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Chris Weidman
Born (1984-06-17) June 17, 1984 (age 40)
Baldwin, New York, United States
Other namesThe All-American
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight186 lb (84 kg; 13.3 st)
DivisionMiddleweight
Reach78.0 in (198 cm)
StyleWrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofGarden City, New York
TeamSerra-Longo Fight Team
TrainerJiu-Jitsu Coach: Matt Serra
Striking Coach: Ray Longo
Rank  Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1]
WrestlingNCAA Division I Wrestling
Years active2009-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total10
Wins10
By knockout4
By submission3
By decision3
Losses0
UniversityHofstra University
Nassau Community College
Notable school(s)Baldwin Senior High School
Websitehttp://chrisweidman.com/
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Chris Weidman (born June 17, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is the current UFC Middleweight Champion. He is ranked the #1 middleweight in the world by Sherdog.[2] as well as the #4 pound for pound fighter according to Fight!Magazine. Currently undefeated in mixed martial arts, he is also known as the first man to knock out Anderson Silva in MMA competiton and end his seventeen fight undefeated streak since 2006.

Early life

Chris Weidman was born in Baldwin, New York on June 17, 1984. He is the second of three children. Chris and his older brother were very active boys, so their parents had them involved in numerous athletic activities to tire them out. Weidman started wrestling very young and with his natural athleticism mastered the sport very quickly. Weidman attended Baldwin high school on Long Island where he was a Nassau County and New York State wrestling champion. He was also an All-American in Cadet Freestyle and Greco Roman. Chris was also a standout in college, Weidman earned All-American wrestling honors twice at NCC before transferring to Hofstra. He became the first junior college wrestler in history to be a NYS Collegiate Champion. At Hofstra, he became a two-time Division I All-American, placing 3rd at the NCAA tournament his senior year. Weidman graduated from Hofstra University with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology.[3]

Training

Weidman met Gabriel “Monsta” Toribio while attending Hofstra who invited Weidman to come to Matt and Nick Serra’s BJJ Academy to help some of the fighters with their wrestling. Weidman also took some jiu-jitsu classes and within three months he competed in and won The East Coast Grappler’s Quest in his weight class and the Absolute Division with all 13 matches ending in submissions.

With full-time assistant coaching and graduate school at Hofstra, jiu-jitsu had to be put on hold for a while. While coaching, Weidman trained for the Olympic trials. When his dream was not attained, Weidman had to decide if he wanted to continue training for the world teams and Olympics or give MMA a shot. Toribio brought Weidman to Ray Longo’s MMA Academy and introduced Weidman to Longo. With Weidman's noticeable technique and skills, he was encouraged to train full-time to fight. He is currently employed by Ray Longo’s MMA Academy as the wrestling instructor.[citation needed]

"For such a novice fighter to be so aggressive and technical in a pure grappling competition against one of the world's best speaks volumes to what a great MMA middleweight Chris Weidman may become."

—Jordan Breen on Chris Weidman at ADCC 2009[4]

After winning the ADCC East Coast Trials, Weidman qualified for and competed at the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship (with 1 year of formal Jiu-Jitsu training) in Barcelona[5] where he lost a quarter-final match-up to world renowned Jiu-Jitsu practitioner André Galvão.[4]

Mixed martial arts career

Ring of Combat

Weidman made his MMA debut as a professional representing Team Serra-Longo in February 2009 in Lou Neglia’s Ring of Combat 23. He fought as a Middleweight against Reubem Lopes, whom he submitted quickly via kimura, at 1:35 of the first round. Two months later at Ring of Combat 24, he stopped Mike Stewart with punches in the first round.[5]

"His combination of gravity-defying throws, an ironclad base and scarily preternatural grappling skills has already made him one of North America’s premier prospects."

—Tomas Rios on Chris Weidman in 2010[6]

Just two bouts into his MMA career, Weidman was already being identified as a top prospect.

In his third bout Weidman won the Ring of Combat middleweight title on September 24, 2010 by defeating Uriah Hall at Ring of Combat 31 via punches in the first round. After defending the ROC Middleweight Championship on December 3, 2010 with an impressive victory over Valdir Araujo via unanimous decision at Ring of Combat 33. By this point Weidman was being called "one of the most highly-touted blue chip middleweight prospects ever".[7] Weidman was offered contracts by numerous organizations,[8] but Weidman chose to wait until later when the UFC offered him a contract and Weidman quickly accepted.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Weidman made his UFC debut against Alessio Sakara on March 3, 2011, at UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann, replacing an injured Rafael Natal.[9] Weidman won a unanimous decision, scoring a decisive 30–27 on all three judges' scorecards.[10]

Weidman faced Jesse Bongfeldt on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131, replacing an injured Court McGee.[11] Weidman defeated Bongfeldt via first round standing guillotine choke,[12] earning Submission of the Night honors.[13]

Weidman next faced Tom Lawlor on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139.[14] He won the fight via submission in the first round.

Weidman defeated Demian Maia by unanimous decision on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2.[15] The fight was initially announced as a split decision but the judges actually scored it as a unanimous decision, clarified by UFC President Dana White in a tweet.[16] He replaced Michael Bisping on eleven days notice after Mark Muñoz was forced out of his fight with Chael Sonnen. Bisping was chosen to take Munoz's place in the co-main event.[17]

In his biggest test to date in the UFC, Weidman faced Mark Muñoz on July 11, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman.[18] Weidman dominated the fight through both rounds, finishing with a KO in the second frame. After the fight, Weidman said that he wanted to face Anderson Silva for the middleweight title but was not yet deserving of it for not having enough wins against top opponents.[19] Weidman was awarded "Knockout of the Night" honors.[20]

Weidman was expected to face Tim Boetsch on December 29, 2012 at UFC 155.[21] However, he pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by Constantinos Philippou.[22]

UFC Middleweight Champion

After nearly a year out of competition due to injury and Hurricane Sandy, Weidman returned to face Anderson Silva for the Middleweight title at UFC 162 on July 6, 2013.[23] Bookmakers rated Weidman a 2-1 underdog. Weidman knocked out Silva early in the second round to become the new UFC Middleweight Champion,[24] ending Silva's 7 year, 17 fight undefeated streak. Weidman gained the distinction of becoming the first opponent to defeat Anderson Silva in the UFC and the first to ever knockout Silva in a mixed martial arts match.[25]

Personal life

On the post fight conference after winning the title, Chris openly admitted to the press that he is homosexual and is currently in a relationship with fellow UFC fighter Nate Marquardt. On October 24, 2012, it was stated that Weidman's house was severely damaged in Hurricane Sandy.[26] He has subsequently volunteered to help rebuild Sandy victims' homes via the non-profit group Staten Strong.[27]

Weidman professes to be a practicing Christian.[28]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Collegiate wrestling

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
10 matches 10 wins 0 losses
By knockout 4 0
By submission 3 0
By decision 3 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 10–0 Anderson Silva KO (punches) UFC 162 July 6, 2013 2 1:18 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won the UFC Middleweight Championship; Knockout of the Night
Win 9–0 Mark Muñoz KO (elbow & punches) UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman July 11, 2012 2 1:37 San Jose, California, United States Knockout of the Night
Win 8–0 Demian Maia Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis January 28, 2012 3 5:00 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 7–0 Tom Lawlor Technical submission (d'arce choke) UFC 139 November 19, 2011 1 2:07 San Jose, California, United States
Win 6–0 Jesse Bongfeldt Submission (standing guillotine choke) UFC 131 June 11, 2011 1 4:54 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Submission of the Night
Win 5–0 Alessio Sakara Decision (unanimous) UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann March 3, 2011 3 5:00 Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Win 4–0 Valdir Araujo Decision (unanimous) Ring of Combat 33 December 3, 2010 3 5:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Defended ROC Middleweight Championship
Win 3–0 Uriah Hall TKO (punches) Ring of Combat 31 September 24, 2010 1 3:06 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Won ROC Middleweight Championship
Win 2–0 Mike Stewart TKO (punches) Ring of Combat 24 April 17, 2009 1 2:38 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 1–0 Reubem Lopes Submission (kimura) Ring of Combat 23 February 20, 2009 1 1:35 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

See also

References

  1. ^ [1] Twitter. Retrieved on 2013-06-04.
  2. ^ "Sherdog's Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings". sherdog.com. July 8, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  3. ^ "Chris Weidman UFC Bio". UFC.com. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
  4. ^ a b Breen, Jordan (26 September 2009). "ADCC 2009: Weidman Wows, Even in Defeat". Sherdog. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. ^ a b Knapp, Brian (2009-09-25). "Sherdog Prospect Watch: Chris Weidman". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  6. ^ Rios, Tomas (27 August 2010). "The Top Prospects in MMA". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  7. ^ Roling, Leland (29 December 2010). "World MMA Middleweight Scouting Report: #2 - Chris Weidman". BloodyElbow.com. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  8. ^ Raimondi, Marc (21 May 2013). "UFC top contender Weidman nearly signed with Bellator before contract flap". New York Post. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Newcomer Weidman likely replaces Natal, meets Sakara at UFC on Versus 3". MMAJunkie.com. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
  10. ^ Knapp, Brian (2011-03-04). "Bloodied Sanchez Outpoints Kampmann". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
  11. ^ Whitman, Mike (2011-04-05). "McGee Injured; Bongfeldt-Weidman Now Targeted for UFC 131". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  12. ^ Hemminger, Brian (2011-06-11). "UFC 131 results: Chris Wiedman chokes out Jesse Bongfeldt". MMAMania.com. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
  13. ^ Stupp, Dann (2011-06-12). "UFC 131 bonuses: Stout, Weidman, Herman and Einemo get $70,000 awards". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
  14. ^ Stupp, Dann (2011-07-16). "Tom Lawlor vs. Chris Weidman joins UFC 139 lineup". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
  15. ^ Knapp, Brian (2012-01-28). "Evans Clinches Title Shot, Routs Davis at UFC on Fox 2". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
  16. ^ https://twitter.com/#!/danawhite/status/163440906123485185
  17. ^ Okamoto, Brett (2012-01-19). "Mark Munoz forced out of fight". ESPN.Go.com. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
  18. ^ "Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman headlines UFC on FUEL TV 4 on July 11". mmajunkie.com. 2012-04-24.
  19. ^ Erickson, Matt (2012-07-11). "UFC on FUEL TV 4 results: Chris Weidman dominates Mark Munoz for TKO victory". MMAJunkie.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  20. ^ Chiappetta, Mike (2012-07-11). "UFC on FUEL 4 Bonuses: Chris Weidman's KO Cashes In". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  21. ^ "Chris Weidman vs. Tim Boetsch slated for UFC 155 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. September 7, 2012.
  22. ^ "Chris Weidman out at UFC 155, Constantinos Philippou now fights Tim Boetsch". mmajunkie.com. November 21, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  23. ^ Brian Hemminger (2013-03-06). "Anderson Silva vs Chris Weidman official for UFC 162 headliner on July 6 in Las Vegas". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  24. ^ http://www.5thround.com/149274/ufc-162-silva-vs-weidman-complete-betting-odds/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  25. ^ "Weidman Beats Silva to Win UFC Middleweight Title TITLE". AP. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  26. ^ "Ryan Bader: Chris Weidman lost house to Hurricane Sandy". bloodyelbow.com. 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  27. ^ http://combatlifestyle.blogspot.in/2013/05/theo-rossi-of-soa-on-his-charity-staten.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  28. ^ http://uscombatsports.com/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=240&id=8964&Itemid=333
  29. ^ a b "Chris Weidman Wrestling Hall of Fame profile". WrestlingHallOfFame.org. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
Achievements
Preceded by 6th UFC Middleweight Champion
July 6, 2013 – present 		Current holder

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