Neil Magny (full name: Aoutneil "Neil" Jacques Magny) is an ace mixed martial artist from the United States of America. He is presently performing in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He professionally started MMA in 2010. He came into the limelight while he was performing on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson.
Magny is ranked as the No.15 contender in the UFC welterweight rankings. With 22 wins, Magny holds the record for most wins in the history of UFC's Welterweight division. He has the record for the Most decision wins in the history of UFC (17). Magny won the most matches by split decision in the welterweight division (4). He additionally won Fight of the Night (One time) and Performance of the Night (Four times).
Neil Magny's age
Neil Magny is 37 years old. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States on 3rd August 1987. Magny has a line of ancestry in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. . He was moved to Illinois, Chicago when he was 12 years old.
He completed his graduation from Thornwood High School in the Chicago Southland. He earned a B.A. in Criminal Justice degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He was associated with football and wrestling throughout his student life. Magny started contending in professional MMA in 2010.
Magny served in the USA Army in the Illinois National Guard as a light-wheeled mechanic. He was also deployed in Kuwait. The army veteran left the service in the year 2013.
UFC career
Year | Event | Opponent | Result |
2013 | UFC 157 | Jon Manley | Won by unanimous decision |
2013 | UFC 163 | Sérgio Moraes | Lost by triangle choke in the 1st round |
2013 | UFC Fight Night 31 | Seth Baczynski | Lost by unanimous decision |
2014 | UFC 169 | Gasan Umalatov | Won by unanimous decision |
2014 | UFC Fight Night 40 | Tim Means | Won by unanimous decision |
2014 | UFC Fight Night 43 | Rodrigo Goiana de Lima | Won by KO in the 2nd round |
2014 | UFC Fight Night 49 | Alex Garcia | Won by unanimous decision |
2014 | UFC 179 | William Macário | Won by TKO in the 3rd round |
2015 | UFC Fight Night 60 | Kiichi Kunimoto | Won by submission in the 3rd round |
2015 | UFC Fight Night 66 | Lim Hyun-Gyu | Won by TKO in the 2nd round |
2015 | UFC 190 | Demian Maia | Lost by submission in the 2nd round |
2015 | UFC Fight Night 74 | Erick Silva | Won by split decision |
2015 | The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale | Kelvin Gastelum | Won by split decision |
2016 | UFC Fight Night 85 | Héctor Lombard | Won by TKO in the 3rd round |
2016 | UFC 202 | Dong Hyun Kim | Lost by TKO in the 1st round |
2016 | UFC 207 | Johny Hendricks | Won by unanimous decision |
2017 | UFC 215 | Rafael dos Anjos | Lost by arm-triangle choke submission in the 1st round |
2017 | UFC 219 | Carlos Condit | Won by unanimous decision |
2018 | UFC Fight Night 130 | Craig White | Won by technical knockout in 1st round |
2018 | UFC Fight Night 140 | Santiago Ponzinibbio | Lost by knockout |
2020 | UFC 248 | Li Jingliang | Won by unanimous decision |
2020 | UFC 250 | Anthony Rocco Martin | Won by unanimous decision |
2020 | UFC Fight Night 175 | Robbie Lawler | Won by unanimous decision |
2021 | UFC on ESPN 20 | Michael Chiesa | Lost by unanimous decision |
2021 | UFC on ESPN 24 | Geoff Neal | Won by unanimous decision |
2022 | UFC on ESPN 33 | Max Griffin | Won by split decision |
2022 | UFC on ESPN 38 | Shavkat Rakhmonov | Lost by a guillotine choke submission in the 2nd round |
2022 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Lemos | Daniel Rodriguez | Won by D'Arce choke submission in the 3rd round |
2023 | UFC 283 | Gilbert Burns | Lost by arm-triangle choke submission in the 1st round |
2023 | UFC on ABC 5 | Philip Rowe | Won by split decision |
2023 | UFC 292 | Ian Machado Garry | Lost the bout via a unanimous decision |
2024 | UFC 297 | Mike Malott | Won by TKO |
2024 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho | Michael Morales | Lost the bout via TKO |
*Last updated on November 4, 2024.
FAQs
A. The present age of Neil Magny is 37 years.
A. Neil Magny is a B.A. in Criminal Justice.
A. Brooklyn, New York, USA is the birthplace of Neil Magny.
A. Magny retired from the USA army in 2013.
A. Magny started professional MMA in 2010.
A. Neil Magny stands 6 feet 3 inches tall.