Tom Breese Explained

Tom Breese
Birth Date:26 September 1991
Birth Place:Birmingham, England
Weight Lb:185
Weight Class:Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
Welterweight
Reach:73 in[1]
Stance:Southpaw
Fighting Out Of:Birmingham, England
Team:Fearless MMA (until 2016)[2]
Team Renegade BJJ & MMA (2016–present)[3]
Tristar Gym (2013–2016)
Rank:Black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu[4] under Chiu Kwong Man[5]
Years Active:2010–present
Mma Kowin:5
Mma Subwin:12
Mma Decwin:2
Mma Koloss:3
Mma Subloss:1
Mma Decloss:1
Sherdog:45986

Tom Breese (born 26 September 1991) is an English mixed martial artist who competes in the Light Heavyweight division of PFL. A professional competitor since 2010, he formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), and BAMMA.

Background

Born in Birmingham to a Welsh father and an English mother, Breese began training MMA at the age of 16. After high school, Breese attended university only to drop out later in order to pursue a career in mixed martial arts.[6] A successful wrestler and jiu-jitsu competitor, he won a junior national freestyle wrestling championship, as well as a second-place finish at the IBJJF world championships when he was a purple belt.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Breese compiled an amateur record of 3–0–1 before successfully making his professional debut for BAMMA in 2010.

Breese fought exclusively in his native England and amassed an undefeated record of 7–0 with all but one win coming by way of submission before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2015.[7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Breese made his promotional debut against Luiz Dutra Jr. on 30 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 67.[8] Breese won the fight via TKO in the first round after dropping his opponent with a straight left and following up with ground and pound.[9]

Breese faced Cathal Pendred on 24 October 2015 at UFC Fight Night 76.[10] Breese dominated the fight with striking exchanges en route to another TKO victory in the first round. In similar fashion to his UFC debut, Breese dropped his opponent with a straight left and followed up with ground and pound to earn the TKO victory.[11] The win also earned him his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[12]

Breese faced Keita Nakamura on 27 February 2016 at UFC Fight Night 84.[13] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[14]

Breese faced Sean Strickland on 4 June 2016 at UFC 199.[15] He lost the fight via split decision, marking the first loss in Breese's career.[16]

Breese was expected to face Oluwale Bamgbose on 18 March 2017 at UFC Fight Night 107.[17] However, on the day of the event, Breese was deemed unfit to compete and the bout was cancelled.[18]

Breese faced Dan Kelly on 27 May 2018 at UFC Fight Night 130.[19] He won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[20] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[21]

Breese was expected to face Cezar Ferreira on 17 November 2018 at UFC Fight Night 140.[22] However, it was reported on 9 November 2018 that Breese pulled out of the event due to injury and was replaced by Ian Heinisch.[23]

Breese was expected to face Alessio Di Chirico on 16 March 2019 at UFC Fight Night 147.[24] However, Di Chirico pulled out of the fight in early January citing an undisclosed injury and subsequent surgery.[25] He was replaced by Cezar Ferreira.[26] However, on 1 February 2019 Ferreira withdrew from the fight, citing a knee injury, and was replaced by Ian Heinisch.[27] In turn, Breese withdrew from the fight against Heinisch due to health concerns.[28]

Breese faced Brendan Allen on 29 February 2020 at UFC Fight Night 169.[29] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[30]

Breese was scheduled to meet Roman Kopylov on 4 October 2020. at .[31] However, Kopylov was removed from the bout for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by KB Bhullar. The fight took place a week later at .[32] Breese won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[33] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[34]

Breese was expected to face Omari Akhmedov on 16 January 2021 at UFC on ABC 1.[35] During fight week, the UFC opted to move the bout to .[36] He lost the bout via second round arm triangle submission.[37]

Breese was scheduled to face Antônio Arroyo on 5 June 2021 at .[38] However, the fight would be cancelled a few hours before it was to take place due to medical issues suffered by Breese.[39]

Levels Fight League

After the pull out from his last bout, Breese was released from the UFC and signed a multi-fight deal with Levels Fight League.[40] Breese made his debut against David Ramirez at LFL 4 on 13 March 2022. He won the fight by submission due to rear naked choke at 1:46 of the second round, winning the LFL Middleweight title in the process.[41]

Breese defended his title against Ahmed Sami at Levels Fight League 5 on 26 June 2022.[42] He won the bout and kept the title, submitting Sami in the second round via guillotine choke.[43]

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Breese made his KSW debut against Damian Janikowski on 10 September 2022, at KSW 74, controversially winning via guillotine choke in the second round, with the bout being stopped after the ref thought that Janikowski tapped when he said he didn't.[44]

In his sophomore performance, Breese faced Paweł Pawlak on 12 November 2022, at KSW 76: Parnasse vs. Rajewski, losing the bout via ground and pound TKO in the first round.[45]

Breese faced Bartosz Leśko on 17 March 2023, at KSW 80: Ruchała vs. Eskiev, submitting him via rear-naked choke in the first round.[46]

Return to LFL and double championship

After the stint in KSW, Breese returned to the Levels Fight League, challenging the reigning LFL Light Heavyweight champion Jarosław Lech at LFL 9 on 9 July 2023.[47] Breese became an LFL double champion by submitting Lech in the first round.[48]

On 10 October 2023 KSW announced that Breese was no longer under contract with the promotion.[49]

Professional Fighters League

After leaving KSW, Breese signed with the PFL and made his debut against Cleiton Silva on 8 December 2023 at PFL Europe 4.[50] He won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.[51]

Breese started the 2024 season with a bout against Rob Wilkinson on 12 April 2024 at PFL 2.[52] He lost the fight by first-round technical knockout with a knee and punches.[53]

Breese was scheduled to face Sadibou Sy on 21 June 2024 at PFL 5, however he pulled out for unknown reasons.[54]

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center|19–5|Renato Rangel|Decision (unanimous) |Levels Fight League 14||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Amsterdam, Netherlands ||-|Loss|align=center|18–5|Rob Wilkinson|TKO (knee and punches)|PFL 2 (2024)||align=center|1|align=center|1:10|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|18–4|Cleiton Silva|Submission (rear-naked choke)|PFL Europe 4 (2023)||align=center|1|align=center|3:30|Dublin, Ireland||-|Win|align=center|17–4|Jarosław Lech|Submission (triangle choke)|Levels Fight League 9||align=center|1|align=center|2:42|Amsterdam, Netherlands||-|Win|align=center|16–4|Bartosz Leśko|Submission (rear-naked choke)|KSW 80: Ruchała vs. Eskiev||align=center|1|align=center|2:45|Lubin, Poland||-|Loss|align=center|15–4|Paweł Pawlak|TKO (elbow and punches)|KSW 76: Parnasse vs. Rajewski||align=center|1|align=center|3:54|Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland| |-|Win|align=center|15–3|Damian Janikowski|Submission (guillotine choke)|KSW 74: De Fries vs. Prasel||align=center|2|align=center|1:53|Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland||-|Win|align=center|14–3|Ahmed Sami|Submission (guillotine choke)|Levels Fight League 5||align=center|2|align=center|1:52|Amsterdam, Netherlands||-|Win|align=center|13–3|David Ramires|Submission (rear-naked choke)|Levels Fight League 4||align=center|2|align=center|1:46|Amsterdam, Netherlands||-|Loss|align=center|12–3|Omari Akhmedov|Submission (arm-triangle choke)| ||align=center|2|align=center|1:41|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates| |-|Win|align=center|12–2|KB Bhullar|TKO (punches)|||align=center|1|align=center|1:43|Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates||-|Loss|align=center|11–2|Brendan Allen|TKO (elbows and punches)| ||align=center|1|align=center|4:47|Norfolk, Virginia, United States||-| Win| align=center|11–1| Dan Kelly| TKO (punches)| | | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:33| Liverpool, England| |-| Loss| align=center| 10–1| Sean Strickland| Decision (split)| UFC 199| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Inglewood, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 10–0| Keita Nakamura| Decision (unanimous) | | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| London, England| |-| Win| align=center| 9–0| Cathal Pendred| TKO (punches)| | | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:37| Dublin, Ireland| |-| Win| align=center| 8–0| Luiz Dutra Jr.| TKO (punches) | | | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:58| Goiânia, Brazil| |-| Win| align=center| 7–0| Thibaud Larchet| Submission (rear-naked choke)| CWFC 74 | | align=center| 3| align=center| 4:57| London, England| |-| Win| align=center| 6–0| Warren Kee| Submission (rear-naked choke) | BAMMA 11| | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:06| Birmingham, England||-| Win| align=center| 5–0| Jack Magee| Submission (triangle choke)| BAMMA 10 | | align=center| 1| align=center| 3:19| London, England| |-| Win| align=center| 4–0| Mark Tucker| TKO (knee to the body) | BAMMA 9| | align=center| 2| align=center| 1:40| Birmingham, England| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Qasim Shafiq| Submission (triangle choke)| BAMMA 8| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:20| Nottingham, England| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Lee Taylor| Submission (rear-naked choke)| BAMMA 7| | align=center| 1| align=center| 2:26| Birmingham, England| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Shahid Hussain| Submission (rear-naked choke)| BAMMA 4| | align=center| 2| align=center| 2:57| Birmingham, England|[56]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fight Card – UFC Fight Night Holohan vs. Smolka. ufc.com. 29 October 2015.
  2. Ep.10: Tom Breese and Dana White's Sleazebag Accusation. The MMA Mad Podcast. August 29, 2014.
  3. Web site: Tom Breese: Making Changes To Be The Best. August 2, 2016. flocombat.com. Jim Edwards.
  4. Web site: Tom Breese Promoted to Black Belt. Team Renegade BJJ & MMA. 18 July 2018. 5 August 2018.
  5. BlXSawlFFfg. "(...) Very happy to have promoted @breesemma to black belt yesterday (...)". @chiukwongman. 18 July 2018. 16 March 2019.
  6. Podcast #4 Tom "the Octopus" Breese (english). The Grappling Monkey. December 24, 2016. YouTube.
  7. Web site: Tom Breese – Official UFC Fighter Profile. UFC.com. 26 February 2016.
  8. Web site: UFC Fight Night 67 adds two fights, including Ryan Jimmo vs. Francimar Barroso. April 6, 2015. MMAjunkie.com.
  9. Web site: UFC Fight Night 67 results: Tom Breese pounds out Luiz Dutra late in first round. 30 May 2015 . mmajunkie.com. 29 October 2015.
  10. News: Ireland vs. England: Cathal Pendred meets Tom Breese at UFC Fight Night 76 in Dublin. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 3 August 2015. 3 August 2015.
  11. Web site: UFC Dublin knockout video: Tom Breese destroys Cathal Pendred in round 1. bloodyelbow.com. 29 October 2015.
  12. Web site: Tom Breese's post-UFC Fight Night 76 plan? Move out of Tristar dorms. 25 October 2015 . mmajunkie.com. 29 October 2015.
  13. News: Tom Breese vs. Keita Nakamura set for UFC Fight Night in London on Feb. 27. sherdog.com. Tristen Critchfield. 4 December 2015. 4 December 2015.
  14. Web site: UFC Fight Night 84 results: Tom Breese struggles to get past Keita Nakamura. mmafighting.com. Dave Doyle. 27 February 2016. 27 February 2016.
  15. News: Sean Strickland gets home fight, meets Tom Breese at UFC 199 in Los Angeles in June. mmajunkie.com. Matt Erickson. 29 March 2016. 29 March 2016.
  16. Web site: UFC 199 results: Sean Strickland edges Tom Breese by split decision. 4 June 2016. MMAjunkie. 5 June 2016.
  17. News: UFC Fight Night 107 gets 6 fights. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 11 January 2017. 11 January 2017.
  18. Web site: Oluwale Bamgbose vs. Tom Breese also pulled from today's UFC Fight Night 107 lineup. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 18 March 2017. 18 March 2017.
  19. News: Sorry, Dublin: UFC heading to Liverpool for first time for UFC Fight Night 130. mmajunkie.com. Staff. 2018-03-16. 2018-03-16.
  20. News: UFC Fight Night 130 results: Tom Breese phenomenal in return from long layoff, stops Daniel Kelly in first. 2018-05-27. MMAjunkie. 2018-05-27.
  21. News: UFC Fight Night 130 bonuses: Darren Stewart's emotional win nets him $50,000 extra. 2018-05-27. MMAjunkie. 2018-05-27.
  22. Web site: In search of the third consecutive victory, Mutante faces Breese in Argentina. sportv.globo.com. Marcelo Barone and Raphael Marinho. 2018-08-21. 2018-08-22. pt.
  23. News: Breese deixa luta contra Mutante no UFC Argentina, e Ian Heinisch é escolhido como substituto. Sportv. 2018-11-10. pt-BR.
  24. Web site: Tom Breese set to fight against Alessio Di Chirico at UFC London on March 16. sherdog.com. Tudor Leonte. 2018-12-17. 2018-12-18.
  25. Web site: Alessio Di Chirico Withdraws from UFC Fight Night London Bout vs. Tom Breese. sherdog.com. Tudor Leonte. 2018-01-02. 2019-01-02.
  26. Web site: Tom Breese gets new UFC London assignment as Cezar Ferreria replaces Alessio Di Chirico. mmafighting.com. Peter Carroll. 2018-01-08. 2019-01-08.
  27. Web site: Cezar Ferreira announces withdrawal from UFC London. Newswire. MMA Fighting. 2019-02-01. MMA Fighting. 2019-02-02.
  28. Web site: Tom Breese withdraws from UFC London bout against Ian Heinisch. Alexander K. Lee. 2019-02-07. mmafighting.com. 2019-02-07.
  29. Web site: UFC begins to fill card for visit to Norfolk in February. Frankenberry. Jamie. 2019-12-19. pilotonline.com. en. 2019-12-20.
  30. Web site: UFC Norfolk Results: Brendan Allen Stops Returning Tom Breese. Bitter. Shawn. 2020-02-29. Cageside Press. en-US. 2020-03-01.
  31. News: MMA DNA. 2020-08-28. Tom Breese vs. Roman Kopylov toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 3 oktober. en-US. MMA DNA. 2020-08-29.
  32. Web site: Edmonton's K.B. Bhullar to make UFC debut on Fight Island in October - Sportsnet.ca. 2020-09-29. www.sportsnet.ca.
  33. Web site: Bitter. Shawn. 2020-10-10. UFC Fight Island 5 Results: Tom Breese Finishes KB Bhullar With Jab. 2020-10-11. Cageside Press. en-US.
  34. Web site: Haynes. Stephie. 2020-10-10. UFC Fight Island 5 bonuses: Buckley stuns with highlight reel knockout. 2020-10-11. Bloody Elbow. en.
  35. Web site: Omari Akhmedov meets Tom Breese on January 16. mmadna.nl. Staff. 2020-12-07. 2020-12-07.
  36. Web site: 2021-01-13. UFC on ESPN 20 gets Omari Akhmedov vs. Tom Breese after four-day COVID-19 delay. 2021-01-13. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  37. Web site: UFC Fight Island 8 Results: Ricky Simon Submits Debuting Gaetano Pirrello. cagesidepress. Jay Anderson. 2021-01-20. 2021-01-20.
  38. Web site: 2021-04-09. Em busca da primeira vitória no UFC, Antonio Arroyo enfrenta Tom Breese no próximo compromisso. 2021-04-16. SUPER LUTAS. pt-BR.
  39. Web site: Mike Bohn. 2021-06-05. Tom Breese vs. Antonio Arroyo pulled from UFC Fight Night 189 minutes before bout. 2021-06-05. mmajunkie.usatoday.com.
  40. Web site: 2022-01-27. UFC vet Tom Breese signs with Levels Fight League, headlines March 13 event. 2022-01-27. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  41. Web site: Tom Breese vs. David Ramires, Levels Fight League 4 MMA Bout . 2022-03-14 . Tapology . en.
  42. Web site: Anderson . Jay . 2022-06-15 . Former UFC Middleweight Tom Breese to Defend Title at Levels Fight League 5 . 2022-07-04 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  43. Web site: 2022-07-04 . Two Team Renegade fighters crowned World Champions MMA UK . 2022-07-04 . en-GB.
  44. Web site: 2022-09-10 . KSW 74: Kontrowersyjne przerwanie w walce Janikowski vs. Breese - myMMA.pl . 2022-09-17 . pl-PL.
  45. Web site: Stachura . Bartłomiej . (VIDEO) Znów kontrowersje z Tomem Breese! Paweł Pawlak wygrywa przez techniczny nokaut! . Lowking.pl . 13 November 2022 . 19 March 2023 . pl-PL.
  46. Web site: Unbeaten Robert Ruchala Stops Lom-Ali Eskiev for Interim KSW Featherweight Title . Sherdog . 19 March 2023 . en.
  47. Web site: Jarosław Lech kontra Tom Breese! Pas mistrzowski Polaka na szali. April 22, 2023. mmarocks.pl. Hubert Zdun. pl.
  48. Web site: Levels Fight League: LFL9. lflmma.com.
  49. Web site: Łosak . Jacek . 2023-10-10 . Organizacja KSW poinformowała o zakończeniu współpracy z trzema zawodnikami MMAROCKS . 2023-10-10 . MMA Rocks! . pl-PL.
  50. Web site: O'Neill . Ian . 2023-10-27 . Brett Johns, Tom Breese, Lewis McGrillen and Matiss Zaharovs added to PFL Dublin card . 2023-10-27 . SevereMMA.com - UFC, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Irish MMA . en-GB.
  51. Web site: King . Nolan . 2023-12-08 . 2023 PFL Europe 4 Results . 2023-10-08 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  52. Web site: Cruz . Guilherme . 2024-03-11 . PFL announces full line-ups for first 3 season events, 8 ex-Bellator champions debut . 2024-04-08 . MMA Fighting . en.
  53. Web site: 2024-04-13 . 2024 PFL 2 video: Rob Wilkinson shoulders Tom Breese in face, pounds away for 70-second TKO . 2024-04-14 . MMA Junkie . en-US.
  54. Web site: Staff . 2024-06-21 . 2024 PFL 5: Collard vs. Burnell Full Results . 2024-06-21 . Cageside Press . en-US.
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  56. Web site: Tom Breese MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2018-11-10.

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