Aaron Aby Explained

Aaron Aby
Birth Date:8 February 1990
Birth Place:Wales
Weight Lb:125
Fighting Out Of:England
Years Active:2013–present
Mma Kowin:1
Mma Subwin:6
Mma Decwin:9
Mma Koloss:2
Mma Decloss:8
Mma Draw:1
Sherdog:84616

Aaron Aby (born 8 February 1990)[1] is a Welsh professional mixed martial artist and former footballer who represented Wales at youth level.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Mixed martial arts career

Aby had numerous bouts in various MMA promotions before main eventing UK Fighting Championships 12 against Daryl Grant on 7 December 2019, which was declared a draw.

Aby faced Elias Garcia for the Oktagon MMA Flyweight Championship on 4 November 2023 at Oktagon 48: Aby vs. Garcia and lost by technical knockout as a result of a doctor stoppage.[12]

Aby later faced Sam Creasy in a trilogy bout again for the Oktagon MMA Flyweight Championship on 20 April 2024 at Oktagon 56: Aby vs. Creasey and lost via unanimous decision.[13]

Aby is scheduled to face Zhalgas Zhumagulov on 9 November 2024 at Oktagon 63.[14]

Personal life

Aby runs a fitness and MMA gym in his hometown of Wrexham, with his father - former professional rugby player Jon Aby.[15]

Aby was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis during childhood and recovered from testicular cancer following being dianosed with it in 2017.[16] [14]

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|16–10–1|Zhalgas Zhumagulov|Decision (unanimous)|Oktagon 63||align=center|3:00|align=center|5|Bratislava, Slovakia ||-|Loss|align=center|16–9–1|Sam Creasey|Decision (unanimous)|Oktagon 56||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Birmingham, England||-|Win|align=center|16–8–1|Chris Daniel|Decision (unanimous)|Oktagon 52||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Newcastle, England||-|Loss|align=center|15–8–1|Elias Garcia|TKO (doctor stoppage)|Oktagon 48||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Manchester, England||-|Win|align=center|15–7–1|Joevincent So|Decision (unanimous)|UAE Warriors 44||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-|Win|align=center|14–7–1|Junior Willian Da Silva Pereira|Submission (triangle choke)|Full Contact Contender 33||align=center|1|align=center|N/A|Bolton, England||-|Loss|align=center|13–7–1|Victor Nunes|Decision (unanimous)|UAE Warriors 36||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-|Loss|align=center|13–6–1|Stipe Brcic|Decision (unanimous)|Cage Warriors 146||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Manchester, England||-|Loss|align=center|13–5–1|Michelangelo Lupoli|Decision (unanimous)|Cage Warriors 142||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Gwent, Wales||-|Win|align=center|13–4–1|Gerardo Fanny|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Cage Warriors 136||align=center|3|align=center|2:25|Manchester, England||-|Win|align=center|12–4–1|Samir Faiddine|Decision (unanimous)|Cage Warriors 132||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|London, England||-|Loss|align=center|11–4–1|Sam Creasey|Decision (unanimous)|Cage Warriors 123||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|London, England||-|Win|align=center|11–3–1|Mohamed Gamal|Decision (unanimous)|Probellum MMA: Dubai||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Dubai, United Arab Emirates||-|Draw|align=center||Daryl Grant|Draw (majority)|UK Fighting Championships 12||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Preston, England||-|Win|align=center|10–3|Danny Missin|Decision (majority)|ACB 70: The Battle of Britain||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Sheffield, England||-|Win|align=center|9–3|Sam Halliday|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|ACB 65: Silva vs. Agnaev||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Sheffield, England||-|Win|align=center|8–3|Coner Hignett|Decision (split)|ACB 54: Supersonic||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Manchester, England||-|Loss|align=center|7–3|Aaron Nieborak|Decision (unanimous)|Full Contact Contender 16||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Bolton, England||-|Win|align=center|7–2|Adrian Ponz|Decision (unanimous)|UK Fighting Championships 1||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Preston, England||-|Win|align=center|6–2|Karim Miard|Decision (unanimous)|Full Contact Contender 14||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Bolton, England|-|Win|align=center|5–2|Sebastien Louchet|Submission (guillotine choke)|ICE FC 6||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Manchester, England||-|Win|align=center|4–2|Ben Dearden|TKO (punches)|Full Contact Contender 12||align=center|1|align=center|4:42|Bolton, England||-|Loss|align=center|3–2|Danny Missin|TKO (punches)|Full Contact Contender 11||align=center|1|align=center|4:06|Bolton, England||-|Win|align=center|3–1|Scott Gregory|Submission (armbar)|Full Contact Contender 10||align=center|1|align=center|3:23|Bolton, England||-|Loss|align=center|2–1|Mick Gerrard|Decision (unanimous)|Full Contact Contender 9||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Bolton, England||-|Win|align=center|2–0|John Spencer|Submission (rear-naked choke)|OMMAC 18 ||align=center|1|align=center|3:40|Liverpool, England||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Simon Osborne|Decision (unanimous)|OMMAC 17 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Liverpool, England||-[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thank you my mate (for the birthday wishes). X.com. Aaron Aby @aaronabymma on X. 2024-02-08. 2024-09-29.
  2. Web site: Football with Bale to MMA after cancer. www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Aaron Aby Stats, News, Bio. ESPN.
  4. Web site: Welsh fighter and cancer survivor with cystic fibrosis was given weeks to live. Tom. Coleman. 3 January 2022. WalesOnline.
  5. Web site: Aaron Aby, Inspirational Wrexham MMA fighter, set for match in Manchester. The Leader.
  6. Web site: Meet the MMA fighter with Cystic Fibrosis who beat cancer to become title contender. 13 August 2022.
  7. Web site: MMA fighter and cancer survivor Aaron Aby set for 'toughest fight to date'. Thomas. Lewis. 1 April 2022. North Wales Live.
  8. Web site: Inspirational Wrexham fighter, Aaron Aby, nominated for world MMA award. The Leader.
  9. Web site: Award for lung disease footballer. 28 May 2008. news.bbc.co.uk.
  10. Web site: Aby impresses with victory over former world champ. www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. Web site: MMA fighter with cystic fibrosis tells how he is now facing down coronavirus following cancer battle. Lydia. Morris. 13 April 2020. North Wales Live.
  12. Web site: Aaron Aby to fight Sam Creasey for Oktagon flyweight title. bbc.com. BBC Sport. 2024-03-21. 2024-09-30.
  13. Web site: Oktagon 56: Aby vs. Creasey Full Results. cagesidepress.com. Staff. 2024-04-20. 2024-09-30.
  14. Web site: Wrexham MMA star Aaron Aby continues to climb through ranks. leaderlive.co.uk. Arron Evans. 2024-09-28. 2024-09-29.
  15. Web site: Opening A Brand New Gym & Fight News...?. www.youtube.com.
  16. Web site: Wrexham: Aaron Aby set to return to OKTAGON this month. leaderlive.co.uk. Arron Evans. 2024-01-20. 2024-09-29.
  17. Web site: Aaron Aby. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 30 September 2024.