Brandon Garner

The future looks very bright for Brandon Garner, one of the world's best at 135!

Overall record: Amateur 5-1 Pro 8-1-1

DOB: 07/07/1981

Weight: 135 lbs.

Affiliation: Team ROC and Royce Gracie

Residence: Raleigh, NC

Rank: Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Royce Gracie, Certified Skill level 2 in Modern Army Combatives, and Professional MMA fighter.

Martial Arts Experience: 10 years training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, Wrestling, and Muay-Thai

Education: BSBA in Economics and Finance from Appalachian State University

Mixed Martial Arts accomplishments:

**11/02/08: Ranked #21 in the world by fightmatrix.com bantamweight rankings

**Unbeaten since 2/25/05 and currently on a 9 fight unbeaten streak

Amateur fights:

11/03/2001 Kickfest: Winner by unanimous decision

5/11/2002 Kickfest: Elite Vale Tudo 4: Winner by decision

1/24/2004 Kentucky fighting challenge 3: Winner by TKO (all amateur fight at 155 lbs.)

10/2/2004 Kentucky fighting challenge 6: Winner by submission

2/12/2005 Kentucky fighting challenge 8: Winner by submission

Pro fights:

10/1/2005 King of the Cage: Shock & Awe Winner by submission (145 lbs.)

12/9/2005 Fightfest 1: Winner by submission (150 lbs.)

10/2006 Fighfest: 8 Man Tournament semi-finals Winner by decision (145 lbs.)

05/2007: Fightfest 8 Man Tournament finals Winner by submission (145 lbs.)

10/27/2007: MMA Bushido Almaty, Kazakhstan Draw (155 lbs.) opponent Ardak Nazarov has a TKO win over Artur Oumakhanov .

4/12/08: CQC in the Cage Fayetteville, NC Win Tap Out to Strikes (145 lbs.)

10/11/08: Carolina Fight Promotions: Carolina Crown Raleigh, NC Winner by Anaconda choke 3:53 rd. 1

****CAROLINA FIGHT PROMOTIONS BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION****

** submission win over 7x UFC vet. Jason Dent and Draw with Kazakh. MMA champion Ardak Nazarov. Undefeated at 145 lbs.

Other:

Contestant on TUF 8 lightweight (155lbs.) 05/08 ***Fight ruled a no contest due to illegal knee that resulted in a KO against Brian Mcloughlin.

Jiujitsu: Mundials competitor 2001 Dale Earnhardt Classic lightweight Advance no-gi champion 01/2003 Casca-Grossa Lightweight Advanced no-gi champion 2004 Casca Grossa Welterweight Advanced no-gi champion 12/2004 Pendergrass Classic Purple Belt lightweight champion 2005 Pendergrass Classic Purple Belt Absolute champion 2005 Budweiser Cup Purple Belt Flyweight champion 2007 Budweiser Cup Advanced no-gi champion 2007 Pendergrass Classic no-gi featherweight champ/ Absolute champ 2/2008