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Misha Cirkunov Born Mihails Čirkunovs
February 27, 1987
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet UnionNationality Latvian
CanadianHeight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 93 kg (210 lb; 14.6 st) Division Light Heavyweight Style Judo, Freestyle Wrestling, Jiu-Jitsu Fighting out of Toronto, Canada Team Xtreme Couture Mixed martial arts record Total 5 Wins 4 By knockout 2 By submission 1 By decision 1 Losses 1 By submission 1 Other information Website http://www.mishacirkunov.com Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Misha Cirkunov (Latvian: Mihails Čirkunovs, born February 27, 1987 in Riga) is a Latvian mixed martial artist who competes in the Light-heavyweight division of various Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions. In this time he has four wins and one loss.
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Biography
Misha Cirkunov is born in Latvia. He immigrated to Canada as a teenager where Misha immediately began receiving attention for his immense grappling potential. Originally coming from a judo background, Cirkunov had already earned his black belt and begun tearing through the Ontario high school wrestling scene by the age of sixteen, and at the same time was the number one ranked Canadian judoka in his weight class. Catching the eye of respected BJJ trainer Sam Zakula, Cirkunov began training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and his grappling game has continued to evolve into a very exciting blend of his judo, wrestling and BJJ backgrounds.
Career
Long considered one of Canada's top grapplers, Cirkunov is a former Canadian Junior National Judo Champion, two-time Canadian Junior National Freestyle Wrestling Champion, Canadian Junior National Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion, Pan-American Games Gold Medalist (no-gi super heavyweight division) and North American ADCC Trials Champion who also competed in the finals of the 2007 ADCC as a twenty year old. Cirkunov made his professional MMA debut in year 2010. against Jeff Doyle. He win that fight by TKO. Now he holds four wins and one loss. Last fight he has against Ion Cherdivara. This fight Canadian-Latvian won via decision. On May 5, 2011, he defeated Nolan Dutcher.[1]
Titles
- 2003 Canadian National Judo Champion junior 1st
- 2004 Judo Quebec Open -100 kg 1st
- 2004 Joslins Jiu Jitsu Advance Champion 1st
- 2005 Canadian National Freestyle-Wrestling Champion junior 1st
- 2005 OFSAA Wrestling Heavy weight Champion 1st
- 2005 Joslins Jiu Jitsu Advance Champion 1st
- 2005 GTA Grappling 1st
- 2005 Judo Ontario Open 1st
- 2005 Rolyal Military Championships Judo 1st
- 2005 Bravado Jiu-Jitsu 1st
- 2005 Canadian National GrecoRoman Wrestling Champion Junior 1st
- 2005 GTA Grappling 1st
- 2006 Canadian National Freestyle-Wrestling Champion junior 1st
- 2006 World Championships Wrestling 9th
- 2006 Grapplers Quest Team chalange champions
- 2006-07 ADCC North American Trials Jiu-Jitsu Champion 1st
- 2007 National Wrestling Championships Senior 4t[2]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 5 matches 4 wins 1 loss By knockout 2 0 By submission 1 0 By decision 1 0 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Win 4-1 
Ion CherdivaraDecision (unanimous) MMA 1: The Reckoning April 2, 2011 3 5:00 Orillia, Canada Win 3-1 Ricardeau FrancoisTKO (punches) UGC 26 - Ultimate Generation Combat 26 March 4, 2011 1 0:56 Montreal, Canada Win 2-1 Shawn PauliukSubmission (punches) AFC 3 - Evolution July 17, 2010 1 0:57 Victoria, Canada Loss 1-1 
Roy BoughtonSubmission (armbar) W-1 MMA 5 - Judgment Day June 19, 2010 2 2:23 Montreal, Canada Win 1-0 Jeff DoyleTKO (punches) Ringside MMA - Triple Threat January 30, 2010 1 0:40 Montreal, Canada Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes
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Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- Latvian mixed martial artists
- Canadian mixed martial artists
- Light heavyweight mixed martial artists
- People from Riga
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