Davis made his MMA debut in 2006, defeating Nick Wright in VFC 12. His professional MMA career has made him retire from a steady job as a wrestling coach at
Pratt Community College, moving to the
Quad Cities to train under
Pat Miletich at his Mixed Martial School. He has competed for the Featherweight Grand Prix title, but there he suffered the first loss of his professional career, to
Wagnney Fabiano. In 2008, Davis was intended to debut in
WEC 35 as a replacement to the injured
Cub Swanson, who broke his hand at training. He was supposed to fight against
Hiroyuki Takaya, but the fight was cancelled for unspecified reasons.
World Extreme Cagefighting Davis made his WEC debut against fellow WEC newcomer
Javier Vazquez on August 9, 2009 at
WEC 42. He won via split decision. He returned to the WEC only four months later, defeating previously unbeaten
Diego Nunes via unanimous decision at
WEC 44. A victory which was also considered a major upset, Nunes was a 3 to 1 favorite coming into the bout. On March 6, 2010, Davis defeated
Deividas Taurosevičius via majority decision at
WEC 47, Thus solidifying his name as a top 10 contender in the WEC featherweight division. In his fourth WEC outing, Davis fought top contender
Josh Grispi at
WEC 49. In the first round of the fight, Grispi sunk in a deep guillotine choke as Davis was shooting for a takedown. Grispi managed to choke Davis unconscious and was declared the winner via technical submission. Davis looked to bounce back from his previous defeat by taking on
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt
Raphael Assunção. The fight took place on November 11, 2010 at
WEC 52. Davis lost via unanimous decision. For the first time in his WEC career Davis was the favorite coming into the fight. After losing his second straight fight Davis was released from Zuffa following the UFC/WEC merger.
Independent promotions In September 2008, Davis signed a year-long three-fight non-exclusive contract with
Affliction, Davis made his Affliction debut on January 24, 2009 where he defeated journeyman
Bao Quach by unanimous decision after a back and forth fight. His contract was later terminated after the company closed. Davis has been announced as a participant in
World Victory Road's Featherweight
Grand Prix. In the first round of the tournament Davis was upset and thoroughly defeated by
Michihiro Omigawa via unanimous decision. After his release from the WEC, Davis returned home to Kansas City to work on his training where he eventually decided to drop down to the bantamweight division. Davis made his bantamweight debut on May 25, 2012 at
Titan Fighting Championships 22 against Bill Kamery. Davis defeated Kamery in the second round via TKO putting him back in the win column for first time in over two years. Davis defeated Jacob Akin on February 22, 2013, at Kansas City Fighting Alliance 5 via TKO due to punches in round one. Davis defeated Dominic Blanco on March 30, 2013, at Victory Fighting Championship 39 via TKO due to a liver kick in round one. Davis defeated James Saville on June 29, 2013, at GWC: The British Invasion via unanimous decision.
Bellator MMA Davis made his debut with
Bellator MMA on March 21, 2014 at
Bellator 113. He faced Tory Bogguess and won via guillotine choke submission in the closing seconds of the first round. Davis next faced promotional newcomer Zeilton Rodrigues at
Bellator 124 on September 12, 2014. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Davis faced
Hideo Tokoro at
Bellator 135 on March 27, 2015. He won the back-and-forth fight via split decision. He still went on to do the interview after he broke his jaw. Davis faced the former
Bellator Bantamweight Champion,
Joe Warren in the main event of
Bellator 143 on September 25, 2015. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. On February 20, 2018 it was announced that Bellator had released Davis from the promotion. Davis is currently teaching and coaching wrestling for Pittsburg High School. He has two sons and one daughter with wife, Kylie Shepard. ==Championships and accomplishments==