Pyle was born and raised in Dresden, Tennessee until the age of 17 when he moved to Birmingham, Alabama. It was there that he began studying Taekwondo. One of his training partners told him, "Man you gotta check out this cage fighter stuff they got going on. There's this guy who lays on the ground and breaks peoples arms ..." The cage fighting they were talking about was the UFC. The man they were talking about was Royce Gracie, the masterful practitioner of the martial arts discipline known as Brazilian jiu-jitsu who won the tournaments at UFC 1, UFC 2 and UFC 4. Pyle created a gym in a 13 x 15-foot shed behind his mother's home in Dresden, searching for any instructional videos for Brazilian jiu-jitsu he could get his hands on as well attending seminars put together by the Gracie family, whenever they were close enough for him to make the drive. Despite having no formal Brazilian jiu-jitsu training, Pyle would go on to be a successful submission grappler in mixed martial arts, the large majority of his wins coming by submission.[3]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Pyle's first sanctioned amateur MMA fight was in 1999 against future UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionQuinton Jackson. The bout was on ISCF MMA & IKF Kickboxing Promoter Jeff Mullen's November 13 event at the New Daisey Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee, (Jackson's hometown). Pyle and Jackson were to be the Main Event and was supposed to be for the ISCF Amateur Mid-South Regional Middleweight Title. However, Jackson weighed in 25 lbs heavy (200 lb.) for the title so technically, Pyle (175 lb.) won by forfeit. But this could not keep these two from going for it in the ring. The young Pyle, who tried various different submissions during the fight, was thrown and slammed several times, at one point being actually throw out of the ring by the future PRIDE veteran. In the end, Jackson won by unanimous decision but Pyle, who had also fought with two broken fingers, felt that he had won and was quick to ask for a rematch. From this fight, Pyle learned that "just jiu-jitsu wasn't going to be able to cut it."[3]
Pyle then signed with the UFC as a replacement for Chris Wilson, fighting Brock Larson at UFC 98. Pyle took the fight on just one week's notice.[4] Pyle lost in the first round via arm-triangle choke.
Pyle defeated Jesse Lennox at UFC 115 on June 12, 2010.[7] Pyle largely controlled the bout and won via technical submission, when his opponent passed out in a triangle choke late in the third round.[8]
Pyle gave John Hathaway his first professional MMA loss via unanimous decision on October 16, 2010 at UFC 120, replacing an injured Dong Hyun Kim.[9] He controlled the fight for all three rounds, out-striking and out-grappling Hathaway, even going as far as putting Hathaway in a modified crucifix-triangle choke hold and raining down unanswered strikes.[10]
Pyle faced Ricardo Almeida on March 19, 2011 at UFC 128.[11] Pyle won the fight via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).[12]
Pyle was expected to face Paulo Thiago on January 14, 2012 at UFC 142.[15] However, Thiago was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Ricardo Funch.[16] Pyle won the bout via TKO in the first round.[17]
Pyle faced Josh Neer on June 8, 2012 at UFC on FX 3.[18] Pyle defeated Neer via first round KO, earning Knockout of the Night honors.[19][20]
Pyle was expected to face Gunnar Nelson on May 25, 2013 at UFC 160.[23] However, Nelson pulled out of the bout citing an injury and was replaced by Rick Story.[24] Although he got knocked down in the end of the first round, Pyle withstood Story's attack and recovered in the second round, coming close to submitting his opponent with a kimura. In the third round Pyle came on strong, landing numerous knees and elbows and hurting Story. Pyle won the fight via split decision.[25]
Pyle faced TJ Waldburger on February 22, 2014 at UFC 170.[28] He won via TKO in the third round, after hurting Waldburger with two elbows and a knee.[29]
Pyle was expected to face Demian Maia on August 23, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 49.[30] However, Maia pulled out of the fight with an injury and was replaced by Jordan Mein.[31] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[32]
Pyle was expected to face Sean Spencer on May 23, 2015 at UFC 187.[33] However, on April 23, Spencer pulled out of the fight with an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Colby Covington.[34] Pyle lost the fight via unanimous decision.[35]
The bout with Spencer was rescheduled and eventually took place on February 6, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 82.[36] Pyle won the back-and-forth fight via TKO in the third round, after landing a spinning elbow and following up with punches, elbows and knees.[37] Pyle was also awarded his first Fight of the Night bonus award.[38]
Pyle faced Alex Garcia on December 30, 2016 at UFC 207.[41] He lost the fight by knockout in the first round.[42]
Pyle faced Zak Ottow on March 3, 2018 at UFC 222.[43] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round. Pyle retired from MMA competition after this fight.[44]
Personal life
Pyle and his girlfriend were married in October 2009.[45]
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