Tom Breese (born 26 September 1991) is an English mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight division.
Born in Birmingham to a Welsh father and an English mother, Breese began training MMA at the age of 16.
[citation needed] After high school, Breese attended university only to drop out later in order to pursue a career in mixed martial arts.
[citation needed] Breese fought exclusively in his native England and amassed an undefeated record of 7–0 with all but one win coming by way of submission before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2015.
[9] Breese won the fight via TKO in the first round after dropping his opponent with a straight left and following up with ground and pound.
In similar fashion to his UFC debut, Breese dropped his opponent with a straight left and followed up with ground and pound to earn the TKO victory.
[22] However, it was reported on 9 November 2018 that Breese pulled out of the event due to injury and was replaced by Ian Heinisch.
[24] However, Di Chirico pulled out of the fight in early January citing an undisclosed injury and subsequent surgery.
[39] After the pull out from his last bout, Breese was released from the UFC and signed a multi-fight deal with Levels Fight League.
He won the fight by submission due to rear naked choke at 1:46 of the second round, winning the LFL Middleweight title in the process.
[44] In his sophomore performance, Breese faced Paweł Pawlak on 12 November 2022, at KSW 76: Parnasse vs. Rajewski, losing the bout via ground and pound TKO in the first round.
[45] Breese faced Bartosz Leśko on 17 March 2023, at KSW 80: Ruchała vs. Eskiev, submitting him via rear-naked choke in the first round.