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Timothy Edward Lee Hague (May 9, 1983 – June 18, 2017) was a Canadian mixed martial artist who competed in the heavyweight division, most recently for Absolute Championship Berkut. A professional since 2006, Hague has also formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, World Series of Fighting and King of the Cage, where he went 11-0 and was the King of the Cage Canada Heavyweight Champion.

Biography

Hague has a Bachelor of Arts from Augustana University College and an Elementary Education degree from the University of Alberta. Prior to beginning his MMA career, he was a kindergarten teacher in Rochester, Alberta.

On January 13, 2011, Hague was awarded the rank of purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under black belt instructors Kyle Cardinal and Rodrigo Munduruca. Tim Hague was in critical condition after a TKO loss to Adam Braidwood at the Shaw Conference Center in Edmonton Alberta on June 17 2017. Hague died June 18 2017

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Hague made his MMA debut against Eric MacDonald at King Of The Cage Canada: Detonator in 2006. Hague came out victorious winning via submission. Hague went on to win his next 3 fights and subsequently won the vacant KOTC Canada heavyweight title over Adriano Bernardo in only his fifth fight. His only loss came to Miodrag Petkovic in a split decision. Before signing with Ultimate Fighting Championship, Hague got a rematch against Petkovic and won by unanimous decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Hague made his debut against former professional kickboxer, Pat Barry at UFC 98. Hague upset Barry by submitting him using a guillotine choke early in the first round.

Hague fought Todd Duffee on the UFC 102 preliminary card on August 29, 2009. Heavyweight Todd Duffee scored the fastest official KO in UFC history over Hague at 0:07 into the fight. In his fight against Chris Tuchscherer on February 6, 2010 at UFC 109, Hague lost a controversial majority decision after 3 rounds (29-28, 29-28 and 28-28). Joe Rogan said that it may have been the worst decision he had ever seen in his entire life. Following his loss to Tuchscherer, Hague was released from the promotion.

UFC return

On April 21, 2010, it was reported that Chad Corvin had pulled out of his UFC 113 bout against Joey Beltran due to his medical paperwork not being approved by the Quebec Athletic Commission, and Hague had been selected to step in. Hague faced Beltran on the preliminary card of the May 8 event and lost via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 29-28).

Hague faced Matt Mitrione on January 22, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 23. He lost the fight via TKO due to punches in the first round. He was then released from the UFC with a promotional record of 1–4.

The Fight Club

Shortly after being released from his UFC contract, Hague signed a multi-fight deal with Edmonton, Alberta-based promotion The Fight Club. His first fight was scheduled to be on March 19 at TFC 10, against Tyler East. East, however, was forced to withdraw and Ed Carpenter was named as his replacement. Carpenter was then sent to the hospital with an undisclosed medical issue an hour prior to the event.

Regional promotions

On July 9, 2010, Hague faced Ultimate Fighter Season 10 veteran Zak Jensen at AMMA 4: Victory, and won via KO due to knees in the first round.

Hague then faced fellow UFC vet, Travis Wiuff, at AMMA 5: Uprising on October 1, 2010 event in Edmonton, Alberta. He won the fight via Knockout in the first round.

Hague made a valiant 3 Full Round effort against Mike Hackert facing a loss in Fort MacMurray, Alberta. Following this loss he went back to the drawing board, took a vacation to Mexico with friend and fellow fighter Spencer Hendricks, and came back with a mindset to get himself UFC bound. Hague then rematched Hackert at the Mayfield Trade Center for the #1 Canadian Heavyweight Ranking. Facing a first round TKO, Hague announced his retirement from MMA following the bout.

In March 2013, Hague announced his return to the cage. He fought former UFC middleweight Kalib Starnes at Aggression Fighting Championship 19 in Edmonton, Alberta on July 5, 2013. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Hague faced Smealinho Rama on May 23, 2014 in Edmonton, Alberta for the Unified MMA promotion. He lost via TKO in the first round.

Hague faced Dwayne Lewis on September 19, 2014 in Fort McMurray, Alberta at Prestige Fighting Championship 6. He won the fight via KO in the first round.

Hague faced to Evgeny Erokhin on August 29, 2015 at League S-70: Russia vs. World. He lost via knockout (punch).

World Series of Fighting

Hague made his World Series of Fighting debut against Lee Mein on February 21, 2014 at WSOF Canada 1. He won the fight via TKO in the first round.

Hague faced Matt Baker on June 7, 2014 at WSOF Canada 2. He won the fight via TKO in the first round.

Hague faced Craig Hudson on October 11, 2014 at WSOF 14 in a rematch where Hague was previously victorious. He won the fight via TKO in the third round.

Absolute Championship Berkut

In his final MMA fight, Hague was quickly knocked out by a head kick from Michał Andryszak at ABC 41

Championships and accomplishments

• King of the Cage
  • KOTC Canada Heavyweight Championship (One time)
• Unified MMA
  • Unified MMA Heavyweight Championship (One time)

Boxing

Hague made his boxing debut on December 9, 2011, knocking out Patrick Graham in the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton. After a hiatus, he returned to the venue twice in 2016, dropping a unanimous decision to Stan Ahumada in September and losing by TKO to Mladen Miljas that December.

Hague was hospitalized in critical condition after being knocked out by Adam Braidwood at a KO Boxing event at the Shaw Conference Centre on June 16, 2017.

Mixed martial arts record

See also

• List of current WSOF fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists

References

1. "Edmonton MMA fighter dies after boxing ring injury". CBC News. June 18, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
2. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/tim-hague-mma-boxer-fighter-1.4166105
3. "Heavyweights Patrick Barry and Tim Hague to meet at UFC 98". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
4. UFC 102 Results: Newcomer Todd Duffee Sets UFC Fastest Knock Out Record Against Tim Hague
5. "UFC 109 prelims complete with Hague vs. Tuchscherer". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
6. "Fights for the Troops Countdown: Mitrione vs Hague". fightersonlymag.com. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
7. "Mark Coleman Released By UFC After UFC 109 Loss; Phillipe Nover and Tim Hague Also Cut". mmafrenzy.com. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
8. Steven Marrocco. "Tim Hague in for Chad Corvin, faces Joey Beltran at UFC 113 in May".
9. "Matt Mitrione vs. Tim Hague Set for UFC Fight for the Troops 2". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
10. Keith Grienke. "Exclusive: Tim Hague Signs with TFC (updated)".
11. Keith Grienke. "Carpenter Replaces East in TFC Fight Against Hague".
12. Marc-Andre Drolet. "TFC 10 Hague vs Carpenter Cancelled".
13. "Tim Hague Announces His Retirement After Latest Loss". fightline.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
14. "Tim Hague Returns to Face Kalib Starnes at AFC 19 July 5th in Edmonton". TopMMANews.com. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
15. "Rama vs. Hague Set For Unified MMA 19". TopMMANews.com. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
16. "Lewis Faces Hague at Prestige FC 6". TopMMANews.com. 2014-06-17. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
17. "Russian super star vs. world". news.sportbox.ru. August 20, 2015.
18. "League S-70: Russia vs. World results". euronews.com. August 29, 2015.
19. "Canadian MMA Rumour Mill - May 27, 2014". TopMMANews.com. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
20. "Matt Baker spent weeks in hospital after opponent's tooth lodged in his leg".
21. "World Series of Fighting Modifies WSOF 14 Card". TopMMANews.com. 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2014-09-24.
22. Tim Hague's boxing record, from BoxRec.com
23. Staff (2017-06-18). "Reports: UFC veteran Tim Hague in critical condition after KO loss in boxing match". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-06-18.

External links

• Professional MMA record for Tim Hague from Sherdog
• Tim Hague at UFC

• Recent deaths
• 1983 births
• 2017 deaths
• University of Alberta alumni
• Canadian male mixed martial artists
• Heavyweight mixed martial artists
• Canadian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu