# Wes Shivers

Wesley Davis Shivers (born March 8, 1977) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights. Shivers also played in three National Football League (NFL) games with the Atlanta Falcons in 2000. Shivers had a small role in the movie Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown and Universal Soldier: The Reckoning as well as an appearance in the pseudo reality show The Devils Ride as Bobby Slaughter in season 3.

## Football career

After he entered high school at Benton Academy, Wes decided that he wanted to devote all of his time to American football. After graduation, Shivers attended a junior college prior to attending Mississippi State University. Shivers played on the football team as an offensive tackle. He was named a Junior College All-American, as well as being on the All-Southeastern Conference team. Shivers was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL draft and played three games with Atlanta before being cut. Shivers became a police officer after retiring but retired from that to pursue MMA.

## Mixed martial arts career

After picking up 4 stoppage wins in local Mississippi organizations, Shivers spent a good part of 2009 participating in the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights. In his first fight, he lost a controversial majority decision to eventual semi-finalist James McSweeney.
After more than a year, Shivers returned to action, defeating Goldman Butler at Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro via KO.

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 9 matches | 8 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 4 | 1 |
| By submission | 4 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
| Win | 8–1 | Goldman Butler | KO (punch) | Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro | November 19, 2010 | 1 | 2:15 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States |
| Win | 7–1 | Jerry Carol | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Psychout - MMA | March 7, 2009 | 1 | 1:49 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States |
| Loss | 6–1 | Brad Tidwell | KO (punch) | Fight Force International - Blood and Sand 6 | November 22, 2008 | 2 | 0:16 | Byram, Mississippi, United States |
| Win | 6–0 | Justin Thornton | KO (punch) | Psychout - MMA | September 27, 2008 | 3 | 1:16 | Byram, Mississippi, United States |
| Win | 5–0 | Christopher Adams | KO (punch) | Fight Force International - Blood and Sand 5 | July 26, 2008 | 1 | N/A | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States |
| Win | 4–0 | Carlton Little | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC: Reckless | May 17, 2008 | 1 | 1:53 | Greenville, Mississippi, United States |
| Win | 3–0 | Greg Maher | KO (punches) | Fight Force International - Blood and Sand 4 | April 5, 2008 | 1 | 1:42 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States |
| Win | 2–0 | Bo Hooks | TKO (punches) | Fight Force International - Beatdown | October 6, 2007 | 1 | 0:10 | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States |
| Win | 1–0 | James Neely | Submission (guillotine choke) | ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series | August 25, 2007 | 1 | 2:22 | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States |

### Mixed martial arts exhibition record

| Exhibition record breakdown | Exhibition record breakdown | |
| 1 match | 0 wins | 1 loss |
| By decision | 0 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 0–1 | James McSweeney | Decision (Majority) | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights | | 2 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Preliminary bout |