As a mixed martial arts fighter, Raphael Davis is a force to be reckoned with: In the"light heavyweight" fight class, his record is 12 victories, with just 2 losses. As a con artist, however, the 35-year-old Costa Mesa, Calif. man is an epic failure.

Police arrested Davis earlier this month, charging him with four felony counts of insurance fraud in connection with allegedly filing false workers' compensation claims.

Before dominating the ring under the nickname "The Noodle," Davis worked as a firefighter for the Los Angeles Fire Department. But while he was supposedly laid up from Dec. 2, 2008 to May 20, 2011, he was actually laying out the competition, fighting in a total of seven MMA matches.

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