Christos Giagos (born January 23, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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52-524: A lightweight primarily in regional promotions across California . He was able to compile a record of 10–2, including winning the RFA Lightweight Championship on August 22, 2014 with a TKO stoppage of Dakota Cochrane . On the heels of that victory, Giagos signed with the UFC in the fall of 2014. Giagos made his promotional debut against Gilbert Burns on October 25, 2014 at UFC 179 . He lost
78-399: A contract with PFL in early 2018. Wade made his promotional debut against Natan Schulte at PFL 2 on June 21, 2018. Wade lost the fight via unanimous decision. Wade then faced Yuki Kawana at PFL 5 on August 2, 2018. He won the fight via first-round guillotine choke submission. Wade advanced to the playoffs and faced Robert Watley in the opening round on October 13, 2018. Wade won
104-460: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chris Wade (fighter) Christopher Wade (born September 30, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist, who currently competes in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, Wade has also competed in the UFC and Professional Fighters League (PFL). Wade
130-605: The Semifinals off the Featherweight tournament on August 27, 2021, at PFL 9 . He won the bout via unanimous decision. Wade faced Movlid Khaybulaev in the Finals of the Featherweight tournament on October 27, 2021, at PFL 10 . He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Wade faced Lance Palmer on April 28, 2022, at PFL 2 . He won the bout via unanimous decision. Wade faced Kyle Bochniak on June 24, 2022, at PFL 5 . He won
156-507: The bout via D'arce choke in the second round. This win earned Giagos the Performance of the Night bonus award. Giagos faced Arman Tsarukyan on September 18, 2021 at UFC Fight Night 192 . He lost the fight via technical knockout in round one. Giagos faced Thiago Moisés at UFC on ESPN 38 on June 25, 2022. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Giagos
182-438: The bout via head kick and then ground and pound TKO in the first round. Wade faced Brendan Loughnane in the Semifinals off the Featherweight tournament on August 20, 2022, at PFL 9 . He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Wade started off the 2023 season in a rematch against Bubba Jenkins on April 1, 2023, at PFL 1 . He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Wade faced Ryoji Kudo on June 8, 2023, at PFL 4 . He won
208-526: The bout via submission in the first round. Giagos faced Jorge de Oliveira on March 21, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 62 . Giagos won the fight via submission in the first round. Giagos faced Chris Wade on June 6, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 68 . He lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion. He made his debut in Russia promotion against Alexandre Pimentel of Brazil at ACB 51: Silva vs. Torgeson on January 13, 2017. He won
234-403: The fight unanimous decision. In the second match he will make fight against Shamil Nikaev at ACB 71: Yan vs. Mattos on September 30, 2017. He lost the back-and-forth fight by split decision. On the heels of a 4–2 run on the regional circuit, Giagos made his return to the promotion against Charles Oliveira on September 22, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 137 . He lost the fight via a submission in
260-406: The fight via a technical submission due to a guillotine choke in the first round. In the Featherweight semi-finals, Wade replaced 2021 PFL champion Movlid Khaybulaev against Gabriel Alves Braga at PFL 7 on August 4, 2023, losing the fight via split decision. Wade was scheduled to rematch Bubba Jenkins on November 24, 2023 at PFL 10 , however at weigh-ins, Wade came in at148.4 pounds, which
286-458: The fight via an anaconda choke submission in round two. Giagos faced Ignacio Bahamondes on April 6, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 240 . He lost in the first round as a result of a head kick knockout. On October 10, 2024, it was reported that Giagos was removed from the UFC roster. Besides training at Systems Training Center, Giagos coaches CrossFit, kickboxing and strength and conditioning there. He
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#1733084604587312-461: The fight via majority decision and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, Wade faced Natan Schulte again in a split decision losing effort and was eliminated from the tournament. In early 2019, it was announced that Wade will be participating in the PFL season 2019 lightweight tournament. Wade's first appearance of the season took place against Nate Andrews at PFL 2 on May 23, 2019. He won
338-520: The fight via unanimous decision. Wade faced Christos Giagos on June 6, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 68 . He won the fight by unanimous decision. Wade was expected to face Olivier Aubin-Mercier on August 23, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 74 . However, Wade pulled out of the fight in late July, after sustaining an injury, and he was replaced by Tony Sims . Wade was expected to face Mairbek Taisumov on January 17, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 81 , replacing an injured Beneil Dariush . Subsequently, Taisumov
364-401: The fight via unanimous decision. Wade next faced Islam Makhachev on September 17, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 94 . He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Wade faced Frankie Perez in a rematch on July 22, 2017, at UFC on Fox 25 . He won the fight by unanimous decision with the score board of (29-28, 29–28, 30–27). Wade subsequently parted ways with UFC following the bout and signed
390-448: The fight via unanimous decision. Wade then faced Akhmet Aliev at PFL 5 on July 25, 2019. He won the fight via unanimous decision. With two wins in the regular season, Wade advanced to the playoffs where he faced Nate Andrews in a rematch at PFL 8 on October 17, 2019. He won the fight via majority decision and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinal on the same day, Wade faced Loik Radzhabov and lost via unanimous decision and
416-458: The fight via unanimous decision. Wade returned to the local circuit and won both of his next two fights before being signed by the UFC . Wade made his promotional debut against Cain Carrizosa on August 30, 2014, at UFC 177 . Wade won the fight via technical submission from a guillotine choke in the first round. Wade faced Zhang Lipeng on January 18, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 59 . Wade won
442-450: The fight. Giagos faced Mizuto Hirota on December 2, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 142 . He won the fight via unanimous decision. Giagos faced Damir Hadžović on June 1, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 153 . He won the fight via unanimous decision. Giagos faced Drakkar Klose on August 17, 2019 at UFC 241 . He lost the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision. Giagos was expected to face Alan Patrick on April 25, 2020 . However, he
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494-472: The second round. “I felt like when I came in the Oliveira fight, I was actually performing very well. I was actually really excited with my performance. I wish I opened up a little more. But, I was a little nervous of the takedown. This guy’s jiu jitsu is just next level, he holds the most submissions. I felt like I was doing really well. Everyone had me winning the first round." Giagos said of his performance after
520-464: Was 2.4 pounds north of the non-title. Jenkins turned down the catchweight bout and the bout was scrapped. Christos Giagos Giagos was born and raised in Southern California . Giagos competed in wrestling in high school, and began training in mixed martial arts at the age 19 in 2009. He is a Greek American . Giagos made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2009 competing as
546-592: Was an NCAA Division III fifth-place finish for SUNY Oneonta . Wade also competed in amateur kickboxing , where was undefeated and held a title. Wade had an amateur MMA record of 2-0 before turning professional in 2011. Wade then compiled a professional record of 5-0 and won the Ring of Combat Lightweight Championship before being signed by the World Series of Fighting . Wade made his WSOF debut at WSOF 2 on March 23, 2013, against Russian prospect Azamat Dugulubgov. Wade lost
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#1733084604587572-506: Was born on September 30, 1987, in Rockville Centre, New York . A talented wrestler , Wade attended Islip High School , where he was a state champion (140 lbs.) as well as a two-time Suffolk County finalist and a Suffolk County Champion. Wade continued his career at the collegiate level where he was a NJCAA National finalist for Nassau Community College , losing to future UFC Welterweight title challenger Colby Covington 15–3. As well, Wade
598-426: Was eliminated from the tournament. Wade returned to PFL for the 2021 season, moving down a weight class to featherweight. Wade faced Anthony Dizy on April 23, 2021, at PFL 1 . He won the bout via unanimous decision. Wade faced Arman Ospanov at PFL 4 on June 10, 2021. He won the bout via knockout after landing a head kick and finishing Ospanov with punches in the second round. Wade faced Bubba Jenkins in
624-489: Was pulled from the fight citing injury and he was replaced by Frank Camacho . Giagos replaced Rick Glenn and faced Carlton Minus at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal on December 19, 2020. Giagos won the fight via unanimous decision. Giagos was scheduled to face Joel Álvarez on May 15, 2021 at UFC 262 . However, Álvarez was removed from the bout in early May due to alleged visa issues that restricted his travel. Giagos faced returning veteran Sean Soriano . He won
650-411: Was pulled from the fight during the week leading to the event due to alleged visa issues, and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Mehdi Baghdad . Wade won the fight via submission in the first round. Wade was expected to face Rashid Magomedov on May 8, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 87 . However, Magomedov pulled out of the fight in early March, and he was replaced by Rustam Khabilov . Wade lost
676-514: Was scheduled to face Benoît Saint-Denis on September 3, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 209 . However, Giagos pulled out in early August after severing a tendon of his little finger during a domestic accident. Giagos faced Ricky Glenn on April 22, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 222 . He won the fight by technical knockout in the first round. This performance earned Giagos his second Performance Of The Night award. Giagos faced Daniel Zellhuber on September 16, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 227 . He lost
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