0 Ian Butler KO (spinning back kick) Bellator 192 January 20, 2018 1 0:39 Inglewood, California, United States
Win 2–0 Justin Roswell TKO (elbows) Bellator 182 August 25, 2017 1 1:35 Verona, New York, United States
Win 1–0 Keith Cutrone Decision (unanimous) Bellator 160 August 26, 2016 3 5:00 Anaheim, California, United States

NCAA Record
NCAA Division II Championships Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event
2016 NCAA (DII) Championships at 184 lbs
Win 16-0 Travis Mckillop 3-1 March 12, 2016 2016 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships
Win 15-0 Jacob Waste 3-2
Win 14-0 Nick Burghardt 8-2
Win 13-0 Brandon Supernaw Major 13-5
2015 NCAA (DII) Championships at 174 lbs
Win 12-0 Zeb Wahle 4-2 March 14, 2015 2015 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships
Win 11-0 John Blankenship 7-4
Win 10-0 Terrence Zaleski 4-2
Win 9-0 Caleb Copeland Major 14-5
2014 NCAA (DII) Championships at 174 lbs
Win 8-0 Adam Walters 4-1 March 15, 2014 2014 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships
Win 7-0 Patrick Martinez 5-2
Win 6-0 Trevor Grant Fall
Win 5-0 Conner Monk Fall
2013 NCAA (DII) Championships at 165 lbs
Win 4-0 Chase Nelson 7-5 March 16, 2013 2013 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships
Win 3-0 Isaiah Jimenez Major 11-2
Win 2-0 Justin Samora Major 18-4
Win 1-0 Wade Gobin 11-7

See also

References
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  2. "Joey Davis' High School Timeline". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  3. News, CA School (2016-03-16). "Former Santa Fe High School Standout Joey Davis Wins 4th Consecutive Wrestling Title". California School News Report. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  4. "Joey Davis - Wrestling". Notre Dame College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  5. "NCAA Division II Wrestling: Unbeaten Joey Davis dodged gangs, found Notre Dame College". cleveland.com. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  6. Herald, Compton. "Compton native son Joey Davis 'Wrestler of the Year'". Compton Herald. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  7. "College wrestling: Notre Dame College's Joey Davis is first D-II undefeated four-time NCAA champ". News-herald.com. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  8. "Notre Dame College's Joey Davis loses to Oklahoma State's Alex Derringer in 'challenge' match". News-herald.com. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  9. "Undefeated college wrestler and Snoop Dogg coaching product Joey Davis mulls MMA career". Bloody Elbow. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  10. "Joey Davis Signs Bellator Contract". www.flogymnastics.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  11. Gallo, Ed (2018-06-25). "The Style of Joey Davis: Intelligent Destruction". MMASucka.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  12. Matt Erickson (August 25, 2017). "Bellator 182 results: Ex-champ Andrey Koreshkov pounds out Chidi Njokuani in first round". mmajunkie.com.
  13. "Bellator 192: Rampage vs. Sonnen Results, Fight Card and News - MMA Fighting". www.mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  14. "Bellator 201: Macfarlane vs. Lara Results, Fight Card and News - MMA Fighting". www.mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  15. Tucker, Bryan (2019-03-29). "Bellator 219 Results: Awad vs. Girtz". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  16. Tucker, Bryan (2019-10-04). "Bellator 229 Results: Koreshkov vs. Larkin". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  17. Tucker, Bryan (2019-12-20). "Bellator 235 Results: Barnett vs. Markes". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
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