Wes Shivers

Wes Shivers
Born	Wesley Shivers (1977-03-08) March 8, 1977 (age 47) Brandon, Mississippi, United States
Other names	The Perfect Storm
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight	265 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Reach	81.5 in (207 cm)
Fighting out of	Biloxi, Mississippi
Team	Freelance
Years active	2007–present
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Wesley Davis Shivers (born March 8, 1977) is an American professional mixed martial artist.^[1] He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.^[2] Shivers also played in three National Football League (NFL) games with the Atlanta Falcons in 2000.^[3] Shivers had a small role in the movie Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown and Universal Soldier: The Reckoning as well as an appearance in the pseudo reality show The Devils Ride as Bobby Slaughter in season 3.

Football career

After he entered high school at Benton Academy, Wes decided that he wanted to devote all of his time to American football. After graduation, Shivers attended a junior college prior to attending Mississippi State University. Shivers played on the football team as an offensive tackle.^[4] He was named a Junior College All-American, as well as being on the All-Southeastern Conference team. Shivers was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL draft and played three games with Atlanta before being cut.^[5][6] Shivers became a police officer after retiring but retired from that to pursue MMA.

Mixed martial arts career

After picking up 4 stoppage wins in local Mississippi organizations, Shivers spent a good part of 2009 participating in the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights. In his first fight, he lost a controversial majority decision to eventual semi-finalist James McSweeney.

After more than a year, Shivers returned to action, defeating Goldman Butler at Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro via KO.^[7]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

9 matches	8 wins	1 loss
By knockout	4	1
By submission	4	0

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	8–1	Goldman Butler	KO (punch)	Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Ribeiro	November 19, 2010	1	2:15	Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Win	7–1	Jerry Carol	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Psychout - MMA	March 7, 2009	1	1:49	Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Loss	6–1	Brad Tidwell	KO (punch)	Fight Force International - Blood and Sand 6	November 22, 2008	2	0:16	Byram, Mississippi, United States
Win	6–0	Justin Thornton	KO (punch)	Psychout - MMA	September 27, 2008	3	1:16	Byram, Mississippi, United States
Win	5–0	Christopher Adams	KO (punch)	Fight Force International - Blood and Sand 5	July 26, 2008	1	N/A	Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Win	4–0	Carlton Little	Submission (rear-naked choke)	KOTC: Reckless	May 17, 2008	1	1:53	Greenville, Mississippi, United States
Win	3–0	Greg Maher	KO (punches)	Fight Force International - Blood and Sand 4	April 5, 2008	1	1:42	Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Win	2–0	Bo Hooks	TKO (punches)	Fight Force International - Beatdown	October 6, 2007	1	0:10	Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States
Win	1–0	James Neely	Submission (guillotine choke)	ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series	August 25, 2007	1	2:22	Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States

^[1]

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

Exhibition record breakdown
1 match	0 wins	1 loss
By decision	0	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	0–1	James McSweeney	Decision (Majority)	The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights		2	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada	Preliminary bout

References

1. "Wes". Sherdog.com. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
2. "Wes Shivers | Ultimate Fighter | Season 10 : Heavyweights | Spike". Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
3. "Wes Shivers Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
4. [1] ^{[dead link‍]}
5. "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
6. "NFL Draft History - 2000 NFL Draft Results". Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
7. "Strikeforce Challengers 12 prelims headlined by Shivers vs. Butler | MMAjunkie.com". Archived from the original on November 14, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.

External links

• Professional MMA record for Wes Shivers from Sherdog