| Adam Milstead | |
| Birth Name: | Adam Alexander Milstead |
| Other Names: | The Prototype |
| Birth Date: | 3 July 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Calvert County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Fighting Out Of: | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Weight Kg: | 93 |
| Weight Class: | Heavyweight Light Heavyweight |
| Reach: | 76 in |
| Team: | Pittsburgh Fight Club |
| Years Active: | 2009–2018 |
| Mma Kowin: | 6 |
| Mma Subwin: | 2 |
| Mma Koloss: | 1 |
| Mma Decloss: | 2 |
| Mma Nc: | 1 |
| Am Win: | 1 |
| Sherdog: | 60258 |
Adam Alexander Milstead[1] (born July 3, 1987) is an American former mixed martial arts fighter who competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor from 2009 up until 2018, he also competed for King of the Cage.
Born and raised in Calvert, Maryland, Milstead began wrestling in the second grade, and was a standout in football and wrestling at Calvert High School, graduating in 2006. Milstead later continued his football career at the collegiate level for half a semester before dropping out.[2]
Adam got married in June 2020 to Pittsburgh native, Mary Rodavich.[3] [4] They have a yellow Labrador retriever, Cal, who is named after Adam’s hometown of Calvert County, MD.[5]
Milstead held an amateur record of 10–2 before making his professional MMA debut in May 2011. After losing his first match, he amassed a record of 7-1 before signing with the UFC.
Milstead made his UFC debut in May 2016 as he faced Chris de la Rocha at . He won the fight by TKO in the second round.[6]
For his second fight with the promotion, Milstead faced Curtis Blaydes at on February 4, 2017. He originally lost the fight via TKO in the second round; however, the win was later overturned to a No Contest when Blaydes tested positive for marijuana.[7]
For his next fight, Milstead moved down to the Light Heavyweight division. He faced Jordan Johnson on March 3, 2018 at UFC 222.[8] He lost the fight by split decision.[9]
Milstead faced Mike Rodríguez on December 15, 2018 at UFC on Fox 31.[10] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. [11] Following the fight, Milstead announced his retirement from MMA.[12]
|-|Loss|align=center||Mike Rodríguez|TKO (knee to the body and punches)|||align=center|1|align=center|2:59|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States||-|Loss| align=center| 8–2 (1)|Jordan Johnson|Decision (split)|UFC 222 ||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-| NC| align=center| 8–1 (1)| Curtis Blaydes| NC (overturned)| | February 4, 2017| align=center| 2| align=center| 0:59| Houston, Texas, United States||-| Win| align=center| 8–1| Chris de la Rocha| TKO (punches)| | May 29, 2016| align=center| 2| align=center| 4:01| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-| Win| align=center| 7–1| Robert Morrow| TKO (punches)| KOTC: Hands of Steel| September 26, 2015| align=center| 1| align=center| 1:55| Washington, Pennsylvania, United States||-| Win| align=center| 6–1| Lewis Rumsey| TKO (punches)| GOTC MMA: Gladiators of the Cage 18| August 22, 2015| align=center| 1| align=center| 1:10| Cheswick, Pennsylvania, United States||-| Win| align=center| 5–1| Nick Smiley| TKO (punches)| Pinnacle FC: Pittsburgh Challenge Series 8| July 12, 2014| align=center| 1| align=center| 0:58| Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States||-| Win| align=center| 4–1| Tex Trismegistus| Submission (armbar)| Gladiators of the Cage: The North Shore's Rise to Power| January 26, 2013| align=center| 2| align=center| 4:10| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States||-| Win| align=center| 3–1| Bobby Gurley| TKO (punches)| Pinnacle FC: Pittsburgh Challenge Series 1| December 29, 2012| align=center| 1| align=center| 3:49| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States||-| Win| align=center| 2–1| DeAndre Billingsley| Submission (guillotine choke)| NAAFS: Midwest Combat Challenge 22| September 21, 2012| align=center| 1| align=center| 1:20| Medina, Ohio, United States||-| Win| align=center| 1–1| Nathan Bryant| KO (punches)| NAAFS: Caged Fury 17| April 27, 2012| align=center| 2| align=center| 3:14| Morgantown, West Virginia, United States||-| Loss| align=center| 0–1| Dane Bonnigson| TKO (punches)| NAAFS: Spohn vs. Hawk 2| May 21, 2011| align=center| 1| align=center| 2:51| Streetsboro, Ohio, United States||-[13]