Neil Grove (12-8-1, 12) was born in Klerksdorp, South Africa on January 18, 1971. At the age of 35 years on November 26, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Anthony Okorie, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On February 21, 2009, 38-year old Neil Grove made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC 95 against Mike Ciesnolevicz but lost the fight via submission in the 1st round.
Grove's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to James Mulheron at Bellator 158 at age 45 on July 16, 2016. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Neil Grove's best fights have been against Eddie Sanchez, Alexey Oleynik, James Thompson and Zak Jensen.
Grove has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | Jul 16, 2016 45 years, 5 months 12-8-1 (12) | James Mulheron | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Oct 4, 2013 42 years, 8 months 12-7-1 (12) | 32 years, 1 months 13-2 (11) | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
19 | Dec 1, 2012 41 years, 10 months 12-6-1 (12) | Tomasz Czerwinski | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Won UCMMA heavyweight title Interim | |
18  | Apr 7, 2012 41 years, 2 months 11-6-1 (11) | 26 years, 4 months 6-2 (6) | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
17 | Oct 29, 2011 40 years, 9 months 11-5-1 (11) | Thiago dos Santos | Bellator | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
16  | Oct 1, 2011 40 years, 8 months 11-4-1 (11) | 30 years, 11 months 16-4-1 (12) | Bellator | HW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
15 | Jul 23, 2011 40 years, 6 months 11-3-1 (11) | Zak Jensen | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
14  | Oct 14, 2010 39 years, 8 months 10-3-1 (10) | 26 years, 6 months 6-0 (2) | Bellator | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Americana |
13  | Sep 16, 2010 39 years, 7 months 10-2-1 (10) | 33 years, 2 months 41-6-1 (37) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12  | Aug 12, 2010 39 years, 6 months 9-2-1 (9) | 27 years, 9 months 14-3 (12) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Referee stoppage |
11 | May 8, 2010 39 years, 3 months 8-2-1 (8) | Stav Economou | HW | 3 | UD | DRAW For UCMMA heavyweight title | |
10 | Oct 25, 2009 38 years, 9 months 8-2 (8) | Martin Thompson | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended UCMMA heavyweight title | |
9 | Feb 21, 2009 38 years, 1 months 7-2 (7) | Mike Ciesnolevicz | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Inverted heel hook |
8 | Dec 7, 2008 37 years, 10 months 7-1 (7) | James McSweeney | HW | 2 | KO | WIN Punches Won UCMMA heavyweight title | |
7 | Jul 12, 2008 37 years, 5 months 6-1 (6) | Robert Berry | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6  | Mar 8, 2008 37 years, 1 months 5-1 (5) | 25 years 7-3-1 (7) | 3 | MD | LOSS | ||
5 | Dec 1, 2007 36 years, 10 months 5-0 (5) | Robert Berry | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
4 | Sep 22, 2007 36 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | Domagoj Ostojic | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3  | Jul 14, 2007 36 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | 28 years, 6 months 14-6 (13) | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
2 | Feb 25, 2007 36 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Denniston Sutherland | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Nov 26, 2006 35 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Anthony Okorie | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
