Trevin Giles

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Trevin Giles
Born (1992-08-06) August 6, 1992 (age 31)
San Antonio, Texas, United States[1]
Other names The Problem
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Division Welterweight (2022–present)
Middleweight (2014–2021)
Light Heavyweight (2017)
Reach 74 in[1]
Fighting out of Houston, Texas, United States
Team War Training Center
Rank Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Years active 2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 22
Wins 16
By knockout 6
By submission 5
By decision 5
Losses 6
By knockout 3
By submission 3
Occupation Police officer[3]
University Texas Southern University[4]
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Trevin Giles (born August 6, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA). Giles currently competes in the welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background

Giles was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was a football defensive player at Alief Taylor High School in Houston, Texas. Giles started martial arts training when he was 20 years old.[4]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Giles started his professional MMA career in 2014, with a triangle choke submission of Angelus Raymond McFarlane. He would go on to amass a 4–0 record fighting in the Texas circuit.[5]

He fought outside of Texas for the first time on March 25, 2015, when he was scheduled to fight Brendan Allen at Legacy FC 52. Giles beat the future UFC middleweight by rear-naked choke.[6]

After a first-round TKO of Robert McCarthy at Caribbean UFF 10, Giles was scheduled to fight Robert McCarthy at RFA 41.[7] Giles submitted McCarthy with a rear-naked choke in the second round.[8]

At Legacy FC 59, Giles was scheduled to fight another future UFC middleweight in Ike Villanueva.[9] He beat Villanueava by a third-round arm-triangle choke.[10]

Giles headlined LFA 3 in a middleweight bout with Ryan Spann.[11] He beat Spann by split decision, to keep his undefeated record.[12]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Giles made his UFC debut on July 8, 2017, against James Bochnovic at UFC 213.[13] He won the fight via knockout in round two.[14]

His next fight came on December 9, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega against Antônio Braga Neto.[15][16] He won the fight via knockout in the third round.[17]

Giles faced Zak Cummings on May 18, 2019, at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee.[18] He lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the third round.[19]

As the last fight of his rookie contract in the UFC, Giles faced Gerald Meerschaert on August 3, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 5.[20] He lost the fight via technical submission in the third round due to a guillotine choke.[21][22]

Giles was scheduled to face Antônio Arroyo on February 8, 2020, at UFC 247.[23] However Arroyo pulled out a day before the event due to medical issues and he was replaced by James Krause.[24] He won the back-and-forth bout via split decision.[25] The win also earned Giles his first Fight of the Night bonus award.[26]

Giles was expected to face Jun Yong Park on August 1, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan.[27] However, Park was removed from the bout on July 23 due to alleged travel issues and was replaced by Kevin Holland.[28] Just prior to his walkout, Giles fainted and the fight was canceled.[29]

Giles faced Bevon Lewis on November 7, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira.[30] He won the fight via technical knockout.[31]

Giles was scheduled to face Dricus du Plessis on March 20, 2021, at UFC on ESPN 21.[32] However, du Plessis pulled out due to visa issues and was replaced by Roman Dolidze.[33] He won the close bout via unanimous decision.[34] 9 out of 17 media members awarded the decision victory to Giles.[35]

The match between Giles and Dricus du Plessis was rescheduled and eventually took place on July 10, 2021, at UFC 264.[36] Giles lost the fight via knockout in round two.[37]

Giles faced Michael Morales on January 22, 2022, at UFC 270.[38] He lost the bout via technical knockout in round one.[39]

Giles faced Louis Cosce on September 10, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song.[40] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[41]

Giles faced Preston Parsons on March 25, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 43.[42] He won the fight by split decision.[43]

Giles faced Gabriel Bonfim at UFC 291 on July 29, 2023, losing the fight via a guillotine choke submission in round one.[44]

Giles faced Carlos Prates on February 10, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 236.[45] He lost the bout by knockout in the second round.[46]

Personal life

Trevin and his wife Coreyonna have a son (born 2019).[47] Giles was a police officer, working for the Houston Police Department.[48][49] Giles announced his retirement from police work in an instagram post in February 2022.[50]

Championships and awards

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 16–6 Carlos Prates KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer February 10, 2024 2 4:03 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 16–5 Gabriel Bonfim Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 291 July 29, 2023 1 1:13 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Win 16–4 Preston Parsons Decision (split) UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen March 25, 2023 3 5:00 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 15–4 Louis Cosce Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song September 17, 2022 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 14–4 Michael Morales TKO (punches) UFC 270 January 22, 2022 1 4:06 Anaheim, California, United States Welterweight debut.
Loss 14–3 Dricus du Plessis KO (punches) UFC 264 July 10, 2021 2 1:41 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 14–2 Roman Dolidze Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Brunson vs. Holland March 20, 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 13–2 Bevon Lewis TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira November 7, 2020 3 1:26 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 12–2 James Krause Decision (split) UFC 247 February 8, 2020 3 5:00 Houston, Texas, United States Fight of the Night.
Loss 11–2 Gerald Meerschaert Technical Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler August 3, 2019 3 1:49 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Loss 11–1 Zak Cummings Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee May 18, 2019 3 4:01 Rochester, New York, United States
Win 11–0 Antônio Braga Neto KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega December 9, 2017 3 2:27 Fresno, California, United States Return to Middleweight.
Win 10–0 James Bochnovic KO (punch) UFC 213 July 8, 2017 2 2:54 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Light Heavyweight debut.
Win 9–0 Ryan Spann Decision (split) LFA 3 February 10, 2017 3 5:00 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
Win 8–0 Ike Villanueva Submission (arm-triangle choke) Legacy FC 59 September 16, 2016 3 1:45 Humble, Texas, United States
Win 7–0 Josh Clark Submission (rear-naked choke) RFA 41 July 29, 2016 2 1:10 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win 6–0 Robert McCarthy TKO (punches) Caribbean Ultimate Fist Fighting 10 May 21, 2016 1 3:06 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Win 5–0 Brendan Allen Submission (rear-naked choke) Legacy FC 52 March 25, 2016 2 1:47 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
Win 4–0 Larry Crowe TKO (punches) Fury Fighting 8 October 9, 2015 2 1:48 Humble, Texas, United States
Win 3–0 Terrance Ferguson TKO (punches) Fury Fighting 7 July 11, 2015 1 3:18 Humble, Texas, United States
Win 2–0 Patrick Hutton Submission (armbar) Legacy FC 31 June 13, 2014 1 2:11 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 1–0 Angelus Raymond McFarlane Submission (inverted triangle choke) Legacy FC 27 January 31, 2014 1 1:15 Houston, Texas, United States Middleweight debut.

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See also

References

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External links

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