Mike Guymon, a seasoned mixed martial artist, competed with a record of 15-6-1, primarily in the welterweight division at 170 lbs. Standing tall at 6'0" with a reach of 74", he adopted an orthodox stance in the ring. Throughout his UFC career, Guymon demonstrated a significant strikes per minute average of 2.75 and striking accuracy of 65%. His opponents managed to land strikes against him at an average rate of 0.79 per minute, with a strike defense of 66%. He also averaged 1.87 takedowns every 15 minutes, achieving a takedown accuracy of 37%, and attempted an average of 1.2 submissions in the same timeframe. One of Guymon's most notable victories came against Yoshiyuki Yoshida, who held an ELO rating of 1015. In terms of recent fight history, he achieved a unanimous decision victory over Yoshida in May 2010. However, his subsequent fights saw losses to Rory MacDonald via armbar submission, Daniel Roberts due to an anaconda choke, and DaMarques Johnson due to injury, with the last fight taking place on January 22, 2011.