Education
Fioravanti is from Saint St. Petersburg, Florida and attended Pinellas Park High School, where he participated in wrestling, winning a district title, while also practicing judo.
Fioravanti is from Saint St. Petersburg, Florida and attended Pinellas Park High School, where he participated in wrestling, winning a district title, while also practicing judo.
He was released by the UFC shortly after his first round TKO defeat to Anthony Johnson at UFC Fight Night 17. He joined the Marines after graduating high school and was part of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Fioravanti started training in various martial arts such as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and kickboxing while stationed in California and Iraq with the Marines.
After spending five months in Iraq, Fioravanti continued training and began his professional career in early 2004.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
He started off his career 7-0 before losing to UFC veteran Chris Leben via unanimous decision. Fioravanti would then rattle off four straight wins, including two in the UFC, before dropping two straight fights against Jon Fitch and Forrest Petz.
Fioravanti would then split his last four fights in the UFC, before losing to Anthony Johnson and being cut by the UFC. Post-UFC
Fioravanti has seen improved results since leaving the UFC, going 10-6 in his last 16 fights since being released, including a five fight winning streak that was snapped when he lost a unanimous decision to Andrei Semenov. He faced Joe Doerksen at Score Fighting Series 1 on June 10, 2011.
He lost via unanimous decision.
Fioravanti faced former UFC welterweight contender Paul Daley at Ringside Mobile Marketing Association 12 on October 21, 2011. He lost the fight via unanimous decision, putting him at three losses in a row. Fioravanti snapped his three fight losing streak on May 18, 2013, when he submitted Edwin Aguilar in forty-two seconds at Flawless Football Club 3.
Fioravanti fought in the BattleGrounds Mobile Marketing Association in a Single Night 8-Manitoba Tournament.
He lost his quarterfinal fight against Joe Ray via TKO in the first round. Ultimate Fighting Championship
Knockout of the Night (One time) versus
Solomon Hutcherson.