Neil Magny

Aoutneil "Neil" Jacques Magny (born August 3, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist.

He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

A professional MMA competitor since 2010, Magny made a name for himself as a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson and currently holds the record for most wins in UFC Welterweight history (22).

As of January 23, 2024, he is #12 in the UFC welterweight rankings.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Magny is of Haitian and Dominican descent.

Magny moved to Illinois at the age of 12, where he graduated from Thornwood High School in the Chicago Southland and then went to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he earned a B.A. in Criminal Justice.

He wrestled and played football in both high school and college.

He is also an army veteran, having been deployed in Kuwait.

Magny began competing in MMA professionally in 2010, making his debut August 7, 2010, against Nolan Norwood for the C3 Fights promotion.

Magny won the fight via submission (kimura) midway into the second round.

Just a few months later Magny again fought for the C3 Fights promotion, fighting against Nate Pratt, winning the fight via unanimous decision.

Three weeks after his second win, Magny traveled to Indiana to fight for Cut Throat MMA on their November 6 card.

Magny defeated Lawrence Dunning via TKO.

Magny won two more fights, bringing his overall record to 6–0, before being invited to compete in Combat USA's Wisconsin vs. Illinois championship series.

Magny won his first round fight against fellow Illinois native, Quartus Stitt, via submission (triangle choke).

The win moved Magny into the final round of the welterweight division tournament against a Wisconsin fighter.

The final round took place on July 21, 2011, where Magny fought against Andrew Trace.

Magny lost the fight via submission, marking the first time Magny had lost in his career.

Magny fought one more time before trying out for the popular reality TV series, The Ultimate Fighter.

Magny was subsequently selected as a cast member of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson.

He won the elimination fight in order to get into the Ultimate Fighter house by defeating Frank Camacho via decision.

Magny was selected fourth (seventh overall) by Shane Carwin to be a part of his team.

In the first fight of the season, Magny was selected to fight against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist, Cameron Diffley.

Magny dominated the fight throughout two rounds and won via unanimous decision.

Magny was then matched up against Team Carwin teammate and IFL and Strikeforce veteran, Bristol Marunde for the quarterfinal round.

After two rounds Magny was awarded the unanimous decision victory.

Magny came up short in the semifinals after getting knocked out by Mike Ricci in the first round.

He left the service in 2013.

Magny made his UFC debut against fellow semifinalist Jon Manley on February 23, 2013, at UFC 157.

He won the bout via unanimous decision.

Magny faced Sérgio Moraes on August 3, 2013, at UFC 163.

He lost the fight via triangle choke in the first round.

Magny faced Seth Baczynski on November 6, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 31.

He lost the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision.

Magny faced UFC newcomer Gasan Umalatov on February 1, 2014, at UFC 169.

He effectively utilized his reach advantage in the striking department to win a unanimous decision.

Magny was expected to face William Macário at UFC Fight Night 40.

However, Macário was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons and replaced by returning veteran Tim Means.

He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Magny was expected to face Cláudio Silva on June 28, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 43.