Cyril Asker (born December 24, 1985) is a French mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[2]

Background

Born and raised in Avignon, France, Asker began training in MMA at the age of 18. Before becoming a full-time fighter, he was a police officer.[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Asker made his promotional debut against Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos on April 10, 2016.[3] He was defeated via knockout in the first round.[4]

Asker next fought Dmitry Smolyakov at UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn on January 15, 2017. He won the fight via TKO in the first round.[5]

Asker next faced Walt Harris at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia on June 17, 2017.[6] He lost the fight in the first round via TKO due to a combination of elbows and punches.[7]

Asker was expected to face James Mulheron on November 25, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 122.[8] However, Mulheron was pulled from the card on November 10 after he failed an out-of-competition drug test.[9] Asker remained on the card and faced promotional newcomer Hu Yaozong.[10] He won the fight via submission in the second round.[11]

Asker faced Tai Tuivasa on February 11, 2018, at UFC 221.[12] He lost the fight via technical knock out in the first round.[13]

On March 19, 2020, it was reported that Asker was no longer part of the UFC roster.[2]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
13 matches 9 wins 4 losses
By knockout 4 3
By submission 3 1
By decision 2 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 9–4 Tai Tuivasa TKO (punches and elbows) UFC 221 February 11, 2018 1 2:18 Perth, Australia
Win 9–3 Hu Yaozong Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum November 25, 2017 2 2:33 Shanghai, China
Loss 8–3 Walt Harris TKO (punches and elbows) UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia June 17, 2017 1 1:44 Kallang, Singapore
Win 8–2 Dmitry Smolyakov TKO (punches and elbows) UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn January 15, 2017 1 2:41 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Loss 7–2 Jared Cannonier KO (punches and elbows) UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos April 10, 2016 1 2:44 Zagreb, Croatia
Win 7–1 Andrew van Zyl Submission (guillotine choke) Extreme Fighting Championship 44 October 3, 2015 1 3:25 Johannesburg, South Africa Won the EFC Heavyweight Championship.
Win 6–1 Ruan Potts TKO (retirement) Extreme Fighting Championship 40 June 6, 2015 1 5:00 Johannesburg, South Africa
Win 5–1 Ricky Misholas Decision (unanimous) Extreme Fighting Championship 37 February 21, 2015 3 5:00 Johannesburg, South Africa
Win 4–1 Juhaa Saarinen TKO (punches) Cage 27 November 8, 2014 2 4:19 Turku, Finland
Win 3–1 Eugen Buchmueller Submission (rear-naked choke) Roundhouse MMA: The Beginning October 6, 2013 1 0:59 Berlin, Germany
Loss 2–1 Karl Moore Submission (rear-naked choke) CC 17: Rooney vs. Philpott May 25, 2013 3 N/A Newry, Northern Ireland
Win 2–0 Peter Tornow Decision (unanimous) MMA Berlin: Tournament 33 March 16, 2013 3 5:00 Berlin, Germany
Win 1–0 Adam Brearley TKO (punches) Cage Warriors Fight Night 4 March 16, 2012 1 4:30 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cyril Asker - Official UFC Profile". UFC. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Jay Pettry (March 19, 2020). "14 Fighters No Longer Part of UFC Roster Following Cuts, Free Agency". sherdog.com.
  3. ^ Staff (2016-02-22). "Cyril Asker vs. Jared Cannonier booked for UFC Fight Night 86 in Croatia". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  4. ^ MMA Fighting Newswire (2016-04-10). "Jared Cannonier blasts Cyril Asker with a left hook, finishes on the ground". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  5. ^ Ben Fowlkes (2017-01-15). "UFC Fight Night 103 results: Cyril Asker pounds out Dmitrii Smoliakov midway through first". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  6. ^ Staff (2017-03-29). "UFC Fight Night 111 takes shape in Singapore". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  7. ^ "UFC Fight Night 111 results: Walt Harris pounds out Cyril Asker in opening round". MMAjunkie. 2017-06-17. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  8. ^ Nolan King (2017-10-25). "Heavyweights Cyril Asker and James Mulheron to clash at UFC Shanghai". mma-today.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  9. ^ "James Mulheron pulled from UFC-Shanghai opener due to potential USADA violation". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-18. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  10. ^ John Morgan (2017-11-20). "8th Chinese fighter added to UFC-Shanghai as 12-bout lineup again complete". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  11. ^ "UFC Fight Night 122 results: Cyril Asker chokes out Hu Yaozong in second round". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  12. ^ "UFC fighters ducking Aussie phenom". Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  13. ^ "UFC 221 results: Tai Tuivasa destroys Cyril Asker with first-round TKO". MMAjunkie. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
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