Emil Weber Meek
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| Emil Meek | |
|---|---|
| Born | Emil Weber Meek August 20, 1988 Trondheim, Norway |
| Other names | Valhalla |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Division | Welterweight (2010-present) |
| Reach | 74.0 in (188 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Fighting out of | Trondheim, Norway |
| Team | MMA Trondheim, Frontline Academy |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 12 |
| Wins | 9 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 2 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
Emil Weber Meek (born August 20, 1988) is a Norwegian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the UFC's Welterweight (MMA) division.[1]
Background
Meek grew up in Nesna in Nordland, and later lived in Mosjoen, Trondheim and Oslo.[2] In 2012, Meek started his mixed martial arts (MMA) career. He has a MMA-record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 1 no contest. Meek runs MMA Trondheim together with Thomas Formo.
Mixed martial arts career
Meek is undefeated in his amatuer MMA career (6-0).[3]
Meek made his professional MMA debut on 12 March 2011 against Magnus Frekman. Meek defeated Frekman via TKO 45 seconds into the first round. For his second fight he fought Mohammed Abdallah. He lost the bout by TKO in the first round. After this loss, Meek went on a four fight win streak.[1] He was awarded «2013 Prospect of the Year» by MMA Viking.[4]
On August 20 2016, he won the Venator Fighting Championship Welterweight title by defeating Rousimar Palhares via TKO in the first round. Meek stopped Palhares with a series of punches and elbows to the side of the head, while defending from Palhares' takedown attempt.[5]
On 10 December 2016, Meek made his UFC debut against Canadian Jordan Mein on the maincard of UFC 206 in Toronto, Canada. He was successful in his first UFC bout, winning via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).[6]
Championships and accomplishments
- Venator Fighting Championship
- Venator Welterweight Championship (one time)
- MMAViking.com
- 2013 Prospect of the Year
Mixed martial arts record
| 12 matches | 9 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 2 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 9-2 (1) | Jordan Mein | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 206 | December 10, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Win | 8-2 (1) | Rousimar Palhares | TKO (punches and elbows) | Venator FC 3 - Palhares vs. Meek | May 21, 2016 | 1 | 0:45 | Milano, Italy | Won the Venator Welterweight Championship. |
| Win | 7-2 (1) | Christophe Van Dijck | TKO (punches) | BOB 5 - Battle of Botnia 2015 | November 28, 2015 | 2 | N/A | Umeå, Sweden | |
| Win | 6-2 (1) | Kai Puolakka | Submission (guillotine choke) | Cage - Cage 32 | October 23, 2015 | 3 | 2:20 | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Loss | 5-2 (1) | Albert Odzimkowski | TKO (punches) | FEN 8 - Summer Edition | July 31, 2015 | 1 | 3:30 | Kołobrzeg, Poland | |
| NC | 5–1 (1) | Piotr Danielski | NC | BA 7 - Exped Cup | May 14, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Szczecin, Poland | |
| Win | 5-1 | Per Franklin | TKO (punch) | SC 9 - Gothenburg | November 23, 2013 | 2 | 1:40 | Goteborg, Denmark | |
| Win | 4-1 | Tato Primera | TKO (punches) | SHC 8 - Paraisy vs. Balde | September 21, 2013 | 1 | 0:50 | Genova, Switzerland | |
| Win | 3-1 | Raymond Jarman | TKO (punches) | EMMA 5 - Frederiksberg | April 19, 2013 | 1 | N/A | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Win | 2-1 | Frodi Vitalis Hansen | TKO (punches) | EMMA 4 - Fight Time in Viborg | March 2, 2013 | 1 | 1:00 | Viborg, Denmark | |
| Loss | 1-1 | Mohammed Abdallah | TKO (punches) | FG 25 - Fighter Gala 25 | May 12, 2012 | 1 | 4:33 | Frederiksberg, Denmark | |
| Win | 1-0 | Magnus Frekman | TKO (punches) | RMP - Ultimate Rage 1 | March 12, 2011 | 1 | 0:25 | Barnsley, England |
References
- ^ a b Sherdog.com. "Emil".
- ^ "En fighter i verdensklasse". Trening.no (in Norwegian).
- ^ "Emil Meek".
- ^ "Prospect of the Year:Emil "Hulk" Weber Meek". MMAviking.com. 2013-12-13.
- ^ "UFC congratulates Emil Meek on knocking out Rousimar Palhares". BJPenn.com.
- ^ Martin, Todd (10 December 2016). "Jordan Mein vs. Emil Meek live round-by-round coverage". LA Times.