Trevin Giles
Trevin Dewayne Giles (born August 6, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA). Giles currently competes in the middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background. Giles was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was a football defensive player at Alief Taylor High School in Houston, Texas. Giles started martial arts training when he was 20 years old. Mixed martial arts career. Early career. Giles started his professional MMA career in 2014, with a triangle choke submission of Angelus Raymond McFarlane. He would go on to amass a 4–0 record fighting in the Texas circuit. He  fought outside of Texas for the first time on March 25, 2015, when he was scheduled to fight Brendan Allen at Legacy FC 52. Giles beat the future UFC middleweight by rear-naked choke. After a first-round TKO of Robert McCarthy at Caribbean UFF 10, Giles was scheduled to fight Robert McCarthy at RFA 41. Giles submitted McCarthy with a rear-naked choke in the second round. At Legacy FC 59, Giles was scheduled to fight another future UFC middleweight in Ike Villanueva. He beat Villanueava by a third-round arm-triangle choke. Giles headlined in a middleweight bout  with Ryan Spann. He beat Spann by split decision, to keep his undefeated record. Ultimate Fighting Championship. Giles made his UFC debut on July 8, 2017 against James Bochnovic at UFC 213. He won the fight in round two via knockout. His next fight came on December 9, 2017 at against Antônio Braga Neto. He won the fight via knockout in the third round. Giles faced Zak Cummings on May 18, 2019 at . He lost the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the third round. As the last fight of his rookie contract in the UFC, Giles faced Gerald  Meerschaert on August 3, 2019 at UFC on ESPN 5. He lost the fight via technical submission in the third round due to a guillotine choke. Giles was scheduled to face Antônio Arroyo on February 8, 2020 at UFC 247. However Arroyo pulled out a day before the event due to medical issues and he was replaced by James Krause. He won the back-and-forth bout via split decision. The win also earned Giles his first "Fight of the Night" bonus award. Giles was expected to face Park Jun-yong on August 1, 2020 at . However, Park was removed  from the bout on July 23 due to alleged travel issues and replaced by Kevin Holland. Just prior to his walkout, Giles fainted and the fight was cancelled. Giles faced Bevon Lewis on November 7, 2020 at . He won the fight via technical knockout. Giles was scheduled to face Dricus du Plessis on March 20, 2021 at UFC on ESPN 21. However, du Plessis pulled out due to visa issues and was replaced by Roman Dolidze. He won the close bout via unanimous decision. 9 out of 17 media members awarded the decision victory to Giles. The match between Giles  and Dricus du Plessis was rescheduled and eventually took place on July 10, 2021 at UFC 264. Giles lost the fight via knockout in round two. Giles faced Michael Morales on January 22, 2022 at UFC 270. He lost the bout via technical knockout in round one. Personal life. Trevin and his wife Coreyonna have a son (born 2019). Giles was a police officer, working for the Houston Police Department. Giles announced his retirement from police work in an instagram post in February of 2022. External links. ^