Nam Phan

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Nam Phan
Born (1983-03-13) March 13, 1983 (age 41)
Westminster, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Division Bantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Reach70 in (180 cm) [1]
Fighting out of Garden Grove, California
TeamNam Phan MMA Academy
Team Alpha Male
Rank2nd degree black belt in Việt Quyền Đạo
Black belt in Karate
Black belt in Judo
Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Professional boxing record
Total12
Wins3
By knockout2
Losses8
By knockout1
Draws1
Mixed martial arts record
Total38
Wins21
By knockout8
By submission6
By decision7
Losses17
By knockout4
By submission3
By decision10
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Nhat Nam Si Phan[ citation needed ] (born March 13, 1983), better known as Nam Phan, is an American retired mixed martial artist and professional boxer. A professional in mixed martial arts since 2001, Phan has also competed for the UFC, WEC, Strikeforce, World Victory Road, and was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck. He has competed in Japanese MMA organization Pancrase and won the title of King of Pancrase in the featherweight division in 2015.

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Background

Born and raised in California, Phan began training in Tae Kwon Do at the age of four. A few years later, Phan began karate and did that for eight years earning his black belt. By the age of 16, he had earned a second degree black belt in Việt Quyền Đạo, a Vietnamese combat martial art. Phan then began studying Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the year 2000 earning his black belt [2] He is also a professional boxer with a record of 3-8-1. [3]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Phan made his professional mixed martial arts debut against Jason Maxwell in October 2001, and won due to a second-round TKO. He then won his following three fights also, before tasting defeat at the hands of Rob McCullough in April 2003. In December 2006, and now with a 12–2 record, he made his promotional debut with Strikeforce against Josh Thomson at Strikeforce: Triple Threat . He lost via unanimous decision, however, and was also defeated in his next, and last, Strikeforce fight against Billy Evangelista at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson .

He then won the Extreme Fighters World Championships by defeating Shad Smith via TKO at 1:11 of the first round on October 6, 2007.

In 2009, he took part in the Sengoku Raiden Championship's Featherweight Grand Prix where he defeated Hideki Kadowaki in the opening round. In the second round, at Sengoku 8 , Phan was defeated by Michihiro Omigawa.

The Ultimate Fighter

Phan signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck . On the debut episode, Phan defeated Mike Budnik via TKO after a liver shot and follow-up punches. Phan therefore earned entrance into the house, [4] where he would be picked for Team Koscheck as Koscheck's fifth pick (ninth overall). [5]

In the preliminary fight, Phan fought Spencer Paige, winning via unanimous decision to give Koscheck's team their first win. The first round was closely contested until the final seconds where Phan got a takedown, ground and pounded, and then applied a kimura. In between rounds, Paige told his corner that his left foot was broken. [6] Phan would go on to continue pressuring Paige in the second round to win the fight. [7]

For his quarter-final fight, Phan was selected to fight Cody McKenzie. Phan defeated McKenzie via TKO (punches) in round 2, securing his spot in the semi-finals. [8] In the semi-final round, Phan faced Michael Johnson. In a back-and-forth fight, Johnson scored takedowns. The consensus at the fight was that Johnson won the opening round, whilst Phan won the second. The third round, however, was argued over, with the coach of each respective fighter believing that their fighter took it. Johnson was declared the winner via split decision. [9]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Phan was expected to face Alex Caceres on December 4, 2010, at The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale. However, Caceres was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Leonard Garcia. [10] Phan lost the fight against Garcia via a controversial split decision. Due to the controversy surrounding the decision, both fighters were awarded a win bonus by the UFC and the fight earned Fight of the Night honors. [11] [12] The loss was named as 2010 Robbery of the Year by many MMA websites, most notably by Sherdog.com. [13]

A rematch with Garcia was expected on March 26, 2011, at UFC Fight Night 24. [14] However, Phan was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Chan Sung Jung. [15]

Phan faced Mike Brown on August 6, 2011, at UFC 133. [16] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Phan was expected to face Matt Grice on October 8, 2011, at UFC 136, replacing an injured Josh Grispi. [17] However, Grice was forced out of the bout with an injury with Leonard Garcia stepping in to replace him. [18] [19] Phan won via unanimous decision, also earning both fighters Fight of the Night bonuses.

Phan next faced Jimy Hettes on December 30, 2011, at UFC 141. [20] Phan was dominated by Hettes throughout the fight, unable to stop the many takedowns of his opponent and losing via unanimous decision.

Phan was briefly linked to a bout with Zhang Tie Quan on February 26, 2012, at UFC 144. [21] However, for unknown reasons, the bout never materialized.

Phan faced Cole Miller on August 4, 2012, at UFC on FOX 4 and won a split decision. [22]

Phan faced Dennis Siver on December 8, 2012, at UFC on Fox 5, replacing an injured Eddie Yagin. [23] Nam went into the fight with a passive posture, and proceeded to be dominated through the entire three rounds in both stand up and ground games, ultimately losing by unanimous decision. One of the judges scored 10-8 in favor of Siver on all three rounds.

Phan fought Takeya Mizugaki in a Bantamweight bout on December 7, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 33. [24] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. [25]

Phan faced Vaughan Lee on March 1, 2014, at The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale. [26] He lost the fight via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Post-UFC career

In his first fight post-UFC, Phan faced Kenichi Ito at Grandslam MMA: Way of the Cage on July 13, 2014. [27] He won the fight via first-round TKO. [28]

Phan then faced Yuki Baba at Pancrase 261 on October 5, 2014. Phan won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round. [29]

Bellator MMA

On October 17, 2014, it was announced that Phan has signed with Bellator. He made his debut for the promotion against Mike Richman on November 15, 2014, at Bellator 131. [30] Phan lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Retirement

On March 12, 2017, after his loss to Whiteford, Phan announced his retirement from MMA competition.

Personal life

Phan takes pride in his Vietnamese heritage and is part of the Vietnamese-American community. He proudly displays both the American and South Vietnamese flags on his gi as a symbol of his pride in the freedom of his current home and of his lost homeland. Phan owns and runs the Madu Academy, where he teaches Brazilian jiu-jitsu as well as boxing and Muay Thai. In 2005, Phan co-founded Ma Du Entertainment, a business to promote mixed martial arts fighters.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
38 matches21 wins17 losses
By knockout84
By submission63
By decision710
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss21–17 Robert Whiteford Technical Submission (front choke) ACB 54: Supersonic March 11, 201710:29 Manchester, England
Loss21–16 Masakazu Imanari Submission (heel hook)DEEP Cage Impact 2016April 23, 201610:35 Tokyo, Japan
Loss21–15Andy MainSubmission (triangle choke)Pancrase 270October 4, 201543:41 Tokyo, JapanLost the Pancrase Featherweight Championship.
Win21–14 Takumi Nakayama Decision (split)Pancrase 264January 31, 201535:00 Tokyo, JapanWon the Pancrase Featherweight Championship.
Loss20–14 Mike Richman KO (punches) Bellator 131 November 15, 201410:46 San Diego, California, United States
Win20–13Yuki BabaSubmission (rear-naked choke)Pancrase 261October 5, 201414:05 Tokyo, Japan
Win19–13Kenichi ItoTKO (punches)Grandslam MMA: Way of the CageJuly 13, 201414:27 Tokyo, Japan
Loss18–13 Vaughan Lee Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway March 1, 201435:00 Macau, SAR, China
Loss18–12 Takeya Mizugaki Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot December 7, 201335:00 Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaBantamweight debut.
Loss18–11 Dennis Siver Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz December 8, 201235:00 Seattle, Washington, United States
Win18–10 Cole Miller Decision (split) UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera August 4, 201235:00 Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss17–10 Jimy Hettes Decision (unanimous) UFC 141 December 30, 201135:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win17–9 Leonard Garcia Decision (unanimous) UFC 136 October 8, 201135:00 Houston, Texas, United StatesFight of the Night.
Loss16–9 Mike Brown Decision (unanimous) UFC 133 August 6, 201135:00 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss16–8 Leonard Garcia Decision (split) The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale December 4, 201035:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesFight of the Night.
Win16–7Rodney RhodenSubmission (armbar)Civic Disobedience 2April 3, 201013:20 Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss15–7Isaac DeJesusTKO (punches) TPF 3: Champions Collide February 4, 201012:55 Lemoore, California, United StatesFor Tachi Palace Fights Featherweight Championship
Loss15–6 Michihiro Omigawa TKO (punches) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 8 May 2, 200914:52 Tokyo, JapanFeatherweight Grand Prix Second Round
Win15–5 Hideki Kadowaki TKO (punches) World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 7 March 20, 200913:09 Tokyo, JapanFeatherweight Grand Prix Opening Round
Loss14–5 Billy Evangelista Decision (split) Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson June 27, 200835:00 San Jose, California, United States
Win14–4 Saad Awad TKO (punches)GC 74: EvolutionFebruary 16, 200820:52 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win13–4Shad SmithTKO (punches)EFWC: The UntamedOctober 6, 200711:11 Anaheim, California, United States
Loss12–4 Gesias Cavalcante TKO (punches) Dynamite!! USA June 2, 200710:26 Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss12–3 Josh Thomson Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Triple Threat December 8, 200635:00 San Jose, California, United StatesFor the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.
Win12–2Aric NelsonTKO (punches)FCP: Malice at Cow PalaceSeptember 9, 200624:11 San Jacinto, California, United States
Win11–2Ryan DiazDecision (split) KOTC: Rapid Fire August 4, 200625:00 San Jacinto, California, United States
Win10–2Albert HillSubmission (armbar) KOTC 63: Final Conflict December 2, 200510:12 San Jacinto, California, United States
Win9–2Joe FraineeSubmission (armbar) KOTC 58: Prime Time August 5, 200513:28 San Jacinto, California, United States
Win8–2Sost InfanteTKO (cut) KOTC 54: Mucho Machismo June 12, 200510:51 San Jacinto, California, United States
Win7–2Joey AlvaradoKO (punches) KOTC 49: Soboba March 20, 200511:08 San Jacinto, California, United States
Win6–2Mike ValdezSubmission (triangle choke) KOTC 47: Uprising February 5, 200510:41 Lemoore, California, United States
Loss5–2Nick ErtlDecision (split) WEC 11 August 20, 200435:00 Upland, California, United States
Win5–1Eben KaneshiroDecision (unanimous)Pit Fighting ChampionshipFebruary 7, 200435:00 Upland, California, United States
Loss4–1 Rob McCullough Decision (unanimous)PFC: KnucklefestApril 5, 200325:00 California, United States
Win4–0Patrick HoangDecision (unanimous)PFC: KnucklefestApril 5, 200315:00 California, United States
Win3–0Brad LevyDecision (split)PFC: KnucklefestApril 5, 200315:00 California, United States
Win2–0Brad McCallSubmission (guillotine choke)California Pancration ChampionshipsJune 11, 200220:42 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win1–0Jason MaxwellTKO (punches)Cobra Classic 2001October 6, 20012N/A Anza, California, United States

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