Tony Gravely

Antonio Lamar Gravely (born September 28, 1991) is an American mixed martial arts who competes in the Bantamweight (MMA) division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. 
==Background==
A native of Martinsville, Virginia, Gravely attended Magna Vista High School, where he was a four-time all-state wrestler. He had two undefeated seasons while wrestling in high school. 
After high school, Gravely attended Appalachian State University in North Carolina on a wrestling scholarship. In three seasons wrestling for the Mountaineers, Gravely appeared in two NCAA Tournaments and won a Southern Conference Tournament Championship. He left App State with a major in construction management. 
==Mixed martial arts career==
Gravely had his first professional fight in October of 2015 against Chad Wiggington. He won the fight at the Elite 8 Warrior Challenge in a unanimous decision to claim his first victory. 
According to the Martinsville Bulletin, Gravely quit his construction day job in 2016 and decided to focus full-time on an MMA career. He trained at Tech MMA Academy in Southwest Virginia for years as he pursued a professional fighting career. He also coached wrestling at nearby Virginia Tech University while getting his start on an MMA fighting career.
===Ultimate Fighting Championship===
Gravely got his break in UFC when he was selected to be a part of Dana White’s Contender Series in 2019. He earned the formal invite to join the UFC after recording a knockout of Ray Rodriguez in the third round of his Contender Series fight. 
He made his UFC debut in January 2020 with a loss against Brett Johns in Raleigh, North Carolina. After his debut, Gravely announced he would be moving to Florida to train with American Top Team.
==Championships and accomplishments==
*CES MMA
**CES MMA Bantamweight Championship (One time)
***Two successful defenses
*King of the Cage
**King of the Cage Bantamweight Championship (One time)
*Fight Lab
**Fight Lab Bantamweight Championship (One time)
*PA Cage Fight
**PACF Bantamweight Championship (One time)
==Mixed martial arts record==
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| Nate Maness
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|UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Costa
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|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| Win
| align=center|20–6
| Geraldo de Freitas
| Decision (split)
|UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos 
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| Loss
| align=center|19–6
| Brett Johns
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos 
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|align=center|3
|align=center|2:53
|Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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| Win
| align=center|19–5
| Ray Rodriguez
|TKO (Punches)
|Dana White's Contender Series#Week 8 - August 13|Dana White's Contender Series 24
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|align=center|3
|align=center|2:16
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 18–5
| Darren Mima
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
| CES 55: Wells vs. de Jesus
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| align=center| 2
| align=center| 4:54
| Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 17–5
| Kris Moutinho
|KO (punches)
|CES 54: Andrews vs. Logan
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|align=center| 4
|align=center| 4:02
|Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States
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| Win
| align=center|16–5
|Kody Nordby
|KO (slam)
|CES 53: Gravely vs. Nordby
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:36
|Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States
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| Win
| align=center|15–5
|Drako Rodriguez
|TKO (punches)
|KOTC: Territorial Conflict
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|align=center|5
|align=center|3:49
|Niagara Falls, New York, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 14–5
| Bruno Ferreira
|TKO (punches)
|Road to M-1 USA
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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| Win
| align=center|13–5
| James Quigg
|TKO
| Fight Lab 59
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| align=center|3
| align=center|1:08
|Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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| Loss
| align=center| 12–5
| Patrick Mix
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|King of the Cage: No Retreat
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:44
|Salamanca, New York, United States
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| Win
| align=center|12–4
|Jerrell Hodge
| Decision (unanimous)
|CFFC 68
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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| Win
| align=center|11–4
|Jordan Morales
| Decision (unanimous)
|PA Cage Fight 29
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Win
| align=center|10–4
|Keith Richardson
|Decision (unanimous)
|Legacy Fighting Alliance in 2017#Legacy Fighting Alliance 17: Moisés vs. Watley|LFA 17
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 9–4
| Francis Healy
|Decision (unanimous)
|KOTC: Heavy Hands
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
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|-
| Loss
| align=center|8–4
| Manny Bermudez
|Submission (armbar)
|Cage Titans 33
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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| Loss
| align=center|8–3
| Merab Dvalishvili
|Decision (unanimous)
|Ring of Combat 57
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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| Win
| align=center|8–2
| Tim Sosa
| Decision (unanimous)
|KOTC: Harm's Way
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| align=center|3
| align=center|5:00
|Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Loss
| align=center|7–2
| Ricky Bandejas
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
|CFFC 60
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|align=center|2
|align=center|2:32
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 7–1
| Dave Roberts
| TKO (punches)
| CFFC 58
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 2:37
| Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 6–1
| Dylan Cala
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Cage Rage 4
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|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3:01
|Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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| Win
| align=center|5–1
|Paul Grant
|TKO (punches)
|Ring of Combat 54
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|align=center|3
|align=center|1:02
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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| Win
| align=center|4–1
|Reginald Barnett Jr.
|Decision (unanimous)
|Elite Warrior Challenge 9
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Salem, Virginia, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 3–1
| Dwayne Holman Jr.
|Decision (unanimous)
|CFFC 55: Chookagian vs. Varela
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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| Win
| align=center|2–1
| Vladimir Kazbekov
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
| Global Proving Ground 22
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| align=center|2
| align=center|4:20
|Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, United States
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| Loss
| align=center| 1–1
| Pat Sabatini
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
|CFFC 52: Horcher vs. Regman
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| align=center|1
| align=center|2:47
|Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
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| Win
| align=center|1–0
| Chad Wiggington
| Decision (unanimous)
|Elite Warrior Challenge 8
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Salem, Virginia, United States
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Category:1991 births
Category:American male mixed martial artists
Category:Bantamweight mixed martial artists
Category:Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters