Tiki Ghosn
Khalil "Tiki" Ghosn[1] is a retired Lebanese-American mixed martial artist, competing from 1998 to 2009 in the Welterweight division.
| Tiki Ghosn | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 9, 1977 Huntington Beach, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Tiki |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 171 lb (78 kg; 12.2 st) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Team | Huntington Beach Ultimate Training Center Wolfslair MMA Academy |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 10 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
History
Tiki started his MMA career in high school when he discovered Muay Thai as a form of cross training for football, while attending Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, where he played defensive back on the undefeated National Championship team in 1995. Ghosn then attended Orange Coast College for a brief time.[2] Shortly thereafter, Tiki made the bold decision to pursue mixed martial arts and leave football behind.
Tiki is an experienced MMA fighter, being a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Strikeforce, World Fighting Alliance, King of the Cage and World Extreme Cagefighting. Tiki is one of the three original members of Team Punishment, which included Tito Ortiz and Rob McCullough. He is also a training/sparring partner of Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Tiki was a featured coach on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights as well as The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller.
Tiki was one of the four original MMA fighters managed by UFC President Dana White, prior to Dana becoming owner and president of the UFC. Dana and Tiki remain longtime friends. Tiki has been fighting and training mixed martial arts for 16 years. He is the founder and CEO of The Huntington Beach Ultimate Training Center. HBUTC was California's first real mixed martial arts training center. HBUTC opened on January 1, 2001 and is still thriving today. Tiki has received accolades for his fitness and training techniques and has featured training videos on TapoutVTC.com. Tiki has also trained, sparred, coached and cornered the likes of Michael Bisping, B.J. Penn, Rob McCullough, Quinton Jackson, Tito Ortiz, Jason Miller, Ricco Rodriguez, Cheick Kongo, Joey Beltran, and Brandon Halsey.
Mixed martial arts record
| 18 matches | 10 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 4 |
| By submission | 2 | 3 |
| By decision | 6 | 1 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 10–8 | Brian Warren | Decision (unanimous) | Call to Arms I | May 16, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Ontario, California, United States | |
| Win | 9–8 | Luke Stewart | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le | March 29, 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | San Jose, California, United States | |
| Loss | 8–8 | Blas Avena | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WEC 29 | August 5, 2007 | 1 | 1:01 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 8–7 | Dave Terrel | TKO (Punches) | WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio | March 24, 2007 | 2 | 1:46 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 8–6 | Pat Healy | TKO (shoulder injury) | WEC 19: Undisputed | March 17, 2006 | 3 | 0:25 | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| Loss | 8–5 | Chris Lytle | Submission (bulldog choke) | UFC 47 | April 2, 2004 | 2 | 1:55 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 8–4 | Nick Gilardi | Submission (guillotine choke) | WEC 9: Cold Blooded | January 16, 2004 | 1 | 4:52 | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| Win | 7–4 | Ronald Jhun | Decision (split) | SuperBrawl 31 | September 20, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| Loss | 6–4 | Robbie Lawler | KO (Punches) | UFC 40 | November 22, 2002 | 1 | 1:29 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 6–3 | Kit Cope | TKO (forfeit) | WFA 2: Level 2 | July 5, 2002 | 2 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 5–3 | Steve Schelburn | TKO (knees and punches) | HFP 1: Rumble on the Reservation | March 30, 2002 | 1 | 2:35 | Anza, California, United States | |
| Win | 4–3 | Paul Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | World Fighting Alliance 1 | November 3, 2001 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sean Sherk | TKO (shoulder injury) | UFC 30 | February 23, 2001 | 2 | 4:47 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 3–2 | Bob Cook | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 24 | March 10, 2000 | 2 | 1:29 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| Win | 3–1 | Jason Maxwell | Decision (split) | KOTC 2 - Desert Storm | February 5, 2000 | 2 | 5:00 | San Jacinto, California, United States | |
| Win | 2–1 | Phil Ensminger | Decision | West Coast NHB Championships 3 | June 6, 1999 | 2 | 5:00 | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| Win | 1–1 | Doug Evans | Submission (guillotine choke) | West Coast NHB Championships 2 | February 28, 1999 | 1 | 1:02 | Compton, California, United States | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Genki Sudo | Decision (unanimous) | Extreme Shoot 2 | June 6, 1998 | 3 | 5:00 | Mission Viejo, California, United States | Originally declared a draw, overturned after Sudo’s corner man, Bas Rutten, objected, at which point Sudo was declared the winner. |
References
- "State Of Nevada" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- "Tiki Ghosn UFC Bio". 2014.