Career
A professional competitor since 2010, Hamilton has also formerly competed for the MFC.
Originally from Kent, Washington, Hamilton competed in wrestling and football growing up, later attending Highline College where he earned NJCAA All-American honors in wrestling. Early career
Hamilton went undefeated during his amateur career before turning professional in October 2010. Hamilton signed with the UFC in early 2014.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
In his promotional debut, Hamilton faced Oleksiy Oliynyk at UFC Fight Night: Swanson versus
Stephens. He lost the fight via neck crank submission in the first round. In his second appearance, Hamilton faced Ruan Potts at UFC 177 on August 30, 2014.
Hamilton next faced Todd Duffee at UFC 181 on December 6, 2014. He lost the fight via KO in the first round.
Hamilton faced Daniel Omielańczuk on April 11, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 64.
Hamilton was expected to face Derrick Lewis on October 3, 2015 at UFC 192. However, Hamilton was pulled from the fight and replaced by Viktor Pešta. In turn, Hamilton was rescheduled to face Mirko Filipović on November 28, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 79.
However on November 10, it was announced that Filipović had pulled out of the fight and abruptly announced his retirement.
Subsequently, UFC officials removed Hamilton from the card and announced that he would be rescheduled for another event. Hamilton faced Shamil Abdurakhimov on February 21, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 83.
He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Maximum Fighting Championship
MFC heavyweight championship (one time)
One successful championship defense
CageSport
CS heavyweight championship (one time)
One successful championship defense.