Sam Sicilia

Samuel Travis Sicilia (born February 1, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Sicilia began training in MMA in 2007, taking his first amateur fights late in the year before turning professional shortly after. After his first pro win he took a nearly four year break from fighting. He returned in 2011, and went 9-1 fighting for several regional promotions in the north-western United States.In February 2012, it was revealed that Sicilia was selected to be a participant on The Ultimate Fighter Live. Sicilia defeated Dominick Cruz training partner, Erin Beach, via an eight second KO to move into the Ultimate Fighter house, and become an official cast member. Sicilia was selected as the second pick (third overall) by Dominick Cruz to take part on Team Cruz. In the first round of the tournament, Sicilia was selected to fight former Bellator Fighting Championships fighter, Chris Saunders. Sicilia lost the fight via split decision after two rounds. The decision was heavily disputed by many, including UFC president Dana White who claimed, “I think Sicilia got robbed of the opportunity of going to a third round, though. But great fight.” Sicilia made his UFC debut at The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale on June 1, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada against TUF cast mate,Cristiano Marcello. He won the fight via KO in the second round. After the win Sicilia was more than excited to begin his journey in the UFC.

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Maximo Blanco	UFC – The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale Apr / 13 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Kim Winslow	3	5:00
loss	Rony Mariano Bezerra	UFC 153 – Silva vs. Bonnar Oct / 13 / 2012	TKO (Punches) Fernando Yamasaki	2	4:16
win	Cristiano Marcello	UFC – The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale Jun / 01 / 2012	KO (Punches) Chris Tognoni	2	2:53
win	Arley George	COTC – Conquest of the Cage 10 Dec / 15 / 2011	KO (Punch) Anthony Hamlett	1	0:25
win	Jared Haller	Ringside Ticket – Caged Conflict Nov / 12 / 2011	TKO (Punches) Dave Hagen	1	0:25
win	Josiah Mitchell	CS – CageSport 16 Oct / 01 / 2011	KO (Punch) Dennis Hallman	1	0:29
win	Dominic Rivera	FNE – Round 16 – Combat at the Cabaret Aug / 13 / 2011	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) N/A	1	2:38
win	Josh Snodgrass	SRP – Square Ring Promotions Jul / 29 / 2011	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Dave Hagen	1	1:48
win	Angel Diaz	LOTC – Battle at the Bay Jul / 16 / 2011	KO (Punch) Ryan Hoisington	1	3:35
loss	Daniel Swain	LOTC – Lords of the Cage Jun / 10 / 2011	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Anthony Hamlett	1	2:38
win	Charon Spain	LOTC – Conquest of the Cage Apr / 28 / 2011	Submission (Neck Crank) N/A	1	4:03
win	Marc Forsyth	ROTR – Rumble on the Ridge 17 Mar / 05 / 2011	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Ryan Hoisington	2	4:07
win	Jason Gybels	ROTR – Rumble on the Ridge 16 Jan / 15 / 2011	KO (Punches) Ryan Hoisington	1	2:54
win	Brian Clayton	CCW – Combat Caged Warriors Sep / 15 / 2007	Decision (Unanimous) N/A	3	5:00