Mixed martial artist who made his UFC debut December 8, 2012, defeating Marcus LeVesseur by TKO at UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz.
He was a four-time NAIA All-American wrestler at William Penn University.
He TKO'd Roger Bowling at UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2, which was December 14, 2013.
He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. He has a daughter named Amari.
He defeated former WEC champ Jamie Varner by KO at UFC 169.