Munoz, a Vallejo, CA native, began his coaching career at UC Davis where he spent five years with the Aggies. During his time in Davis, Munoz helped coach and develop 15 NCAA qualifiers and the university’s first NCAA DI National Champion in current CBU Head Coach Derek Moore.
After UC Davis, Munoz was introduced to Mixed Martial Arts by former Aggie wrestler and UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber. Munoz won his first UFC fight in 2007 and then moved to Southern California where he opened Reign Training Center. Munoz trained and taught top fighters such as Tito Ortiz, Anderson Silva, Fabricio Werdum, and Ashlee Evans-Smith.
After a seven-year UFC career in which he was ranked as high as #3 in the world, rankings Munoz would compete in his final fight at the UFC Fight Night 66 in his home country of the Philippines.
Munoz has also helped coach at the high school level, coaching his son at Trabuco Hills High School. Munoz helped THHS earn its first-ever state placer and led them to the CIF Team Championships in 2015.
At the collegiate level, Munoz was a four-year collegiate starter at Oklahoma State under John Smith. Munoz won two BIG 12 titles with the Cowboys and was recognized as the BG 12 Outstanding Wrestler of the Year as a senior. Munoz was also a back-to-back NCAA All-American in the 197lb weight class and became the first Filipino-American to win a National Championship at the DI level. Additionally, he was a three-year member of the FILA Junior World Wrestling Team, earning a silver medal in 1998. Muñoz graduated from OSU with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science.
Most recently, Munoz has been coaching wrestling at the youth and adult levels and runs summer camps and clinics. Munoz has been an advocate for anti-bullying campaigns through the Orange County Department of Education. Munoz enjoys traveling internationally to teach combat sports through military tours and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
