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United States
Kansas City, Missouri
Michael Banks
"
The Slim Reaper
"
AGE
31
/
Feb 21, 1994
HEIGHT
6'2"
/
187.96 cm
WEIGHT
155 lbs
/
70.31 kg
ASSOCIATION
Caveman Crew
CLASS
Lightweight
STYLE
Kickboxing
Wins
4
KO
/
TKO
1
25%
SUBMISSIONS
3
75%
DECISIONS
0
0%
Losses
6
KO
/
TKO
2
33%
SUBMISSIONS
4
67%
DECISIONS
0
0%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Orell Fisher
Shamrock FC 361 - Kansas City
Feb / 22 / 2025
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Zach Teiberis
1
3:18
win
Trent Rein
EFC - Evolution Fighting Championship 19
Nov / 16 / 2024
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Marcio Laselva
1
0:20
loss
Zach Long
FAC 25 - Fighting Alliance Championship
Jul / 27 / 2024
TKO (Strikes)
Nick Berens
1
2:47
loss
Griffin Parriott
LFA 181 - Siqueira vs. Hernandez
Apr / 05 / 2024
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:21
win
Mike Sanford
EFC - Empire Fighting Championship 24
Feb / 24 / 2024
TKO (Punches)
2
3:17
loss
Brennan McKisick
Real Deal Championships - RDC 6
Jun / 03 / 2023
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:02
loss
Muhammad Zwolak
FAC 19 - Fighting Alliance Championship: Cinco de Mayo
May / 05 / 2023
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Mike England
1
2:25
loss
Unterio Gladney
Nemesis Fighting Alliance - Nemesis 13
Feb / 11 / 2023
TKO (Strikes)
Dwayne Bess
1
2:23
loss
Mike Murray
FAC 17 - Fighting Alliance Championship
Dec / 09 / 2022
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Nick Berens
1
3:00
win
Thomas Thatcher
Shamrock FC - Shamrock 338
May / 21 / 2022
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Robert Hastings
1
1:33
FIGHT HISTORY - AMATEUR
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Mike Murray
FAC 12 - Fighting Alliance Championship
Feb / 06 / 2022
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Robert Hastings
2
0:19
win
Derek Albright
Nemesis Fighting Alliance - Nemesis 8
Dec / 11 / 2021
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Dwayne Bess
1
0:42
loss
Stefaan Jefferson
FAC 7 - Fighting Alliance Championship
Mar / 05 / 2021
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Robert Hastings
1
2:54
loss
Nicholas Meck
FAC 4 - Fighting Alliance Championship
Oct / 09 / 2020
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:10
win
Calvin Williams
Blue Corner Promotions - Ultimate Blue Corner Battles
Feb / 07 / 2020
TKO (Punches)
Nick Nolte
1
2:36
win
Dylan Fosdick
Shamrock FC - Shamrock 326
Dec / 07 / 2019
Submission (Armbar)
Mike England
1
0:35
loss
Dan Pate
Blue Corner Promotions - Ultimate Blue Corner Battles
Oct / 04 / 2019
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Mike England
2
2:30
win
Jacob Smith
Blue Corner Promotions - Ultimate Blue Corner Battles
Aug / 02 / 2019
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Nick Nolte
1
0:34
win
Dakota Puls
Blue Corner Promotions - Ultimate Blue Corner Battles
Jun / 07 / 2019
TKO (Submission to Punches)
Nick Nolte
1
1:14
win
Raul Perlera
Blue Corner Promotions - Ultimate Blue Corner Battles
Feb / 01 / 2019
TKO (Strikes)
Mike England
3
1:30
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