Ricky Turcios

Ricky Quincy Turcios (born July 5, 1993) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight (MMA) division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Turcios had been fighting professionally since 2013. He is the winner of the bantamweight tournament of The Ultimate Fighter 29https://mymmanews.com/ricky-turcios-claims-tuf-29-bantamweight-trophy-at-ufc-on-espn-30/. He had also been the FFC Bantamweight champion.
==Mixed martial arts career==
===Early career===
Turcios made his professional MMA debut in 2013. In 2016, at Fury FC 12, he became FFC Bantamweight champion by beating Trent Meaux. He lost the FFC Bantamweight Championship against Mana Martinez at Fury FC 27.
===Bellator===
Turcios fought Steve Garcia at Bellator 151, in March 2016.
He won the match by split decision.
===Dana White’s Contender Series===
Turcios fought Boston Salmon on Dana White's Contender Series 1, in July 2017. He lost the match by unanimous decision and was not offered a UFC contract.
===The Ultimate Fighter===
Turcios competed in the bantamweight tournament of The Ultimate Fighter 29. He won his quarter-finals match against Daniel Argueta by unanimous decision. He faced Liudvuk Sholinian in the semi-finals, he won the match by unanimous decision.
===The Ultimate Fighting Championship===
Turcios made his UFC debut at UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze in the finals of the bantamweight tournament of The Ultimate Fighter 29, against Brady Hiestand. He won the match by split decision and won a UFC contract.
==Championships and accomplishments==
*Fury Fighting Championship
**FFC Bantamweight Championship (one time)https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/41506-fury-fc-12
*Ultimate Fighting Championship
**The Ultimate Fighter 29 bantamweight tournament winner
==Mixed martial arts record==
|-
|Win
|align=center|11-2
|Brady Hiestand
| Decision (split)
|UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Chikadze
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|{{small|Won The Ultimate Fighter 29 bantamweight tournament
|-
|Win
|align=center|10-2
|Kaleb Petereit
| Submission (armbar)
|Fury FC 42
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|4:24
|Houston, Texas, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|9-2
|Mana Martinez
| KO (punches)
|Fury FC 27
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:59
|Humble, Texas, United States
|{{small|Lost the FFC Bantamweight Championship
|-
|Win
|align=center|9-1
|Josh Paiva
| Decision (unanimous)
|KOTC: Terminal Velocity
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Oroville, California, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|8-1
|Boston Salmon
| Decision (unanimous)
|Dana White's Contender Series 1
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|8-0
|Trent Meaux
| KO
|Fury FC 12
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|0:56
|Humble, Texas, United States
|{{small| Won the FFC Bantamweight Championship
|-
|Win
|align=center|7-0
|Gerzan Chaw
| KO
|Fury FC 10
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:59
|Humble, Texas, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6-0
|Steve Garcia
| Decision (split)
|Bellator 151
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5-0
|Akira Smith
| Decision (unanimous)
|Fury FC 9
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Humble, Texas, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-0
|Tristan Grimsley
| Decision (unanimous)
|Fury FC 6
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Humble, Texas, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0
|Edward Longoria
| Decision (unanimous)
|Fury FC 2
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|3:00
|Humble, Texas, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|Bobby Bradshaw
| KO
|Texas City Throwdown
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|1:46
|Texas City, Texas, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Colin Wright
| Decision (split)
|Legacy FC 21
|{{dts|2013|July|19
|align=center|3
|align=center|3:00
|Houston, Texas, United States
|
Category:1993 births
Category:American mixed martial artists
Category:People from Houston