[3] A professional competitor since 2013, he formerly competed for the UFC and was also a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians.
He compiled a record of 4–0, competing for various regional promotions in Florida where he finished all of his opponents before trying out for The Ultimate Fighter in late 2014.
[7] Graves made his official debut for the promotion on July 12, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale where he faced fellow castmate Vicente Luque.
[16] However, Graves was removed from the fight on October 3 after he was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge and was replaced by Zak Ottow.
[20] Graves was expected to make his first title defense against Kamal Magomedov at Titan FC 57, but withdrew from the bout due to an injury.
Magomedov fought Italo Goncalves for the interim Welterweight Championship instead and won the title via submission.
[23] In October 2021, news about Graves tweeting threats to mixed martial arts reporter Amy Kaplan and UFC president Dana White emerged.
[24] Simultaneously, Titan FC COO Lex McMahon revealed that Graves had not been under contract with the organization for a while.